The Sparkle Writer’s Hub is a hub for all writers and everyone who has a desire to master the art of writing. Their believe is that everyone can learn how to write and they are on a mission to help…
Literary Sunday will be dedicated to essays and arts that throw light on Christianity and its complexities in Africa. * * Sundays are for church, reading essays, instagram posts of your favourite artists and books. Scrolling through my Instagram feed…
I remember when I began flipping through the pages of the book – OF WOMEN AND FROGS in December of 2017. I got an advanced copy from Farafina books and all I could think about was gifting a thousand copies to young…
Class Day, a Yale College tradition, includes the awarding of academic, artistic, and athletic prizes; the celebration of undergraduates; and an address by a notable speaker. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, was the 2019 Class Day Speaker. In 2008, Chimamanda graduated with…
You all already know I got great love for Taiye Selasi! She shared this life lesson on her IG page few weeks ago. An “inspiration” she got from a dead tree. And so in the spirit of “WOMAN CRUSH WEDNESDAY”…
Panashe Chigumadzi author of Sweet Medicine and These Bones Shall Rise Again has written an important essay on writers, empathy and (black) solidarity politics. In this essay, she discusses the privileges that we Nigerians have. You may ask “what is…
I love the light that comes with Akwaeke Emezi. It is a deliberate one. And it’s quite contagious. In a recent Instagram Post, the Author of FRESHWATER, wrote; yesterday my new therapist (a black woman, yay!) told me i need…
Any one who knows me too well will tell you that I have a “healthy obsession” with Taiye Selasi. There’s something about her that’s refreshing. Different. Bold. Deep. Daring. Imagine my joy when she shared this beautiful caption on Instagram….
The title of this book is what appeals to you at first. Why will a Nigerian woman want to be a serial killer? Are there even serial killers in Nigeria? Isn’t it a western thing? Isn’t she mental? These are…
If you have been following THE NEWS, you may have come across the story of two men who took turns in raping a young lady after spiking her drink with a depressant. They also went ahead to film the act….
