Berkley’s Lounge on Ughelli-Asaba Road, Ozoro, Delta State, came alive with the rhythmic cadence of poetry at an event with the theme “Libations for Africa: A Poetic Return to the Soil,” on Friday, May 24. The gathering featured readings by…
Anote Ajeluorou’s ‘”Libations for Africa” enchants Ozoro at Berkeley’s Lounge December 10
Culture enthusiasts in Ozoro, Isoko and Delta State generally will be treated to literary fervour as Berkeley’s Lounge, nestled at 45 Kwale Road, by NNPC in Ozoro, Delta State, sets the stage for an enchanting evening, as Anote Ajeluorou performs…
Ogaga Ifowodo, Anote Ajeluorou headline opening of Asaba airport Flomat Books stand Sunday
A former professor of literature at Texas State University, Austin, U.S., lawyer and author of many poetry collections including A Good Mourning shortlisted for The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2017, Dr Ogaga Ifowodo and author of children’s book, ‘Igho Goes…
School abduction capable of worsening Nigeria’s out-of-school crisis, says children’s book author
A children’s book author, Mr Anote Ajeluorou, has lamented the increasing rate of school children abduction in northern states like Niger, Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna, stating that the ugly trend needed to be halted at once, so as not to…
Ajeluorou, author of “Igho Goes to Farm”, laments failure of National Library to promote creative writing
Author of Igho Goes to Farm and journalist, Mr Anote Ajeluorou, has blasted the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) for not promoting creative writing and writers in the country, even as he lamented its dilapidated facility in Yaba, Lagos, and…
Name National Theatre after Wole Soyinka, author tells govt
Author of popular children’s book ‘Igho Goes to Farm’ and Head of Politics at The Guardian, Mr Anote Ajeluorou, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and his Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to name the National Theatre in…
‘Include children’s writing, contemporary fiction in universities’ literature curriculum’ – Michael Ipogah
Children’s writing and Nigerian contemporary fiction received a boost recently when the authors of Igho Goes to Farm and Prodigals in Paradise, Messrs Anote Ajeluorou and Henry Akubuiro, were hosted to a Creative Writing Masterclass at the Department of English…
Ajeluorou, author of ‘Igho Goes to Farm’ makes case for Ase Creek as tourism destination
…Urges Okowa to develop tourist sites in Delta State …Says river comparable to Thames, Rhine, Danube in Europe Author of increasingly popular children’s storybook Igho Goes to Farm and editor with The Guardian, Mr. Anote Ajeluorou, has canvassed the need…
‘Igho Goes to Farm’ is love letter to my childhood, culture journalist tells youngsters
Culture journalist and The Guardian’s head of politics, Mr. Anote Ajeluorou, told the 85 student guests of Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka and other dignitaries that his debut children’s fictional storybook, Igho Goes to Farm, is a love letter to…
Journalist presents debut children’s book at Soyinka’s 85th birthday
Culture journalist and The Guardian’s head of politics, Mr. Anote Ajeluorou, will present his debut children’s storybook, Igho Goes to Farm, to the 85 student participants and dignitaries in Lagos and Abeokuta on July 12 and 14 as part of…