7 Books That Will Help You Rediscover Your Love for Reading
Whether you’re a bookworm or someone looking to reignite their love for reading, these books will reignite your passion for literature.
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7 Books Originally Written in 7 African Languages
From Yoruba to Kikuyu, Wolof to Lingala, these 7 African books serves as a testament to the power of storytelling across borders and languages.
Another Embarrassment for Nigeria, Thank You Tinubu Faces Controversy over His Attendance at the Chicago State University
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu faces controversy for allegedly forging his university certificate from the Chicago State University. The news threatens to further jeopardize Nigeria’s already fragile global image and political credibility.
‘I Wanted to See if I Could Pull Off Writing an Interdisciplinary Book’ Fareda Banda’s First Draft
Zimbabwean academic and author of African Migration, Human Rights and Literature, Fareda Banda, wanted her book to explore the refugee/migration issue from the perspective of one whose people were being dehumanized: ‘I was also curious about whether literature could reach places or invoke emotions such as empathy, that law and policy did not seem to be doing.’
‘My Favourite Books Are Those That Tackle Powerful Subjects With Elegant Prose’ Ijedike Jeboma’s First Draft
Nigerian writer and author of ‘Identity Formation in Buchi Emecheta’s Kehinde’ Ijedike Jeboma, decided to read all of Emecheta’s works and noticed a shift in her 1994 novel, Kehinde: ‘Emecheta’s legacy is often discussed in terms of the womanism-feminism divide, and I thought Kehinde marked a shift in her oeuvre that I hadn’t seen much commentary about, so I wrote it myself.’
Nigeria Is Not Learning From History Why Independence Day is Losing Its Significance
Nigeria's 63 years of independence and 60 years as a republic have been a paradox of existence. While there has been marked growth in democratic governance, the political system has continued to operate abysmally.
The Making of Modern Nigeria British Imperialism and the Political Evolution of Nigeria
Colonization not only altered geographical boundaries to invent Nigeria; it also engineered social and political institutions that have continued to shape Nigeria to this day.