Anne Carson Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet and author Anne Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for a body of work that bridges classical traditions and contemporary literary experimentation. The Swedish Academy, based in Stockholm, honoured the 76-year-old…
The Musical Fragments of KSA at 80
As King Sunny Adé turns 80, the bigger question is no longer how far he took jùjú music, but what happens to the tradition he transformed when the king is no longer on stage. At 80, King Sunny Adé has earned the right to simply be celebrated. But there…
How Martin Luther King Jr. Helped Pay for Julia Roberts’ Birth
Long before Julia Roberts became one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actresses, her life was connected to one of the most remarkable civil rights families in American history. Roberts was born in 1967, at a time when her parents, Walter and Betty Lou…
Insecurity Is Emptying Nigeria’s Sacred Mountains
For decades, Nigeria’s prayer mountains have stood as symbols of hope, healing and unwavering faith. Say hello to Insecurity… Perched on lonely hills, hidden within forests or tucked away from bustling cities, these sacred grounds have…
Killed on Command: The ‘Zero Line’ Lifts the Lid on Russia’s Brutal Frontline Reality
It’s not a story for another, it’s a daring tale of how death-hound commands smear blood on the Russia-Ukraine war. A chilling new BBC documentary has pulled back the curtain on what former Russian soldiers describe as a culture of fear,…
My cursory Journey into drugs – Duke of Shomolu
Yesterday I saw the drug Loud for the first time in my life It was tiny, looked green and was wrapped in transparent nylon. The dealer handed it over to the buyer, and it sold for N500. The buyer took it, got a cigarette, tore it, poured the tobacco…
The Blue Building: When Will it Stop? ( A Story by Fortune Omosola )
Chapter Seven The rain came suddenly that Friday afternoon, heavy and unrestrained, the way Lagos rain announces itself, as if the sky has finally grown tired of its own weight and must empty everything at once. Precious stood under the awning outside…
The Blue Building: Joints and Jargons
Chapter Four: The sun was already leaning west when Precious reached the church gate that evening. The Blue Building shimmered in the dusty Ibadan heat, its paint peeling slightly around the corners, the iron gate screeching open to let her in. The…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Honoured as First Recipient of Germany’s Felix Jud Prize for Defiant Thinking
Celebrated Nigerian novelist and public intellectual Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named the inaugural recipient of the Felix Jud Prize for Defiant Thinking, a distinguished German honour that recognises individuals who embody freedom of expression,…
Twice The Devil: The Priest Burden ( A Novel by Fortune Omosola )
The Peugeot 504 hissed and grumbled as it made its way down the cracked tar road. The sun had not yet risen, but a pale orange streak was beginning to unfurl in the east like an ancestral cloth, heavy with prophecy. Kola sat hunched in the back seat,…