By Happiness Stephen The issue of insecurity has long plagued Nigeria’s history, drawing concern from great thinkers, writers, and musicians. Visionaries like Chinua Achebe once warned that things have fallen apart and are no longer at ease, capturing the early cracks in Nigeria’s moral and political foundation. Fela Kuti, with his fearless music, laid bare […]
Chinua Achebe, prophet and great writer, who was born on November 16, 1930, will be remembered forever for what he did in 1958. In 1958, Achebe’s first novel, Things Fall Apart, was released and he told the conflicted story of Okonkwo, communal life, clash of faiths, dynamics of the clash of cultures and more, set […]
Late Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has now been honoured by tech giant, Google as an important figure of 20th century literature. A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google’s homepage that is intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people. The doodle is marking what would have been Achebe’s 87th […]
The late Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has been honoured in a Google Doodle, underscoring his status as a towering figure of 20th-century literature. By creating a doodle marking what would have been Achebe’s 87th birthday, the tech giant is celebrating a writer many consider to be the father of modern African literature. Writing amid a […]
President Goodluck Jonathan must rein in Doyin Okupe and other sycophants. Chinua Achebe reminds us that those whose palm kernels were cracked by the gods must remain humble. A shoeless school boy who rose to the presidency cannot afford to have an aide misrepresenting him as a contestant for the position of Jesus Christ. Okupe presented President […]