Nigeria: Marriage Crisis – ‘Don’t Let Anybody Pull You Down’ – Yul Edochie to Emeka Ike
[Premium Times] “If people tell you their family wahala, you go run. Even the people wey dey interview your family take am dey cash out, their own house no good…”
Uganda: Top 10 African Countries On the Unesco World Heritage Sites List
[Independent (Kampala)] A UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Site has cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance and is protected under an international convention.
Somalia: Good Morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s Cultural History, One Tape At a Time
[UN News] Historic audio recordings covering the recent history of Somalia are being preserved for future generations thanks to UN support.
East Africa: 4 Must-Read Books From East Africa in 2023 – From Tanzanian Masters to Ugandan Queens
[The Conversation Africa] East African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways – and 2023 was no exception. The world really did take notice of the region when Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize …
Nigeria: Legendary Actor Dejumo Lewis Is Dead
[Premium Times] Mr Lewis was famous for his Kabiyesi role in The Village Headmaster, Nigeria’s longest-running television soap opera shown on NTA from 1968 to 1988.
Nigeria: Four Romantic Movies That Excited Chioma Nwaoha in 2023
[Vanguard] Beautiful actress Chioma Nwaoha Blessing, who’s popularly known as Spanky Diva got busier this year than ever, jumping from one movie set to another and receiving accolades.
Nigeria: Rema – the Benin Boy Making Waves
[Daily Trust] Rema has grown to become one of the most popular and influential artists in the Nigerian music scene. In this Weekend Magazine feature, Daily Trust Saturday highlights Rema’s journey from singing in church to dominating international stag…
Nigeria: I Never Knew I Would Be Recognised By a Prestigious Outlet Like Zuma – – Daso
[Daily Trust] Saratu Gidado has been a force to reckon with in the entertainment industry. She is an active pioneering member of Kannywood. Daso, as she is known in the industry, was among the awardees in the just concluded Zuma Film Festival awards. I…
Africa: Hollywood’s First Major Black Female Superhero – How Wakanda Forever Broke the Mould
[The Conversation Africa] Black Panther: Wakanda Forever rewrote Hollywood’s script for superhero movies. English professor Diana Adesola Mafe was recently involved in an academic roundtable that offers a critical conversation about it and another film…
Nigeria: COP28 – I Accomplished Everything I Set Out to Do – Toke Makinwa
[Vanguard] Media personality Toke Makinwa has revealed that she accomplished everything she set out to achieve at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.