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 […]
My intention is to contribute to the writing of the romance genre in Nigeria – Myne Whitman
Myne Whitman is a Nigerian born and United States based writer, poet and blogger. Recently, she came out with her first novel, A Heart To Mend, a fictional narrative, which seeks to revive the fading romance form in nation’s narrative oeuvre. In this e-mail interview, the novelist, Nkem Okotcha, who prefers to write with the Pen name, Myne Whitman, a transliteration of her real names, brilliantly and critically responds to some engaging issues raised from the deep journey around her narrative universe. She spoke to McPhilips Nwachukwu.
From the Fountain of Fidelity Creative Writing Workshop
The cavernous hall reverberated with his deep rich voice. In the prevailing silence, you could almost hear a pin drop. Twenty curious faces, full of great expectations, stared back at him as he slowly imposed himself on the scene. His close friend, Mike Jimoh of Sun Newspapers had told me that he had a jazzy voice. Mike was right. Helon Habila’s jazzy voice held us captive with his opening sentence that dewy morning at the serene Grace Point Resort Hotel venue of the 3rd International Creative Writing Workshop organized by Fidelity Bank Plc.
Nigerian arts tour the World
The long awaited global tour of the Nigerian visual arts by the National Gallery of Arts will finally kick off this month in the two Egyptian cities of Cairo and Alexandra.
Actress Toun Oni (MON) descends the stage
The Nigerian stage has lost a Jewel. The follow spot will never find her again, the cameras will Roll and she won’t be there any longer to thrill her fans. The spotlight blinked a pause, and the screen shed tears at the departure of an ever refreshing actress, Toun Oni, fondly known as “Mama Tâ€, a dedicated theatre practitioner, who for over 35 years graced the stage and screens with passion, sang her swan song’ last Thursday night. The stage lights blinked a long pause, and the screen shed a tear at the departure of this enigmatic Nigerian, Stage, Screen, Radio Actress and Dancer.
We want to build a society of learned, decent people – Prof. Ukala
Professor Sam Ukala, Provost, Delta State University, Asaba campus, is a literary icon. He is the Chairman, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Delta State chapter. Recently at the 8th anniversary of the body which he has chaired for 8 years / public presentation of his anthology in Asaba,Ukala spoke on the values of the teenage author’s competition floated by Delta ANA, and other sundry issues.
