Yemi Adebiyi To Host Cross Country Poetry Celebration In Lagos
A patron of Poets in Nigeria Initiative, Yemi Adebiyi has volunteered to host The PIN Cross Country Poetry Celebration (CCPC) 2024 at Ojokoro, Lagos. The event, billed to hold on Saturday 26th...
View ArticleUNESCO Organises Workshop On General History Of Africa In Accra, Ghana
As part of its efforts to support the integration of the General History of Africa (GHA) into Education in its member states, the UNESCO recently organised a Subregional Workshop in Accra, Ghana. The...
View ArticleGuinea Writers Association Gets New Secretary General
Guinean writer and poet, Alhaji Djély Mory Dioubaté has been elected as the Secretary General of the Guinea Writers Association (AEG). Making this disclosure was the AEG Secretary General during a...
View ArticleIjebu-Ode: Traditional Rites For Lapo Ekun Begins As Odulaja Goes Into Seclusion
LAGOS – The traditional rites for the installation of a new Lapo Ekun of Ijebu Ode has began, with the elect, Tunde Odulaja, going into seclusion for seven days, which will culminate into a proper...
View ArticleShigidi: Talabi’s Bold Statement On African Epic Fantasy
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon is an epic fantasy deeply written by the fast-rising and extremely talented Wole Talabi. Published by Masobe Books in 2023, this book is well on its way to...
View ArticleAduke Gomez, Toki Mabogunje To Engage Literati At 2024 Lagos Book & Art...
Aduke Gomez and Toki Mabogunje, both poets and lawyers, will return to Freedom Park in November 2024, to continue their dialogue around contents of a book. They will be taking on insights from...
View ArticleMotivaComedy Summit Holds Dec 4
The first ever MotivaComedy Students Entrepreneurial Summit, MOSES UNILAG 2024 in a campus, will take place at the Afe Babalola Auditorium, at the University of Lagos on December 4th, 2024 by 10am...
View ArticleHan Kang Of South Korea Wins Nobel Literature Prize 2024
South Korean author Han Kang has been declared the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. On Thursday, the award-giving body said she won due to her intense poetic prose that confronts...
View ArticleOpportunity For Blacks To Retrace Roots As Yoruba In Italy Lunches...
LAGOS – The launch of Egbe Omo Yoruba Mantova City in Italy serves as an opportunity for blacks around the world to retrace their roots and give back to the country of their forefathers. These were the...
View ArticleReasons Familoni’s The Road Does Not End’ Won 2024 Nigeria Prize For Literature
History was made on Friday as Olubunmi Familoni’s The Road Does Not End focused on children’s literature, emerged as the winner of the 2024 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature, Africa’s most...
View ArticlePEN Nigeria Urges Collaborative Efforts To Secure Future Of The Girl Child
LAGOS – The United Nations declared October 11, 2024, the International Day of the Girl Child with the theme, “Girls’ Vision for the Future” to draw attention to the need to address the challenges...
View ArticleBooks Explore The Connection Between Wellness, Health, And Wealth
Prof. Udoma Mendie, a professor of Pharmacy at the University of Lagos, has introduced two new books that explore how pursuing wellness could lead to optimal health and wealth. The two books are: “The...
View ArticleRuling Osolo Family Members Should Demonstrate Maturity, Allow Peace To...
Following the passing of the Osolo of Isolo earlier this year, the Regent of the Isolo kingdom, High Chief Saliu Wasiu Alani Arowooye, has shed light on the kingdom’s rich history and the succession...
View ArticleFour Ebedi Fellows Launch A Collection Of Short Stories And Poems
Four Fellows of the Ebedi International Writers Residency, Iseyin, Nigeria has produced a book which was put together during their residency. The book, A Mouthful Of Rivers by Omale Allen...
View ArticleEdem Ani Agog As Igwe Ogadagidi Celebrates New Yam Festival
LAGOS – His Royal Majesty, Igwe Samuel Ikechukwu Asadu, Ogadagidi 1 of Edem Ani Ogwugwu Ancient Kingdom and Chairman, Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council last Saturday celebrated this year’s New...
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