Tag: Literature
Jonathan Honours Niyi Osundare
President Goodluck Jonathan has praised Professor Niyi Osundare for his brilliance, hard work and dedication to art and literature in…
French Author, Modiano, Wins 2014 Nobel Prize In Literature
Patrick Madiano has just been announced the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in 1945, he has…
I Was Once Buried Alive, Says Ore-Ofe
Ore-Ofe Williams, gospel movie star and motivational speaker also teaches creative writing, dramatic literature, film studies and comparative literature at…
Wole Soyinka Prize: Akin Bello Wins Grand Prize
A former Chairman of the Oyo State chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Akin Bello has been named…
African Literature Is Doing Well
By Tejumola Olaniyan Let us begin with brief look at the state of African literature today. As we survey this…
Zimbabwean Wins Etisalat Literature Prize
Nkrumah Bankong-Obi Noviolet Bulawayo, a writer from Zimbabwe, has won the inaugural Etisalat Prize for Literature in Africa. Her novel,…
Cuba makes Hemingway trove available to US
HAVANA (AFP) – Cuba has released to US researchers copies of more than 2,000 documents related to Ernest Hemingway, media…
UNN Honours Achebe With Special Senate Session
The University of Nigeria, Nsuka, UNN, southeast Nigeria, Tuesday honoured the late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe when it held…
Soyinka slams those who diminish Chinua Achebe
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, in an interview with Sahara Reporters, speaks on his relationship with compatriot, Chinua Achebe and…
Four Nigerians Shortlisted For The 2013 Caine Prize
NEHRU ODEH Five writers have been shortlisted for the 2013 Caine Prize for African writing. Of the five writers shortlisted,…
Soyinka Wins Anisfield-Wolf Award
The 1986 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka on Monday in America, won the Lifetime Achievement award of the…
The Passing Of A Literary Troubadour
By Wale Okediran Like many Nigerian students, who offered Literature in secondary school, I first met Achebe on the pages…