![]() Everybody became poor to the extent of going begging. It affected my business in that schools were closed since early March. The COVID-19 pandemic really affected me, both positively and negatively. How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your work, or your life generally? Also, I am proposing to write on the negligence of this ruling party in Nigeria, touching on Boko Haram and on raids by Fulani herders in our land. In the nearest future, if God permits, I intend to write on the effects of this coronavirus and the lockdown – both in the world generally, and its pronouncement in our cultural setting in Nigeria in particular, how our governments are trading with it. I have placed much emphasis on the corrupt practices of our leaders, and on religious bigotry. It ranges from the pre-colonial era to post-independence. Some of Débọ̀ Awẹ́’s books (photo courtesy of Débọ̀ Awẹ́) Could you tell us about some of the issues you’ve addressed through your writing, and that you plan to address in the future? The death of Abíọ́lá and Abacha was the ultimate end of the scenario.Ī number of your books refer to contemporary political or social issues. Ẹkún Elédùmarè is a collection of poems that enumerated the deplorable situation of Nigeria under military rule.ĭìgbòlùjà is a prose text based on the annulled election of June 12,1993, and the resultant murder of many of those in opposition and human rights activists. ![]() I used it to question what led to the death of Délé Gíwá, a reporter who was assassinated with a letter bomb in Lagos. ![]() Ààrẹ-ọ̀nà kakanfò traces the political era, from pre-independence to the 1st Republic, and the political upheaval between Awólọ́wọ̀ and Akíntọ́lá, the then premier and deputy premier of the western region of Nigeria.Īnother prose text is Kannakánná. Some are texts on grammar, like Òǹkà Yorùbá Lákọ̀tun, which centres on Yorùbá numerals, from oókan (one) to àádọ́ta ọ̀kẹ́ (one million)! I also wrote three sets of Yorùbá grammar books for new or foreign students who want to learn Yorùbá language as a second language. And being a social critic, I write on anything that I feel is against the norms of a good society. Our community being heterogeneous and facing many challenges, we have many issues at stake to write about. The issues therein centre on the happenings in our community and the entire socio-political set-up. I have written a lot of prose, poetry, and drama, all in Yorùbá language. Take a look at early footage of the game in the video below, courtesy of MMOCulture.Débọ̀ Awẹ́ (photo courtesy of Débọ̀ Awẹ́) “The core combat system has moved away from tab-targeting to skill-based, free action combat that also has a rich array of customization.”Įlyon still doesn’t have a western release date but Kakao Games assures the community that they will be handling the game for both the North American and European markets. “The developers have decided to focus on combat, adventure and both faction and individual battles,” says the publisher. Kakao also confirmed that the game is currently undergoing a major overhaul and will feature a new setting, new lore, and a new combat system. The name Elyon is meant to evoke the adventure of exploring a new world and is also the name of the portals that players will be fighting over when striving for dominance of the world with their chosen faction.” This is to better reflect the new focus of the game with the pivot of the core design of the product. ![]() The game has officially been renamed to Elyon. ![]() “Kakao Games and Krafton have announced the new name of Ascent: Infinite Realm. Today, we got official confirmation from Kakao Games, the game’s western publisher, in an official press release. Yesterday, we broke the news that Korean developer Daum Games has renamed their upcoming MMORPG Ascent: Infinite Realm to Elyon: Ascent Infinite Realm. ![]()
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