How Nigeria Happened to Tanko
A story of ambition, corruption, and the making of a Nigerian man
Nigeria made him. Nigeria tested him. Nigeria happened to him. A gripping story of ambition, power, survival and the quiet compromises that shape a man’s destiny.
About the book
Born to an Igbo mother and a Hausa father, Tanko grows up at the fault lines of Nigeria’s identities. From the optimism of independence to the disillusionment of the 2000s, his life mirrors the promises, contradictions and failures of the country that raised him.
Book One — Early Life is out now.
Praise for the book
A riveting story delivered in easy, workaday prose.
Iboro Otongaran, Communication Artist, Abuja
The Tanko Series
Five books following one ordinary Nigerian whose life mirrors his nation’s history. Blending fiction with historical events, the series explores ambition, identity, power, corruption, love, sacrifice and the enduring hope of a people.
Book Two — Lagos Hustle is coming in 2027.
About the author
Oche Obe is a Nigerian author whose work explores identity, power and everyday life. He has lived and worked across every region of the country, and his writing engages deeply with Nigeria’s political, economic and social contradictions.
Where to buy
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