as veteran broadcaster celebrates 70 By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale Biola Olatunde, novelist, poet, newscaster, script writer, drama producer and public speaker clocks 70 years today, October 3, 2020. The distinguished alumnus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has written more than 200 stories for radio and television, as well as poetry anthologies and two novels […]
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The Nigerian literati have continued to eulogise Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka who turned 86 last week. To mark the milestone, tributes have continued to pour in from the Nigerian literati. Evelyn Osagie reports. Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka was 86 last week. The playwright and poet has remained a constant voice against injustice and […]
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By Kayode Fayemi Africa’s most iconic literary maestro and one of the world’s most influential citizens is 86 today. With his ageless physique, it is almost difficult to acknowledge that our own Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka, affectionately called KONGI by his numerous admirers, is 86! Even though 86 might not be a remarkable milestone, it was […]
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The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi (right) being presented the copy of a book entitled, Ayinla Omowura: Life and Times of an Apala Legend, by its author, Dr. Festus Adedayo, in his Oyo palace. The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has said there is traditional medicine capable of combating the COVID-19 pandemic. He […]
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By Kolawole Akesinro This paper is a Synopsis for a book under construction titled Demystifying witchcraft religion being written at the behest of Prof Egodi Uchendu – the Director of Prof B.I.C. Ijomah Center for Research and Policy Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. In November 2019, the center held a conference on witchcraft. Announcement […]
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Sources: Chinua Achebe’s Signature as obtained from the Internet, and also from his autograph (signature) as inscribed by him on the title of his famous book: Things Fall Apart By Ben Ezeohagwu From graphological point of view, it is a known fact that human personality traits and behavioural pattern can be ascertained and revealed through […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has described Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka and the legendary novelist, late D. O. Fagunwa as pride of the Yoruba race. He said the people are lucky to have the duo whose literary works have projected the image of the Yoruba people to the global audience. Akeredolu said the […]
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By E. E. Sule There is a new publisher in town, with new poetry collections: Umar Abubakar Sidi’s The Poet of Dust and Richard Ali’s The Anguish and Vigilance of Things.It is Konya Shamsrumi, a name that sounds surreally elegant, accentuated by its self-glorifying credentials: “Conceived as an Africa-centric, tradition-style, royalties-paying publishing house run by […]
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As eulogies for the late Prof. Helen Nwagwu, wife of the literary icon, Prof. Mark Nwagwu pour in, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday commended Nwagwu’s latest poem collection in memory of Helen, ‘Time Came Upon Me.’ He was spotted at the presentation of the poems, dedicated to the memory of Prof. Helen Nwagwu. He […]
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