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

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Editi Effiong Signs to US-based Zero Gravity Management

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

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What is this Ojude Oba Festival Everybody is Talking About?

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Boston Officially Declares March 2 as ‘Burna Boy Day’ in the City

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Somali Journalist Abdullahi Mire Wins the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

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Kola Tubosun Writes Documentary on Wole Soyinka’s Campus Home on Ebrohimie Road

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“A Tribe Called Judah” Reviews: Balancing Humor, Dysfunction, and Moral Dilemma

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AFRIFF 2023 Signs Off With Grand Annual Awards 

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Lola Shoneyin is Now Chairman of the University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Board

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