Ifowodo Wins $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Poetry on Religious, Political Violence

Poet Ogaga Ifowodo has won The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2026, receiving $100,000 for his collection, Why Does God Need a Gun?, which explores religious and political violence in Nigeria. The winners were announced at the Grand Award Night organized by Nigeria LNG Limited in Lagos on Friday, October 9, 2026. Ifowodo's collection was chosen from 223 entries. In a related development, Beyond Tarkwa Bay by Peter Oghenetega Oke and Mara Mania by Feranmi Abiola were joint winners of the inaugural Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts, which carries a $20,000 award.

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