The sophomore novel of Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, the author of the 2016 Nigeria Prize for Literature-winning Season of Crimson Blossoms, is otherworldly. Like his first novel, this new one, When We Were Fireflies, has an opening that can compete as…
An uncommon death in the family: A review of Yewande Omotoso’s “An Unusual Grief” — Olukorede S Yishau
At the time Mojisola arrives Johannesburg from Cape Town, Yinka—her daughter who leaves home after catching her professor father pants down with his young assistant—is dead and buried. Yinka was an unhappy child. Right from her teens she had shown…
Third term, democracy and other tales: A review of Femi Oluwole’s “The Acts of Men” — Olukorede S Yishau
Tokunbo Afikuyomi was very popular in the Lagos politics of 1999-2007 era. In those eight years, he represented two different senatorial districts of the state at the National Assembly. He was one of the right hand men of Asiwaju Bola…
Storyteller, imposter and an unexpected tragedy: A review of Adeoluwa Owu’s “The Griot” — Olukorede S Yishau
It starts with a storyteller captivating an audience with a gripping tale about a man tempted by a water demon: “The long wait had begun to douse his enthusiasm and the dark and scary night clawed viciously at what was…