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March 26, 2013

Tribute: Chinua Achebe – Anunuebe that dwarfs the Iroko

by Okey Ikechukwu  The Iroko is really not the ultimate. This tree is a physically manifest great tree, unlike another ...

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March 24, 2013

“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own” – The New York Times reviews Achebe’s life

by Dwight Garner “If you don’t like someone’s story,” Chinua Achebe told The Paris Review in 1994, “write your own.” ...

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March 23, 2013

Chimamanda Adiche pens an elegy to Chinua Achebe in Igbo [READ, TRANSLATION]

by Chimamanda Adichie Ife mee, Nnukwu ife mee, Chinua Achebe anabago, Onye edemede nke di, Egwu, onye nnukwu uche, onye ...

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March 23, 2013

“The massacre of Chinua’s people in Kano” – Soyinka, J.P Clark hit hard

by Isi Esene Literary icons, Professor Wole Soyinka and J.P Clark have reportedly linked the death of renowned writer, Professor ...

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March 23, 2013

Nelson Mandela, Kerry Washington, Odinga, many more pay tribute to Chinua Achebe on Twitter (TWEETS + VIDEO)

by Rachel Ogbu To millions of people around the world, Chinua Achebe, 82 was seen as the father of African ...

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March 23, 2013

“Achebe was a movement… He will never die” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala pays tribute

by Isi Esene The death of renowned writer, Professor Chinua Achebe on Friday has continued to attract reactions from many ...

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March 23, 2013

Okey Ndibe: How Chinua Achebe saved my professional career and other reminisces

by Okey Ndibe That interview happened thirty years ago. It had been followed by several other encounters with Achebe, but ...

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March 23, 2013

How Chinua Achebe died – Family

  The family of foremost literary icon, Chinua Achebe, said their late patriarch died peacefully following a brief illness. A ...

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March 23, 2013

Dele Momodu: As the world mourns Chinua Achebe

by Dele Momodu “It is a sad day for the world of Literature as one of its greatest icons, Prof ...

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March 22, 2013

“Frank, truthful and fearless”: President Jonathan pays tribute to Chinua Achebe

PRESIDENT JONATHAN SAYS ACHEBE’S IMMENSE PATRIOTISM AND SINCERE COMMITMENT TO A BETTER NIGERIA WILL BE GREATLY MISSED   President Goodluck ...

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March 22, 2013

Chimamanda pays tribute to Achebe: The man who rediscovered Africa

by Chimamanda Adichie After William Heinemann overcame their reservations and published “Things Fall Apart” in June 1958, it became a ...

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March 22, 2013

Tribute: For Chinua Achebe, a man who washed his hands early

by Cheta Nwanze “Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child ...

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March 22, 2013

A tribute to Chinua Achebe, by Cheta Nwanze

By Cheta Nwanze “Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child ...

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March 22, 2013

There was a (rare) man…: An Achebe Obituary

by Cheta Nwanze Chinualumogu Albert Achebe was born in Ogidi, in Eastern Nigeria on November 16, 1930 to Isaiah and Janet Achebe. ...

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March 22, 2013

BBC speaks to Anambra officials on Achebe: “We have lost an illustrious son”

by Hauwa Gambo The British Broadcasting Corporation’s breaking news service has confirmed from officials of his home state Anambra that ...

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March 22, 2013

Thisday Report: Gov Peter Obi confirms Achebe’s death

Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has confirmed the passing away of one of the nation’s foremost literary icons, Professor ...

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March 22, 2013

“It’s true” – Family source confirms Achebe’s death

by Chi Ibe The rumours have swirled over the past two hours, and apparently confirmed by two major online media ...

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March 22, 2013

Just In: Chinua Achebe reported dead

Foremost novelist, Prof Chinua Achebe, is dead. He was 82. PREMIUM TIMES learnt he died last night in a hospital ...

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