Month: June 2018

June 12: Abiola’s Posthumous Honour And The 2019 Election Politics, By Omoshola Deji

Nigerians assembled at the polls on June 12, 1993 to expunge dictatorship and usher in purposeful leadership. The widely acclaimed free, fair and credible presidential election, presumably won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, was annulled by the General Ibrahim Babangida led military regime. Abiola was incarcerated by successive military government(s) till he died in…

Excitement As Entries Open For 10th NB Golden Pen Awards

Organisers of the prestigious Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Awards have called on journalists across the country to submit entries for this year’s event, which enters its 10th edition. At a news conference in Lagos yesterday, Kufre Ekanem, Nigerian Breweries’ Corporate Affairs Adviser, said entries for the award opened on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 and will…

20 Budding Nigerian Writers Qualify For Next Stage of GTBank Dusty Manuscript Contest

After spending several weeks poring over more than 1000 stories submitted for the Dusty Manuscript Contest, the judges of the competition have selected their top 20 entries. The selected entries are: Devil‘s Pawn by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson Home to the hill by Eunice Ekelaka Sambisa by Mohammed, Fatima Aliko The Smell of rain by Nneoma…

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