Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
By Prisca Sam-Duru STOCKHOLM — Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Carson, 76, was honoured “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature,” the Swedish Academy said on Thursday. The prize was announced […]
Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun rocks Toronto film festival
It was a particularly momentous occasion for Nigerian art, especially the booming film industry as the highly anticipated epic and striking adaptation of Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Orange Prize-winning novel, Half Of A Yellow Sun, was staged at the 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) which is going on at the Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto, Canada.
Why I wrote on the Nigerian civil war – Ebo
Mr. Nnamdi Ebo is a political scientist, public affairs analyst, author of Legal method and a scholar in legal literature and politics. Ebo recently launched a new book, There was a Time, a civil war memoir in Abuja. A book many felt he must have been inspired by Professor Chinua Achebe’s There was a Country which he said was just a coincidence because he had thought of the title eight years before Achebe came out with There was a Country in 2012. In this chat, Ebo speaks on what inspired him to write the book and many other issues.
World Literacy Day: Nigerians tasked on improved reading culture
The need for an improvement in the reading culture of Nigerians was brought to the fore once again during the celebration of the International Literacy Day held last week at the US Consulate, Lagos. The September 8th as it is customary, was celebrated as a day to focus attention on the importance of promoting worldwide literacy.
Life in my City Photo Africa international jury announced!
The Organising Committee of the Life In My City Art Festival (LIMCAF), the Enugu based annual youth art festival, has announced a cast of experienced and internationally recognised photo artists who have accepted to be members of the Committee of Jurors for the 2013 edition of its Photo Africa contest.
Fed govt should address environmental violations in Niger Delta – Umege
Declan Chukwuma Umege is a practicing Health Safety and Environmental professional. A University of Nigeria, Nsukka graduate of Microbiology and Masters degree in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Management, University of Portsmouth UK. As someone who has lived and worked in Niger Delta and seen the effects of oil pollution there, Declan recently came out with a book titled Muffled Voices, that tells the story of environmental and human rights crimes committed by oil companies against their host nation. In this chat, the Imo State born upcoming author explains why he wrote the book and other sundry issues.
