Little-known Mai Nasara wins LNG Literature Prize

Judges of The Nigeria Prize for Literature have named Adeleke Adeyemi as winner of this year's $100, 000 Prize. At a Press Conference held today at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, officials said Adeyemi's book, The Missing Clock, written under the pen name Mai Nasara, was best among the 126 books entered for the competition. They described The Missing Clock as "a genial heartwarming account of how a young boy's simple acts inspire his family to fortune". ...read more