Nigeria Prize for Literature winner Jude Idada and author of In the Name of Our Father Olukorede S. Yishau are...
The descriptive first paragraph is inviting. It has blood, dust, sweat and all the violent imagery they often conjure. And...
When you think of a country, chances are that the words ‘loyalty’ and ‘patriotism’ may cross your mind. Leaders expect...
He lures you in with a line from Wizkid’s song – I want your body sleeping in my bed. And...
The sky is not high enough for you to leap but because the society thinks otherwise; it puts lots of...
E.C. Osondu’s latest novel, When The Sky Is Ready The Stars Will Appear, is peopled with men and women who...
It spans decades. The tales in this novel take us through Zanzibar of the 1970s, London of the 1980s and...
She believes that sex smells like fish and ice cream, but her first time is for a packet of imported...
Ayodele Olofintuade’s novel Lakiriboto Chronicles has a subtitle, A brief history of badly behaved women. Set mainly in Ibadan, it...
In the alluring opening paragraphs of Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers, we meet Jende, a Camerounian, who is in New...
The Oxford-based Abibiman Publishing is set to release the United Kingdom edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature nominee Olukorede...
An accident happens and Jonah dies. He dies in the presence of Feyi, his young wife. Five years speed by...
