Nigeria

April 9, 2022

Why Tobi Eyinade Built Rovingheights, Nigeria’s Biggest Literary Bookstore

The Future Award Africa Prize-nominated co-founder on the business of bookselling.

Suyi Davies Okungbowa Knows What It Takes

The Nigerian novelist, author of David Mogo, Godhunter and Son of the Storm, on epic fantasy, Black male representation in fiction, and making a literary career as a Nigerian.

Ani Kayode Somtochukwu’s Debut Novel Goes to Roxane Gay Books

And Then He Sang a Lullaby is described by the Grove Atlantic imprint as “a passionate love story about two young men who may have too far a distance to bridge to another.”

On The Offside Musings, Okey Ndibe Tackles Nigerian Politics

The podcast, with co-host Emeka Onyeagwa, is a “deep and often entertaining insight into Nigerian current affairs and culture.”

Romeo Oriogun Wrested Poetry from Pain

From the streets of Benin City to The New Yorker, a young working-class Nigerian writer scaled obstacles and became a defining voice in African poetry.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Children’s Picture Book Coming in 2023

The “joyful and tender” Mama’s Sleeping Scarf, forthcoming from HarperCollins Children’s Books, was written when her daughter was 3 years old.

TAFM 2022: Owen Olowu’s Songs of Ubong Takes Grand Cheese Prize for Best Film

23 films were screened in competition at The Annual Film Mischief, a festival by The Film Rats Club. Other winners include Olabode Izy’s The Samaritan and Tosan Anyafulu’s Reflections.

A Netflix Adaptation for Tola Okogwu’s YA Novel, Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

The production will be by Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios and David Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon.

The NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, Worth $100,000, Opens for Entries

The 2022 prize will consider poetry books.

The Film Rats Club Announces The Annual Film Mischief Festival 2022

The organisation is devoted to low-budget indie films. The inaugural festival theme is “Less is more.”

Join Agbowo’s Editorial Team as a Reader

SBMEN Announces Editorial Practice & Project Management Course for Feb. 2022

Society for Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN)

February 8, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu, Eloghosa Osunde, TJ Benson Shortlisted for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art & Literature

The three have books forthcoming this year.

The UnSerious Collective Announces N50,000 Fellowships for Nigerian Poets

The group—poets Adedayo Agarau, Jeremiah Agbaakin, Nome Patrick, Adebayo Kolawole Samuel, Wale Ayinla, Pamilerin Jacob, and Michael Akuchie—is seeking “poetry that is experimental and daring.”

Exodus by Gbenga Adeoba Review—Witnessing Loss and Histories

The Nigerian poet shows perplexities with measured control and composure—a detached storyteller with the simple yet daring assignment of pointing “humanity to the loss of itself.”

Country Love Depicts Tenderness in LGBTQ+ Nigerian Life

The forthcoming short film, a love story set in Enugu State, Nigeria, is Wapah Ezeigwe’s directorial debut. “I wasn’t willing to compromise any of my artistic vision,” they said.

In Asylum, Edafe Okporo Tells His Story of Seeking Refuge from Homophobia

Years ago in Nigeria, the activist was attacked by a mob for being gay. “Alongside my personal story is a call to action,” he wrote about his new memoir.

On an Eastern Nigerian Campus, a New Literary Hotspot

In Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, writers are gathering to converse and perform at Eagle Nest Book Club. “It is likely we have created something that will outstay us in this place,” said the founders.

Uzoma Ihejirika

January 6, 2022

Anietie Isong’s Radio Sunrise Set for Film Adaptation

The production of the novel, which is about brown envelope journalism, is led by two Nollywood companies, Royal Arts Academy and Closer Pictures.

Open Country Mag

January 4, 2022

Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo Review—What Does It Mean for a Woman to Reclaim Herself?

A mixed-race woman’s search for her father in a fictional country.

Ernest Ogunyemi

April 9, 2022

Why Tobi Eyinade Built Rovingheights, Nigeria’s Biggest Literary Bookstore

The Future Award Africa Prize-nominated co-founder on the business of bookselling.

Socrates Mbamalu

April 9, 2022

Suyi Davies Okungbowa Knows What It Takes

The Nigerian novelist, author of David Mogo, Godhunter and Son of the Storm, on epic fantasy, Black male representation in fiction, and making a literary career as a Nigerian.

Ada Nnadi

April 7, 2022

Ani Kayode Somtochukwu’s Debut Novel Goes to Roxane Gay Books

And Then He Sang a Lullaby is described by the Grove Atlantic imprint as “a passionate love story about two young men who may have too far a distance to bridge to another.”

Emmanuel Esomnofu

April 7, 2022

On The Offside Musings, Okey Ndibe Tackles Nigerian Politics

The podcast, with co-host Emeka Onyeagwa, is a “deep and often entertaining insight into Nigerian current affairs and culture.”

Emmanuel Esomnofu

April 6, 2022

Romeo Oriogun Wrested Poetry from Pain

From the streets of Benin City to The New Yorker, a young working-class Nigerian writer scaled obstacles and became a defining voice in African poetry.

Emmanuel Esomnofu

April 5, 2022

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Children’s Picture Book Coming in 2023

The “joyful and tender” Mama’s Sleeping Scarf, forthcoming from HarperCollins Children’s Books, was written when her daughter was 3 years old.

Otosirieze

March 29, 2022

TAFM 2022: Owen Olowu’s Songs of Ubong Takes Grand Cheese Prize for Best Film

23 films were screened in competition at The Annual Film Mischief, a festival by The Film Rats Club. Other winners include Olabode Izy’s The Samaritan and Tosan Anyafulu’s Reflections.

The Film Rats Club

March 8, 2022

A Netflix Adaptation for Tola Okogwu’s YA Novel, Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

The production will be by Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios and David Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon.

Emmanuel Esomnofu

March 8, 2022

The NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, Worth $100,000, Opens for Entries

The 2022 prize will consider poetry books.

Emmanuel Esomnofu

March 8, 2022

The Film Rats Club Announces The Annual Film Mischief Festival 2022

The organisation is devoted to low-budget indie films. The inaugural festival theme is “Less is more.”

The Film Rats Club

February 23, 2022

Join Agbowo’s Editorial Team as a Reader

Agbowó

February 15, 2022

SBMEN Announces Editorial Practice & Project Management Course for Feb. 2022

Society for Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN)

February 8, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu, Eloghosa Osunde, TJ Benson Shortlisted for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art & Literature

The three have books forthcoming this year.

Paula Willie-Okafor

February 5, 2022

The UnSerious Collective Announces N50,000 Fellowships for Nigerian Poets

Emmanuel Esomnofu

January 18, 2022

Exodus by Gbenga Adeoba Review—Witnessing Loss and Histories

The Nigerian poet shows perplexities with measured control and composure—a detached storyteller with the simple yet daring assignment of pointing “humanity to the loss of itself.”

Paula Willie-Okafor

January 18, 2022

Country Love Depicts Tenderness in LGBTQ+ Nigerian Life

The forthcoming short film, a love story set in Enugu State, Nigeria, is Wapah Ezeigwe’s directorial debut. “I wasn’t willing to compromise any of my artistic vision,” they said.

Uzoma Ihejirika

January 18, 2022

In Asylum, Edafe Okporo Tells His Story of Seeking Refuge from Homophobia

Years ago in Nigeria, the activist was attacked by a mob for being gay. “Alongside my personal story is a call to action,” he wrote about his new memoir.