As part of its 24th edition in 2022, the Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF) will be headlined by legendary artist Bruce Onobrakpeya, who is 90 this year. Set to run from the 14th to the 20th of November 2022…
Okey Ndibe chairs panel of judges for 2022 AKO Caine Prize
The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing has announced the panel of Judges for the 2022 edition with Nigerian author and award-winning journalist Okey Ndibe as chair. The other judges, who will be selecting a shortlist of five authors from…
A tale that won’t forgive silence: Review of Okey Ndibe’s “Arrows of Rain” at 20 — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Arrows of Rain by Okey Ndibe; Bookcraft, Ibadan, Nigeria; 20th Anniversary Edition 2021; 230pp Okey Ndibe’s acclaimed debut novel Arrows of Rain was published in Year 2000 as one of the last titles of the esteemed Heinemann African Writers Series. …
Proud to come from Anambra State – C. Don Adinuba
People living in Anambra State may not always appreciate the uniqueness of the state since the last few years until they hear stories of what happens elsewhere or, better, travel out of the state. As you arrive in the state…
Thunder strikes 86 times in celebration of Wole Soyinka – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Even the elements are not left out: Lightning! Thunder! They all celebrate Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka, that is, Wole Soyinka for short. Wole Soyinka threw a party for my class on graduation, declaring us the most challenging students he had ever…
Prodigious fruits of Sally Mbanefo’s Anambra Homecoming initiative -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Christmas season will never be the same again in Anambra State. Sally Mbanefo, Anambra State’s very resourceful Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Artworks, Culture and Tourism has in the works an unprecedented Anambra Homecoming Festival that will put at full…