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 […]
African writers scared to delve into terrorism, jihad subjects-Udenwe
EBONYI State born and Nigeria’s foremost conspiracy crime fiction writer and author Obinna Udenwe speaks about his first traditionally published work, Satans and Shaitans, a conspiracy crime thriller offering the most intriguing answers to some of the ugly events that have shaped Nigeria’s political landscape.
Arese Ugwu’s book tour continues to inspire
The book is a juicy tale about five girlfriends in Lagos, Nigeria navigating incredible money woes and …
Navigating the labyrinths of patterns in Ogundipe’s Mythopoeia
Ogundipe’s visual articulation is summative of the meticulous intellectualism of artistic forms of Yoruba artists over the years
Segun Olujobi’s Maafa rekindles memories of slave trade
The play really gave them a glimpse of how wicked man can be to his fellow being, it was cruel, sad and something not to dream of
Day Wole Soyinka ‘opened’ doors for South West writers
Scores of Authors and writers in the South west under the aegis of Association of Nigerian Authors led by Chairmen from all the six states in the region which comprises Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun and Ogun states converged in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital to chat a new cause for their struggles.
