Cryptically crafted, Gabriel Okara’s The Call of the River Nun, written in 1953, transcended beyond an ode to the river that passes through his native home in the Niger Delta.
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Varsity don wants literature revolutionised in higher institutions
A University don, with the Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Professor Damian Opata has called on the Federal Government to revolutionise literature in higher institutions.
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NLNG calls for entries for 2018 Nigeria prize for Literature
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Limited, sponsors of The Nigeria Prize for Literature and The Nigeria Prize for Science, is calling for Entries for the 2018 edition of the prizes. The focus for the literature prize in 2018 is Drama while the science prize will be accepting entries on Innovations in Electric Power Solutions.
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