Book: My Mind Is No Longer Here Author: Ifedigbo Nze Sylva Number of Pages: 312 Publisher: Paressia Publishers Reviewer: Ayo Ladipo “Have you not heard the saying that the happiest place to be in this country is at the departure lounge of the International Airport?” The above statement, made by Osahon in...
Audacious Journalism by Anietie Usen “Anietie...
- I first wrote "54 Silhouettes" in January-March of 2011. At the time I was a final year student studying theatre arts at the University of Abuja. *Side note: The play was first titled "53 Silhouettes". If you haven't guessed by now, the number 54 is...
TJ Benson is a chronicler of speculative universes, and yet, his writing pulsates with the urgency of a present moment. His promise as a writer is immense. His stories are written in prose rinsed in empathy, and with an ambition that makes me shudder in...
I am that story he wanted to publish. Each Sentence simmered in bowls of wrath. The letters were fiery, their message scalding. I was eager to be read, thirsty for attention. But as with every fateful story. I was rejected and put away because of...
Bernardine Evaristo is moved by the drama of a young Nigerian woman's life [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="690"] Chika Unigwe: superb portrayals of complex female characters. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian[/caption] It is the 1970s and a young, university-educated woman called Ezi tries for years to conceive...
Author Q&A Session 1. Please introduce yourself and tell us what it is that you do? My name’s Esther Abisola Biya. I’m widely known by Bisola. I’m the second and last child of two children. I work as a consultant and I currently live in Lagos....
Interview | How I Left Farafina To Start Parresia Pubishers – Azafi Omoluabi-Ogosi In the beginning, we brought you the #SyncityNGLiteraryLordsandLadies a twitterview dedicated to showcasing the finest literary creatives in our community. Previous guests on the show include Efe Paul Azino, Hadiza El-Rufai, Pa Ikhide, Yejide Kilanko, Romeo Oriogun and others. Now, we introduce...
"There is the saying "An honest adversary is always better than a friend who lies." Paying more attention to people's actions rather than what they say would show you the truth. Do not allow anyone to deceive you more than once. The first time is understandable....
"Tolerating abuse of any sort is a sin to yourself and the stark opposite of self-love. No one has the right to do this to anyone, Human beings are complex and sometimes abuse might be pardoned for different interesting reasons. I heard the story of a lady...
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do for a living. Amara is a lawyer, artist and designer, but mostly a writer these days. By day I work as a communications/media specialist and sometimes a lawyer and editor, and by night I work...
Jude Idada, a Playwright and Director of the psycho-thriller biopic play SANKARA being interviewed by Rochelle Ferguson on the Focus on Africa show on France24, which gave him a chance to shine more the light on the great African patriot and revolutionary hero. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2pvYKxoKLQ&feature=youtu.be[/embed]...
A New York Times’ writer some days back said “drama is about people behaving badly”. Sam Omatseye’s latest drama Obito has its dose of people behaving badly. They call white black and want us to see white as black. And they blame it on tradition and culture. In this...
