Ogaga Ifowodo wins $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
The literature and creative arts results followed the September announcement of Mary-Brenda Akoda as the winner of the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation.
The Technical Adviser to the Advisory Board for the Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts, Joel Kachi Benson, said the shortlisted documentaries demonstrated the film’s ability to challenge perceptions and deepen public understanding of society.
The Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Nigeria Prize for Literature, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, described Mr Ifowodo’s winning collection as a sensitive portrayal of religious and political violence in Nigeria, narrated through the voice of an imagined victim.
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