Onyeka Onwenu launches book on career, Nigerian civil war

Onyeka Onwenu, an ace singer and actress, has launched ‘My Father’s Daughter’, her memoir.

At the book launch held virtually on Thursday, the 68-year-old movie star expressed delight that the project turned out to be a success.

Onwenu said the book, which spanned her personal life and the country’s socio-political landscape, can be accessed at Amazon, OkadaBooks among others.

In her review, Ngozi Osu, the book’s editor, dubbed the literary work as a “story of life, love and living” which revealed different sides of the broadcaster cum politician.

“My father’s daughter is a riveting narration of Onyeka Onwenu’s entrailing journeys through life,” she said.

“This book is deeply personal and emotional, it is about strength of purpose in the face of adversities… Onyeka’s story is laced with wits. It is a story of life, love and living.”

Also speaking, Soni Irabor, a media personality, said the autobiography, “the like of which has never before been written by a Nigerian”, properly contextualised Onwenu’s life and the various issues facing the country.

“I am My Father’s Daughter is a riveting story that tells all without being a kiss-and-tell. It opens a window of revelation on the hitherto untold story of Onyeka’s marriage and family life,” he said.

“It is at once a personal story and a contemporary history of Nigeria that critically analyses the Nigerian civil war, the hopes that propelled Biafra, and how the flame of the new republic was extinguished.

“This autobiography, the like of which has never before been written by a Nigerian, details personal tragedy and glorious triumphs, national political chicanery and their adverse consequences on the entity.

“It is a mirror on the country’s entertainment industry, its successes and scandals, as well as the dubious role of the media in it all.”

The book can also be purchased here.