Chris Okotie: Source:The Nigerian Oracle If you were born after the Nigerian music storm of the 1980s, you will know Tuface, D’banj and...

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Many of us have often argued that when it becomes imperative to set a prototypical nation to direct our exploration for a better nation, it...

By Femke Van Zeiji Femke van Zeiji The writer, in her penultimate piece, shares her view on mediocrity within the Nigerian space. I ...

The shortlist for the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced today (Wednesday 15 May) – and among the five stories chosen ...

Nigeria’s Tope Folarin has won the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for his short story...