Ekiti Parapo Legends: Warriors and Peacemakers in Eastern Yorubaland (1877-1893)
In 1877, thousands of young men and some women from the 16 principal Ekiti kingdoms…
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Book Review
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The birth of two great scholarly works by two distinguished authors and accomplished alumni of…
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Uwem Akpan, author of the critically acclaimed novel, New York, My Village, has been receiving…
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The Unbearable Memory of Loss in Saddiq Dzukogi’s Your Crib, My Qibla
Saddiq Dzukogi's poetry collection, Your Crib, My Qibla, recounts Dzukogi’s experience of grief in verse,…
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Of Life, Grief and Loss
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2022 Caine Prize for African Writing shortlist announced
By Nehru Odeh The shortlist for the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing has…
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The 2022 James Currey Prize for African Literature longlist announced
The Prize is administered by the James Currey Society, under the auspices of African Studies…
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Deborah’s Murder: How Atiku lost a great opportunity – Prof Okey Ndibe
Deborah was lynched and burnt by Muslim fanatics who had accused her of blasphemy on…
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Arrow of God, others chosen for The Big Jubilee Read
The Big Jubilee Read is a reading for pleasure campaign spearheaded by BBC Arts and…
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Emmanuel Iduma, others win 2022 Windham-Campbell Prize
For the past decade, this major global prize has recognised eight writers annually for literary…
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