Month: August 2025

Spoken Word Artist Elraj on Identity and the Creative Space

In this episode of The Lane, spoken word artist Elraj talks about…

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The 5’7 Model Taking Bold Strides Across Lagos

In this edition of Portraits of the City, we meet Rodiat Adewunmi,…

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The Making of a Crime Writer: Derek Somto Nwokoye on the Books That Made Him

In this edition of The Lane, Moveee welcomes debut crime novelist Derek…

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Nigerian Scientist Leads Global Space Agriculture Effort Sending Seeds to Space

Led by Dr Temidayo Oniosun in collaboration with The Karman Project and Jaguar Space,…

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Drifting Cords review: Damilola Olaniyi Navigates Pleasure, Place, Memory, and Loneliness

Every human wanders through different phases in life. Sometimes we drift towards…

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The Social Media Manager Quietly Figuring out Life in Ibadan

For Vanilla Monyei, life after school came with its fair share of…

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Tunde’s Inferno Comes to a Close at Windsor Gallery

July 12 – August 16 2025Windsor Gallery4c, Goriola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos,…

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Paperworth Books to Host Reading for Derek Somto Nwokoye’s Debut Thriller at Mike Adenuga Centre

Paperworth Books Limited announces a book presentation and reading for the debut…

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How Josiah Ransome-Kuti, First Nigerian to Record an Album, Pioneered Nigerian Gospel Music

Josiah Jesse Ransome-Kuti, grandfather to the legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, was…

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Elegy for the Things We’ve Been Through review: Olalekan Ayodele as Poetic Witness to a Nation’s Soul

I once posited elaborately on the position of Skip Gates—I believe—regarding critical…

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To Kill a Monkey review: The Monkey on the Programmer’s Back

Kemi Adetiba’s To Kill a Monkey is a show defined by a…

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Dream Count review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Fragments of the Female Self

Dream Count is not the sweeping saga of Adichie’s acclaimed Americanah or…

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