Shock slowly gave way to disbelief and overwhelming grief over the passing,...
Let me begin by thanking Toyin Akinosho, Jahman Anikulapo and the rest...
While this is not a case of Them vs Us, the concern about how the story will represent Nigeria—not just in its grand mythology but in its smaller, more intimate details—is crucial. There is a reason to believe that the portrayal of Nigerian culture in Children of Blood and Bone will be filtered more through external research than through intuitive, lived-in sensibilities.
Anybody who is able to read this—or, for that matter, who is...
A CONTRADICTION tugs at the heart of this tribute, telescoped by its...
Benin City, the historic heart of Nigeria and a symbol of African artistry, has long been a cornerstone of cultural heritage, a beacon of African artistic and cultural brilliance. Its...
As the #EndSars protests sweep through Nigeria, Dami Ajayi recounts a story...
As the Lagos Books and Arts Festival (LABAF) draws closer, we present...
My memory of Prof. Nnadozie Inyama began with him walking into the classroom in my first or second year at the Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria,...
(Following the announcement of “Black Magic” as the theme of Ake Festival...
The novels of Chigozie Obioma compel critical attention. It is indeed rare...
In this 24th year of Time of the Writer Festival as we face a global pandemic for the second year, it seemed important that as I looked at the larger...
