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 […]
We will tackle main issues filmmakers face in Africa — Roman Troedhandl, MD CCNA
The overarching objective was to discuss the future of the filmmaking industry in Africa
Little Birds and Ordinary People
The pleasure of encounter-ing Little Birds and Ordinary People, a work straddling the nexus between the written meditation and the compte rendu was a welcome relief from the monuments of literary dross littering the landscape much like what passes, for the most part, for contemporary Nigerian architecture or legal practice or broadcasting. There is a […]
Let us recreate Nigeria in our own image – Chido Onumah
We are all Biafrans, a book written by Chido Onumah and published by Parresia Publishers Ltd and African Centre for Media and Information Literacy has already been presented to the public but it is a book more relevant than ever, at this juncture when the fate of the country is on the balance.
In this drama, Obasanjo chooses presidential candidate for 2019 election
The episode titled Dele for President, shows Dele in a hilarious meeting with Obasanjo, who has come to draft him into the 2019 presidential race. Obasanjo’s declaration of support for Dele causes Dele to jump about and dance with joy, emitting guttural animal noises.
Nigerian-born UK-based author decries poor reading culture among Nigerians
Ibitola Ojoye-Adebayo, a Nigerian United Kingdom-based author, is not happy with Nigeria’s poor ability in accessing the Universal Basic Education Commission’s funds and the prevailing poor reading habits of young Nigerians.
