The 11th edition of the highly anticipated Aké Arts and Book Festival (AABF) promises a unique experience for attendees from November 22nd to 25th, 2023. This year’s theme, “Blood Ties,” say the organisers, will be the focal point of the…
Sterling Bank restates commitment to supporting Ake Arts and Book Festival
Sterling Bank Plc has said it is committed to continuing to support the annual Ake Arts and Book Festival because it views Nigeria as a component of a larger world and believes that the country’s energy is what makes it…
Nigerian writers mourn Prof. Pius Adesanmi
The community of Nigerian writers, scholars and journalists announces with great shock and sadness the sudden and painful passing of our friend, colleague and brother, Professor Pius Adesanmi who was aboard the Ethiopia Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed…
I have a question for Oyinkan Braithwaite – Dami Ajayi
The longlist for 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction was released earlier this week, and, as you know, Naija no dey carry last. Three Nigerian women writers were selected. Sorry, make that two female Nigerian writers and a non-binary transgender person,…
Three lessons I took away from the Ake Festival 2018 -Uzoma Ihejirika
When it was announced that this year’s Ake Arts and Book Festival (AABF) would be held in Lagos, two emotions gripped me: surprise and joy. Surprise, because well…why would anyone want to hold Ake Festival anywhere but in Abeokuta? On…
Laughter and tears as friends remember Pierre Cherruau – Toni Kan
Writer and multi-hyphenate, Lola Shoneyin organised an intimate evening of tributes and reminiscences in honour of the recently departed Pierre Cherruau who died in a freak drowning accident in his beloved Bordeaux on August 19, 2018. Pierre was trying to…