In a literary landscape brimming with fresh voices, Samuel Kọ́láwọlé’s debut novel, The Road to the Salt Sea (Amistad), has secured a coveted spot on the 2025 PEN America Literary Awards Longlist for the PEN/Hemingway Award...
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Born To Run: A review of Olatunji Ololade’s “Of Gods and Their Claytoys”—Olukorede S Yishau
...FabledMuse Publishers, Lagos, 2025, pp.336
Ibrahim Babangida’s disappointing tale of “A Journey in Service” – Olufunmike Imoiko
... A Journey in Service by Ibrahim B. Babangida, BookCraft, 2025, 420pp.
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Chioma and Obiora are instantly enamoured of each but after a few dates, her feelings for him start to thaw — not because she's still in love with her ex-boyfriend, Chris, or because she discovers something distasteful about Obiora's past, but for a very silly and flimsy reason: Obiora's Igbo accent.
Two exceptions stand out: Olarotimi Fakunle as the prison warden, Marshal, and Itele D Icon as Suky’s mentor, Ijaya. Fakunle delivers a commanding performance, infusing Marshal with a chilling blend of authority, humour, and menace. His presence looms over Aja Prison, making it clear why lawlessness thrives under his watch.
Though the film’s narrative is engaging, the performances are a mixed bag. Timini’s Tomiwa delivers a decent performance, convincingly portraying a man torn between image and authenticity. The girlfriend Imani, though not the focus of the plot, lacks depth and is reduced to a stereotypical role — the ambitious partner who prioritizes success over emotions. The standout, however, is the family-oriented Rachel. Omosuku brings warmth, humour, and raw emotion to her role
Morayo is just a nominal dedication with erratic lyrics, jumping between different ideas, moods, and styles. It feels fragmented, thematically reflecting an artist at a crossroads. It oscillates between Wizkid’s penchant for romantic, mellow tendencies and upbeat, danceable tracks. The result is a sonically rich yet thematically inconsistent experience
One remarkable attribute of Fireboy is his ability to blend sublime lyrics with the mundane (Lamba). Throughout the album the lyrics poetically explore the complexities of romantic relationships with a touch of levity. The album is well-sequenced from the opening track to the end, but the smooth transition from “obaa sima” to “need me” is simple yet beautiful.
We live in an era defined by artistic collaboration that defy borders. It’s understandable for an artist to seek international collaborations to broaden his horizons but some of the guest artists on Lungu Boy, though talented on their own, can’t seem to connect with Asake's Lagos street life, especially the Isalẹ Èkó street culture
“Of Gods and Their Claytoys” unfolds predominantly in Lagos, Ogun and Enugu and brims with remarkable characters. There's Chiamaka, a fierce feminist who eats like a newly freed convict, drinks like a sailor, and loves with the hunger of a nymphomaniac. Mama, the only mother he has ever known, provides a grounding presence. Then there's Gbotie, the closest thing RB has to a father figure
Ultimately, A Journey in Service is less an honest reckoning with history and more an exercise in self-justification. It offers some insight into Babangida’s thinking but fails to confront the full weight of his administration’s failures, making it a disappointing, incomplete and highly selective account of his legacy.
It is rare to see African politicians, especially the Nigerian breed, espousing a pan-African credo now that primitive prebendalism is all the rage. Dr. Kayode Fayemi, for me, is akin to a breath of fresh air. He evinces a vision...
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She was a very unconventional writer, forthright in her blackness, in her beauty, in her brilliance, and she brought everything to the table and created a book that was so such a different world than the one that I lived in, but it's such a black world too, an African-American world, and it's one I really appreciated and um yeah, it pretty much helped cultivate me more as a writer.
People migrate in different ways too; there are the ones that move with credentials in hand and hope in the pocket – these ones are looking for the fabled greener pastures. Before they set out, they would have probably called a friend to beg for a spot on their couch for a few weeks
