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ABU, Zaria Literary Philosopher, Muazu Maiwada, Speaks on State of Writing in Nigeria Today

Posted By: adminon: September 11, 2025In: Words and WorldTags: Abubakar Imam, Achebe, Acholonu, Ahmadu Bello University, ANA, Chike Obi, Clark, Creative writing, Gimba, Kasimu Yero, Nelly Uchendu, Ojaide, Osundare, Poetry, Soyinka, TutuolaNo CommentsViews:
ABU, Zaria Literary Philosopher, Muazu Maiwada, Speaks on State of Writing in Nigeria Today

LiteratureVoice conducted this interview which Intervention finds re-publishable mainly because of one question: the state of writing in Nigeria today. Why are there no Achebes, Soyinkas, JP... Read more

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A Postmodern Coup in Nigerian Literature

Posted By: adminon: August 22, 2021In: SpectacleTags: Achebe, ANA, Nigerian State, Postmodern, Soyinka1 CommentViews:
A Postmodern Coup in Nigerian Literature

Those who think that the literary intervention in Nigerian politics started and stopped with the Chinua Achebes, Wole Soyinkas, JP Clark, Vincent Ike, Elechi Amadi and so on had better go fo... Read more

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Literary Sparks As Ojaide, ANA and Pundits Converge on Veritas University, Abuja

Posted By: adminon: June 24, 2021In: SpectacleTags: ANA, Kola nuts, Poetry, ‘Orukuruku’No CommentsViews:
Literary Sparks As Ojaide, ANA and Pundits Converge on Veritas University, Abuja

It is open to debate if Veritas University, Abuja has had anything intellectually charged as the nearly four hours of spurts of literary sparks when US based Nigerian poet, Prof Tanure Ojaid... Read more

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Prof Tanure Ojaide in a High Profile Literary Visit to Veritas University, Abuja

Posted By: adminon: June 18, 2021In: SpectacleTags: ANA, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Veritas UniversityNo CommentsViews:
Prof Tanure Ojaide in a High Profile Literary Visit to Veritas University, Abuja

Literary enthusiasts in and around Abuja based Veritas University are in ecstatic mood ahead of the visit  of a torchbearer of the poetic imagination, Professor Tanure Ojaide to the universi... Read more

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Day ANA Converged on Veritas University, Abuja for Prof Chimalum Nwankwo

Posted By: adminon: March 09, 2021In: BookspaceTags: ANA, Veritas Writers Community, William ShakespeareNo CommentsViews:
Day ANA Converged on Veritas University, Abuja for Prof Chimalum Nwankwo

It could not be anything less than such a symbolic event when the top guns of the national literary establishment – the Association of Nigerian Authors, (ANA) – in a country like Niger... Read more

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Religious and Traditional Rulers Take Own Share of Insecurity and Death in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: January 02, 2021In: People in ActionTags: ANA, NIPSSS, Orlu, SOAS, ZazzauNo CommentsViews:
Religious and Traditional Rulers Take Own Share of Insecurity and Death in Nigeria

It has been a week of a heavy share of the gale of insecurity and death sweeping across Nigeria. Not only was the Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, the Most Reverend Moses Chikwe kidnapped along w... Read more

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Can Nigeria Overturn the Tide Against Decline in Reading Culture?

Posted By: adminon: December 28, 2020In: BookspaceTags: Adaidaita Sahu, America Corner, ANA, APNET, Bayero University - Kano, CITAD, Headmaster, Imam, LATO, Pastor, “LeaderRoom”No CommentsViews:
Can Nigeria Overturn the Tide Against Decline in Reading Culture?

By Y. Z. Yaú Sunday, December 27th, 2020 was another exiting day as the duo of Mujahid Ameen Lilo and Alee Lawal, both teenage authors conducted the Twin Hills Writing Workshop for young asp... Read more

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Jerry Agada As the Exit of  a Literary Sharp Shooter

Posted By: adminon: December 22, 2020In: People in ActionTags: 'Mr Humble', ANA, Government College Makurdi, MinisterNo CommentsViews:
Jerry Agada As the Exit of  a Literary Sharp Shooter

Nigeria is witnessing a wave of deaths of elite figures that is not common. The figures so far is nothing compared to the number of women who die from delivery complications everyday in the... Read more

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7 Things That Matter About Odia Ofeimun @ 70 

Posted By: adminon: March 19, 2020In: People in ActionTags: ANA, Asaba, University of CalabarNo CommentsViews:
7 Things That Matter About Odia Ofeimun @ 70 

From Port Harcourt comes Ekaete George, author of the poetry collection titled Saints and Scoundrels, with this piece on Odia Ofeimun who has been in this news for clocking 70 this week By E... Read more

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Day Nigerian Big Names in Literature Stormed OAU, Ile-Ife for The Idea of African Fiction

Posted By: adminon: September 25, 2019In: BookspaceTags: African fiction, ANA, DTN, OAU Ile-IfeNo CommentsViews:
Day Nigerian Big Names in Literature Stormed OAU, Ile-Ife for The Idea of African Fiction

Why the masterminds chose September 13th, 2019 as the D-Day is not very clear. What is, however, clear is how they got big names in Nigeria’s literary firmament to be on hand for the book pr... Read more

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