For Penawou who chose full tide
By Enewaridideke Ekanpou A tree fruitful sprang up in Akugbene 104 years ago. Birds alighted on its branches and fed on the fruits, chirping and dancing happily. No bird could devour the fruits in their verdant vibrations. The fruits were like the stars in the sky; The fruits were like the sand on Alagbaru sandbank. […]
Rhythm is the reason for the Nigerian music revolution – Kenny Fasipe
Kenny Fasipe, music producer and the Managing Director of Glory Music which houses the online radio, Glory Vibes Radio, has identified rhythm as being responsible for the revolution that took place in the Nigerian music industry.
BOOK REVIEW: A book for the love of Chibok girls
Professor James Tar Tsaaior’s I Am Chibok: #BringBackOurGirls is a collection of poems that encapsulates the wicked incidence of April 2014 that saw the abduction of over 200 school girls from Chibok Secondary School, in Borno State.
Ayodele Adio’s The Odd One In set for reading on August 31
For societies to make meaningful progress, the basic assumptions of its rulings class must continuously be interrogated. No serious society should leave critical state decisions solely in the hands of politicians without engaging such ideas in an intellectual judo. This intellectual confrontation is the role of social critics and public intellectuals, one which Ayodele Adio has lent his pen to.
Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017 entries open
Ake festival brings together Novelists, poets, dancers, actors, illustrators, activists, musicians and artists to share their work and their ideas.
Etisalat Prize for Literature Rebrands to 9mobile Prize for Literature
Following the successful launch of its new brand identity, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, 9mobile, has equally changed the name of its pan-African literary prize to 9mobile Prize for Literature.
