Tag: Niyi Osundare
President Tinubu: There is need to abort the suicide mission to Niger
Right now, the Nigerian people have more than enough to worry about, with so much hunger in the land and…
Why Poetry Matters
Professor Niyi Osundare writes that poetry is the soulmate of music, the sister of the song. It is Humanity’s long,…
Nigeria not reckoned with due to leadership failure – Osundare
With their personal reputation and accomplishments, Nigerians have continued to bring the country fame and glory at a time its…
Poet of the People: Niyi Osundare
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, a journalist, poet and public affairs analyst, writes that poets from all over the world today do…
Omoyele Sowore: Nigeria’s wrong prisoner
The 2015 general elections had just ended, with Nigeria’s ‘achievement’ of an unprecedented transition from one civilian government to another.…
Conversation With Niyi Osundare
The event was billed as the last installment of the programme ‘Literary Crossroads Nigeria’ for the year 2017.
Niyi Osundare at Literary Crossroads in Lagos Sings of Change
The last edition of Literary Crossroads for the year held at the Goethe Institut Lagos on Friday, December 15, 2017.…
The mother who was also my muse by Niyi Osundare
(A grateful son remembers…..) by Niyi Osundare A Looming Poetic Presence The Word Is an Egg, my 11th book of…
PICTURES: Burial of Niyi Osundare’s mother, Madam Ifasimia
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye/Ekiti Reception for guests at the Ekiti State Government College’s playing field after the church service for…
Maya Angelou Truly Phenomenal, says Niyi Osundare
She enriched our world with her astounding array of talents and accomplishments: she was a singer, dancer, composer, producer, actress,…
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Farewell To The Magic Muse
By Niyi Osundare Gone, the Magic Muse of Aracataca. In a manner similar to his wondrous tales, I can see…
Kofi Awoonor, Guardian Of The Sacred Word
By Niyi Osundare Eni re dara ile A splendid man has joined the earth Gbee gbee, ofere gbee…
Chinua Achebe: Death, Where Are Thy Claws?
By Niyi Osundare Chinua Achebe is one of those epically unique individuals whose lives have been so full, so purposive…
Chinua Achebe- Death, Where Are Thy Claws?
By Niyi Osundare Chinua Achebe is one of those epically unique individuals whose lives have been so full, so purposive…
For Jahman Oladejo Anikulapo: The Music Never Stops
By Niyi Osundare Nigeria’s Arts and Culture community has literally declared January 2013 as The Jahman Anikulapo Month. January 16…
Honour For Niyi Osundare
Professor Niyi Osundare, renowned poet and respected scholar, of the University of New Orcleans in America has just been named…