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Rereading ‘Habibi’ is like spending holidays with a dear, old friend

I grew up reading comic-books, devouring the regular superhero fare, with a sprinkling of European greats like Tintin and Asterix. So Habibi was a goo

Franklin Finecountry (Author) Burning Grass by Cyprian Ekwensi

Franklin Finecountry, author of ‘Avenger of Blood’ enjoyed reading ‘Burning Grass’ by Cyprian Ekwensi. He describes it as an a

‘Writing about Northern girl’s travails was crucial to me’

Bookshelf: At what point did you decide you needed to write ‘Memoirs of Malika’? Habiba Abdullahi Adamu: It was when I was sixteen years o

Obasanjo to Awujale: Your book contains tissue of lies

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described extracts from the autobiography of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, over his pers

‘Publishing my play, a move to revive theatre’

Bookshelf: You recently published a play titled ‘The Journey to One’. What triggered it? Oliver Iorkase: Like most of my plays, ‘The