Industry: Literature
Salmah Salam Oiza on the Weight of the Unsaid in Poetry and Life
The latest edition of The Platform welcomed poet and author Salmah Salam…
TheGlobalPoet Crowned Winner of De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt Season 4
Deborah Johnson, better known by her stage name TheGlobalPoet, has emerged as…
A Nigerian Book Club Founder on Why Trauma Reading is Good for the Soul
In an age where the relentless pace of adult life threatens to…
Exploring ‘Poetry in the Time of Crisis’ at KAPFEST 2025
Kano, Nigeria: It’s Friday, September 12, 2025; the sun had just risen…
Why Amaka Azie Interviewed Her Daughter to Write Her New Novel
In this edition of The Lane, novelist Amaka Azie opens a window…
The Peoples of Nigeria is Reviving Diversity through Illustrated Storytelling
One of the most effective ways to preserve a culturally diverse and…
Rachel Ajisafe Wins Inaugural Witsprouts Storytelling Prize 2025
The Witsprouts Project has announced Rachel Ajisafe as the grand winner of…
Erhu Kome on Indie Publishing and the Quest for Entertaining African Stories
The 10th edition of The Platform welcomed acclaimed speculative fiction writer Erhu…
A First Look at Tobi Aluko’s Seagulls and Seashells
The art of poetry is built on the principle of compression, a…
The Mind is Not an Ally review: Ayo Deforge’s Poetic Cartography of Grief and Resilience
Across many African traditions, the mind is not the sovereign it imagines…
Timileyin Okunlola Writes Through Pain That Cannot Be Undone
Herein, Timileyin Okunlola discusses her poem, "Straits" Your poem "Straits…" powerfully describes a…
Paperworth Books Present Ochoche Agada’s Conversations With Midnight
In his new debut poetry collection, Conversations With Midnight, Nigerian poet Ochoche…