6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (245+ words) A new $20,000 literary prize honouring the late Canadian author Andrew Pyper has been launched to recognise horror, thriller and speculative fiction writers, filling what organisers describe as a gap in the country’s awards landscape, per cbc.ca. The Andrew Pyper…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (444+ words) Nigerians have become accustomed to certain things that the absurdity of them no longer surprises us. In response to broken promises, failing institutions, unreliable public services and the quiet disappointments of governance, we complain, we curse, we pray and, often,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (702+ words) Bi Ìkú se lágbára tó, kò sí ológún tó lè rí ti kù ṣe (Death is so powerful that no medicine man can ward it off)” — Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Agbara Ìkú Medley (1991) There is a particular cruelty to the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (330+ words) The field has narrowed and the race for the 2026 The Nigeria Prize for Literature has reached a decisive stage, as the Advisory Board announces the three shortlisted poetry titles in contention for the prestigious prize. Following the longlist of 11 titles…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1014+ words) There’s something deeply unsettling about The Polygamist, that 22‑part South African Netflix series directed by Akin Omotosho and co. I binged it with my husband over seven days. It was disturbing in a way that makes your skin crawl. I…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (230+ words) Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great Expectations has been reimagined as Bare Expectations, a modern translation into today’s teen slang commissioned to help parents understand the language their children use online, per mirror.co.uk. The audiobook, available on Spotify and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (220+ words) Lagos will host a stage production of The Divorce of Ochol and Lawino on Sunday, August 30, directed by Segun Adefila and produced by Dates and Events in collaboration with Crown Troupe of Africa. The play, written by Nigerian historian Chinweizu…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (627+ words) Unbind Me Now by James Ngwu Eze, Masobe Books 2026, 160 pages A burning paper unfurls to reveal the words Unbind Me Now, boldened and capitalized, on the cover of the Nigerian poet, James Ngwu Eze’s, third collection of poetry. That fire…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (318+ words) Sometimes the work of an artist is a function of an event or an experience that has stayed with for a long time. And they sometimes spend a lifetime trying to make sense or expunge it from their consciousness when…...