Nigeria: Bbnaija 9 – Your Set Is Too Boring, Toke Makinwa Tells Housemates
[Leadership] Big Brother Naija ‘The Buzz’ show host, Toke Makinwa has told housemates in the ongoing season 9 ‘No Loose Guard’ reality TV show, that their stay in the game is void of drama and excitement.
Nigeria: ‘How God Revealed My Husband to Me While Filming’ – Sharon Ooja
[Premium Times] “Before I married, I was one of those girls who felt like I was playing God. I would think I knew it all.”
Nigeria: ‘Take Care of Your Husbands, Don’t Allow Society Corrupt You’ – UK Police to Nigerian Wives
[Premium Times] The advice comes against the backdrop of recent reports of Nigerian wives in the UK reporting their husbands to the police for various domestic reasons.
Nigeria: Rage Wins Red Bull Dance Your Style Nigeria Heads to World Stage
[Vanguard] In a thrilling display of talent and energy, Charles Ekwem better known as Rage, emerged victorious at the Red Bull Dance Your Style Nigeria National Finals, which recently took place at Landmark Event Centre, Lagos. The event, known for its…
Nigeria: A Swiss Treat Before the Roundtable
[This Day] Lagos-based artist Seidougha Linus Eyimiegha (aka Mr. Danfo), bristling with ideas from his residency in Geneva, is primed for his next creative venture in Lagos. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports
Nigeria: When to Barbecue Vulture
[Leadership] Fiction writer James Hadley Chase famously titled one of his popular novels, “The Vulture Is A Patient Bird”. That title often reminds me of the Yoruba anecdote which denounces the carnivorous bird as a cheat because it feeds on human carr…
Nigeria: On Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 – Merit Over Sentiment
[Daily Trust] I doubt any Miss Universe Nigeria contest has attracted as much attention or polarisation as the recently concluded one, which crowned Miss Chidimma Adetshina as its winner. Unless you’ve been off the radar (stuck in space or locked up in…
Nigeria: Why Harmful Widowhood Practices Persist in Igbo Communities
[Vanguard] …Write your will while alive -Anambra monarch tasks men
Africa: William Bascom and the Ifẹ̀ Bronzes – Reconstructing Histories of Expropriation and Repatriation in Nigeria
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarly, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates…
Nigeria: Chidimma Adetshina Speaks in TV Interview
[Premium Times] “It was heartbreaking to see that I wasn’t welcomed and accepted, even though I’ve lived there for 23 years, but a decision had to be made.”