They say, Spoken word is poetry. I say, Try coke and pepsi For one lives for the stage, Rhythms and flowetry, The other lives in the page, Methaphors and imagery. They say, Spoken word is poetry, I say, A sea is not its tributary. One is direct and vivid, talkative and expressive. The other … Continue reading →

You messed up the hole to your pleasure, These words can’t be told to Wards from your dissatisfaction. You saddled here and there Actualising your wet dreams; Even rendering your own hymns.   Everyone who consumed you, You let down the wall of your pride. Your soft front hurdle, Plus your rear axle, All this … Continue reading →

The Nigeria Prize for literature has just announced the winner of its 2012 prize: “On Black Sister’s Street” by Chika Unigwe. The prize is one of Nigeria’s leading prizes for literature and has a cash value of US$100, 000. Unigwe emerged from a field of over 214 entries, the largest number received since the prize … Continue reading →

The Yoruba people of Southwest Nigeria have a wise saying which when interpreted, literally means “when a situation is beyond grief, it becomes a cause for laughter”. Nothing describes the Nigerian situation better than this. I choose to call such situations #SadComedies. Enjoy some! JOHNBULL THE LAWMAKER #SadComedy 1 The teacher asks the class to … Continue reading →

Accomplish Press is pleased to announce the official publication of Nothing Comes Close, a debut novel by Tolulope Popoola. The story is a compelling tale of the struggle to preserve love in the midst of daunting challenges. Nothing Comes Close is set in London, Milton Keynes and Lagos, with a cast of intriguing characters that … Continue reading →

In 2011, the Creative Entrepreneurs Association sought to reward Initiative, Talent, Creativity and Entrepreneurship across the creative industries, recognising the central role they play in the

Echoes in the Web by Femi Owolabi, is a compelling thriller that weaves different characters from different spheres of life into a situation through one coincidence or the other. Echoes in the Web is a curious case of cause and effect in less than 24 hours with every character entangled in a web of chain … Continue reading →

Nigeria, at independence from British rule in 1960, was called the Giant of Africa. With a large population, an educated elite and many natural resources, especially oil, Nigeria was supposed to fly the flag of democratic success. It did not, and it is clear now, in retrospect, that it could not possibly have done so. … Continue reading →

Come watch the best of the best Spoken Word Poets in Nigeria live on stage. Poets such as Sage Hasson, Efe Paul Azino, Plumbline, Chiedu Ifeozo, Bob Ekat, Olulu

Title: THERE WAS A COUNTRY Author/ Year: Chinua Achebe/ 2012 Genre: Non-ficiton / Memoirs BOOK SYNOPSIS Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, is a writer whose moral courage and storytelling gifts have left an enduring stamp on world literature. There Was a Country is his long-awaited account of coming of age during the … Continue reading →