Sam Ukala, a professor of Theatre Arts at Delta
State University, Abraka, has been announced as the winner of The Nigeria Prize
for Literature 2014.
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| Sam Ukala. |
The prize
worth USD$100,000 was given to Ukala for his periodic play, Iredid War, based on colonialism and the
author’s Owa community’s resistance against British rule. Ukala defeated Jude
Idada (Oduduwa King of the Edos) and Friday John-Abba (Alekwu
Night Dance) to pick the NLNG Literature Prize, which took off with 124
entries early this year.
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