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Bukar Usman is quietly safeguarding our folkloric cultural heritage through his enduring work, says Denja Abdullahi
R-L: Prof. Sola Akinrinade President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL), Prof. Sola Akinrinade, investing Dr. Bukar Usman with...
Read moreReleased: Longlist for maiden $20,000 CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa 2024
The jurors (clockwise): Dr Okediran with the longlist titles, Edwige-Renée Dro, and Ashraf Aboul-Yazid The jury for the CANEX Prize...
Read moreAn Encounter with My Life in the Arts: The July 27th Dialogue with Iyorwuese Hagher
Professor Iyorwuese Harry Hagher, OON Today is a great day for me to stand in front of the great minds...
Read moreThe Last Blow on the Empire: A Review of Iyorwuese Harry Hagher’s The Conquest of Azenga
Iyorwuese Harry Hagher with his novel, The Conquest of Azenga It is curious why the late Chinua Achebe missed the...
Read moreNGOs endow creative non-fiction prize in honour of ace broadcaster Eugenia Abu
Mrs Eugenia Abu Two non-governmental organisations, SEVHAGE Literary and Development Initiative and the ALINEA Initiative, have endowed a writing prize...
Read more‘One Love’ singer, Onyeka Onwenu dies At 72
The late Onyeka Onwenu July 31 Iconic Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Ms Onyeka Onwenu, has died at the age...
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Burna Boy announces release of new album
Grammy-winning Nigerian artist, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has announced the release of a new album. The "Twice...
Read moreEdna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93
Edna O'Brien, pictured at age 87, was one of Ireland's most revered writers. (Photo: Eleanor Wachtel) NEW YORK (AP) —...
Read moreA Trail of Sacrifice: A Review of Zeenah Ibraheem’s Book, A Brief History of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria
The book, with author Sayyada Zeenah Ibraheem TITLE: A Brief History of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria AUTHOR: Zeenah Ibraheem...
Read morePAWA scribe Okediran gets Nigerian Academy of Letters fellowship
Dr Wale Okediran Secretary General of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), Dr Wale Okediran, has been admitted into the...
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