The glitz and glamour of Nollywood, Nigeria’s vibrant film industry, often mask...
Though not well education, TB Joshua had the innate intelligence common to conmen. He could read and anticipate situations correctly, a point made by Paul Agomoh who was his second in command for many years. “He was a genius at making things happen the way he wanted,” Agomoh said in the BBC documentary.
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I have never given serious thought to how writers of crime and...
I met Benjamin Zephaniah, once, in Lagos... He was tall, dreadlocked, animated and charming. His British accent had a tinge of the Caribbean twang and as a young poet and writer; it was as always a pleasure to meet a celebrated writer.
Jamie Foxx emerged from months of seclusion after facing a mysterious medical emergency on a film set in April. The Academy Award-winning actor made an unannounced appearance at the Critics...
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After a lavish puff of perfume at home, I made it for...
George Orwell’s 1984 (1949) is a dystopian novel set in the year of its title. It is set in a fictional country called Oceania, where the citizens are brainwashed into...
The news that came from Johannesburg, South Africa on July 19 was...
On July 1, 2002, I moved into a modest 3-room office on...
When Afrobeat is mentioned, the late iconoclast Fela naturally comes to mind. But for the true devotees of the genre, the easygoing singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader the late Orlando Julius...
