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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

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BREAKING: Nigerian Literary Icon, Isidore Okpewho, Dies At 74

Julius Okeke | Political Reporter -
Isidore Okpewho, one of Nigeria’s foremost scholar of oral literature, author, and humanist, has died. Professor Okpewho died at the age of 74 at a hospital in...
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Achebe Was Unintelligent When He Wrote Things Fall Apart – Onyeka Nwelue [INTERVIEW]

Ogala Osoka | Staff Reporter -
Onyeka Nwelue, a Nigerian writer and filmmaker, has said in a new interview that Chinua Achebe's first novel, Things Fall Apart is not great...
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Notorious BIG Once Asked TuPac To Be His Manager – Author Claims

Ogala Osoka | Staff Reporter -
An author, Ben Westhoff has claimed that Notorious B.I.G asked the late US rapper, TuPac to manage him. According to Ben Westhoff's book, Original Gangstas: The Untold...
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BREAKING NEWS: Holocaust Survivor And Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel Dies At 87

Wires | The Trent -
Elie Wiesel, who survived the Holocaust and went on to become an influential author and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has died, Israel’s Holocaust memorial...
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A Tribute To Elechi Amadi

Opinions | The Trent -
"Elechi Amadi had a gift of innovative thinking, a visionary spirit, and tenacious patience- ingredients that made him succeed in his various areas of...
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African Literary Icon, Elechi Amadi, Dies At 82

Silas Ebeh | Crime Reporter -
Africa's literary community lost a respected member, Captain Elechi Amadi, who passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at about 3.45pm in Port Harcourt. One of...
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Reuben Abati: Dis Fela Sef! He Lives [BOOK REVIEW]

Reuben Abati | Op-Ed Contributor -
Benson Idonije: Dis Fela Sef!: The Legend(s) Untold- A Memoir. Lagos; FESTAC BOOKS, 2016, 282 pp. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Benson Idonije,...
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Iconic Author Of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’, Harper Lee, Dies aged 89

The Guardian UK -
Harper Lee, whose 1961 novel To Kill a Mockingbird became a national institution and the defining text on the racial troubles of the American...
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BREAKING: Best-Selling Italian Author And Academic, Umberto Eco Dies At 84

The Guardian UK -
The novelist and intellectual Umberto Eco has died aged 84. Eco, who was perhaps best known for his 1980 work The Name of the...
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Proud Mother: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Son, Uzodinma Honoured At The White House

Ani Afuekwe | Entertainment Reporter -
Nigeria's former finance minister and world renowned economist, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has taken to Facebook to express pride in her son's achievement. Uzodinma Iweala...
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