Will Chimamanda win the Nobel this year?

A Swedish literary critic Jonas Thente said he hopes that Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie is awarded a Nobel Prize in October 2021. Thente, a literary editor and critic at Dagens Nyheter in Sweden, however, said he fears that the 44-year-old…

*Salesgirl docked for stealing N154,000, granted N100,000 bail (Vanguard)*#SexForGrades: Dr Boniface Igbeneghu alleges BBC set him up (Guardian)

Salesgirl docked for stealing N154,000, granted N100,000 bail (Vanguard) A salesgirl, Anuoluwapo Bakare, who allegedly stole her employer’s N154,000 was on Thursday arraigned at the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Bakare, who resides in the Dopemu Agege area of Lagos,…

Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke win Nobel Prize for Literature for 2018 and 2019 (BBC)

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austria’s Peter Handke have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Two winners were named – one for 2019 and one for 2018 – because the prize was not awarded last year. The Swedish Academy,…

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