Buhari’s legacy: Restraint, security, and leadership decisions revealed in new biography
Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s disciplined approach to leadership and political succession is at the centre of revelations in a new biography, ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’. The book highlights how Buhari’s prudence, strategic foresight, and adherence to institutional norms shaped the political landscape of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Authored by […]
Hungarian Laszlo Krasznahorkai awarded Nobel Prize in Literature for “his compelling, visionary oeuvre”
The Swedish Academy, organisers the Nobel Prize in Literature, on Thursday, awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai. The Nobel Prize in Literature is regarded as the capstone to a writer’s career in the literary world. The academy stated that the 71-year-old author merited the prize “for his compelling […]
In Nigeria, feminists are sometimes referred to as ‘Chimamanda’s children’ —Gazelle Mba
Nigerian United Kingdom-based scholar, literary critic and writer, Gazelle Mba, has stated that in Nigeria, feminists are sometimes mockingly referred to as ‘Chimamanda’s children’. Mba stated this through her recent essay titled ‘Greased with Complaints’, published in Volume 47, Number 16 of the London Review of Books (LRB), which was a review of Chimamanda Ngozi […]
“I no longer fear death,” Dan Brown says about his new thriller novel ‘The Secret of Secrets’
Bestselling thriller author of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Angels and Demons’, Dan Brown, has revealed that he no longer fears death after learning some secrets about consciousness in the course of researching and writing his eighth novel, ‘The Secret of Secrets’. Brown said this in an interview recently published in the Manila Times while […]
“I can’t wait for you to read it,” former US VP Harris says about book that reveals her code name was Pioneer
The immediate past United States Vice President Kamala Harris has said that she cannot wait for people to read her new book ‘107 Days’, as she sets out on a 15-city tour beginning on September 24th. Kamala Harris served as the forty-ninth vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025, and the first […]
It’s rare to get sponsorship for literary activities in Nigeria, Udenwe laments as he tours Nigeria for ‘Years of Shame’
Award-winning writer and civil engineer, Obinna Udenwe, has expressed sadness over the lack of corporate support and sponsorship for literary and artistic endeavours in Nigeria, as is easily seen in some countries of the world. Udenwe, author of ‘Colours of Hatred’ and ‘Satans & Shaitans’, disclosed this in Minna, the Niger State capital, as part […]
Olugbile, Obioma, May shortlisted for Nigeria Prize for Literature, winner smiles home with $100,000 on October 10
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, sponsors of the Nigeria Prize for Literature, has announced Oyin Olugbile, Chigozie Obioma, and Nikki May as finalists for the 2025 edition of the prize in the fiction category. Sophia Horsfall, General Manager of External Relations and Sustainable Development and Senior Management Executive at NLNG, made this announcement […]
Japanese Rie Qudan confesses her award-winning novel was written with ChatGPT
34-year-old Japanese author Rie Qudan has confessed that her award-winning novel, ‘Sympathy Tower Tokyo’, was partly written with the assistance of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. The original Japanese version of the novel was first published on January 17, 2024. The English version, translated by Jesse Kirkwood, was published on August 21, 2025, by […]
Quramo Publishers announces 2025 prize longlist
The organisers of the Quramo Writers’ Prize have announced the longlists of writers for the 2025 edition of the prize. The longlist comprised 20 Nigerians and Africans who submitted their unpublished fiction manuscripts for the prize. Nigeria-based Quramo Publishers founded the prize in 2017 to encourage and stimulate a new community of talented writers and […]
ANA, APNETI, others celebrate Wale Okediran’s reelection as PAWA Secretary General
Award-winning Nigerian author and medical doctor, Wale Okediran, has been celebrated by notable Nigerians and literary associations for his reelection as the Secretary General of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), a position he is holding for the second time. Okediran’s new position was announced after PAWA’s 2025 General Assembly elections, guided by a newly […]