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BREAKING: Jude Idada wins NLNG 2019 Nigeria literature prize of $100,000

« on: October 12, 2019, 01:01:34 AM »

BREAKING: Jude Idada wins NLNG 2019 Nigeria literature prize of $100,000

Jude Idada has been declared winner of the 2019 Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) prize money of $100,000 for Nigeria literature.

Idada was declared winner from over 80 entries and at his third time of asking, he won the prize money of N36,000,000 with his book, Boom Boom.

In his emotional speech, Idada dedicated the NLNG prize to “everyone living with sickle cell anaemia” who he described as warriors.

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