Nigerian Writers

With Language, I Am Often Trying To Write Something That Makes The Next Man Stop-An Interview With Abu Bakr Sadiq By Blessing Omeiza Ojo

Abu Bakr Sadiq is a Nigerian poet. He is the winner of the 2022 IGNYTE award for Best Speculative Poetry. His work is nominated for the Rhysling Award and is published in Boston Review, The Fiddlehead, Mizna, Palette Poetry, FIYAH, ...

Publishing Is A Business While Writing Is An Art – Olukorede Yishau; An Interview by Mahmoodah Oyeleye

Olukorede Yishau is an award-winning and versatile editor with 23 years of experience. He is a good talent manager and proven newsroom manager. His versatility has seen him winning the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) in varying categories four ...

A Woman Can Handle Nigeria – An Interview With Safiya Ismaila Yero by Haneefah Abdulrahman

Welcome to LITVO Journal, how best would you love to be described, Ma’am? I am Mrs Yero, Safiya Ismaila. Whenever I write my name I make sure I write  ‘Mrs Yero’ first, followed by Safiya Ismaila. Mrs Yero is an ...

I cry within, and want the general society to share in my inner pain — Ahmed Yerima: An Interview by Victor Abayomi.

Director, actor, playwright and scholar, Ahmed Parker Yerima is a former Director — General of the National Theatre and National Troupe of Nigeria. His other works include Gender Politics: Womens Writings and Films in Northern Nigeria (co-edited with Saeedat Aliyu, ...

My Poetry is Never Afraid to Throw Punches : An Interview with Olumide Olaniyan by Ojo Olumide Emmanuel

Olumide Olaniyan is a poet, satirist, social scientist and historian. He debuted his collection of poems- Lucidity of Absurdity- in March 2017. Selected poems from the work are being used to teach contemporary African Literature in some higher institutions in ...

Every Kind Of Writing Is Absolutist: An Interview With Mu’azu Maiwada By Haneefah Abdulrahman

Mu’azu Maiwada is from Zaria City and Lectures in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The former Chairman of ASUU, ABUZ., branch, is a writer/biographer and a committed Rights Activist with keen interest in antiquarian ...

I Don’t Really Consider Poetry As A Genre – Dike Chukwumerije: An Interview by Isaiah Gbenga Adepoju

Dike Chukwumerije is a Nigerian spoken word and performance poetry artist and an award-winning author. He has eight published books including the novel Urichindere, which won the 2013 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Prize for Prose Fiction [1][2] and a ...

I Am A Living Piece Of Art: An Interview With Hafsat K. Abdullahi By Haneefah Abdulrahman

Hafsat K. Abdullahi is a 21-year-old award winning Spoken word Artiste, Writer, Fashion Designer and Model. She is a proud member of the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation and Enactus A.B.U Zaria.  In 2021, she won numerous contests notably; Spoken Poetry ...

I Can Always Defend My Claim To Being A Poet: A Conversation With Ahmed Maiwada By Isaac Ogezi

  Barrister Ahmed Maiwada is the current president of the Association of Nigerian Authors, he is one of the leading poets in Nigeria, today. In this engaging interview with the Nigerian playwright, ISAAC ATTAH OGEZI; Guest Interviewer for LitVo, Mr. ...

It Is An Illusion To Have A Flawless Society | An Interview With Uche Peter Umez by Haneefah Abdulrahman

Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike commonly known as Uche Peter Umez is a Nigerian author. He is a graduate of Government & Public Administration from Abia State University, He has a master’s degree in English Studies from the University of Port Harcourt ...