Tag: Jude Idada
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Jude Idada is the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2019 winner.
Jude Idada was announced the winner of the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2019 at a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on October 11, 2019. The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored annually by oil firm NLNG, was started in 2004 to honour Nigerian authors in the four genres of fiction, poetry, drama and children’s literature. Over…
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Nigeria Prize for Literature 2019 shortlist announced in Lagos.
Jude Idada, Dunni Olatunde, and O T Begho are the three writers on the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2019 shortlist announced in Lagos, Nigeria on September 4, 2019. The Nigeria Prize for Literature was founded to honour Nigerian authors in the four genres of fiction, poetry, drama and children’s literature. Started in 2004, it is…
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Nigeria Prize for Literature 2019 longlist announced.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2019 longlist was announced in Lagos, Nigeria on July 18, 2019. The Nigeria Prize for Literature was founded to honour Nigerian authors in the four genres of fiction, poetry, drama and children’s literature. Started in 2004, it is the richest prize in African literature with the winner pocketing US$100,000. Over…
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Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 longlist announced.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 longlist was announced on July 26, 2018. Those in the running for the prize this year are Chidubem Iweka, Denja Abdullahi, Soji Cole, Obari Gomba, Peter E. Omoko, Dul Johnson, Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan, Jude Idada, Akanji Nasiru, and Dickson Ekhaguere. The Nigeria Prize for Literature is the richest prize in…
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Nigerian Prize for Literature 2014 shortlist out
We have a shortlist for the Nigerian Prize for Literature 2014 ladies and gentlemen. For the uninformed, The Nigeria Prize for Literature rotates yearly amongst four literary genres: prose fiction, poetry, drama, and children’s literature. This year’s prize is for drama and comes with a cash prize of $100, 000. The longlist was announced in…