Death, both real and imagined, regularly aims its arrows at the heart of the Nigerian literature. And each try has failed. Death’s failure is the handiwork of the soldiers of the Nigerian literature.

Prof. Timothy-Asobele discusses why Nigeria's cultural identity remains strong despite Western influence, highlighting ...

He is Nigeria's best-known author and has been called the father of modern African literature. Google chose to commemorate Achebe in its Doodle on Wednesday on what would have been the late author's ...

In a bold and commendable move aimed at promoting literary excellence among young Nigerians, Adwinsa Publications Nigeria Limited has officially launched the Nigerian Students’ Literature Prize (NSLP) ...

Sakiru Adebayo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Every few months, the same conversation comes up online: ‘Why are Nigerian books always so sad?’ Some people make the complaint in a light-hearted way, while others do so in irritation, but the ...

NEW YORK - The opening sentence was as simple, declarative and revolutionary as a line out of Hemingway: "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond," Chinua Achebe wrote in ...

If you don’t see Africans, hear them, know their names, or read detailed stories about their everyday lives, how can you care about them? Year in, year out, Bono and Geldof beg us to give more. Year ...

There have been groundbreaking hustler narratives from the US – like The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) written by Malcolm X and Alex Haley, and Donald Goines’ Dopefiend (1971). In recent times, ...

In a bold stride to nurture literary creativity and promote cultural consciousness, Holy Family Senior High School organised ...