The 11th NollywoodWeek Film Festival Paris to Feature ‘Sista,’ ‘Atiko,’ ‘A Quiet Monday,’ Others

The NollywoodWeek Film Festival in Paris has unveiled its selections for the 2024 edition, promising an electrifying cinematic journey that…

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Africa Migration Report: An Anthology of Poems is Accepting Submissions Until May 25

Submissions are now open for the poetry anthology Africa Migration Report: An Anthology of Poems, organized by Forced Migration and…

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Willow Smith’s Debut Novel Combines African and Viking Folklore

Willow Smith’s debut novel, “Black Shield Maiden,” is a powerful historical saga set to publish this May with Del Rey…

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Listen as Tems Pays Tribute to Seyi Sodimu in New Single “Love Me JeJe”

Nigerian singer and songwriter Tems has recently set the stage for the release of her upcoming single, “Love Me JeJe”.…

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Crayon’s The One is a Tribute to Davido’s Dami Duro

In 2013, Davido came into limelight with an energetic number that took the Nigerian airwave by storm, Dami Duro. The…

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A Miscellany of Art: Soul and Afro-folk in Contemporary Nigeria

In the complex fabric of Nigeria's cultural landscape, a unique fusion of history and contemporary art has given rise to…

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Prime Video to Launch its First Unscripted African Original, LOL: Last One Laughing Naija, this July

Prime Video has announced its first unscripted African Original, LOL: Last One Laughing Naija, which will launch on July 14th,…

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Henneh Kyereh Kwaku’s Poetic Approach to Addressing Africa’s Political and Cultural Woes

At the heart of contemporary Ghana’s literary community—representing Africa as a whole—is a celebrated creative writer whose works question his…

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Veteran Gone: 57 Facts About Saint Obi’s 57-Year Life and Career

As we mourn the loss of a Nollywood veteran, a legendary actor, producer, and director, Saint Obi, who was widely…

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Nollywood Actress Laide Bakare Receives Osun State Governor’s Appointment As Senior Special Adviser

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has appointed Nollywood actress and filmmaker Laide Bakare as Senior…

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Genevieve Nnaji, the acclaimed Nollywood actress and filmmaker, is back with a new project as…

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Love Came to Me Soft and Stuffed

Life was a big circus to me. Everything was still beginning. You know that phase in your life when you…

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Thomas J. Price’s Sculptures celebrating everyday Black people on display at V&A London till November

A new exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is featuring sculptures by British artist Thomas J. Price, who…

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Top 10 Literary Curators and Editors from Africa Right Now

Certainly, there are many writers from Africa. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Wole Soyinka, Noviolet Bulawayo, Ngugi Wa Thiongo are some of…

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Introverted Celebrity DJ Kiss Loves the Party’s Loud Music but Hates the City’s Noise

Ajayi Abimbola popularly known as Celebrity DJ Kiss is a Nigerian disk jockey, born in Lagos Nigeria. She left Lagos…

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How to be Sad in an African Home (a 3-Step Guide to Gloom)

There is no way to say this without sounding ungrateful: being happy is overrated. I know this because I have…

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Is Nigeria ever going to be free from misrepresentations and harmful stereotypes?

"It is just as offensive to insist that everyone is a fraud or scam as to believe that everyone should…

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Nigerian Author Helon Habila is Curating the 2024 International Literature Festival Berlin

The literary world is abuzz with excitement as the Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin (ILB) announces its first-ever Curator in Residence for the 24th edition of…

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Navigating the Nigerian woodwork industry is synonymous to surviving in a desert. This can be very tasking considering the harshness…

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