Tag: Fiction

Iwuchukwu Daniel: The curse of the touch (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Iwuchukwu Daniel "Simply put, anyone blessed or in my opinion, cursed with 'the touch' is said to be 'psychic' or at least more aware of the metaphysical plane than…

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Femi Maderera: Weeky spot in the wall (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Femi Maderera "The voice came, without a physical body this time... 'Talk to me,' the voice said." It finally hit her. She lay curled up in a fetal position,…

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Babatunde Oyateru: The day the mad man knew (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Babatunde Oyateru The policeman in charge would stare out of his window, or at least where the windows used to be and wonder the same thing, did they really…

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The Guardian UK: Muhtar Bakare – How a bank executive became Nigeria’s leading publisher

by Kate Kellaway Muhtar Bakare believes in the quietest of revolutions. He thinks what we read can change us. He has lived and worked in Nigeria all his life and…

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From the Magazine: Chat with Ayodele Olofintuade, author of ‘Eno’s Story’

Ayodele Olofintuade made her writing debut with Eno's Story. And with just that one children's book, the graduate in Mass Communication has made it to the shortlist for the 2011…

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And the winners of YNaija World AIDS Day Competition are…

by Seyi Lawal YNaija is glad to announce the winners of our first ever World AIDS Day Competition. Shortly before the World AIDS Day, we called out for writers to send…

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From the Magazine: Book Review – Teju Cole's 'Open City'

By Tolu Ogunlesi   Title: Open City Author: Teju Cole Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd, UK (2011) Pages: 259 Category: Fiction   “AND SO when I began to go on…

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Body Water – A review of ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’

by Feyi Fawehinmi I only just got round to reading Lola Shoneyin’s novel; The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives and I thought I’d try my hand at a review.…

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