Osofisan recounts this incident about how Okigbo took him to Mbari club one night to work. He was barely out of the secondary school and Okigbo was mentoring him. How for a few hours he managed to bang away at the typewriter before falling asleep. How in his sleep the smell of the midnight oil … Continue reading »
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FRESH NIGERIAN GRIOTS (INTERVIEW 1): HYGINUS EKWUAZI
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION: Dr. Hyginus Ekwuazi is a lecturer with the Theatre Arts Department in the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. He is also a notable behind-the-scenes name in the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood as well as the founding Director-General of the National Film Institute, Jos, Plateau. What is not so popular about him is his … Continue reading »
HOW TO BE A NIGERIAN WRITER by Elnathan John
You know the value of books. The process of making them intrigues you. You want your name on the front cover of a book and, like an earthworm inches through dirt into the ground, you want to make your way into people’s homes, heads and hearts. I am here to help you achieve … Continue reading »
BENUE ANA PAYS COURTESY VISIT ON ANA NATIONAL PRESIDENT,PROFESSOR REMI RAJI
(This piece is dated and is published here for archival purpose only) The Benue State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (Benue ANA) paid a courtesy visit to the National President of the Association, Professor Remi Raji in his office at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. Represented by the Vice Chairman of the … Continue reading »
Ibadan’s ‘Artmosphere’ Charged with Hyginus Ekwuazi, DTone, Su’eddie Agema and others at the City of Words
It was March 31, 2012, the place was Chrysalis Place, an exclusive restaurant in Old Bodija while the event was the ‘Artmosphere’: an avant-garde literary event with the March theme ‘City of Words’. The event started with general introductions by everyone. To get things rolling, co-anchor, Olukayode Servio Gbadamosi (a performance poet) read from the … Continue reading »
