There’s something defining about the concept, ‘nneka’ (meaning ‘mother is supreme’), as expoused among the South-East Igbo people in Chinua Achebe’s famous novel Things Fall Apart. This is aptly telling when the hero, Okonkwo, at the height of his powers in Umuofia, commits sacrilege and is forced to go on exile among his mother’s people.…

Plans have been concluded to build a world class heritage centre to be named ‘Chinua Achebe Cultural and Event Centre’ in Ogidi, hometown of one of Africa’s greatest writers, Chinua Achebe.

Over the last two decades, politics in Nigeria has become highly commercialised. It has also seen the emergence of mostly unpatriotic elements, who seek power and political offices for personal aggrandisement. Since the return of democracy in 1999, Nigeria has witnessed unprecedented level of vote rigging, ballot box snatching and underage voting. With the rise…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie needs little or no introduction. The famous Nigerian novelist and gender equality advocate, whose works are...

I remember with nostalgia how a friend amidst euphoria triggered by the declaration of the 2015 presidential election result cautioned me with these few words; ‘’men will change their ruler expecting to fare better; this expectation induces them to take up arm against him, but they only deceive themselves, and they learn from experience that…

Professor Chinualumogu Achebe was born on this day in 1930. The world-renowned novelist won a scholarship to study medicine at the University College (University of Ibadan) but changed to English literature. During his studies, his fascination for the African culture and world religions grew and he began to write stories. His first novel, Things Fall…

The University of Westminster awarded Mo Abudu, founder and chief executive of EbonyLife Media, an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts, in recognition of her services to broadcasting and enterprise in Nigeria. The presentation was made during the university’s graduation ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The broadcaster and filmmaker attended Westminster in…

Ifeoma Okoye’s Go for gold with your writing, with ‘A practical self-guide to writing gold-winning sentences’ as sub-theme, is a detailed and self-explanatory

Ifeoma Okoye’s Go for gold with your writing, with ‘A practical self-guide to writing gold-winning sentences’ as sub-theme, is a detailed and self-explanatory textbook on how to master English and write effortlessly in it. The book caters for all categories of writing, ranging from essay, reports, theses, course term papers, reviews, articles, editorials, academic papers, business letters,…

When Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of The Savannah, a searing satire of political corruption and social injustice in a fictional West African country, Kagan, was released in 1987, it received wide acclaim.

In the course of my study, I discovered that in traditional Africa, women had power. According to the African culture, women were expected to be submissive to their husbands.

Charley-Boy, that Nigerian grandfather who feels he is still a boy used to run (and may still be running) a TV show with a Unique Selling Proposition: Everything is possible.