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Nigeria’s Oyinkan Braithwaite wins US’ Anthony Award 2019

Nigerian writer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, has won the Anthony Awards 2019 in the Best First Novel category for her debut novel, ‘My Sister, The Serial Kil

Emezi, Braithwaite, Iweala make 2020 Dublin Award longlist

Nigeria’s Akwaeke Emezi, Oyinkan Braithwaite, and Uzodinma Iweala have made the 2020 Dublin International Literary Award longlist for their books, ‘Fr

Poet of the Week: Maryam Saeed Ibraheem

Perfection Like a full moon; her sight is perfection. Like the stars; she guides my direction. Like a dart; her tongue is not to dare. Like thunder; s

Why ANA election failed at Enugu convention

It’s tradition that the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) holds a general meeting on the last day of its annual convention. It is also constitutio

THE LAST GOOD BOOK I READ… Tope Folarin (Writer) Travelers by Helon Habila

Writer Tope Folarin said his last good read is Helon Habila’s ‘Travelers.’ “I enjoyed it for a whole number of reasons,’’ he said. “One, I think the p