by Ngozi Achebe I said something similar, or at least thought it, a year ago. Nigeria had lost one of its most salient and insistent voices – quiet but with the reverberations of thunderclaps and potencies of prophecies. It has been a year exactly, March 21, 2013, since the world woke up to the news of... Read More

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Achebe, Olugbesan, Unigwe make final cut for NLNG’s $100,000 literature prize

By Reuben Daba From an initial ten man shortlist, the Advisory Board for the NLNG-sponsored, The Nigeria Prize for Literature has approved a final shortlist of three books. The three books are Onaedo: The Blacksmith’s Daughter by Ngozi Achebe, Only a Canvas by Olusola Olugbesan and On Black Sister’s Street by Chika Unigwe. Chairman of... Read More

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September 4, 2012

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10 Authors make NLNG Prize for Literature shortlist

by Stanley Azuakola Ten authors have made the initial shortlist for this year’s Nigeria LNG Prize for Literature. They will now contest to win the $100,000 in prize money. The shortlisted authors include Ngozi Achebe (Onaedo: The Blacksmith’s Daughter), Ifeanyi Ajaegbo (Sarah House), Jude Dibia (Blackbird), Vincent Egbuson (Zhero), Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (I do not... Read More