El Nukoya's confident use of words draws you into the story, whilst working on your imagination. An absolute masterpiece! - BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS; CREATOR & PRODUCER, SARO 7 years after his critically acclaimed debut, Nine Lives, El Nukoya returns with another page turner! In Baron of Broad Street, Lagos is portrayed as a garden of dreams, tracing the lives of two young men who rise from the slums of Makoko to the pinnacle of Lagos business elite but their ascent is marked with intersections that would lead to violence. El Nukoya paints the portrait of Lagos and of those who make it happen with broad strokes and a keen eye for detail. This is a Lagos story told with aplomb. - TONI KAN, AUTHOR OF NIGHTS OF CREAKING BED El Nukoya makes these realities come alive under a detailed descriptive dexterity that draws the reader into the complexity of our existence, whether rich or poor. I read Baron of Broad Street to the very end! - KUNLE AFOLAYAN; ACTOR, MOVIE DIRECTOR, FIGURINE AND OCTOBER 1