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Nigerian Poet Titilope Sonuga Releases Romantic New Single ‘Sanctuary’

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Ali Mamman Lawan reads My First Son is Pain on The Poetry Experience podcast

In this episode of The Poetry Experience Podcast, Ali Mamman Lawan reads two of his poems: My First Son is…

Nollywood’s Cinematic Odyssey: From Rituals to Revolution with ‘A Tribe Called Judah

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Music Tenses: the Smell of Summer

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Opeyemi Olukotun captures human emotions and society in his paintings

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Submit to the 2024 UJ Prize for South African Writing | Deadline: Feb 29, 2024

Submissions are now open to the 2024 UJ Prize for South African Writing. If you are a publisher who published…

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Mo Abudu, Other Africans Join The International Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences

The International Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences has welcomed CEO of EbonyLife Media, Mo Abudu, as a member of…

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