The Uses of Others: Onyeka Nwelue and African Literature in the Age of Cancel Culture — James Yékú
Questions of cancel culture and African literature, in the frameworks of the...
Lagos is a city of parvenus, nouveaux riches and arrivistes. It has...
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, passed away at the age of 87 and was cremated a few days later. He will never again speak or be seen, but though gone, he will...
thelagosreview.ng is seeking insightful, poignant, detailed, and well-written essays in which the writer expresses his/her/their motive for relocation or migration and the effect of that movement on their craft.
As the Lagos Books and Arts Festival (LABAF) draws closer, we present...
The profundity of these presumably simple words of consolation combines effectively with his wise saying about the sun to bestow the toga of an unsung philosopher on Unoka, thus setting the stage for endless dialogue on his character.
I have never given serious thought to how writers of crime and...
Once again, FirstBank has reaffirmed its position as a champion of arts,...
There is a noticeable streak to be seen in the names of two of Nigeria’s trending Afrobeats stars. Zlatan Ibile, the street-hop rapper who’s carved a niche for himself via...
The novels of Chigozie Obioma compel critical attention. It is indeed rare...
Memories are coalescing into nostalgia and you can feel the encroaching realization that the amazing week has come to an end.
I chose this title, because of the beauty of it. I was far away in Port of Spain, when a couple kept regaling me with tales of a young writer,...
