NPL: How three authors turned pain, history and faith into poetry
By Prisca Sam-Duru The 2026 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature nears its climax parading three poets, three different obsessions, but one common urgency — to hold a mirror to Nigeria. James Ngwu Eze writes against fear and silence. Tares Oburumu interrogates the colonial name we still bear. Ogaga Ifowodo asks a disturbingly simple […]
Our expectations from Buhari’s administration – Writers
The reading culture especially among young people also needs to be revitalised. A reading generation is a leading generation, but rather, we have seen academic performance among students consistently nose-diving all these years due to multifaceted distractions. Government’s incentives and aggressive initiatives can make a major difference.”
Shock, as Tambe’s Paranoia ends in tragedy
It dawns on her that she’s alone and would have to marry one of her husband’s brothers. Now, she misses their arguments, she wants him to stand up and shout at her; she wants him to threaten her like he used to, but she knows he can’t. An idea comes into her head on what she can do to avoid embarrassment from her in-laws on herself and her husband. She decides to drink poison as the play ends in tragedy.
Curbing piracy,the right way
Intellectual and creative property with right of protection has been on discourse over time. Original works of some people have also been in dire jeopardy, orchestrated by pirates who are reaping where they did not cultivate. This omen has remained a challenge as to ask how much of this infringements on owners’ rights are been tackled while the perpetrators blossoms.
Iconic Mama Batik, Nike Okundaye clocks 64
When she came into this world 64 years ago from the village of Ogidi in Ijumu local government , Kogi State, with the environment she found herself, nobody taught that by now, the whole world will be celebrating her , but that is life, by sheer hard work and determination, the adire fabric design exponent, Chief Mrs Nike Okundaye who did not attend a formal education has grown to become an art icon who has affected the lives of many in a positive way, not only in Nigeria but also outside the shores of the country.
My Life and Work in the Search for a New, Better and United Nigeria : An Autobiography, Volume 3
As a student of constitutional law, the invitation to review this seminal work is a testament by a master that his student has come of age and this testimonial is more of an endorsement for me that a platform for profound scholarly exposition. Professor Ben Nwabueze in my estimation is the greatest Constitutional law Scholar in human history. The depth and breadth of his seminal works in this area put him in a class of his own.
