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Nigeria:
Achebe - King's College to Distribute Free Copies of Things Fall Apart
Leadership, 26 March 2013
The King's College, Lagos, will on Thursday distribute free copies of the novel, "Things Fall Apart", in tribute to the author, Prof. Chinua Achebe, who died on March 21. Read more »
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Nigeria:
How Achebe Inspired Us - Young Writers
Daily Trust, 24 March 2013
Chinua Achebe inspired several generations of African writers and thinkers with his works, some of them as far removed from the legendary author as the ones here. In a state of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Achebe Was Africa's Greatest Literary Mind - Nwodo
Daily Trust, 24 March 2013
The former governor of Enugu State and former national chairman of the ruling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo in statement released in Abuja said in spite… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Achebe - There Was a Software Icon
Vanguard, 27 March 2013
The human brain is a computer, and software is a knowledge logic system. The Nigerian knowledge profession and industry is grossly underestimated — due to technophobia… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Chinua Achebe
Vanguard, 27 March 2013
"Two men look out through the same bars; One sees the mud, and one the stars." - Fredrick Langbridge, 1849 - 1923 Read more »
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Nigeria:
Achebe Projected African Image to the World - Obasanjo
Vanguard, 26 March 2013
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late literary Icon,Prof. Chinua Achebe as a Nigerian that used his literary prowess to project the image of African… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senate to Hold Session in Honour of Achebe Tomorrow
Vanguard, 26 March 2013
The Senate has resolved to hold a session on Wednesday, March 27 in honour of the late Prof. Chinua Achebe, the literary icon, who died on March 21 in the U.S. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Poetic Tributes to Achebe
Daily Trust, 24 March 2013
Chinua Achebe passed on a day after the World Poetry Day and writers, moved by this tragic loss, have penned some poems in honour of the fallen great. Read more »