Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo is a lecturer, writer, novelist, critic, essayist, journalist administrator and professor of English currently teaching at the University of Lagos. One the closest associates of the late Buchi Emecheta, she, in this interview with Woman’s Own, recounts her experience with the late novelist.

FEMINISM’, ‘Womanism’ and ‘Humanism’ are all terms which have been bandied recently in academic and literary circles, with a view to redefining- and perhaps renegotiating- gender power dynamics in the respective fields.

United States, US, Consul-General in Nigeria, Mr John Brey, yesterday said the US government had been making efforts in the last one year to step up peaceful resolution of the crisis in the Niger Delta.

Former Governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday instituted a libel suit against a member of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dr Samuel Omotoso; and Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communications to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr Lere Olayinka, over offensive statements made against him.

JUNIOR Achievement Nigeria, JAN, says it has a target to train 350,000 entrepreneurs between now and 2020, claiming that this will lead to aggregate training a total of one million entrepreneurs through training, without giving details.

EMECHETA was born on July 21, 1944, in Lagos, Nigeria, to Alice (Okwuekwuhe) Emecheta and Jeremy Nwabudinke. Her father was a railway worker and molder.

We must do something about the reading culture in Nigeria

BENIN—FRESH tension is brewing between the Yoruba and the Benin Traditional Council, as the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, described as absolute falsehood and provocative, the claim by the Oore of Mobaland, Oba James Adedapo Popoola, that until 1914, Benin Obas were buried in IIe-Ife.

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described as satanic and undemocratic the Federal Government’s attempt to secretly try the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, by using mask-wearing prosecution witnesses.

Ibadan—Six suspects, who were arrested in connection with the killing of Colonel Ekok Anthony Okeyin, Commandant of Command Day Secondary School, Owode, Apata area of Ibadan last year, have been remanded in prison custody.

A statement by the Project Director, NJC National Merit Award/Book Launch, Mr Walter Ukaegbu, said the personalities are to be honoured at an impressive ceremony slated for March 16, 2017, at the Rockview Hotel, Abuja.

Nicolas Anelka has agreed to act in a consultancy role for Roda JC, the Eredivisie club have confirmed.

Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, yesterday, sacked Mr. Uesmaru Azores and Mr. Joseph Anchor as Secretary to the State Government, SSG, and Head of Service, HOS, respectively.

Two bank officials, yesterday, narrated before an Abuja High Court at Maitama, how Mr. Joe Agi, SAN, within 16 days, paid N30 million into an account belonging to Justice Adeniyi Ademola’s wife, Olabowale.

By Henry Umoru & Chris Ochayi ABUJA—STRONG indications emerged, yesterday, that there might be a face-off between the Senate and the Federal Government over plans by the latter  to secure a loan to the tune of $174 million from the African Development Bank, AfDB. Part of the collateral for the said loan would be the […]