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9mobile Prize for Literature 2017 longlist announced

9Mobile Prize Literature 2017 longlist

The nine books on the longlist for the 9mobile Prize for Literature 2017, formerly the Etisalat Prize, have been announced. The 9mobile Prize for Literature was born in 2013 as the Etisalat Prize for Literature to showcase the best in African literature. The prize, then sponsored by Nigerian telecommunications company Etisalat, was open to a […]

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Odafe Atogun debut novel Taduno’s Song launches at Ake Festival 2016

Ngugi Wa Thiongo, Odafe Atogun, Lola Shoneyin, and Dr Olaokun Soyinka
Ngugi Wa Thiongo, Odafe Atogun, Lola Shoneyin, and Dr Olaokun Soyinka

Odafe Atogun’s debut novel Taduno’s Song launched at the Ake Festival with eminent personalities including Ngugi Wa Thiong’o attending on Friday November 18th, 2016. The book launch also doubled as the debut of a new printing firm Ouida Books. Odafe Atogun was born in Nigeria, in the town of Lokoja, where the Rivers Niger and […]