Chimezie Chika

African literature
The Year So Far in African Literature: Talking Points of the Second Quarter of 2026

As events continue through the remaining half of the year, the most interesting note is…

literary festival
Promoting Valuable Culture: Why Corporate Funders Must Now Notice the Only Literary Festival in Southeast Nigeria

Putting funds in the right areas of intellect-oriented culture is the only way to keep…

environmental novels
The Land Remembers: 20 African Environmental Novels of the Last Decade

The environmental realities of Africa have been the subject of literary works from inception. Some…

One Leg on Earth
Pemi Aguda’s “One Leg On Earth” Mythologises the Strangeness of Lagos and Water

Pemi Aguda’s One Leg on Earth is the story of the strange pull of a…

Is the African Literary Critic and the Institution of Criticism Under Attack?

Today, the critic and the institution of criticism have come under intense attack from a…

joke culture
Why Nigeria’s Joke Culture Has Become Its Biggest Handicap

As we have seen, everything about Nigeria today indicates that it is ripe for revolution.…

essay
A Voyage and An Exploration: What An Essay Is

The essayist must take a position: political neutrality is hardly a thing that makes a…

escapist fiction
20 Notable Escapist African Fiction of the Last Ten Years

What we have here are some notable works of fiction that can transport one into…

Nigerian Literature
The Endless Work of Culture Positioning: The Challenge for Nigerian Literature

We must not only question the failures of our literary space, but we must also…

political novels
The Best 15 African Political Novels of the Last Decade

It is troubling that so little African fiction is confronting these issues with sufficient urgency.…