Friends, family, faith leaders and staff of the Anambra State Ministry of Information on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, gathered at the Godwin Ezemo International Press Centre, Awka, to celebrate author and Information Officer, Obianuju Ekwughe–Azukaego, at the launch of her two novels — ‘Rose Petals’ and ‘The Glittering Spear’. The event, which drew professionals,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a moment of history, panegyrics, and cultural enthusiasm as the people of Agulu community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State gathered to officially commence the process of giving their long-lost ancestral heritage a permanent home after 120 years in foreign and national custody. The popular deity’s…
By Izunna Okafor On this bright day, a steady light (Ìfè) higher ascends, A man whose stride inspires both foes and friends; With wisdom shining and heart aligned to peace, He tills the ground where hope and progress increase. Through every dawn, his service stands so true— As quiet flame revealing what a youthful…
By Joseph Ude, Awka All roads led to the Anambra State Central E-Library, Awka, on Friday, as writers, students, scholars, dignitaries, cultural leaders, and literary enthusiasts converged for the 2025 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture, a gathering that once again reaffirmed Anambra’s place as the literary heartbeat of Africa and the spiritual…
By Our Correspondent All is now set for the 2025 edition of the Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture, an annual event organized in honour of Nigeria’s literary legend, Prof. Chinua Achebe, with this year’s edition expected to draw prominent personalities, scholars, and literary enthusiasts from within and outside the country. Announcing the readiness…
Following the resounding success of its previous editions, the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (Anambra State Chapter) — the literary body that organizes the annual Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture — has announced a global call for entries for the 10th edition of the Chinua Achebe Poetry/Essay Anthology. The call invites writers…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Five years after his passage, the legacy of Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike continues to echo resoundingly through Nigeria’s literary landscape, as writers, students, traditional rulers, public officials, and literary enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the man many described as a sentinel of Nigeria’s moral and intellectual conscience. Held at the Prof. Kenneth…
Nneoma Michelle Egeonu is a UK-based Nigerian writer, literary activist, and Founder of the Guild of African Thriller Authors (GATA). An author of “In Broad Daylight” and other Amazon bestselling titles, she is also the host of Nigeria’s first-ever National Reading Contest, an initiative aimed at promoting and rewarding reading culture across the country….
