Ikeogu Oke Wins NLNG ‘s 2017 Literature Prize
The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Literature and Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has announced Ikeogu Oke as the winner of the 2017 edition. The NLNG award goes with a cash prize of $100, 000. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the prize, Emeritus Prof. Ayo Banjo, at a news conference in Lagos. Ikeogu Oke’s collection of poems, The Heresiad, emerged winner from among 184 entries received for the competition.