limbe to lagos Archives - The Lagos Review

·April 14, 2024·17 min read

Usain Bolting to Sylt Island – Nkiacha Atemnkeng

You had tried to picture what Sylt life would be like, but it seemed so different from what you knew that you could not summon a proper mental image of the island, nor island life. Even the googled images did not help

Book Review

·September 1, 2019

Limbe to Lagos: Young African writers and the extinction of taboo – Toni Kan

Loss is a big theme in this anthology featuring very evocative and deeply felt tales of love and loss.

Wizkid’s Morayo: A Sonically Rich and Thematically Inconsistent Experience – Michael Kolawole

On adedamola, Fireboy returns to dazzling form – Michael Kolawole

Asake’s “Lungu Boy”: A bold but wonky attempt at reinvention – Michael Kolawole

Jos, end times and other matters in Umar Turaki’s ‘Every Drop of Blood Is Red’ – Olukorede S Yishau

Nathaniel Bivan’s ‘Boys, Girls and Beasts’: An explosive tale that sings harmoniously — Olukorede S Yishau

Mukoma wa Ngugi’s “We, The Scarred” presents a catalogue of losses – Precious Nzeakor

Suspicion Review: Tosin Igho’s Supernatural Thriller Is Ambitious in Scope – Joseph Jonathan

Hijack 93: A thriller that fails to deliver the thrills – Joseph Jonathan

Ramsey Nouah’s Tòkunbò is like a two-headed snake – Carl Terver

Intriguing Insights into Reincarnation: A review of Cheta Igbokwe’s “Awele” — Nenye Okoye

With “Wedlock of the Gods,” professor brings Nigerian storytelling and culture to USC main stage — Chinyere Amobi

OSAMEDE: Society in search of heroes and heroines -Ozoro Opute

The Lagos Review: Best of 2024

Making a Case for Genre Diversity As The Future of Nollywood – Joseph Jonathan

A Writer’s Guide on Migration, sort of… – Tarinabo Diete

Uprooted and setting down new roots in France – Oyindamola Depo-Oyedokun.

‘The Call’ is nondiscriminatory and everybody will enjoy it — Dr Bisi Adigun

Bimbo Manuel set to present “The Call” at LITF, says it’ll connect with the audience

There is no reason why a Nigerian child cannot speak a single Nigerian language — Ndidi Chiazor Enenmor

Hammer Museum set to debut ‘Monument Eternal’ exhibition on Alice Coltrane

Wendy Shay’s heartbreak anthem “Old Flame” ignites music scene

Fameye bids farewell to ‘Peter’ era with new EP ‘Three Times of Peter’

limbe to lagos

Usain Bolting to Sylt Island – Nkiacha Atemnkeng

Limbe to Lagos: Young African writers and the extinction of taboo – Toni Kan

The Lagos Review: Best of 2024

‘The Man Died’ heads to Egypt after Carthage film fest

Don't Miss Out!