‘Japa No Easy’: Obadina’s poetry is unvarnished truth
By Femi Morgan One of the concerns of contemporary literature from Nigeria has been the struggle of the individual against the reality of migration. On that score, the writer does not paint relocation abroad in the sentiments of escapism; rather, they do so to aptly underscore the circumstances of survival. Therefore, the ‘japa’ rave remains […]
Unanswered questions from Obong Attah’s Resource Control discourse
THIS is a 156 page publication by Obong (Arc) Victor Bassey Attah, former governor of Akwa Abasi Ibom State and chief apostle of the resource control movement. It is a revised version of the original book of essays which was first published by Obong Attah in 2004.
Trained by the first professor of journalism in Nigeria
By the end of 1997, I left 9 Awofodu again, this time, never to return, to go and live in a four-bedroom flat at 16 Igbo-elerin Road, Okokomaiko, from where my younger brother had packed out and traveled abroad.
At ANA patrons’ night, stakeholders set agenda to improve reading culture
THE Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, Lagos chapter, has been urged to seek ways of addressing fundamental issues facing the decline of reading culture among Nigerians.
$100,000 Literature Prize, and the winner is…
The battle for who carts home the $1000 prize money for the 2018 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature competition draws to a final stage following the release of a shortlist of three by the Advisory Board for the prestigious prize.
2018 Olojo festival: Ooni harps on upholding cultural heritage
All is now set for the 2018 edition of the annual Olojo Festival, even as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi harped on the importance of upholding cultural heritage in the nation.
