Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, present his book, OPL 245: Inside Story of of the $1.3bn Nigerian Oil Block at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja on 10 July, starting by 10 am. A legal practitioner and arbitrator, Adoke served as Nigeria’s Minister of Justice from April 2010 to May …

As the Enugu-based Ncheta Ndigbo, the Centre for Memories that prides itself as the repository of Igbo history and culture, rolls out a first-ever week-long cultural event called The Things Fall Apart Festival, a departure from its earlier one-day focus on the classic novel by Chinua Achebe, festival’s Chair and author of poetry collection, dispossessed, Mr. James Eze, in this …

It was a celebration galore of writers, critics, literary artists and performers in Makurdi, Nigeria, at the weekend when Mr. Bizuum Yadok, in a blaze of glory, received the much-coveted E. E. Sule/Sevhage Prize for African Literary Criticism worth N285,000 during this year’s fifth edition of the Benue Books and Arts Festival and its second essay competition. Yadok’s essay, In …

Nigeria’s Noble Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka said the power to respond to his subconscious made him to write the book, The King and his Horseman in two and half days. Soyinka, who disclosed this at the unveiling of CreaTent and Books of Aphorisms by one of his mentees, Mohammed Bello in Abuja on Saturday, said that the idea had been …

Mr. Bizuum Yadok’s thought-provoking and incisive essay, In Defense of Leoparditude has won the 2024 E. E. Sule/SEVHAGE Prize for African Literary Criticism just announced by the organisers. The award is jointly endowed by Professor E. E. Sule, a Commonwealth Award-winning creative writer, and SEVHAGE, a Makurdi-based publisher, and also a literary Award-winner. Yadok is a doctorate degree student at …

Former presidential aide, Mr. Babafemi Ojudu announced on Friday that his book, Adventures of a Guerrilla Journalist is now available on Amazon. Ojudu was among the editors of African Concord magazine who refused to apologise to then military president, Ibrahim Babangida in the early 90s. They left the publication, owned by Chief Moshood (MKO) Abiola to co-found TheNEWS magazine. Ojudu …

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 …