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Yaa Gyasi’s novel Transcendent Kingdom has been optioned for TV by Sony Pictures Television, with the talented Yvonne Orji as the producer.…

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Inkblot Productions and Biodun Stephen Set June Theatrical Release Date For ‘Muri & Ko’

“Muri & Ko,” the highly anticipated drama featuring Kunle Remi and Bisola Aiyeola, is set to hit cinemas soon. Produced…

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Nigerian Artist Olaolu Slawn Unveils Innovative Design for 2024 FA Cup Trophy

The Football Association has revealed that the iconic FA Cup trophy will be receiving a fresh look for the 2024…

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Check Out This First Look at Bernardine Evaristo’s Mr Loverman TV Series

The BBC recently offered a tantalizing glimpse into the upcoming Mr Loverman TV series, based on Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine…

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ESIFF 2023: Jay Franklyn Jituboh Describes Challenges in Making “The Origin: Madam Koi-Koi”

Braving a harmattan haze on Thursday morning, filmmakers and press members gathered at the Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub, in Benin,…

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Mayowa ‘Shutabug’ Alabi Lists New NFT Art of Trendy Ojude Oba Women

Mayowa ‘Shutabug’ Alabi, a visual artist from Lagos, Nigeria, has listed a new NFT art on the Foundation platform, featuring…

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Why We Created a Hands-on Writing Internship for a New Generation of Culture Critics

With the growth in Africa's cultural and creative scene in the last few years comes an increase in demand for…

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Shallipopi’s Obapluto Fuels a Renewed Reverence for 19th-Century Benin Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi

When a random new kid began to trend on Twitter for an amapiano tune infused with Benin street slangs, glorifying…

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Sir Victor Uwaifo, the late great Nigerian musician, once confessed seeing Mami Wata as he sat strumming a guitar on…

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Creative Lives: What Content Creation Means to Ndidi Amaka

Ndidi Amaka is studying Theatre and Film at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her creative journey started while she was…

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The Lazarus Effect, Liberian author Hawa J. Golakai's debut novel, is one of the few crime fiction masterpieces. An exquisitely…

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Somali Journalist Abdullahi Mire Wins the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

Somali journalist and former refugee Abdullahi Mire has won the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner…

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Is Hollywood Ever Going to Stop Viewing Africa Through Neocolonial Lenses?

Westerners have a long and continuous history of deliberately portraying the African continent as poverty-ridden and inferior. When you observe…

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