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Professor Wole Soyinka Writes a New Novel at 86

Ademola Adegbamigbe

5 years ago

Wole Soyinka at 86 will publish a new novel titled ''Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth'' in November this…

J.P. Clark exits the stage: The poet, his life and art

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

By Nehru Odeh Though born in the creeks of the Niger Delta, he went ahead to bestride the literary world,…

Booker Prize: Why 2020 shortlist is unique

Ayorinde Oluokun

5 years ago

By Nehru Odeh The shortlist of this year’s Booker Prize has just been announced. The six shortlisted nominees announced today…

Video/Throwback: Soyinka, now 86 and his 1986 Nobel Prize

Ademola Adegbamigbe

6 years ago

Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, marked his 86 years on earth on Monday, 13 July. Thirty four years ago,…

“Arrest the Music!”

Ademola Adegbamigbe

6 years ago

Professor Tejumola Olaniyan who teaches African Cultural Studies and English at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, told me some interesting…

£50,000 Booker Prize: Nigerian Novelist, Chigozie Obioma, Shortlisted Again

Ademola Adegbamigbe

7 years ago

Chigozie Obioma, whose 2015 first novel, The Fishermen, was shortlisted for The Booker Prize, is again on this year’s shortlist…

Curator laments demolition of monuments in Nasarawa

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The National Museums and Monuments , Lafia, Nasarawa State, say it is ready to partner with traditional rulers in its…

Nigeria needs to promote reading culture – Ofeimun

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Renowned poet, Odia Ofeimun, has admonished that efforts should be made to improve education system toward promotion of reading culture…

Orchard Light Gallery Opens in Ilorin to Promote Contemporary Arts

Michael Adesina

8 years ago

‎A new art gallery, Orchard Light Gallery, was established on June 1, 2018, in Ilorin, Kwara State, by its founders…

2017 Osun-Osogbo festival: Organisers to market creative industry via social content

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Osun State Tourism Board says it has introduced social content into this year’s Osun-Osogbo cultural festival to market the…

Literary icon, Emecheta dies at 72

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9 years ago

Veteran author and literary icon, Buchi Emecheta died in London on Thursday at the age of 72. The cause of…

N500,000 up for grabs at ‘Speak Up Bayelsa’

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9 years ago

Speak Up Bayelsa, a public speaking contest organized by FastTrack Consulting is giving away N500,000 to the winner of the…

Our experiences in prisons-Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Ajibade

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9 years ago

Adefoyeke Ajao Legendary Kenya writer, Prof.Ngugi wa Thiong’o and the Executive Editor of The News Magazine, Kunle Ajibade have recounted…

My characters determine the course of my stories-Omotoso

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9 years ago

Yewande Omotoso is an architect and novelist resident in Cape Town. Her widely-acclaimed debut novel, ‘Bom Boy’, won the 2012…

Why I chose to write about aging-Ladipo-Manyika

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9 years ago

Sarah Ladipo-Manyika is an accomplished academic and novelist. Her recently-published novella, ‘Like A Mule Bringing Ice Cream To The Sun’…

2016 Etisalat prize for Literature Longlist announced

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9 years ago

The longlist for the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature has been announced. The list of nine books and authors was…

Ake arts and book festival begins in Abeokuta

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9 years ago

The 2016 edition of the Ake Arts and Book Festival kicked off Thursday with an opening ceremony in Abeokuta, Ogun…

LABAF 2017 to focus on global fractures, collective humanism

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9 years ago

At the end of a four-day fun-filled “fiesta of Ideas and Life”, the 18th edition of the Lagos Book &…

Lagos sets to stage Ewuro drama to tackle violence against women

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9 years ago

Kazeem Ugbodaga With increasing wave of violence against women in the state, the Lagos State Government is set to stage…

At just 19, Kylie Jenner buys third home

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10 years ago

Most 19-year-olds are either living in less-than-glamorous college dorms or still stuck in their parents’ houses until they can afford…

World’s highest-paid actress, making real estate moves

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10 years ago

Jennifer Lawrence, recently crowned the world’s highest-paid actress for the second year in a row, is still working on her…

Lagos@50: FG, States must not allow our cultural heritage to die-Ooni

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10 years ago

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at the weekend charged Nigeria’s Federal and State Governments not to…

Soyinka: International mediators to resolve Niger Delta crisis

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10 years ago

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has disclosed that the services of international mediators will be sought to mediate between the…

Ebonyi Govt. restricts movement of masquerades to playgrounds, recreational centres

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10 years ago

The Ebonyi Government has restricted movement of masquerades in the state to areas such as playgrounds and other recreational centres.…

Artefacts Rescuers Association kicks against Digital Museum

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10 years ago

The Artefacts Rescuers Association of Nigeria (ARAN) says the proposed digital museum to be inaugurated later in the year may…

Britain to partner Cross River on Arts

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10 years ago

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, on Sunday said his home government would partner Cross River University of…

Biodun Jeyifo: Reflections of a Radical Literary Critic, Theorist, Unionist and Columnist

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10 years ago

He is clearly patrician in the way he acquires and disseminates knowledge but his general lifestyles are very simple but…

Wole Soyinka, others celebrate Biodun Jeyifo at 70

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10 years ago

Gbenro Adesina Tuesday January 5 2016, scholars, academics, family and friends of the renowned Harvard professor, literary critic, scholar and…

Etisalat announces Prize for Literature 2015 shortlist

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10 years ago

Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors for the 2015 Etisalat…

All you’ve wanted to know about #LOVEIS

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10 years ago

A creative tsunami is coming to Lagos, Nigeria this November, and you want to be a part of it. It…

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