He enjoys true leisure has time to improve his soul’s estate – Henry David Thoreau ‘Imagine what it would have been to have a Governor Sanwo-Olu visiting the book fair …
(A review of An African Abroad, Olabisi Ajala, Masobe Books, Lagos, 2023) Ajala travelled all over the world- Ebenezer Obey MANY Nigerians of my age grew up hearing the lingo …
Poetry enriches the dialogue that catalyzes all human progress, and is more necessary than ever in turbulent times – Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General “You cannot extinguish the poetry of existence, …
*Review of New York, My Village by Uwen Akpan, Parresia Publishers, 2022 All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal- John Steinbeck ‘From his escape from …
If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do something worth writing – Ben Franklin IT is a …
The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things but their outward significance – Aristotle (Yoruba Art and Language: Seeking the African in African Art, published …
‘He, through his books brought to the world the naked world of racism that existed in Britain’s elite schools which many had experienced but had refused to talk or write …
Poetry is a passion ignited by thoughts, fuelled by ink. A way to travel through another mind – Renee Dixon A FEW weeks before this year’s Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas …
A poet’s work is to name the unnamable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world and stop going to sleep – Salman Rushdie ON August …
WHAT becomes of Nigeria in the years ahead is uncertain as bad leadership, and ethnic tension generated by unequal representation at all levels are drawing the nation back. These were …