Top 10 Nigerian Books To Watch Out For In 2022
2021 was a massive year for Nigerian writers within the country and in the Diaspora. Nigerian readers had wonderful books to read and keep themselves entertained in the year 2021. Nigeria’s literary world every year is always bursting with new voices and at the same time older, yet evergreen voices too. Read more about […]
Top 10 Nigerian Books For The Year 2021
2021 is an amazing year for Nigerian books. With stories bandied around and about writing and reading in Nigeria, this year can be described as a truly tough, exciting and a bag of mixed feelings for Nigerian writers and readers. Nigeria is the home to the best writers in the world. Read more about […]
Nigerian Books To Read In 2021
As we continue to launch, quicker and quicker, into the year 2021, a lot should be added into our to-do list for the new year, and book reading should be on our list. The greatest of secrets are hidden in the pages of books, especially unsuspecting books. To this effect, we have curated a […]
Top 10 Nigerian Books In 2020
In no particular order, we present to you top 10 books published in the year 2020 by Nigerian authors, old and young. This is in recognition of their tenacity, skill, artistry and level-headedness in the face of a very tough year for creatives. Read more about Literature Chronicles Of The Happiest People On Earth […]
Five Nigerian Writers to Look Out for in 2020
As we wrap up 2019, there’s something for readers who enjoy works of Nigerian writers. From this list of forthcoming books- a short story collection and 4 novels and -are 5 Nigerian writers to look out for in 2020. Iquo Dianaabasi Iquo Dianaabasi is a writer and performance poet. Her collection of poems, Symphony of […]
Book Review: I Pledge To Nigeria My Country (A Critical Analysis Of The Nigerian National Pledge)
By Age Beeka Uptime Records Ltd., 2017 Pages: 208 A very significant aspect of a sovereign nation is to be able to communicate effectively its ideals, mindset, values and objectives through and to its people. This is a necessity for the growth and sustenance of national loyalty and patriotism. The Nigeria National anthem and pledge […]
Children’s Book Review: An African Night’s Entertainment
Title: An African Night’s Entertainment Author: Cyprian Ekwensi Publisher: African University Press Number of Pages: 152 Type of Book: Folktale, Fiction; African Age: 10+ Available here: Borrow from ZODML Library, Ikoyi Lagos or buy here. Price: $50.00 MY SUMMARY It tells the story of two men on a quest; one to have a child at all costs and […]
First Book on Nigeria’s Dredging Industry to be Launched in October
The first book on Nigeria’s dredging industry will be launched at the 9th Nigerian Dredging Summit and Exhibition. The launch is scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt in October. The book titled “The Dredging Industry and Sand Mining in Nigeria: A Compilation of Papers and Presentations of the Nigerian Dredging Summit and Exhibition, 2007-2014”, is co-authored by […]
Nigerians Share: Books That Have Changed My Life
I recently read Francine Rivers’ Mark of the Lion series, and followers of my blog already know that it changed my life. I decided to ask some Nigerians about the books that have changed their lives. The bookworms were quick to answer, and with great enthusiasm. ‘My earliest memory of myself is lying down on […]
Kunle Afolayan’s Figurine Returns in Book Form
The Figurine (Araromire), Kunle Afolayan’s popular film, is returning to the scenes after five years of making waves and winning five awards including the best film category at the prestigious African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), and travelling far and near at film festival circuits. The film’s story will now be told in a scholarly […]