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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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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…
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.…
Nigerian writer, Rose Okeke: Wins 2022 James Currey Prize for African Literature with her manuscript, “Child of the Corn.”

Nigerian Okeke wins 2022 James Currey Prize for African Literature

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The James Currey Prize for African Literature is an annual award for the best-unpublished work of fiction written in English…
Team Lead, GIZ PME, Sandra Vermuijten, Governor Godwin Obaseki and Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, at the opening of the ESIFF

Why Edo remains cradle of culture, innovation, creativity in Africa – Obaseki

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Obaseki said Edo is developing systems and infrastructure and is taking advantage of its unique opportunity in terms of location…
Purple reveals artist commission, first of a series of exhibitions, works for PurpleArt

Purple reveals artist commission, first of a series of exhibitions for PurpleArt

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Purple, Nigeria's breakthrough real estate investment platform, has revealed details of PurpleArt, a new initiative to support Nigeria's growing art…
Ogaga Ifowodo and his Augusta’s Poodle

Displacement and collective memory in Ifowodo’s Augusta’s Poodle

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

  By Nehru Odeh The child is father of the man; and I could wish my days to be bound…
Master of Meditation, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Master of Meditation, Gurudev Sri charges Nigerians to pursue peace at Culture Festival 2022

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

The Festival opened with awe-inspiring performances from local and international artists including the Drum Ensemble, Syrian Dancers and the National…
Right - Hadi Matar, the 24-year-old and famous novelist, Salman Rushdie

Why I attacked Salman Rushdie – Hadi Matar

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

By Nehru Odeh Hadi Matar, the 24-year-old man who attacked famous novelist Salman Rushdie, has said the biggest reason for…
Uwem Akpan: author of the critically acclaimed novel, New York, My Village

I’m still getting threat messages over my Biafra book – Uwem Akpan

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Akpan gave graphic details of how Biafran soldiers oppressed the minorities whom they accused of being saboteurs and subject them…
Bob Marley

Jackson, Brenda Fassie, Lennon, Kizz Daniel: Why superstars fall into infamy

Ademola Adegbamigbe

4 years ago

“Don’t gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver and gold,” Marley once advised. Surrounded by…
Rushdie

Salman Rushdie: The writer who hardly sleeps with two eyes closed

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Rushdie is a multiple award-winning novelist, whose fame goes beyond borders and break boundaries, even though his freedom has been…
Saddiq Dzukogi’s collection of poems, Your Crib, My Qibla

The unbearable memory of loss in Saddiq Dzukogi’s Your Crib, My Qibla

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

Dzukogi’s collection of poems, Your Crib, My Qibla is indeed a journey not just into lyrical sound but one laced…
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