Goethe-Institut Nigeria has postponed the planned reopening of its Lagos office on November 4, 2026,…
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The stage is set for another major chapter in African music as the International Executive…
The Miles Morland Foundation has released its 20-strong shortlist for the 2026 Morland African Writing…
Lagos is set to become the centre of African tourism, culture and creative storytelling as…
The Durban FilmMart Institute has opened submissions for the MTN One TV pitch session, inviting…
Jos Repertory Theatre (JRT) is collaborating with AECID, Spain and the Embassy of Spain, Nigeria…
Tyla has quietly pulled her planned Lagos show from the upcoming A*POP World Tour, following…
Silence is woven in and out of the storyline. Most instrumentally, it is represented by one of the main characters, Wuese, who is a deaf-mute. While women and children are most vulnerable in times of crisis, the character Wuese represents another subset of this demographic: disability.
Nigerian poet and publisher Servio Gbadamosi is scheduled to host a literary reading and discussion…
he “Great Woman of the Lake” reverenced in Silence Besieges You! conjures up Uhamiri, the Oguta Lake deity central to Flora Nwapa’s seminal novel Efuru. Incidentally, Nwakuche is Nwapa’s son, and poems like Transformation and My Mother Forever suggest an ongoing conversation with her memory and legacy.
The Recording Academy announced on December 19 that Fela Kuti, the pioneer of Afrobeat and…
Aside from its focus on the persistent pull of depression and suicidal thoughts, the film also shows how younger people battling depression and other mental health challenges seek support through social media like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Facebook to help themselves heal. While occasionally helpful, these groups often devolve into corrosive and illogical spots for peer pressure, where suicidal tendencies are encouraged and reinforced.