Black Panther actress, Lupita Nyong’o has confirmed the screen adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s acclaimed novel, ‘Americanah’. Nyong’o said this in a recent Vogue magazine interview, adding that fans do not have to wait much longer […]
The Abuja Writers’ Forum (AWF) has disclosed that the duo of Omale Allen and Abel Agbo will be featured at its March 30 edition of the Guest Writer Session. According to a statement by the […]
Book Title: Icarus Rising Author: Emman Usman Shehu Publisher: Topaz Publishing House (Topaz Books) Pages: 94 Year: 2017 Emman Usman Shehu’s poetry volume Icarus Rising is a metaphorical portraiture of a nation’s dystopia. It is […]
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has announced a range of prizes for its 2019 literary competitions. The prizes are: – ANA Prize for Poetry (published & unpublished works) – N 100,000 – ANA Prize […]
PEN International, Nigerian Centre, otherwise called PEN Nigeria, has dedicated a special Poetry Festival in memory of Canadian-based Nigerian scholar Prof Pius Adesanmi involved in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash last Sunday few minutes […]
Death came visiting the Nigerian writing house yet again. This time it left with a pricy catch in the person of Pius Adesanmi, literary star, critic, essayist, columnist, teacher, poet, and foremost intellectual. In an […]
The Kwara State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), in conjunction with the National Library of Nigeria, Kwara State Branch, set to commemorate the World Poetry Day with a book presentation in honour […]
Michal Musialowski is a poet, activist, and humanist born in Poland. He is in Nigerian for a research mission on contemporary Nigerian poetry at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University in Lapai, Niger state. In this interview […]
Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Prize for Literature appears to be in the eye of the storm as writers across the country have continued to register their dismay over the way the prize is gradually […]
Often when one thinks of African writing, it is often about fiction. African fiction is widely celebrated globally, with the traffic enabled by highly publicized Western prizes, forums, workshops, residencies, etc. One can then […]
A book written in order to advance the course of Africa and to ensure its development, titled: ‘Democracy Works: Rewiring Politics to Africa’s Advantage’, co-authored by Dr. Greg Mills, former President Obasanjo, Jeffrey Herbst, and […]
Thirteen years after his last novel, ‘Wizard of the Crow’, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, who turned 81 on 5 January, is having another one forthcoming. ‘Kenda Muiyuru: Rugano Rwa Gikuyu na Mumbi’, published in Gikuyu by […]
Sefi Atta is a Nigerian writer and playwright. Her latest novel, The Bead Collector, is on historical fiction as well as an ideological treatise. In a chat with another Nigerian writer and author of The […]
Teresa Oyibo Ameh is a children’s writer, philanthropist and the brain behind Aunty Talatu Reads, a literacy initiative that seeks to promote reading culture among children, especially the less-privilege. In this interview with IBRAHIM RAMALAN, […]
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has secured funding for the eight year towards the ANA/Yusuf Ali nationwide literary awareness campaign. The association received the sum of N3 million on January 7, 2019 for this […]
Book: “Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines” Author: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Year: 2018 Reading “Fighting Corruption is Dangerous” by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala provides a window into what it takes to reform Nigeria’s public […]
A new year is here. 2019 has arrived as a blank book and a pen in your hands for you to write whatever you please. While you decide what to do with this year, we […]
This year was full of spectacular fiction, spine-tingling poetry and hard-hitting non-fiction from Africa. Here is some of the best. Freshwater – by Akwaeke Emezi There are certain books which sit on your skin, weigh […]
Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC), Abuja have dominated the second edition of World Scholars Cup in Nigeria held at NTIC and National Universities Commission’s (NUC) auditorium, Abuja respectively between November 3 and 4, 2018. The […]
By Ibrahim Ramalan Title: ‘God’s Own State: An Account of the Creation of Abia State Author: Professor Samuel N. Nwabara Year: 1993 Pages: 317 Senator Theodore A. Orji is truly a leader that is naturally […]
Sada Malumfashi, as he is fondly called, is a Pharmacist turned writer and journalist, who works with Kaduna-based Yasmin El-Rufai Arts and Literary Foundation. In this interview with IBRAHIM RAMALAN, he speaks on his passion, […]
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, on August 25, organised a book party to celebrate the 11 finalists (long list) of the yearly Nigeria Prize for Literature […]
Mariam Musa popularly known as Mee Zuyeali, is the national Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Student Authors (ANSA). A graduate of English Language from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, who hails from Kogi state, […]
I know it sounds like an advertisement for some sleazy writers’ school, but I really am going to tell you everything you need to pursue a successful and financially rewarding career writing fiction, and I […]
Ayisha Osori is a lawyer, activist and politician. She is the author of ‘Love Does Not Win Elections’. In this interview with IBRAHIM RAMALAN, she speaks on her experience and the startling discoveries she made […]
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