ABSTRACTThis paper examines the poetry of Denja Abdullahi, a prominent third generation writer in Nigeria, who is also a playwright and literary scholar. …
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Voices of Change: Literature as a Catalyst for Social Change in Nigeria | Prof. Solanke, S. O.
Abstract This review examines Nigerian literature as a dynamic force for social transformation, foregrounding how writers have articulated dissent, reshaped collective consciousness, and …
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Critical Essay
Reflection on Grief-Themed Poems: A Litmus Test on Contemporary Nigerian Poets | Ojo Olumide Emmanuel
Recently, I checked the submission guidelines for a magazine, and it was boldly stated: Please note that Shrapnel is not currently publishing stories …
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Critical Essay
The Human Beings in Noah Ebije’s Mosquitoes Sucked Their Blood for Five Years | Stephen Adinoyi
Mosquitoes Sucked Their Blood for Five Years, a play written by Noah Ebije, is a play of 68 pages. A play is usually, …
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Abstract This work, titled The Canard of Demystifying Emerging Media Theory, critically examined Prof. Egere’s “Demystifying Emerging Media Theory” with the aim of …
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Rethinking Feminism Through a Revolutionary Reading of Zaynab Alkali’s Invisible Borders
Abstract The works of male writers and critics formed the foundation of literary scholarship. However in recent times, female critics and writers have …
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TNR Write Back
RE; THE NEW SUFI POETS OF NORTHERN NIGERIA AND THE DILEMMA OF MEANING | Suleiman Zailani
This is an excellent expose of the incipient influence of the poetry of Umar Abubakar Sidi anthology: The poet of dust. It is …
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Abstract This essay explores the renaissance of Sufi poetry in the contemporary Nigerian literary landscape occasioned by Umar Abubakar Sidi’s The Poet of …
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Critical Essay
Gender politics and the Myth of the Jealous Sea-King in Elechi Amadi’s The Concubine | Clara Ijeoma Osuji
Commonly, there is a fatalistic edge to artistic portrayals of women that can easily be associated with gender politics. In The Concubine, Elechi …
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Critical EssayPoetry
Place Poetry: a Comparative Analysis of Isaiah Gbenga’s Osogobo and Marvellous Igwe’s O Cicade | Eniola Abdulroqeeb Arowolo
Right from the emergence of the first generation of written African poetry that saw the publication of confrontational verses that challenged colonialism and …
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Critical Essay
SOCIO-CULTURAL SHOCKS AND DIFFERENTIALS IN HER MAJESTY’S VISIT: PLAY BY ADINOYI OJO ONUKABA | Tunde Olusunle, PhD & Stephen Adewumi, PhD
ABSTRACT This paper explores the concept of socio-cultural shocks and differentials by utilizing a play text as a case study. The chosen play …
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Postmodern-Secular City-Life Sexual Relations in Contemporary Urban Nigerian Writings | Yinka Adetu
Postmodernism in Urban Nigerian Writings In contemporary discussions on Nigerian urban literature, much has been said about how postmodern city life has been …