A focus on Hausa folklore and culture: Why madness and mental trouble?
Abstract: Traditionally, the Hausas believed in divergent number of ways in which an…
An image of Northern Nigeria’s marital and gender-based controversies: A survey of Abubakar Gimba’s Sacred Apples
Being a paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Ethnic Nationalities, Cultural…
Afrofuturism: The unapologetic African narrative
Africa, as we may well know, is the bedrock of civilisation and…
The links between literature and the society: A brief review
So many definitions of literature have been put up. In the context…
Top ten journals for literary scholars and students
One of the most emphasized catchphrases in the world of academia is…
Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus: A reflection of oral tradition and socio-historical realities
Though the freshest of the literary genres in Africa, African fiction is…
Re-reporting Africa to the diaspora through literature
To re-report simply means to ‘report again’, that is, to provide a…
Celebrating Flora Nwapa’s 86th posthumous birthday
I write because I want to write. I write because I have…
David Diop’s Africa: A short stylistic analysis
David Mandessi Diop (1927-1960) was a Bordeaux-born Senegalese poet. He spent most…
The politics of plundering: Reviewing Niyi Osundare’s ‘The Emperor and the DollarRain’
Introduction Niyi Osundare is a distinguished professor of English, a prolific poet…
Treading the lonely path: A review of Omotayo Yusuf’s Hero
Omotayo Yusuf is my friend. The one I am proud of. Together…
Reflecting on Nigeria’s oil: A critique of Niyi Osundare’s ‘Oily Blues’
What will Nigeria do when oil has passed out of favour? What…