Cultural elegance on display as NLNG crowns Ifowodo 2026 poet laureate with $`100,000
…Oke, Abiola share Creative Arts honour By Prisca Sam-Duru The atmosphere was electric. Guests arrived early in resplendent traditional attire at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, on Friday for the spectacular 2026 Grand Award Night organised by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG). With colourful cultural performances and a hall filled with distinguished […]
Hello 2017: Five greatest Old African novels to read before you die
Achebe’s wisdom is sufficient to move readers beyond recriminations or historical blame
Bamgbelu’s new book addresses issue of racism
Racism, judicial denial and the reminiscence of slave trade were some of the issues that characterised the British judicial system as it negatively affected non Caucasians, domiciled in England. These are based on the judgment of men based on skin colour by the British, all these and many others are the focal point in this book titled: ‘Mediocre Great England’.
2016 Etisalat Prize for Lit… and the winner is!
In addition to originality of voice and literary excellence, our purpose was to also select a work that portrays an African sensibility
Rap Marathon
There is Poetry, and then there is Rapidly Applied Poetry, just known as RAP.
Aminatta Forna bags Officer of the Order of British Empire
Scottish-Sierra Leonian novelist Aminatta Forna made the Queen’s 2017 New Year Honors. She was appointed Officers of the Order of the British Empire award, which means she receives a medal of honor and gets to put the abbreviation “O.B.E.” after her name.
