Winner of the 2022 Ako Caine Prize for African Writing Announced
What we liked about the story was the mystical office of the protagonist, who is both ostracised and yet holds the fate of her community in her hair
Movie Review: The Sea Beast
The Sea Beasts is an entertaining movie. Easy to watch, funny in some parts, and appropriate to view with kids of most ages
Books vs Movies: Pachinko
The series tells both stories concurrently, showing the past and present. The story follows Sunja as a young child before her father’s death, her choices, and how she ends up in Japan.
Overcoming Reader’s Block
If you are like me, who doesn’t like leaving a book halfway, this might be hard, but darling, you have to dump it.
Movie Review: Glamour Girls
This movie lacked depth. I doubt if the makers took time to even read through the storyline, because there was none whatsoever.
Ntsika Kota Wins The 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
This makes Ntsika Kota the second African to clinch this prestigious prize after over a decade (the first being the Kintu author, Jennifer Makumbi)
Littafi X Daniel T. Jackson: Author Interview
I do not believe that I could have reduced the overall length to any extent without sacrificing core story elements, and indeed I did not want to do that.
Books vs. Movies: Enola
The movie added more depth to the book and gave us time to appreciate the characters, and I got to understand the mother’s reasons for leaving her.
An In-depth Exploration of the Ridiculousness that was the Gossip Girl Reboot
We’ll add this show to the growing list of unnecessary reboots that made the original series look like a masterpiece.
Of This Our Country by Nels Abbey et al.
Although I found relish in these authentic experiences, some essays were a sobering reminder of how much Nigerians have lost and the horrors it has gone through