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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

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 […]
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Documenting historical moment

Documenting historical moment

I was a victim of the emergency pronouncement of the change in the pump price of PMS in January this year. I travelled to Epe and at the fuel station along the Lekki-Epe Expressway; I bought some fuel at the cost of N65 per liter on my way. After the programme, while returning, I stopped at the same filling station which had begun selling at N141, the attendant was telling me that if I have not heard the pump price of fuel?

Stephanie’s Dry makes case for Women

Stephanie’s Dry makes case for Women

Nollywood A-lister Stephanie Okereke is set to storm the Cinemas with another blockbuster movie titled ‘Dry’. The Film which comes after her last successful movie, “Through The Glass” according to the Imo state born actress, film director, model and producer, is a film that xrays activities in the Nigerian Health Care System with the view of addressing some of the pressing issues affecting women.

Tackling challenges of Civil Service

Tackling challenges of Civil Service

It was a gathering of retirees, families, friends and colleagues that graced the occasion of the presentation of chief Ebunoluwa Omoyele’s book, titled, “The Civil Service In Nigeria : Evolution And Challenges”, held last week at the National Institute of International Affairs, Lagos.

Nigeria’s Pita Okute wins the 2012 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction

Nigeria’s Pita Okute wins the 2012 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction

Nigerian literature has scored another major high with Pita Okute winning the internationally coveted Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction in 2012. Pita Okute’s masterful novel Wild Spirits beat out competition from many authors out of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Latin America.