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Nnedi Okorafor.

The astonishing story of how I became a writer – Nnedi Okorafor

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

There is something fascinating about award-winning Nigerian-American writer, Nnedi Okorafor. Not only does she write fantasy and science fiction and…
Deborah Samuel killed for blasphemy at Sokoto College of Education

The day we were silenced because of ‘God’

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

By Nehru Odeh (For Deborah Samuel) For she was a lone voice in a muffled world Seeking space to grow…
Aina on Iddo Island

LASRAB launches first Comic Book on Lagos History

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The comic book which is dedicated to all Lagosians, is written to help the present and future generations of Lagosians…
Veronique Tadjo

What keeps me going as a writer: Award-winning author Veronique Tadjo

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Veronique Tadjowho won the 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction was in Lagos, Nigeria recently, where she headlined…
Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah, the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature

Why I left Zanzibar at 18, how it impacted my writing career – Gurnah, winner 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Asked why he left Zanzibar at 18, Gurnah said he had to leave because he found his country at the…
Professor Niyi Osundare

Poet of the People: Niyi Osundare

Ademola Adegbamigbe

4 years ago

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, a journalist, poet and public affairs analyst, writes that poets from all over the world today do…
Kalu Anya Ndukwe and Francis Madubuko

We plan to explore opportunities that await African creatives – Kalu and Francis

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Nigerian writer and filmmaker, Francis Madubuko and Kalu Anya Ndukwe, a talent-road manager and label services first connected at AFRIFF 2018,…
Musikilu Mojeed

Anyaoku, Kukah, Omogui Okauru, Falola praise Musikilu Mojeed’s ‘The Letterman’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

The Letterman, a 492-page, 25-chapter narrative non-fiction, curates some of the most significant and historical letters written and received by…
Death apparently has been on the trail of popular gospel artiste Sammie Okposo who slumped and died on Friday after suffering a heart attack. 

Sammie Okposo dies at 51: How he narrowly escaped death two years ago

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Okposo, who recently completed had a concert at the Logic Church located in Lagos and London renowned as one of…
Leah Sharibu, the only Christian among the 110 Dapchi school girls abducted in 2018 is still being held by for refusing to convert to Islam

The Day We Lost Our Manhood (For Leah Sharibu)

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Leah Sharibu, the only Christian among the 110 Dapchi school girls abducted by ISWAP terrorists in Yobe State, Nigeria in…
I may apply for restoration of my Green Card - Soyinka

Why I’m neither a Christian, Muslim nor Orisa worshipper – Soyinka

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Soyinka said he does not worship any deity but that he considers deities creatively real and are his companions in…
Dilibe Onyeama, Nigerian writer, publisher and author of the controversial novel, Nigger at Eton, is dead. He died on Thursday 10 November after suffering a fatal heart attack.

Authors, others mourn literary icon, publisher, Dilibe Onyeama

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The death of the septuagenarian was announced by his son, Dillibe Jnr. on his Facebook page on Friday. Sharing pictures…
Dilibe Onyeama, Nigerian writer, publisher and author of the controversial novel, Nigger at Eton, is dead. He died on Thursday 10 November after suffering a fatal heart attack.

Popular Nigerian writer Dilibe Onyeama dies at 71

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Dilibe Onyeama on entering Eton College became the second black boy ever to be a pupil at the prestigious school.
Chief Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General, NCAC on Tuesday said that 15 states have arrived for the 35th NAFEST holding in Lagos.

35th NAFEST: 15 states arrive Lagos, more expected – Runsewe

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Runsewe said the states included: Rivers, Bayelsa, Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos, Benue, Abia, Kaduna, Niger, Ogun, Oyo, Nassarawa, Jigawa, Katsina and…
Iyaloja

Oba of Benin gets ‘most outstanding traditional ruler in arts and culture’ award

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Director-General of CBAAC, Ms. Oluwabunmi Ayobami Amao, announced the conferment of the award when she paid a courtesy visit to…
Brigitte Giraud wins Prix Goncourt, the most prestigious literary prize in France with Vivre Vite, a novel about the death of her husband.

Brigitte Giraud: How a novel about husband’s death earned her France biggest literary prize

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Vivre Vite, a short autobiographical story, recounts the chain of events leading to the death of her husband Claude in…

Review: Whispers of the Ancestral Clay, FCT Council for Arts and Culture

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

There are exhibitions that display craft, and then there are those that carry memory. Whispers of the Ancestral Clay, held…
Rushdie

New York attack: Salman Rushdie loses eye, hand

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing Rushdie pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges when he…
Singers and comedians at Felabration

Felabration 2022: Why it ‘ll be remembered for a long time

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Felabration has become an annual staple that is recognised internationally. The Lagos State government had also declared it an official…

A review of portraiture, memory, and power of storytelling of Ncourage

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

From a modest campus camera to a nationally recognized creative studio and academy, Muegbeyogho Courage’s journey is a testament to…
Romeo Oriogun: wins the 2022 NNLG Nigeria Prize for Literature for his collection of poems, Nomad.

Romeo Oriogun wins $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Oriogun's collection of poems won the highly coveted prize, beating Su'eddie Vershima Agema's Memory and the Call of Water and…
French writer Annie Ernaux: awarded 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature.

French writer, Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

With this prestigious award, Ernaux, whose work combines historic and individual experiences, becomes the 16th French Nobel laureate. The award…
A Nigerian Artist, Babatunde Anigioro, emerges winner of the 2022 Felabration Artwork competition held at Kalakuta Museum, Ikeja, Lagos.

Felabration 2022: Anigioro wins artwork competition, gets N550k prize

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Felabration is an annual festival of music and arts commemorating the life and times of the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, popularly…
Nigerian screenwriter and actress Tunde Aladese on the set of forthcoming show of Anna Winger, Transatlantic

Working on Transatlantic opened new opportunities for me – Aladese

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Over the last couple of years Aladese has worked with writing teams from various countries, all with a different style…
Chimamanda Adichie

Why we’re honouring Chimamanda, others – Harvard University

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Chimamanda has received 16 honorary doctorate degrees from some of the world’s leading universities; and is a member of both…
ANA asks actors responsible for institutionalisation of democracy in the country to ensure that the 2023 election is free, fair and credible.

Late literary giant Elechi Amadi honoured in Rivers

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

President of ANA, Camillus C. Ukah, commended the Rivers branch of the association and the Rivers State University for organizing…
The remains of Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker, Biyi Bandele will be cremated in a private ceremony today, Friday 23 September, at the Ebony Vaults, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Remains of Nigerian writer, filmmaker Biyi Bandele for cremation

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Biyi Bandele was a dedicated artist with strong passion for life and a string of successes in his writing and…
Chimamanda Adichie

Chimamanda to be a headliner at 2022 New Yorker Festival

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The New Yorker Festival, which is in its 23rd year, has become a major draw for cultural Icons. It offers…

Language, Culture, Continuity: Timiebiere Opuzi’s Impact on Rubicon

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

When Ade Jerry’s Rubicon arrived in 2022, it carried something increasingly rare in contemporary Nollywood, an indigenous drama executed with…
Booker Prize shortlist

Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo, 5 others shortlisted for 2022 Booker Prize

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The Booker Prize is open to works by writers of any nationality, written in English and published in the U.K.…
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