{"id":16705,"date":"2021-05-31T17:54:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T16:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerialng.pixietech.net\/?page_id=16705"},"modified":"2021-05-31T17:54:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T16:54:46","slug":"profile-of-the-winners-for-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?page_id=16705","title":{"rendered":"Profile of The Winners for Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Profile of The Winners<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Winners of The Nigeria Prize for Literature<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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Oyin Olugbile<\/a><\/h3>
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2025<\/h5><\/header>
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Oyin Olugbile is a Nigerian-born author and cultural storyteller whose work boldly reimagines African myths, matriarchal power, and spiritual memory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Olubunmi Familoni<\/a><\/h3>
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2024<\/h5><\/header>
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Olubunmi Familoni writes plays, short fiction, and essays. His collection of stories, Smithereens of Death, won the ANA Prize for Short Stories in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Obari Gomba<\/a><\/h3>
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2023<\/h5><\/header>
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Obari Gomba won The Nigeria Prize for Literature (2023)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Romeo Oriogun<\/a><\/h3>
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2022<\/h5><\/header>
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Romeo Oriogun is the winner of The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2022 with his book of poems Nomad.\u00a0 Romeo is also the author of\u00a0 Sacrament of Bodies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Cheluchi Onyemeluke-Onuobia<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2021<\/h5><\/header>
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Cheluchi Onyemeluke-Onuobia is the winner of The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2021 with her book The son of the House<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Jude Idada<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2019<\/h5><\/header>
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Jude Idada is not just any The Nigeria Prize for Literature Laurette; he was also the youngest in 2019. Born in 1993 in Lagos, Jude was a science-based student in his school days but insisted in following his passion in writing and the arts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Soji Cole<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2018<\/h5><\/header>
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Soji Cole is a Nigerian academic, playwright and author. He is the 2018 winner of The Nigeria Prize for Literature with his book, Embers. Embers was also listed as one of the best Nigerian books for 2018 by Dailytrust Newspaper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Ikeogu Oke<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2017<\/h5><\/header>
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Ikeogu Oke was one of Nigeria\u2019s greatest poet, journalist and advocate. His poetry collection The Heresaid won The Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Abubakar Ibrahim<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2016<\/h5><\/header>
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Abubakar Ibrahim is a journalist who struck a nerve with his debut short story collections The Wispering Trees, published in 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Prof Sam Ukala<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Co-winner For 2014<\/h5><\/header>
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Sam Ukala is a Nigerian playwright, poet, short story writer, actor, theatre director, film producer and academic. Currently, he is a Professor of Theatre Arts and Drama at Delta State University, Abraka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Tade Ipadeola<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2013<\/h5><\/header>
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Tade Ipadeola is a legal luminary and respected Nigerian poet. He won the Nigerian Prize for Literature with his poetry collection Sahara Testament in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Dr. Chika Unigwe<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2012<\/h5><\/header>
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Dr. Chika Unigwe is one of the few multi-lingual African authors who writes in English and Dutch languages. The winner of 2003 BBC Short Story Competition and a Commonwealth Short Story Competition award (2012)...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Adeleke Adeyemi<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2011<\/h5><\/header>
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Adeleke Adeyemi\u2019s Missing Clock was the second first book to win The Nigeria Prize for Literature on 2011. Writing with the pen name, Mai-Nasara, the author became the first to go home with a $100,000.00 for the prize. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Esiaba Irobi<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2010<\/h5><\/header>
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Esiaba Irobi (1960-2010) was a distinguished Nigerian playwright, poet, stage director, actor, literary theorist and scholar. Esiaba Irobi, never really got the full recognition that he eminently deserved until he passed on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Kaine Agary<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2008<\/h5><\/header>
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Kaine Agary\u2019s Yellow Yellow was the first to win her a $50,000 coveted prize for The Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2008 and also the first debut Novel to ever win the prize.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Mrs. Mabel Segun<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2007<\/h5><\/header>
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Mrs Mabel Segun born in 1930 was a joint winner of the prize in 2007 with her book Readers\u2019 Theatre. She is a broadcaster, sports woman and importantly, a poet, playwright and teacher and author of children\u2019s literature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Prof Akachi-Adimora Ezeigbo<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2007<\/h5><\/header>
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My Cousin Sammy is the children\u2019s literature that won the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2007 for Prof Adimora-Ezeigbo. She won the prize with Mrs Mabel Segun\u2019s Reader\u2019s Theatre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Prof Ahmed Yerima<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Winner For 2006<\/h5><\/header>
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In 2006, Prof Ahmed Yerima\u2019s stunning book on the militancy situation in The Niger Delta entitled Hard Ground beat other drama books to win the Nigeria Prize for Literature. Yerima, a respected Nigerian academic, dramatist and theatre director...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Prof Ezenwa Ohaeto<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Co-winner For 2005<\/h5><\/header>
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With his poetry book, Chants of the Minstrel, Ezenwa Ohaeto, a Professor of English and lecturer at English department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, became the first co-winner of the coveted $20,000 The Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2005.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Gabriel Okara<\/a><\/h3>
Literature Prize Co-winner For 2005<\/h5><\/header>
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Gabriel Okara was one of the greatest Nigerian poets, read widely even during the precolonial days. Born in 1921 at Bumoundi in Bayelsa State, Nigeria,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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