On our latest Tweetchat series, we had one of Nigeria’s finest poets with us. Richard Ali has been Publicity Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Authors (2011-15). The author of The Anguish…
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…
Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1 Review: The Night King was Here
Spoiler alert: this post contains spoilers from “Game of Thrones” Season 8 Episode 1, “Winterfell.” It’s been quite the wait, eh? Well, you can rest now (or should you?) Winter is here, fi…
Book Review: Finding Love, God and Self in Stella Uchechi’s “Biographies are a Joke”
In Biographies are a Joke, her collection of really short stories and poems, Stella Uchechi explores a series of personal experiences which span across several years of trying to find the balance bet…
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 …
Book Review: Ofunneka, by Philomena Bivese-Djebah is All of Us; Perfect Outlooks with our Share of Pain
While some books begin with a bang and straight off plunge you into a deluge of emotions, some others ease into it, slowly, steadily. Ofunneka by Philomena Bivese-Djebah is one of such stories which e…
Syncity Anniversary Anthology+Prize Shortlist Announcement
We’re thrilled to announce the shortlist for our maiden Anthology+Prize! After several rounds of reading, we’ve picked outstanding 11 stories for our anthology shortlist! Our shortlist shows a diversi…
Book Review | Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coehlo
On reading the first few pages of Eleven Minutes, you might first be intrigued by the line about ISIS; then assume that Paulo Coehlo is telling the story of a prostitute and her transition. But that&#…
In Conversation With Tolu Akinyemi, Author of the “Dead Series”
We interviewed Tolu Akinyemi sometime last year and yesterday, he was back on the #SyncityNGLLL show with us yesterday! For those who don’t know Tolu, here’s a few things about him; Tolu Akinyem…