Industry: Literature
Immigration Becomes an Unmaking in Salmah Salam Oiza’s Foreign in a Long-Familiar Leap Year
In modern Nigerian culture, the “Japa” story is typically framed as a…
A Local Literary Club Is Raising the Next Generation of Writers in Kano
A few meters on the main road that runs from the district…
Ayo Deforge Paints the Woman as a Round Character in the Romantic World of Under the Rain
The woman as a heroine in the victimisation of social conditioning is…
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…