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Federal Government Mourns Eddie Ugboma, Calls Him Trailblazer in Movie Industry
The Federal Government has expressed shock and sadness at the death of veteran movie producer Eddie Ugboma, calling him a…
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The History of Owa Obokun and the Formation of Ijesa, By Omoba Toyin Akingbade
Ijesa was “founded in 1350 by Owaluse, a grandson of Ajibogun Ajaka (Ubiquitous Warrior) Owa Obokun Onida Arara, one of…
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Oladejo Okediji: Our Eloquent Sociologist of Crime
By Tejumola Olaniyan Oladejo Okediji is without doubt one of the finest writers in Yoruba language today. A distinguished teacher,…
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Kgalema Motlanthe, Former South Africa President, To Deliver Chinua Achebe Leadership Lecture
The Christie and Chinua Achebe Foundation and the Black Studies Department of the City College of New York have announced…
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Behold Anna Burns, first Irish writer to win Man Booker Prize!
Anna Burns on Tuesday became the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain’s renowned…
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Why Is V.S. Naipaul So Hated?
When Wole Soyinka won the coveted Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986, Naipaul had disdainfully asked: “Has he written anything?”…
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Music Star, Ras Kimono, is dead
The music star, Ras Kimono, is dead. The man who waxed “Under Presssure” and “We No want” departed Sunday morning…
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MRS. FAGUNWA’S LAST TESTIMONY
Before her death Fagunwa’s wife denies some tales about her husband By Mike Banikan One of the most remarkable things…
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