Archives Tag: authors
Top 10 Authors of 2023
April 19, 2022
Yes, it’s time to raise a toast to the bookish heroes of 2023, the authors who brought stories to life and left us gasping for breath, clutching tissues, and maybe even rearranging our bookshelves with newfound urgency. This year, ten literary titans have etched their names onto the very spine of reading history. Each … Continue reading Top 10 Authors of 2023
Top 10 Nigerian Authors In History
April 19, 2022
Nigeria has no dearth of literary talent. From its earliest days, the country’s authoring scene has brimmed with skilled wordsmiths, who have created brilliant writing about the many aspects of lived experience. Read more about Top 10 Consequently, ranking that mass is a hard job. But it’s a fun task nevertheless; in doing so, … Continue reading Top 10 Nigerian Authors In History
Ben & Christy Presents Learning Fair 2019
April 19, 2022
Learning Fair is the educational meeting place where all the stakeholders in the business of LEARNING will gather to rub minds, share ideas and learn. It shall be a great opportunity for educationists, school owners, authors, bookshops, publishers, teachers, pupils, policy makers, and any other individual or group whose business/activities revolve around learning. High points … Continue reading Ben & Christy Presents Learning Fair 2019
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Medun & Aliu Officially Launch Their Book, ’40 Lessons On Our Journeys To 40′
April 19, 2022
Everyone has a story to tell. Your story has the potency to help someone somewhere find their way out of a challenge or a phase in their life. Two successful women, Funke Medun and Olujoke Aliu, met in a pastry shop in Abuja for some cupcakes, and decided to write an autobiography on their journeys … Continue reading Medun & Aliu Officially Launch Their Book, ’40 Lessons On Our Journeys To 40′
By achem
SME Spotlight: RovingHeights
April 19, 2022
Adebola Eyinade is one of the co-founders of RovingHeights Nigeria Limited. She is a chartered accountant with over four years’ experience working with one of the Big Four accounting firms, and recently completed her Master’s degree in Business Management from Oxford Brookes University. She talks to Joy Ehonwa about filling a gap in the marketplace, … Continue reading SME Spotlight: RovingHeights
By jehonwa
Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp By Facebook And Afrinolly
April 19, 2022
Facebook and Afrinolly introduce the Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp, structured for up and coming storytellers who are developing short-form content for digital platforms. Leveraging on the wide success of the Facebook for Creators training programme in Nigeria, the social media giant and Afrinolly announced the week-long intensive workshop in partnership with celebrated writer/producers, Dayna Lynne North … Continue reading Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp By Facebook And Afrinolly
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Okorafor & Adichie Longlisted For Alternative Nobel Prize For Literature
April 19, 2022
One hundred Swedish cultural figures have come together to set up an alternative to this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature – The New Academy’s Alternative Nobel Prize – and two brilliant Nigerian authors made the list. “In a time when human values are increasingly being called into question, literature becomes an even more important counterforce … Continue reading Okorafor & Adichie Longlisted For Alternative Nobel Prize For Literature
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5 Minutes with Anthony Livingstone, Author, Enemy of Darkness
April 19, 2022
Anthony Livingstone’s professional background is completely rooted in music. Not satisfied with the normal performance of music in a concert setting or a band setting, he began to experiment with merging other art forms together with music which gave rise to a new concept of the Christian Opera he developed and saw performed in several … Continue reading 5 Minutes with Anthony Livingstone, Author, Enemy of Darkness
By jehonwa
20 Inspiring Quotes From Writers About Writing
April 19, 2022
Much has been said about the power and pleasure of reading, and not nearly enough about writing. Without writers there would be no books to read or rave about, but how much do we know about the writing process and what goes on in the minds of writers, be they novelists, journalists, or just people … Continue reading 20 Inspiring Quotes From Writers About Writing
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Okechukwu Ofili: How Stupidity and Laziness Saved His Life [2/2]
April 19, 2022
This is the second part of the Connectnigeria.com interview with Okechukwu Ofili. Read the first part here: Okechukwu Ofilili: How Stupidity and Laziness Saved His Life (Part 1). Who, or what, would you consider as your greatest influences? That’s a difficult question. But, it’s my dad. What I admire about my dad is that he prized education … Continue reading Okechukwu Ofili: How Stupidity and Laziness Saved His Life [2/2]
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