We were having breakfast, my girlfriend and I. It was one of her occasional weekends off from work and she’d visited. And honestly I was loving it, I couldn’t complain; a meal of crisp toasts Read More
May 112013
nigerian writers
Mar 252013
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing Read More
Feb 052013
A look at the literary encyclopedia looking at Nigeria’s fifty top writers.
Jan 232013
My dear NS I have seen many homes, But here lies my true home. I have many companions, But in NS I find my perfect Buddies. Very lonely I was untill I find Read More
Jan 012013
I write I sweat thinking But I can’t leave it Cos I love it I write Always alone in the dark People ask me why I tell them Cos I love it I Read More
Dec 302012
The time is 1am and he is not back as she paces up and down the living room in anxiety. She looks out the window hoping he would be back. Felicia is heavy with child Read More
Dec 092012
That day was the second of November 2012. Ayodele Olofintuade had put up on Facebook an invitation to a reception for Rotimi Babatunde, 2012 Caine Prize winner, at Drapers Hall, Institute of African Studies, University Read More
Jul 282012
When I read the works of some writers: their stories, their articles, their poems, even their comments on other writer’s works, I feel that there is a line that they have crossed. A line I Read More
Jul 142012
A legendary song Tickled on my juvenile tongue For a word craft oak But i won’t let my tongue waggle Instead’ I will kneel for the genius In the ethos of Read More
Mar 152012
Criticism is a gift–A gift whose impact depends on the manner of its presentation by the critic, and the disposition and maturity of the writer who receives it. A critic is a surgeon and a Read More
Mar 112012
A writer’s primary motivator should be anticipated praise. Adulation, ovation, commendation–whatever it is called–he should dream of these as he puts his pen to paper. The writer should constantly craft parallel scenarios of the beautiful Read More
Mar 032012
Now, what really is the difference between the two? You might not have paid attention to it but trust me, there is a big one. Ever been in charge of any literary organisation anywhere? I Read More
Feb 132012
Once a scholar quipped: “What is great about proverbs? Anybody can utter them.” Somebody retorted “OK, tell one!” “Eh” and then he ponders. It is very hard indeed to condense so much wisdom in so Read More
Feb 072012
The screen adaptation of Chimamanda’s Half of a yellow sun is another milestone for the author and the Nigerian literati. It laid rest to whatever doubts there was about the creativity (and commercialism) of Nigerian literature. Some Read More
Feb 052012
Bobo Omotayo is a clown. He said so himself. But if you are not convinced, read his weird book, London Life, Lagos Living. Or just let him introduce himself to you. When a man says Read More
Feb 022012
I’m sure most of you heard the news in 2011 that the world’s population has surpassed 7,000,000,000 people. What this means, is that there are a lot of us walking around on planet earth. Not Read More
Jan 112012
Minerva Press is a typical example of vanity publishing. A report says that it was Britain’s largest vanity publishing company, but now it has ceased trading. Its phones at its Leicester office have been cut Read More
Jan 102012
There comes a time in a person’s life when one wishes to express himself in writing. Most people at some point in their lives have this desire, this dream to write a book, whether a Read More
Dec 212011
In this age of technological advancement and breathtaking man-made creations, a movie lover like myself cannot help but marvel with speechless dazzle at the height at which movies are marvelously created, first in Hollywood, and Read More
Dec 182011
Art is life. Life’s art. Writing is an art, it could also be a life. What else captures the details of the past, intertwining it with the occurrence of the present, yet plodding the way Read More