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 […]
Agemo’s The Lucky Woman explores Badagry history and culture
Feminists may have a bone to pick with Agemo’s work titled “The Lucky Woman”, saying it is gender bias. But Agemo is a kind of historian on canvass.
The hen that became the partridge
The hen that became the partridge
Afonja The Rise: Experts make case for History, Yoruba culture rebirth
African culture and History enthusiasts, including ace filmmaker, Tunde Kelani -a former lecturer at the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin, Lagos-, Mrs. Elizabeth Ajayi and former Attorney General of Lagos State, Dapo Sasore SAN, commended the Federal Ministry of Education for bringing back History into the School curriculum.
New D-G, Copyright Commission set goals for creative industry
THE new Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, Mr. John Ohireime Asein, has declared his commitment to the reconstruction and repositioning of the Commission for effective regulation and development of the nation’s copyright industry.
Akpabio-Akinmoyo’s book reinforces Gov Udom’s Dakkada vision
Spurred by the conviction that governance is not all about providing basic amenities but more about creating the enabling environment and inspiring the people to achieve their potentials, Udom launched a campaign for economic and social regeneration known as the Dakkada philosophy.
