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...
Dasience Reading Challenge Prompt: A book by a Nigerian Author. Wow! This book here! Have you ever read a book that the author talks about everybody and everything in details? I am sure it does not beat this. When Parresia Publishers contacted me to review their...
Reading through the pages of the novel was like responding to a summon by a kindred spirit. A true pleasure. The alluring beacons of a dreamland, urged me on, as I effortlessly journeyed along with the author. Through the scorching hardship of the slum dwellers; to...
For those who are not writers, lovers of literature or those who are not inclined to read novels beyond the surface, the debutant work of excellent journalist and Associate Editor with The Nation newspaper, Olukorede Yishau, titled in the Name of Our Father may be...
Genre Nonfiction: Essays Blurb “Excuse Me! is a compilation of Victor Ehikhamenor’s thoughts, experiences and keen observation while he was the pioneer creative director of NEXT newspaper. Most of these beautifully strung together collection of creative non-fiction were first birthed on the pages of the Lagos-based newspaper,...
What comes to mind and centre when thinking of Sam Omatseye latest book, Obito, is "THE KING IS DEAD" but is he? This story examines the traditional politics and cover up that attend the rumoured death of a Benin King. 'Obito' is short for Obituary in...
1.What is your name and what do you do? My name is Jude Idada. I am a writer, dramatist and filmmaker. 2. What compelled you to write Sankara? I wrote Sankara to show Africans what true leadership looks like. To disabuse their minds from the notion that we...
1. Cover feel: The cover is smooth, smooth as bottle or a Television screen. You feel peace when you run your fingers across. 2. Text design The text : Crocodile Girl could have been more beautiful if justified, as in, placed right in the middle. The font of the...
1. What is your name and what do you do? My names are Olukorede Sadiq Yishau. I am an Associate Editor with The Nation newspaper. 2. Please describe the writing process of In The Name of our Father. I wrote in this novel some 16 years ago. At that time...
There are six thought-provoking stories in Amara Nicole's book Son of Man, where she shares with us her passion for storytelling in this collection of short stories, which all have a taste of loss and a side of devastation. This book has a unique characteristic, because...
**ADEOLA AKINREMI The Nation newspaper has many good names written on it for bylines. Olukorede Yishau, an associate editor whose job at the newspaper is to plough through tons of news stories everyday for highest standards of journalism by The Nation reporters has an outstanding name. A...
*Victor Akande As the Nigerian political scene continues to seek the right leadership, notable Nigerian storyteller, Jude Idada joins the conversation with the production of ‘Sankara’, his second stage play this year. The play which received overwhelming feedbacks after it was staged at the Shell Hall of...
The coming of a new book is like a human birth. Grip a new baby in your arms and forget the agony of bringing it to life outside the womb. Hold or smell a new book and know the feeling of accomplishment. Accomplishment feels like...
Tell us about yourself. My name is Michael Perepase Afenfia and I am a writer. I have authored three critically acclaimed novels, A Street Called Lonely, When the Moon Caught Fire and Don’t Die on Wednesday. My son, Biboye, and I together authored Paxoid, a...