Nigeria
Are they? by Yomi Edward
Those who paw our mother’s thigh and leave our fathers to lick the rotten lot are they our kins? are they?
The Lumina Foundation: Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature
The Lumina Foundation began to receive entries for the 2012 edition of Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa on July 2011. The deadline for submission is November 20, 2011. All entries must be received at The Lumina secretariat before November 20, 2011. For more information on the foundation and submission of entries visit the…
SHAKARA: FELABRATION AT THE LIFE HOUSE 2011
Felabration and Cultural Week at The Life House starts tomorrow Tuesday October 11th 2011 till Sunday October 16th 2011. The Felabration week will feature a vast array of art and cultural elements and activities including a weeklong art exhibition, theatre performances, numerous live musical performances, poetry recitals, book readings, open-mic sessions, a fashion, food and…
Lore with Yomi Edward
Hi, How islife treating you over there? I got this tale for you; let's share… Aaalooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! The story is told of an old man who was being chased around the village bylittle children for allegedly stealing a chicken and hiding it inside hisgoat-skin bag. Fortunately, for the old man, another old man appeared on…
Letters from Daura Students
Written by SS2 Student Written by JSS3 Student Earlier Attempts by the same JSS3 Student I had been saving these letters for a while now. Some of the keeps from my NYSC sojourn in Zamfara. Education down there is something else! Hard to blame some of the students though; there was one that didn’t go…
Nigeria, what is it?
Nigeria had called for us to obey; a call to vote. Voting is supposed to allow us elect the person of our choice so voters’ registration had been the password. Since voters’ registration is the key to voting, the exercise had to be paid special attention. With the changing of the INEC chairman, involvement of…