Famous Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie launched “Mama’s Sleeping Scarf,” her first children’s book, at the Alliance Française in Ikoyi, Lagos State. Literary lovers and well-known individuals attended the event, including Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Obiageli Ezekwesili, the former vice president of the World Bank’s Africa zone, and former President […]
An Igbo linguistic expert recently commenced the translation of a physics textbook into the Igbo language. The Igbo linguistic expert, Maazi Ogbonnaya Okoro made this known in a Twitter post on Sunday, the 10th of December. The translation is in progress and will be completed in 2024. Mazi Okoro said that once he is done […]
Renowned Ghanaian author and playwright, Ama Ata Aidoo, known for celebrating African women and challenging Western stereotypes, has passed away at the age of 81. Through works like The Dilemma of a Ghost, Our Sister Killjoy, and Changes, Aidoo depicted and honored the experiences of African women, she countered the perception of them as downtrodden. […]
Two Africans stood out in the 2023 Dan David Prize – Saheed Aderinto and Chao Tayiana Maina. Both scholars have done significant and recognition-worthy works in the discipline of history. Each of them is to receive a financial reward of $300,000. Nigeria’s Saheed Aderinto and Kenya’s Chao Tayiana Maina have earned additional labels that consolidate […]
The first women writers festival took place on the 12th of February, 2023. The primary objective is to showcase the work of female writers The secondary objective is to promote a culture of reading. On the 12th of February, an event that celebrated and showcased the works of female writers took place. This is an […]
Ebunjan Performing Arts Association Theatre and Troupe have decided to use arts to bring positive change with the issues of human rights especially among children. This project came into existence following an in-depth study on the human rights situation, particularly of children. Some selected teachers who are graduates from the department of English in the […]
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