Onyeali Kingsley

The Dowry of the Virgin: A Book of Poems Onyeali Kingsley

"Onyeali's first collection of thirty poems titled The Dowry of the Virgin revolves around social, religious and political themes. Under these themes are various subthemes such as disillusionment, friendship and love, socio-political and economic exploitation and hope for a better tomorrow"

Dr. Margaret Fafa Nutsukpo

Department of English Studies

University of Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt

About the Author: Kingsley Chijioke Onyeali is a citizen of Nigeria. He hails from Amankuta, Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area, in Imo state but resides in the Garden city of Port Harcourt, in Rivers state.

He was trained as a lawyer in the University of Uyo, in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1993 at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, in Lagos State Nigeria.

Outside his legal practice, he is a social critic. He is married to Mercy Odinakachi with whom he has a daughter, Chimamanda Tiffany-Royal, who is a champion in her own right.