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 […]
Ikechukwu, Allison transcending with Transcendence
From the yearly talent show, Next of Kin, two future masters, Ikechukwu Ezeigwe and Christian Allison step up their art
The victims in Olalekan Ajayi’s Questioning Voices
Against the backdrop of the unmitigated assaults on the citizenry, Olalekan Ajayi sums up his reflections on the multifarious societal ills with the verdict that “We are all victims of rape” in his new collection of poems, “Questioning Voices”. As in JP Clark’s “The Casualties”, Olalekun observes that no one is exempted from the evil that bestrides the land
Greta Thunberg’s Winchester statue as ‘vanity project’
When it comes to environmental issues, young Swedish environmental activist, Greta Thunberg is undoubtedly, a fantastic role model but at the moment, her £24,000 statue installed at a university in her honour, has sparked anger among students
Abisogun Leigh exposes origin of offensive memo on JAMB
It was just an opening remark as the Chairman of the 5th Idowu Sobowale International Conference. But Professor Abisogun Leigh, former Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (2001-2005) in that remarkable short speech delivered…
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, 12 others for Int’l Booker Prize
By Prisca Sam-Duru Africa’s literary colossus, Professor Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, made history on Tuesday, when he was longlisted among twelve other authors for the 2021 International Booker Prize, as both author and translator of the same book, ‘The Perfect Nine’, as well as the first nominee writing in an indigenous African Language. With his nomination, […]
