Lagos is a city of parvenus, nouveaux riches and arrivistes. It has...
I remembered Nigeria in snatches; roofs of houses overlapping each other, lying like broken china in the sun in cities that suffer from insomnia. Storey buildings where churches and plazas are attached like appendages with speakers raised to alarming decibels vying for the right to make you deaf. Noise was a way of life.
Kole Omotoso was my teacher at the then University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, with pre-Nobel Professor Wole Soyinka as Head of Department. My first encounter with Kole Omotoso...
Once again, FirstBank has reaffirmed its position as a champion of arts,...
We launched new series like the Sneak Peak and Migration and the Writer series, we discovered new writers like Precious Nzeakor (who won the Ken Saro Wiwa book review prize at LABAF 2024) and Joseph Jonathan and we ticked pretty much all the boxes we laid out in January.
Benin City, the historic heart of Nigeria and a symbol of African artistry, has long been a cornerstone of cultural heritage, a beacon of African artistic and cultural brilliance. Its...
However, the journey toward a more diverse Nollywood is not without challenges. For one, producing niche films, whether supernatural thrillers, sci-fi, or horror, often requires significant technical know-how and financial investment. For instance, a sci-fi film might demand complex visual effects or CGI animation
People migrate in different ways too; there are the ones that move with credentials in hand and hope in the pocket – these ones are looking for the fabled greener pastures. Before they set out, they would have probably called a friend to beg for a spot on their couch for a few weeks
While my journalism career has taken a bit of a backseat, I would say my general writing career is still in a good place. I've been writing a lot in transit, on the bus, on the tram. Because I don’t have as much time to do so when I’m settled at home, between schoolwork and adulting tasks like having to prep my meals. But it’s okay because public transport here is conducive for that. I am not hindered by uncomfortable heat or guarded about being on my phone on an unsafe street.
Today I formally announce the publication of my book, titled: Soyinka’s Metamorphosis:...
A landmark event such as this global TV adaptation of Things Fall Apart definitely commands consummate critical attention, with some critics arguing in a nativist manner that a native Igbo actor ought to play the role of Okonkwo! Well, William Shakespeare’s plays are acted all over the world by actors from every part of the universe.
...the arguments for or against Idris Elba or Chiwetel Ejiofor playing Okonkwo fail to take into account a key issue with the novel and the character of Okonkwo. When we meet Okonkwo, he was about 37 or 38 years and by the time he dies, might have been no more than 42. So, Elba and Ejiofor at 52 and 47 years respectively may well be too old to play Okonkwo
