There’s little that can be said about Chinua Achebe that has not been said. Little to know about him that even the most ignorant of us has not caught in the last one month and so days. From the greatest of orators and the very best of writers to unheard names, common people and … Continue reading »
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Chinua Achebe: Death, Where Are Thy Claws? – Niyi Osundare
Chinua Achebe is one of those epically unique individuals whose lives have been so full, so purposive and so impactful that we begin to pray that they will never die. But who doesn’t know that that is mere wishful thinking? To be sure, the Eagle on Iroko didn’t die young, but he left when … Continue reading »
STUBBORN SOUL (A POEM) by Kator Hule
(for Chinua Achebe) You Stubborn Soul Saturate with thoughts they hated You who littered stubborn words in our hard hearts Words too stubborn to die Too stubborn to be forgotten You literary glitterati Die! The grief that strides Like a bullet through Biafra forests during the war, you pierced Too stubborn, you refused to die … Continue reading »
EASTER BONANZA by Akumbu Uche
Hey guys! If you’re interested in poetry, names and African culture, you’ll probably like my interview with poet, Dike Chukwumerije, out today, in the recent issue of Saraba Magazine (Available for free download here) And if you like freebies and giveaways, you’ll be interested to know that I’ll be giving away 2 autographed copies of his poetry collection, Ahamefula: The Cultural Significance of … Continue reading »
VOTE EUGENIA ABU FOR VLISCO WOMAN OF THE MONTH 2013
Hey, there’s a vote going on with amazing women to cast for as Vlisco Woman of the month – the vote link is here I am concerned particularly with the Nigerian category – naturally … Most of you would take Chimamanda [I know, right ] or Joke Silva or Abike Dabiri or Amina Az-Azubair – … Continue reading »
Wordsmiths in Nigeria: Relics of a lost age? by Chika Nwakama
Art is life. Life’s art. Writing is an art, it could also be a life. What else captures the details of the past, intertwining it with the occurrence of the present, yet plodding the way for the future but writing. With just a few words, your imagination travels between time and space, thus making geographic … Continue reading »
Kenechi Uzochukwu apologises: “My article was insensitive and has hurt many”
by Kenechi Uzochukwu I wish to apologise to those hurt by my recent articles on rape published on Ynaija website. Even though the articles were against rape I admit that it was insensitive and has hurt many. I am stating categorically that rape is a despicable crime that I am against and will always be … Continue reading »
A PORTRAIT OF THE NIGERIAN POET by Hyginus Ekwuazi
ONE of the enduring memories of Peter Pan’s How to be a Nigerian is, for me, his fascinating sketch of the Nigerian radical. If the Nigerian poet had been roaming the streets at the time the book was written, a place, I am sure, would have been found for him within the pages of that … Continue reading »
CALL FOR (SUBMISSIONS) POEMS CELEBRATING NIGERIA AT 100
Straining at the Seams: Poems for Nigeria at 100 Edited by Kabura Zakama Kairos Productions is pleased to invite submissions from poets for publication in an anthology titled Straining at the Seams: Poems for Nigeria at 100. The anthology, intended to discuss the life and times of Nigeria since the merger of the Northern and … Continue reading »
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 »
