Tag: Chinua Achebe
Biafra: Endless Sniping
Weeks after it broke out, the debate provoked by Chinua Achebe’s There Was A Country is still as bruising and…
Biafra War: Igbo Leaders Deceived Their People, says Ofeimun
Poet, literary and social critic Mr Odia Ofeimun has said Biafran war leaders should be sent to the Nuremberg Trial…
Biafra : Awolowo replies Achebe from the grave
Nigeria’s literary legend, Chinua Achebe in his latest memoir on the defunct Biafra, accused a Nigerian political legend, Obafemi Awolowo…
Achebe out with memoir on Biafra
Nigeria’s Chinua Achebe, often called the father of modern African literature, released his first major work in years Thursday with…
Being Unmarried Is The ‘Ultimate’ Crime —Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
Jane (not her real name) is a beauty; a sight for sore eyes. In her thirties, Jane who comes from…
Achebe, Nigerian writers abroad back Nigerian people
The Full text of the Statement of Solidarity with the Nigerian People “We are troubled by the turn of events…
Soyinka, Achebe, Clark: Boko Haram Threatens Nigeria’s Existence
Nigeria’s literary giants and gadflies of half a century, Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, Chinua Achebe, the renowned author of…
FG, Achebe And National Honours
Again, Professor Chinua Achebe, Nigerian world acclaimed literary genius, has rejected the offer of a national honour from the federal…
National Honours: Jonathan Slammed Over Achebe
Reactions have continued to trail President Goodluck Jonathan’s negative reaction to the decision by popular writer and novelist, Prof. Chinua…