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.
Jamie Foxx emerged from months of seclusion after facing a mysterious medical...
A Little Light Nthikeng Mohlele Fiction – Short Stories March 1, 2023 | 153 pages Jacana Media The eighth book by celebrated South African author Nthikeng Mohlele is a...
After a lavish puff of perfume at home, I made it for...
George Orwell’s 1984 (1949) is a dystopian novel set in the year...
The news that came from Johannesburg, South Africa on July 19 was heartrending: Kole Omotoso is dead! The lionised writer, Kole Omotoso, was my teacher at the then University of...
On July 1, 2002, I moved into a modest 3-room office on...
When Afrobeat is mentioned, the late iconoclast Fela naturally comes to mind....
Nine debut books were among the 16 novels to make the cut in this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, announced this week. But what relevance does a gender-exclusive award...
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...
For many decades in America, people used to ask each other: “Where...
Very few news items have dominated the Nigerian media space as much as the dramatic termination of Onyeka Nwelue’s association with the British academic establishment. For days, this sensational news...
