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Niyi Osundare

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Niyi Osundare (born 1947 in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria) is a prolific poet, dramatist and literary critic. [1]

24 relations: Africa, Association of Nigerian Authors, Colonial Nigeria, Commonwealth Writers, Ekiti State, Franklin Pierce University, Freedom of speech, General Certificate of Secondary Education, Hurricane Katrina, Ibadan, Ikere-Ekiti, Lagos, Nigerian National Order of Merit Award, Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, Noma Prize, Not My Business, Olusegun Obasanjo, Rindge, New Hampshire, Sani Abacha, Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry, University of Ibadan, University of Leeds, University of New Orleans, York University.

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Association of Nigerian Authors

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) represents Nigerian creative writers at home and abroad.

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Colonial Nigeria

Colonial Nigeria was the area of West Africa that later evolved into modern-day Nigeria, during the time of British rule in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Commonwealth Writers

Commonwealth Writers (established in 2011) is the cultural initiative of the Commonwealth Foundation.

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Ekiti State

Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria, declared a state on 1st of October 1996 alongside five other states in the country by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha.

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Franklin Pierce University

Franklin Pierce University is a small, private, non-profit, regionally accredited university in rural Rindge, New Hampshire, in the United States.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or sanction.

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General Certificate of Secondary Education

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification, generally taken in a number of subjects by pupils in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly Category 5 hurricane that caused catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas, much of it due to the storm surge and levee failure.

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Ibadan

Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, Nigeria.

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Ikere-Ekiti

Ikere-Ekiti, also known as Ikere or Ikerre, is a city in Ekiti State of Nigeria.In Ikere Local Government.

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Lagos

Lagos is a city in the Nigerian state of Lagos.

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Nigerian National Order of Merit Award

The Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM) is an academic award conferred on distinguished academicians and intellectuals who have made outstanding contributions to the academic, growth and development of Nigeria.

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Noma Award for Publishing in Africa

The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa (French:Le Prix Noma de Publication en Afrique), which ran from 1980-2009, was an annual $10,000 prize for outstanding African writers and scholars who published in Africa.

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Noma Prize

The Noma Prizes were established by Shoichi Noma, or in his honor.

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Not My Business

"Not My Business" is a free-verse poem by Niyi Osundare.

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Olusegun Obasanjo

Chief Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR, Ph.D. (Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́; born 5 May 1937) is a former Nigerian Army general who was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007.

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Rindge, New Hampshire

Rindge is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.

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Sani Abacha

Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian Army officer and politician who served as the ''de facto'' President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998.

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Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry

The Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry, established in 1989, rewards a writer who is distinguished by an innovative poetic work, of high artistic value.

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University of Ibadan

The University of Ibadan (UI) is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles (8 kilometres) from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria.

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University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is a Russell Group university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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University of New Orleans

The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized, metropolitan, public research university located on the New Orleans lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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York University

York University (Université York) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niyi_Osundare

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