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Grand Good Bye From/For Late Mairo Iliya Zabadi, ‘Mother of the Yandang Nation’

Posted By: adminon: September 18, 2026In: People in ActionTags: Amazing Grace, Mambilla Barracks, Poetry, Posthumanists, Yandang nationNo CommentsViews:

‘Mother of the Yandang nation’ is what Prof Istifanus Zabadi called his late wife, Mairo Iliya Zabadi who died September 3rd and was buried September 18th, 2026. That nicknaming came about a... Read more

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:

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

Would Mouktar Abashi Advance to be Recognised?

Posted By: adminon: January 08, 2023In: People in ActionTags: Chris Abashi, Fine Arts, James Audu, Mohammed Suleiman, NANS, Poetry, Radio Kaduna, Thompson Adanbara, TY Danjuma FoundationNo CommentsViews:

There are three reasons why he should manifest himself or take manifesting himself seriously. One, as the son of a former president of the defunct National Association of Nigerian Students,... Read more

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:

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