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·November 24, 2024·3 min read

A Writer’s Guide on Migration, sort of… – Tarinabo Diete

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

Literary Essays

·August 11, 2024·5 min read

Adulting as a wannabe writer – Aroh Anthonia Ifeoma

You will write long letters home, letters that will never make it home, because if your mom ever reads them, she’ll tell you “come back home, omo mi, at least there is food in your mother’s house ”. And she will nag you until you do, even though you do want to.

Literary Essays

·February 11, 2024·1 min read

Call for essays: “Migration and the Writer” – thelagosreview.ng essay series

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.

Literary Essays

·December 10, 2023·3 min read

Benjamin Zephaniah: poet, writer, musician, actor & trouble maker (1958 – 2023) – Toni Kan

I met Benjamin Zephaniah, once, in Lagos... He was tall, dreadlocked, animated and charming. His British accent had a tinge of the Caribbean twang and as a young poet and writer; it was as always a pleasure to meet a celebrated writer.

Literary Essays

·September 3, 2023·2 min read

George Orwell’s “1984” and our present reality – Muhammed Alfa Belgore

George Orwell’s 1984 (1949) is a dystopian novel set in the year of its title. It is set in a...

Literary Essays

·March 12, 2023·3 min read

4 years on, we remember Pius Adesanmi

For many decades in America, people used to ask each other: “Where were you when you heard JFK was shot?”...

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·October 5, 2024·7 min read

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: Why the TV series matters – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

A landmark event such as this global TV adaptation of Things Fall Apart definitely commands consummate critical attention, with some critics arguing in a nativist manner that a native Igbo actor ought to play the role of Okonkwo! Well, William Shakespeare’s plays are acted all over the world by actors from every part of the universe.

Literary Essays

·July 28, 2024·4 min read

In Things Fall Apart: Who is the hero between Okonkwo and Unoka? – James Eze

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.

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·January 13, 2024·8 min read

Dissecting TB Joshua: Spellbinding Preacher or Con man? – Mustafa Jamal

Though not well education, TB Joshua had the innate intelligence common to conmen. He could read and anticipate situations correctly, a point made by Paul Agomoh who was his second in command for many years. “He was a genius at making things happen the way he wanted,” Agomoh said in the BBC documentary.

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·October 22, 2023·7 min read

To kill a mockingbird and the addled mystics of paraplegic socio-economic organisations — Michael Oloyede

After a lavish puff of perfume at home, I made it for the African literary festival, Oxford; the brainchild of...

Literary Essays

·March 12, 2023·4 min read

Male authors are playing second fiddle to female writers -— Nicholas Sheppard

Nine debut books were among the 16 novels to make the cut in this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist,...

Literary Essays

·March 12, 2023·4 min read

On Onyeka Nwelue and the Implications on our Collective Conscience – Ikenna Okeh

Very few news items have dominated the Nigerian media space as much as the dramatic termination of Onyeka Nwelue’s association...

Wizkid’s Morayo: A Sonically Rich and Thematically Inconsistent Experience – Michael Kolawole

On adedamola, Fireboy returns to dazzling form – Michael Kolawole

Asake’s “Lungu Boy”: A bold but wonky attempt at reinvention – Michael Kolawole

Jos, end times and other matters in Umar Turaki’s ‘Every Drop of Blood Is Red’ – Olukorede S Yishau

Nathaniel Bivan’s ‘Boys, Girls and Beasts’: An explosive tale that sings harmoniously — Olukorede S Yishau

Mukoma wa Ngugi’s “We, The Scarred” presents a catalogue of losses – Precious Nzeakor

Suspicion Review: Tosin Igho’s Supernatural Thriller Is Ambitious in Scope – Joseph Jonathan

Hijack 93: A thriller that fails to deliver the thrills – Joseph Jonathan

Ramsey Nouah’s Tòkunbò is like a two-headed snake – Carl Terver

Intriguing Insights into Reincarnation: A review of Cheta Igbokwe’s “Awele” — Nenye Okoye

With “Wedlock of the Gods,” professor brings Nigerian storytelling and culture to USC main stage — Chinyere Amobi

OSAMEDE: Society in search of heroes and heroines -Ozoro Opute

Making a Case for Genre Diversity As The Future of Nollywood – Joseph Jonathan

A Writer’s Guide on Migration, sort of… – Tarinabo Diete

Uprooted and setting down new roots in France – Oyindamola Depo-Oyedokun.

‘Soyinka’s Metamorphosis: Echoes from The People’s Mandate!’ This is my story — Sunny Igboanugo

‘The Call’ is nondiscriminatory and everybody will enjoy it — Dr Bisi Adigun

Bimbo Manuel set to present “The Call” at LITF, says it’ll connect with the audience

There is no reason why a Nigerian child cannot speak a single Nigerian language — Ndidi Chiazor Enenmor

Hammer Museum set to debut ‘Monument Eternal’ exhibition on Alice Coltrane

Wendy Shay’s heartbreak anthem “Old Flame” ignites music scene

Fameye bids farewell to ‘Peter’ era with new EP ‘Three Times of Peter’

Literary Essays

A Writer’s Guide on Migration, sort of… – Tarinabo Diete

Adulting as a wannabe writer – Aroh Anthonia Ifeoma

Call for essays: “Migration and the Writer” – thelagosreview.ng essay series

Benjamin Zephaniah: poet, writer, musician, actor & trouble maker (1958 – 2023) – Toni Kan

George Orwell’s “1984” and our present reality – Muhammed Alfa Belgore

4 years on, we remember Pius Adesanmi

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: Why the TV series matters – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

In Things Fall Apart: Who is the hero between Okonkwo and Unoka? – James Eze

Dissecting TB Joshua: Spellbinding Preacher or Con man? – Mustafa Jamal

To kill a mockingbird and the addled mystics of paraplegic socio-economic organisations — Michael Oloyede

Male authors are playing second fiddle to female writers -— Nicholas Sheppard

On Onyeka Nwelue and the Implications on our Collective Conscience – Ikenna Okeh

Hammer Museum set to debut ‘Monument Eternal’ exhibition on Alice Coltrane

‘Orbital’ tipped to top UK Christmas book charts

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