Dr. Usman Oladipo Akanbi's 'Labake Isale Eko & Other Plays' goes public

April 27, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

Last Saturday added to the memorable moments of the Former Chairman of Association of Nigerian Authors, Kwara State Chapter (Kwara-ANA), Dr. Usman Oladipo Akanbi, as he presented his new body of work titled "Labake Isale Eko & Other Plays" to the reading public.

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Authors journeyed Ilorin for Capacity Building Workshop

April 27, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

National and fifteen states ANA Executive Council members trouped to the capital of the State of Harmony recently for the first ANA/Yusuf Ali Literary Awareness Campaign’s Capacity Building Workshop.

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Poetry |It's your nature| by Abdulsalam Ridwan Abiodun

April 19, 2018 TWF Editor 1 Comments

Image credit: Alamy Stock Photo.
He reads in minutes;
You read in hours.
He misses lot of classes;
You attend all classes.
Yet, he passes more than you,
'Cause it's your nature.

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Poetry |Athame| by Swapan Kumar Rakshit

April 19, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

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The struggle of the barren land 
To become like alluvial soil,
Is treated by the generous cloud
With repugnance and recoil.

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2018 ANA Yusuf Ali Literary Awareness capacity building Workshop holds this Friday in Ilorin.

April 18, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) will on Friday, 20th of April 2018 hold her first ever literary awareness capacity building workshop in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state.

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Awele Creative Trust Award released 2017 shortlist

April 18, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

Chika Unigwe, Founder of Awele Creative Trust Award. Image: Bookslive.
The Awele Creative Trust (ACT) has announced a six-name shortlist for the ACT Award 2017, following a four-month period of deliberation. Now in its fourth year, the N50,000 Awele Creative Trust Award is an annual short story prize conceived to encourage aspiring writers in Nigeria.

The shortlisted stories are:

•“The Goat Thief,” by Famous Ogbewe
•“With What Mouth Does One Tell This Kind of Story,” by Olakunle Ologunro
•“The Return,” by Imade Iyamu Oduduwa
•“This is How You Lose Your Mind,” by Tochukwu Okafor
•“Solving for X,”  by Dami Lare
•“Theatre of Tattered Things,” by Adams Adeosun


First awarded in January 2015 to Caleb Adebayo, the award has been judged by names like Justine Labalestier, Brian Chikwava, Toni Kan Onwordi, Madeleine Thien, Joe Dunthorne, Chibundu Onuzo, Vamba Sherif and Monica Arac d’Nyeko.

According to the organisation’s press statement, the shortlisted writers have “embraced the freedom that the  short fiction form offers to experiment, to be innovative, to mix old myths with new ones. Their stories are bold, touching and entertaining. Born between 1993 and 1998, these writers assure us that the future of writing is in good hands with Nigeria’s youth.”

Awele Creative Trust was set up in 2014 by award winning writer, Chika Unigwe, who is also its creative director. Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo, Prof. Femi Osofisan, Kanene Dieobi and Ichie Nnaeto Orazulike are the other board members of the non-profit organisation.

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Somaliland Poet Nacima Qorane jailed for advocating for a unified Somalia

April 18, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

Poet Nacima Qorane, image:Twitter.

A court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has sentenced a young poet, Nacima Qorane to three years in jail for her poetry for the unification of Somali, BBC reports.

She was found guilty of bringing the state into contempt by advocating for Somaliland to reunite with Somalia.

Pressure groups in Somaliland have launched into campaigns to point out that her basic human rights have been violated.

Somaliland self-declared independence in 1991, but is not till present recognized internationally. 

Ms Qorane was arrested in January after returning from the Somali capital Mogadishu, where prosecutors said she had recited poetry calling for Somali unity.


The prosecution said that she had labelled the self-declared republic of Somaliland a "region" and "insulted and defamed" its government.

Somaliland's Human Rights Centre has asked the government of Somaliland to release Nacima Qorane and respect human rights.

Its director, Guleid Ahmed Jama, told the BBC that it was "very concerned about the conviction and sentencing of Nacima Qorane".

"Freedom of expression is enshrined and protected by the constitution of Somaliland. We urge the government of Somaliland to respect its own constitution," he said.

We gathered that some other artists and journalists have been arrested in Somaliland for the same offence.

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Submission Guidelines |We are receiving submissions| TWF

April 17, 2018 TWF Editor 5 Comments


Here comes the platform you have been waiting for: The Words Finesse (TWF).

TWF is Your One Stop trusted Home for promoting Literature of both emerging and established generations of writers and authors world wide.

We receive submissions any day, any time on any theme.

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Feature |Remains of Prof. Akinwumi Isola laid to rest

April 17, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

Late Prof. Akinwumi Isola
The week-long burial programme for the late Prof. Akinwumi Isola, a cultural colossus and erudite scholar ended on Friday, April 13, 2018 with a funeral service at Methodist Cathedral of Light, Agodi Gate, Ibadan. The church was filled to the brim with people from all walks of life, from within and outside Nigeria.

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Artist and artiste promoters marked birthday in styles

April 15, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

Mid April this year was filled with dynamic wishes and prayers for the duo of Precioustwins online and offline.
Prince H.T.O & M.K.O (Precioustwins)

Precioustwins is a single appellation of the Ilorin-based On Air Personalities, the Golden Twins of the Airwaves: AbdulMajeed Kehinde Oyewole and Abdulhafeez Taiye Oyewole, fondly called M.K.O and Prince H.T.O respectively.

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Poetry |Victory Verse| by Abdulhafeez T. Oyewole

April 15, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

My days ticking in tock,
My words living in worlds.
I count my blessing today,
I see it outweighs yesterday.

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I wish for a Nigeria free of impediments- Umar Saidu Isa

April 14, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

I wish for a Nigeria free of impediments- Umar Saidu Umar
Umar Saidu Isa fondly called The Dynamic Galvanizer is a poet, writer, blogger, voice-over artiste, rapper and a motivational speaker. He is also the CEO of Etsumar Poetry, an audio production and graphics presentation outfit. In this interview with ABDULHAFEEZ T. OYEWOLE, he speaks about his works and passion for a better Nigeria.
Umar Saidu Isa, aka The Dynamic Galvanizer

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ANA mourns the demise of Chief Elizabeth Fagunwa

April 13, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

The National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Mallam Denja Abdullahi has commiserated with the Fagunwa family over the passing on of the matriarch of the family, Chief (Mrs.) Elizabeth Adebanke Fagunwa at the age of 85, saying she deserved to be celebrated in all ways possible for promoting and keeping the literary legacy of his late husband alive until her death. 
Late Chief (Mrs) Elizabeth Fagunwa and her late husband,  Chief D.O. Fagunwa.

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Eighty-nine plays compete for $100,000 NLNG Literature Prize 2018

April 13, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

Eighty nine entries will compete for the 2018 edition of the Nigeria LNG Limited-sponsored Nigeria Prize for Literature focused on Drama, the Company revealed at a formal ceremony in Lagos to hand-over the entries to the Advisory Board of the Prize.
Professor Emeritus Ayo Banjo, Chairman Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, hands-over 89 entries to the Chairman, Panel of Judges, Professor Matthew Umukoro in Lagos for 2018 edition of the prize as Godson Dienye, Acting Manager, Community Relations at Nigeria LNG and other judges, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Udengwu and Professor Mohammed Inuwa Umar-Buratai, look on.

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Honour awaits late novelist Buchi Emecheta at NIBF

April 13, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

As preparations for the 17th Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF) get to the climax, a treat awaits deceased novelist, Buchi emecheta, whose works will enjoy focus at the event.
Late novelist, Buchi Emecheta 

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Ebedi hosts four female writers for March/April residency

April 09, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

Four female Nigerian Writers have arrived Iseyin, Oyo State for the March/April 2018 Ebedi Writers Residency Session. They are: Amina Hassan, Bukola Adeleke, Nana Sule and Funmi Aluko. 

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Elations from Ghanaian troupes' visit to Ilorin

April 07, 2018 TWF Editor 0 Comments

It was a glorious evening of refreshing musical, dance and theatrical galore at the Honourable Justice Mustapha Akanbi (retd.) residence in Ilorin, as the National Theatre of Ghana on Monday, 2nd of April, paid him a courtesy visit. 
The gathering which had in attendance family, friends, colleagues and well wishers of the retired President, Court of Appeal, Nigeria, witnessed amazing displays in form of dance, play excerpt and symphonic orchestra from the visiting West coast guests. 

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