Odia Ofeimun: A Literary Life, a film directed by poet and filmmaker Sage Hassan will screen Saturday 23 October from 3 pm – 5 pm WAT during this year’s edition of the Lagos International Poetry Festival...
Lucy Caldwell has won the BBC national short story award for her...
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And so it was in...
Forest Whitaker is set to be recognised for his dedication to social...
Kanye West has officially changed his name to Ye after a Los...
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Odia Ofeimun: A Literary Life, a film directed by poet and filmmaker...
Lucy Caldwell has won the BBC national short story award for her...
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And so it was in...
Forest Whitaker is set to be recognised for his dedication to social...
Kanye West has officially changed his name to Ye after a Los...
The first official look at Dwayne Johnson in action as Black Adam...
Lil’ Kim has said that her career is being guided by Nick...
Jay-Z is to appear on the witness stand over claims he reneged...
Actors of Indian descent this month led the Broadway company of the...
The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou...
Indie Pop singer-songwriter Aisé Maryah has released her second official single “Wish”,...
Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the release of “Airplane!,” the...
There’s excessive glamour in Nollywood today – so much so that any film that bucks the trend is called a classic. King of Boys, Kemi Adetiba’s gangster picture, escaped Nollywood’s glamour, but it was more than a different story. Adetiba’s...
Perhaps Nigerians would be drawn to watch Nollywood movies more following the release of Kemi Adetiba’s King Of Boys: The Return Of The King. There is the belief that Nollywood producers are now stepping up their game because over the...
Coincidences are fascinating. Kemi Adetiba’s King of Boys: The Return of the King, lends itself easily to coincidence. What are the odds that half a century after J.R.R Tolkien’s timeless trilogy, we would have a similar Nigerian story with the...
Three years ago, Tems was at a crossroads, stuck between settling for a 9 – 5 job or a music career, she chose the latter, and, at the moment, she is one of the most sought-after vocalists in the world....
Ayra Starr’s 19 & Dangerous will go down as one of the top albums of 2021 straddling, as it does, a range of influences from RnB to neo soul and afrobeats. Released on the Mavin Records label with frequent collaborator...
When you hear the name Brymo, what comes to mind is music that is reflective, that reaches for philosophical heights, questioning all there is to question, be it life, love, society or politics. On the surface, this sounds like music...
E.C. Osondu’s latest novel, When The Sky Is Ready The Stars Will Appear, is peopled with men and women who are on the run. War, poverty, fame, the need to help family members and such reasons are behind their decision...
Permit me to start by congratulating our celebrant; not just because he has hit the milestone year of 50 in a country where life has become such a cheap commodity. What is significant for me is the manner in which...
(As the screen adaptation of Sefi Atta’s novel Swallow makes its Netflix debut on October 1, we bring you Toni Kan’s review of the novel . The movie is directed by Kunle Afolayan.) There is a sense of emptiness, a...
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