The aphorism ldquo;Will the gods crack your palm kernel for you? rdquo; is an African proverb made popular by Chinua Achebe ...

Nigerian-American author, poet and playwright, Cash Onadele, also known as Aiye-ko-ooto, tells FAITH AJAYI about his play, and upcoming event in honour of Nobel laureate, Wole SoyinkaWhat inspired you ...

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour to welcome you all to this significant occasion mdash;the 67th ...

Fanon’s vision called for radical societal transformation beyond identity politics or victimhood. Liberation meant forging something new, a new humanity. He embraced a pragmatic approach to colonial ...

In 1958 Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, published his first book, Things Fall Apart. Set in pre-colonial rural Nigeria, it examines how the arrival of foreigners led to tensions within traditional ...

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) is not just a seminal work of African literature by the literary icon—it also serves as a profound metaphor for the current political turmoil in ...

Chinua Achebe. | Leonardo Cendamo/GettyImages In 2008, 50 years after publishing his debut novel, Achebe explained to PBS News Hour that he wrote Things Fall Apart because “something needed to ...

B Brooks Eti-Inyene A TV series adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” is in development at A24 Studios with Idris Elba as lead actor and executive producer.

A literary legacy Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is not just a story; it is a cornerstone of African literature and has garnered international acclaim. The novel is the first in Achebe’s ...

Dr Akil Khalfani, Pan African Diaspora Ambassador to the Ooni of Ife, says the Nigerian novel, Things Fall Apart, is still valued after 65 years because it tells the story of African history ...