NATIONAL
Buhari buried in Daura amid prayers, tributes.
Mamman Daura Speaks On Buhari's Last Moment On Earth.
Femi Adesina: Buhari Could Have Been Long Dead If He Had Used Nigerian Hospitals.
Buhiari goes home in blaze of glory, honour.
Guinea-Bissau President, Niger Republic PM, others attend Buhari’s burial in Daura.
Senator Dickson pays respect to late President Buhari’s legacy.
Ex-AfDB President Adesina mourns Buhari, Awujale of Ijebuland.
Awujale’s burial rite, victory for Yoruba race — Oluwo.
Soldiers stop traditionalists from disrupting Awujale’s burial.
Why I support ADC’s coalition but remain in PDP — Lamido.
2027: INEC commences nationwide CVR exercise ahead Aug 18.
Agitation For New States, LGAs, Dominate North’s Constitution Review Hearings.
Release ex-TUC chairman, activists tell DSS.
IPOB to FG: We were not lawfully proscribed — Obey the constitution.
BUSINESS
SEC probes Ponzi scheme linked to FF Tiffany.
Naira rises to N1,545/$ in parallel market.
Dangote plans seaport to enhance export of fertilizer, others.
UBA Business series addresses capacity for building sustainable partnerships.
Stakeholders Counter Minister, Say $500m Paid As War Risk Insurance.
Consumers Worry Over High Prices Of Tomato, Pepper, Others.
Bitcoin surpasses $120,000 for first time ever.
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Lagos, London partner to drive tech innovation.
Sanwo-Olu vows to prosecute attackers of LASTMA officials.
Lagos PDP chairmen reject council election results.
Ondo to sign MOU with firm on 500 BPD oil refinery.
It's an investment, Aregbesola's group defends Osun debts.
200 Osun school principals, teachers undergo digital literacy training.
Abductors of Delta contractor demand N100m ransom.
Rivers Kingdom, Asari Dokubo disagree over alleged planned invasion of community.
Aide urges Diri to dump PDP for APC.
Obidient Movement in Ebonyi reaffirms loyalty to LP, Obi.
Kogi SWAp training to reduce maternal mortality, child morbidity rates.
Gunmen abduct Nasarawa Permanent Secretary at residence.
Gunmen allegedly kill 20 in Plateau night raid.
HUMAN ANGLE
‘I’ll carry your memory with me’ — Buhari’s Daughter Noor Pens Tearful Tribute to Late Father.
Kidnapped Chief Imam of Uromi regains freedom.
Police arrest five suspected kidnappers, recover N5 million ransom in Delta.
Bullet fragments still in my head after 2019 shooting – Angela Okorie.
Two minors escape from B'Haram four years after abduction.
How I almost got Initiated into witchcraft on internet – Juliana Olayode.
Top 5 richest African immigrants in US.
Safety vs. Sightseeing: 10 most dangerous U.S cities for tourists.
‘This is why I hate London’, Ivan Toney fumes after his car is broken into.
Lamine Yamal faces probe into dwarf entertainers at 18th birthday.
TikTok restricts 211m offensive videos, removes 3.6m from Nigeria.
Emmy nominees in key categories.
INTERNATIONAL
Ethiopia: Three aid workers were 'intentionally' killed in Tigray conflict, says MSF.
Kenya : police clash with marchers in Nairobi.
Trump blasts Putin, approves ‘massive’ arms sales for Kyiv.
Storied Haiti hotel that inspired Graham Greene’s ‘The Comedians’ burns to the ground.
As theories swirl about Air India crash, key details remain unknown.
SPORTS
Nigeria To Participate In Inaugural African School Games In Algeria.
‘Chelsea lifted duplicate Club World Cup trophy after Trump kept real one’.
Liverpool make move to sign Isak in record deal as Nunez exit looms.
Man City sign kit deal with Puma worth £1bn.
Modric Joins Milan In One-Year Deal.
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If you enjoy reading fact based espionage thrillers, of which there are only a handful of decent ones, do try reading Bill Fairclough’s Beyond Enkription. It is an enthralling unadulterated fact based autobiographical spy thriller and a super read as long as you don’t expect John le Carré’s delicate diction, sophisticated syntax and placid plots.
ReplyDeleteWhat is interesting is that this book is so different to any other espionage thrillers fact or fiction that I have ever read. It is extraordinarily memorable and unsurprisingly apparently mandatory reading in some countries’ intelligence agencies’ induction programs. Why?
Maybe because the book has been heralded by those who should know as “being up there with My Silent War by Kim Philby and No Other Choice by George Blake”; maybe because Bill Fairclough (the author) deviously dissects unusual topics, for example, by using real situations relating to how much agents are kept in the dark by their spy-masters and (surprisingly) vice versa; and/or maybe because he has survived literally dozens of death defying experiences including 20 plus attempted murders.
The action in Beyond Enkription is set in 1974 about a real maverick British accountant who worked in Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) in London, Nassau, Miami and Port au Prince. Initially in 1974 he unwittingly worked for MI5 and MI6 based in London infiltrating an organised crime gang. Later he worked knowingly for the CIA in the Americas. In subsequent books yet to be published (when employed by Citicorp, Barclays, Reuters and others) he continued to work for several intelligence agencies. Fairclough has been justifiably likened to a posh version of Harry Palmer aka Michael Caine in the films based on Len Deighton’s spy novels.
Beyond Enkription is a must read for espionage cognoscenti. Whatever you do, you must read some of the latest news articles (since August 2021) in TheBurlingtonFiles website before taking the plunge and getting stuck into Beyond Enkription. You’ll soon be immersed in a whole new world which you won’t want to exit. Intriguingly, the articles were released seven or more years after the book was published. TheBurlingtonFiles website itself is well worth a visit and don’t miss the articles about FaireSansDire. The website is a bit like a virtual espionage museum and refreshingly advert free.
Returning to the intense and electrifying thriller Beyond Enkription, it has had mainly five star reviews so don’t be put off by Chapter 1 if you are squeamish. You can always skip through the squeamish bits and just get the gist of what is going on in the first chapter. Mind you, infiltrating international state sponsored people and body part smuggling mobs isn’t a job for the squeamish! Thereafter don’t skip any of the text or you’ll lose the plots. The book is ever increasingly cerebral albeit pacy and action packed. Indeed, the twists and turns in the interwoven plots kept me guessing beyond the epilogue even on my second reading.
The characters were wholesome, well-developed and beguiling to the extent that you’ll probably end up loving those you hated ab initio, particularly Sara Burlington. The attention to detail added extra layers of authenticity to the narrative and above all else you can’t escape the realism. Unlike reading most spy thrillers, you will soon realise it actually happened but don’t trust a soul.