Ben Okri – Su'eddie in Life n' Literature

2013/08/092013/08/09

BIKO AND THE TOUGH ALCHEMY OF AFRICA – BEN OKRI

(Full Transcribed version of the 13th Steve Biko Memorial lecture delivered by Ben Okri on September 12th, 2012) Molweni! Vice-Chancellor, Max Price, Mr Nkosinathi Biko, members of the extraordinary Biko family, members of the Board of Trustees, the Minister of National Planning, Deputy-Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, distinguished guests, comrades, ladies and gentlemen – … Continue reading BIKO AND THE TOUGH ALCHEMY OF AFRICA – BEN OKRI

2013/15/022013/08/08

OKIGBO – MYTHMAKER & TOWNCRIER AT HEAVENSGATE by Hyginus Ekwuazi

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 OKIGBO – MYTHMAKER & TOWNCRIER AT HEAVENSGATE by Hyginus Ekwuazi