The acclaimed author of the newly released novel, The Talent Coach, Dr. Frederick Mordi recently met with Ivie Urieto, a remarkable 9-year-old chess prodigy whose passion for the game is driving her to use chess as a tool for social change in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. The Talent Coach is an inspiring and informative book that explores the delicate and intricate …

South Korea has called for the strengthening of literary collaborations with Nigeria. The call came from South Korean writer, Sujin Lim, at the 11th edition of Kongi’s Harvest organised by the Arojah Royal Theatre (ART), Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) and Korea Culture Center (KCCN) in commemoration of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, in Abuja. Lim, represented by reporter Haley Suh, in …

A reading of Writing for Media and Monetising It, a new book by frontline editor and columnist, Azu Ishiekwene will be held on Wednesday, 24 July in Abuja. In a statement on Monday, the author said: “I will give the reading at the Rovingheights Bookstore, Area 11, Garki, by 5 pm at an event that will be moderated by Channels …

Nwamaka Okoye’s passion for writing and her commitment to giving back to the community have led her to establish the Nwamaka Okoye Literature Prize, a competition that recognises and rewards talented writers across Africa. But beyond the recognition and rewards, the competition aims to cultivate sensitivity to life’s values through creative writing. Through the competition, Okoye seeks to inspire writers …

A unique African literary theory called “ Leoparditude”, which was propounded in year 2000 by Mallam Al-Bishak, a foremost African scholar and Nigerian Professor of African literature with specialty in Literary Egyptology, will feature prominently at a two-day “ Seen From Lagos: African Re-groundings Symposium” jointly organized by the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos and …

If Jimi Solanke was a cat with many lives, Oluwatoyin Sutton dared him. At least, she dared to tame him in a book. The legendary musician, actor, dancer and storyteller died two months ago but she has helped preserve his memory and legacies in the biography titled, Jimi Solanke: The Indestructible. From his birth in 1942, to his foundation schools …

African Literature scholar, Prof. Al-Bishak, who is a sabbatical staff at the Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, from the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, has endowed an annual prize of N50,000 for FUL, in honour of its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi. At the event on Monday in the university premises in Lokoja, Prof. Aito Ofure supported the …

The publisher/editor-in-chief of YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine, Azuh Arinze is out with a new book. Entitled Anything and Everything Journalism, the 448-page book is dedicated to two of Nigeria’s greatest journalists whose sudden deaths shook the nation, Dele Giwa and Dimgba Igwe. Giwa, one of Nigeria’s most colourful and charismatic journalists, was the founding editor of Newswatch. He was killed via …

Domestic violence, trauma, post traumatic stress disorder, child abuse, spousal rape, fear and courage are some of the themes that are deftly woven into this 194-page narrative, Silent Watchers by Dot IkwerreGirl Acheru. The book tells the story of Dot’s marriage to a friend who became her nightmare. In her words: “It started as a very warm friendship that eventually …

Contrary to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s 2015 serio-comic commentary on Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka (Kongi) as a man habitually hunting for guinea fowl and fine wine, the writer has lately revealed that his life isn’t all about wining and dining. Obasanjo (Obj) had said during a spat between them that he could always turn to Kongi if he wanted wine …