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Two Nigerians Make the Society of Authors Awards 2020 Shortlist
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Two Nigerians Make the Society of Authors Awards 2020 Shortlist

May 14, 2020by Ernest Ogunyemi0

Today, the 14th of May, 2020, the Society of Authors announced the shortlists in five awards categories: Betty Trask, McKitterick, ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Awards, the Paul Torday Memorial Prize, and the inaugural Queen’s Knickers Award. The awards fund, which is to be shared among the winners in each category, is £100,000. The shortlist of 29...

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Obinna Udenwe’s Short Story, “It Has to Do With Emilia”, Optioned for Film and Television by BUMP Films
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Obinna Udenwe’s Short Story, “It Has to Do With Emilia”, Optioned for Film and Television by BUMP Films

May 9, 2020by Ernest Ogunyemi0

“It Has to Do With Emilia“, a short story by Obinna Udenwe, which was published online by AFREADA three years ago, has been optioned for film and television by Johannesburg Film Producer Bridget Pickering at BUMP Films. “It Has to Do With Emilia” has been described as “a moody and sophisticated exploration of a forbidden...

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The Full Story: Former Deputy Editor, Otosirieze Obi-Young and Brittle Paper Founder, Ainehi Edoro Are Locked In A Theatrical War
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The Full Story: Former Deputy Editor, Otosirieze Obi-Young and Brittle Paper Founder, Ainehi Edoro Are Locked In A Theatrical War

Apr 17, 2020by Ernest Ogunyemi0

On April 14, 2020, Hadiza El-Rufai, wife of the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, and author of the novel An Abundance of Scorpions (Ouida), wrote on Twitter that “All is fair in love and war”, a statement that caused an outrage. This was in defense of an obscene tweet by her son, Bello El-Rufai....

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