The CANEX Book Factory has announced the lineup of facilitators for its highly anticipated Creative Writing Workshop set to debut this August. This workshop, a centrepiece of the annual Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) events, is a collaborative effort powered by…
Ngozi the commissioner spells education — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The student was different. She exuded confidence that seized the atmosphere like a charge of electricity. It was the morning assembly of the all-female Mater Amabilis Secondary School, Umuoji, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The esteemed…
Delusional nonsense of plagiarism charge against Chimamanda all over — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
At the drop of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s name a very unfortunate writer can get quite far in recognition. Many literary wannabes want her blurb on their books. She has helped quite a number of aspiring writers to get literary agents…
Why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie rejected national honours by Buhari
Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has said that her non-appearance at Tuesday’s conferment of national honours by President Muhammadu Buhari was a rejection of the award. Adichie was recently decorated with Harvard University’s iconic W.E.B. Du Bois Medal. A…
*I’m alive, says Oyo monarch reported dead (Nation)*Lagos CP holds security meeting with area commanders (Punch)
I’m alive, says Oyo monarch reported dead (Nation) The Onjo of Okeho Oba Rafiu Osuolale Mustapha has debunked news of his rumoured death. The monarch said he has been receiving calls worldwide on his demise flying around social media. A…
A toast to Mandela Garden in Nigeria – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The Mandela Garden and Suites in Asaba can arrest all tourists with exquisite panache and sublime aesthetics. The celebrated citizen of the world, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been there to plant a tree in celebration of the immortal Nelson Rolihlahla…
Chimamanda to receive 16th honourary Ph.D from the Catholic University Of Louvain, Belgium
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will receive an honourary doctorate degree from the Catholic University of Louvain on April 28th, 2022. The ceremony will take place at the main campus in Louvain-la-Neuve, located 20 kilometers from Brussels. Founded by Pope Martin V…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reads from “Notes on Grief” in Lagos
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie held a book reading session for her new book, Notes on Grief Saturday, January 15 at Alliance Française, Mike Adenuga Centre in Lagos in an event she organised in conjunction with her publishers, Narrative Landscape Press Limited.…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie reads from “Notes on Grief” in Lagos January 15
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will read from her new book Notes on Grief in a sold out event Saturday, January 15 in Lagos. According to Narrative Landscape Press, “In a first event of 2022, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is home to meet…
*Suspected drug addict beats father to death in Kogi (Guardian)*Lagos Assembly passes VAT, open grazing bills (Punch)
Suspected drug addict beats father to death in Kogi (Guardian) A 21-year-old suspected drug addict, identified as Muhammed Yusuf, has allegedly committed patricide by beating his septuagenarian father, Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf, to death. The suspect was said to have been…