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.
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| Umar Saidu Isa, aka The Dynamic Galvanizer |
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.
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| Late Chief (Mrs) Elizabeth Fagunwa and her late husband, Chief D.O. Fagunwa. |
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.
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| 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. |
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.
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| Late novelist, Buchi Emecheta |
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.
