- Ogaga Ifowodo won the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature for his poetry collection Why Does God Need a Gun? in Lagos on Friday, 9 October 2026.
- He beat finalists James Ngwu Eze and Tares Oburumu, after the judges considered 223 entries for this year's poetry edition.
- Peter Oghenetega Oke and Feranmi Abiola shared the first $20,000 Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts for their documentaries.
Ogaga Ifowodo wins $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature with poetry collection
The poet and lawyer beat James Ngwu Eze and Tares Oburumu to the 2026 prize, sponsored by NLNG and devoted to poetry this year, with Why Does God Need a Gun?
Ogaga Ifowodo has won the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature, worth $100,000, for his poetry collection Why Does God Need a Gun? He was named the winner at Nigeria LNG Limited's Grand Award Night in Lagos on Friday, 9 October 2026, Premium Times and Business Post reported. The collection, published by Masobe Books, was chosen from 223 entries, according to…