Poetic Wednesdays Initiative has announced the appointment of Naseeba Babale as its new Creative Director. The literary organisation which promotes literature and literary activities in Northern Nigeria and recently organised the Kano International Poetry Festival, announced this appointment on the 5th of August, 2024. Naseeba Babale is a medical laboratory scientist with Aminu Kano Teaching…
The literary year dawned with a bang in Abuja as M.S. Dogara presented the trio of his latest publications on 8th January. The trio span the three genres of prose fiction, poetry and drama and respectively entitled, Walking in Storms, Sparks in the Meadow and A Midnight Migrant. Reviewed by Mike Ekunno, Walking in Storms…
Google Doodles Ola Rotimi On His PostHumous Birthday Emmanuel Gladstone Olawale Rotimi, better known as Ola Rotimi, is arguably one of Nigeria’s prolific pioneer playwrights. He was born on the 13th of April, 1938, and passed on in August 2000. Some of his most popular works include The Gods Are Not To Blame, Our Husband…
Famous Maya Angelou Quotes That Inspire Us Till This Day It’s the posthumous birthday celebration of the black women’s poet laureate, a woman that made her mark in the literary world and beyond; Dr. Maya Angelou, the author of internationally-acclaimed works like I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Still I Rise, among others. Read…
PUBLIC LAUNCH OF THE ZACCHEUS ONUMBA DIBIAEZUE MEMORIAL LIBRARIES (ZODML); NIGERIA’S LARGEST FREE ONLINE LIBRARY In present times, education is rapidly adapting more digital technologies. The internet fosters easy access to a plethora of resources needed for research. The Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries (ZODML) has existed for a long time. It was founded in…