The painful recollections in the first ten chapters of 'It's A Dog's Life: The Kirikiri Prison Diary' could easily have been avoided if we had handled our success with more maturity and patience. Incidentally, the major situations and events of these memoirs occurred within a couple of weeks in September of 1999. From the giddy heights of running the most successful general interest magazine in Nigeria...to standing before a no-nonsense high court judge, to being bundled into a Black Maria...searching for a manageable accommodation in Nigeria's most notorious penitentiary, the Kirikiri Maximum Prison …. for eight day! The frank and honest portrayals of emotions, intrigues, unheard of 'snapshots' of great tragedy and despicable acts of man's inhumanity to one another are painstakingly captured in this detention real-life thriller. Special artistic illustrations are included to highlight the powerful emotional rollercoaster of the adventure, made even more vivid decades afterwards. Generally, we hope that these memoirs will connect with our readers in a way that enriches understanding of human relationships, and permits the flow of both spiritual and emotional connections necessary for mutual growth, regards and appreciation.