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Bookshelf

Five books for those who deploy courage

1) Any book on Martin Luther King (Jnr)-The famous Martin Luther King speech is a study  in race relations, on audacity, on courage in the face o

X-raying 2 stories gunning for 2016 Caine Prize

Recently, the shortlist for the Caine Prize for African Writing was released. Among the five stories listed are Tope Folarin’s (a former winner

Are physical books back after “a bad attack of technodazzle”?

The book hasn’t had an easy time of it recently. Here, there and everywhere, headlines have alleged that the death of traditional print publishi

Club opens discussion on education via essay contest

Sigma Club, a socio-philanthropic organisation, opens discussion on how formal education has become excessively unattractive to Nigerian youths throug

Why we hold writing contest for children – Isang Awah

Bookshelf: This month ‘My Rainbow Books Ltd’ is scheduled to hold an award ceremony for the winners of the 2015 My Rainbow Books National