Tomorrow Died Yesterday Anniversary Edition

In the oil-rich Niger Delta, amidst escalating kidnappings of oil workers, a single abduction gone wrong reunites four childhood friends on divergent paths. Douye, the career militant orchestrating the crime; Amaibi, a gentle university professor and environmental activist, finds himself wrongfully accused; Kaniye, a lawyer turned restaurateur, steps up to defend him; and Tubo, an unscrupulous oil company executive, becomes entangled in the ensuing turmoil. Against a backdrop of corruption, systemic failure, and injustice, their intertwined stories illuminate the profound impact of oil exploitation on local communities and Nigerian society. Chimeka Garricks delivers a candid and moving narrative that delves into the complexities of friendship, morality, and the enduring quest for justice in contemporary Nigeria. This novel explores the choices we make and those made for us, the bonds that tie us, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of systemic oppression. It reflects on the universal struggle for dignity and truth in Nigeria.I was struck by the force of the narrative – Prof E J Alagoa, renowned historian and author.Chimeka Garricks has written a gripping and perceptive novel on the Niger Delta situation. The story is terrific, the characters are believable, the language is simple, and the plot is tight and organic, the stuff of great novels. – Obari Gomba, three-time winner of the Association of Nigerian Authors Prize, winner of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, and PAWA Prize for African Poetry.Tomorrow Died Yesterday is a chronicle of a region in turmoil, of a generation caught between the expectations of their parents and the depreciation of the Nigerian situation; each of these four men navigates their issues in different ways and their own voices. Mr Garricks is a literary voice that is unheralded, fresh, honest, and unshorn of superficial flourish. Well worth the read. – Eghosa Imasuen, author of Fine Boys.Chimeka has written a remarkable honest, insightful and tragic – Jude Dibia author of Blackbird.The book is absolute genius. Well-researched, crisp lines, excellent and vivid dialogue, well-developed characters. - Jekwu Ozoemene, author of The Anger of Unfulfillment.