Jumoke Verissimo is an exciting new debut author, with a truly distinctive and brilliant new voice. A poet and prose writer, Jumoke Verissimo writes unflinchingly about the reality of life lived at t…
In Converation with Philip Banigbe, Author of Abduction Chronicles
Our latest guest is a survivor. His name is not Daniel, but he entered the lions’ den and came out in one piece. On Monday, we welcomed Philip Banigbe (@pholer) to chat with us. He was kidnapped…
A Writer Who Doesn’t Read Other Writers is an Impostor | In Conversation With Okey Ndibe
Our most recent guest on the #SyncityNGLLL show is a powerhouse in the literary space all by himself! For those who don’t know, Okey Ndibe is the author of critically books Arrows of Rain, Forei…
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Claims Top 5 Spot in BBC’s 100 Stories that Shaped the World
Chinua Achebe may left us but his legacy lingers, still. BBC Culture recently asked writers all over the world to select stories that transcend history and have endured changing societies and generati…
Popular Unorthodoxy: Review of Abubakar Sidi’s Poet of Dust | by Kelvin Kellman
The first thing that strikes you once voyaging between the pages is the peculiar unorthodoxy, in both language and structure, employed to birth the book. Another striking feature is the fascination wi…
Book Review: The “Scripture” According to Jide Badmus
In Scripture, Jide Badmus unleashes the romantic in him as he ventures into a tirade, describing an experience that involves man’s interaction with God and the relationship that festers as man longs f…
In The Return of Half-Something, Companionship is Salvation for Individuals Seeking Self-Realization
If there isn’t anything to say about The Return of Half-Something by Chukwudi Eze, there is the fact that the plot is brilliantly crafted and the story flows from one action to another, told in beauti…
I Sound like Okigbo and Soyinka in a Centrifuge | In Conversation With Tade Ipadeola
Welcome to yet another recap of our very own Syncity NG Literary Lords and Ladies show. This Monday’s guest is a have a veteran in the Nigerian literary space; seasoned poet, a thinker and a lover of …
Awards Are Important But Writing Is ‘Importanter’ | In Conversation With E. C. Osondu
Our latest #SyncityNGLLL guest, E. C. Osondu, is known worldwide for his stories. He won the Caine Prize for African in 2009 for his story “Waiting”, after first getting shortlisted for “Jimmy C…
NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2019 is Open for Submissions
This year’s edition of the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature is now open for unsolicited submissions. The Prize, worth US$100,000, is unarguably the richest prize awarded to writers on the continent. …