Operation LuciferTuesday, May 5, 2026
The two men sat opposite each other in a highly secure office on the top floor of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters. Not even an ant could hear their conversation. A howitzer or RPG launcher could not penetrate the concentric rings of proof against attack that secured the place. Alan D ...
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Fire & Memory: COOU English Department Celebrates the Poetry of James EzeThursday, February 5, 2026
Awka, Anambra State mdash; Wednesday, February 11, 2026 The Department of English, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam Campus, has announced a major literary event titled Fire Memory: Celebrating the Poetry of James Eze, a tribute to one of contemporary Nigeria rsquo;s ... |
Canonizing Author Meja Mwangi Using Professor Goro’s LensWednesday, October 15, 2025
The reading of Meja Mwangi rsquo;s trilogy by Professor Nicholas Kamau Goro is quite transformative. It lifts Mwangi rsquo;s works into the literary canon. Professor Goro critiques Mwangi rsquo;s isalienation, segregation and marginalization within the literary world. He is hitherto unwelcome to the ... |
10th Chinua Achebe Poetry/Essay Anthology: Call for SubmissionSaturday, October 4, 2025
Following the resounding success of its previous editions, the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (Anambra State Chapter) mdash; the literary body that organizes the annual Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture mdash; has announced a global call for entries for the 10th edition of th ... |
NIM Center’s 6-Week Long Storytelling Workshop Ends In BostonTuesday, August 26, 2025
The 6-week long workshop on African storytelling traditions which took place in Boston, Massachusetts, USA has come to a glorious end. The workshop which was organized by the New Immigrant Multi-Service Center Inc, a Boston-based non-profit organization was designed to teach youths from African i ... |
From Line To Light: The Poetry Of Things Fall ApartWednesday, July 2, 2025
Being a paper presented in the poetry workshop taking place at the first ever Things Fall Apart Festival holding in Enugu from June 29-July 5, 2025, by James Ngwu Eze ldquo;Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold M ... |
Who Good English Epp?Tuesday, April 8, 2025
One phrase that commonly pops up in a Nigerian socio-linguistic context when people are called out for their poor use of the English language is: ldquo;English is not my father rsquo;s language; who good English epp? rdquo; or ldquo;How has (good) English improved the economy? rdquo; Good question ... |
James Eze Heads Planning Committee For “Things Fall Apart” DaySaturday, April 5, 2025
The Enugu based Centre for Memories, Ncheta Ndigbo, has named Nigerian poet, writer, journalist and singer, James Eze as the chair of the Planning Committee for the 2025 Things Fall Apart Day. In a letter dated February 12, 2025, the Centre praised Eze rsquo;s commitment to its mission and dedica ... |
Sylva's Spokesman Wins Prestigeous Ebedi International Writers Residency SpotThursday, March 20, 2025
Chief Hon. Julius Bokoru has been accepted to attend the Ebedi International Writers Residency at Iseyin, Oyo State. The Residency which is the most celebrated in West Africa provides a conducive, serviced and serene facility for writers to conclude ongoing works of art including painting, film a ... |
Oxford Dictionary Admits Yahoo Boy, Agbero, Japa, Suya, Eba 17 Other Nigerian WoWednesday, January 8, 2025
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added no fewer than 22 Nigerian words to its latest updates for January 2025. Kingsley Ugwuanyi, a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, and OED consultant, who played a key role in making it happen, took to his X page on Tuesday to announce the developmen ... |
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