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 […]
2012 Abuja Carnival: FG to hosts 12 countries
In an effort to promote its rich cultural diversity to the world, the Federal Government will play host to not less than 12 countries from four continents at the forthcoming 8th Edition of the Abuja Carnival.
Restless City: Nigerian film wins at Colours of the Nile Festival
Andrew Dosunmu’s Restless City was named Best Long Feature Film at the inaugural Colours of the Nile Film Festival, which ran in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 7-11 November 2012. The Nigerian film also won Best Cinematography.
Reforming the Unreformable: Telling the Nigerian Story, by Jerry Adesewo
The Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hotel was on Tuesday 30th October besieged by the creme-de la-creme of the Nigerian and African society. It was a case of a rare feat that can only be achieved by a rare gem.
My vision is to awaken society’s sensibility to barbarities in the Niger Delta.. Enewaridideke
Ekanpou Enewaridideke is a vociferous writer and a committed apostle of the Niger Delta struggle for self determination. As a writer, he has directed his huge creative talent to the exploration of the various strands of alleged injustices meted against his poorly developed but oil rich region.
In Missouri, Scholars map strategy for Africa’s Development
The three day international conference on the theme, Africa and the Diaspora in the New Millennium held at the University of Missouri, St Louis, United States of America by the Centre for Black African Art and Civilisation ( CBAAC) in conjunction with E Desmond Lee Endowed Professorship of African/ African-American Studies and International Studies Program at the University of Missouri- St. Louis and Pan African Strategic and Policy Research Group (PANAFSTRAG) Nigeria has come and gone. But the memory will linger for a long time.
