Tale of ‘Amunkun’, a metaphor for Nigeria
Title: Amunkun Author: Taiye Odewale Reviewer: Hope Chizoba Nwankwo ‘Amunkun’ is a metaphor for Nigeria’s underdevelopment. In Yoruba, the word means
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‘How I published 5 books during lockdown’
Eighteen-year-old David Toluwalase Ojapinwa finished secondary school in 2019 and took writing seriously until the COVID-19 lockdown across the countr
POET OF THE WEEK: Haneefah Abdulrahman
Him He is no human No spirit You call him Onitemi Olowo orimi You choose him Of all suitors Oh this omo Ogun The god of awon oloun Can you comp
My poems lay me bare – Praise Osawaru
Praise Osawaru is currently a Jack Grapes 2020 Poetry Prize finalist. He also made the shortlist of the Babishai Haiku Award and the Nigerian Students
A public servant’s account of her rise ‘On Merit’
Title: To Serve and to be Honoured on Merit Author: Georgina Ehuriah-Arisa Publisher: Prestige, Kachifo Year: 2020 Pages: 481 Reviewer: Nathaniel Biv