Obari Gomba emerged as the winner of the Nigeria Prize for Literature for his thought-provoking play, GRIT. The announcement took place at a grand ceremony held at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, marking a significant achievement in the world of…
The Enigmatic Onyeka Nwelue — Akachi Ezeigbo
This is an intervention I consider very appropriate at this time, following a brief period of hibernation from active participation in the Social Media. I have gradually emerged from the shock I experienced when I read the avalanche of mostly…
Beyond Nwelue: An Enabling Environment -Wole Soyinka speaks on the Onyeka Nwelue/ Oxford imbroglio
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has weighed in on the Onyeka Nwelue/ Oxford imbroglio, saying that “beyond Nwelue, that very society is indicted and summoned to some intense soul-searching, involving remedial action”. Recall that Nwelue, an author, filmmaker, tastemaker, and…
Mitterand Okorie named University of Oxford Fellow
The Distinguished James Currey Fellowship, 2022/23 and residence in Oxford as Academic Visitor at the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, has been awarded to Nigerian writer and academic, Mitterand Okorie, by the Management of the University of Oxford. The…
Onyeka Nwelue joins University of Cambridge’s Centre of African Studies as visiting scholar
Nigerian writer, filmmaker, publisher and bookseller, Onyeka Nwelue, will serve as a visiting scholar at the Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, Nwelue announced on his social media handles, Tuesday morning. Nwelue will visit the…
James Currey Society launches inaugural James Currey Literary Festival at Oxford
The inaugural James Currey Literary Festival will take place at Weston Library, University of Oxford in the United Kingdom from 1-3 September 2022. Comfirming the launch in a statement, Onyeka Nwelue, the founder of the James Currey Society and director…
Mr Kaas to perform at the James Currey Literary Festival at University of Oxford
Nigerian-born UK-based music sensation, Mr Kaas, whose music video, “Gum Body”, was released Saturday 18 June, has announced he will be performing at Heat African Restaurant in Oxford, on the 1st of September 2022, as part of the opening of…
Mishael Maro Amos off to University of Oxford
Maverick Nigerian filmmaker and producer, Mishael Maro Amos, has been selected for the James Currey Writing and Publishing Workshop, facilitated by British/South African writer, Stephen Embleton, the current James Currey Fellow at the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Samson…
Oxford appoints Onyeka Nwelue Fellow
Nigerian writer and filmmaker, Onyeka Nwelue, has been appointed a Visiting Fellow at the African Studies Centre, at the University of Oxford. His non-fictional work, Hip-Hop is Only for Children won the Creative Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the…
Malaria vaccine hailed as potential breakthrough
A malaria vaccine has proved to be 77% effective in early trials and could be a major breakthrough against the disease, says the University of Oxford team behind it. Malaria kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly children in…