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Surviving SARS: 7 Young Nigerians Share Their Experiences

The SARS (Special Anti Robbery Squad) was founded 28 years ago after a series of armed robbery attacks that brought the country to its knees. In 1992, Nigeria was a jungle with armed robbery and kidnapping attacks increasing as each new day dawned. Former IGP Mike Okiro, the then Commissioner of Police in Lagos, and […]

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5 years ago

Tony Elumelu makes Time 100 List of Most Influential People in the World

Tony O. Elumelu, one of Nigeria’s most beloved businessmen makes a debut in 2020’s TIME100- the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world following in the path of former Nigerians like Peter Akinola and Oby Ezekwesili amongst others who have previously appeared on the list. Currently, in its seventeenth year, TIME uses […]

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5 years ago

Uche Chika Elumelu on Virtual Filmmaking and Surviving a Pandemic in Nollywood

The very first few cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria necessitated a lockdown of the country, a lockdown more stringently enforced in the nation’s commercial capital Lagos, and hub of the country’s film industry, Nollywood. The lockdown impacted on the industry: Cinemas were shut down and film release dates were indefinitely pushed back; film productions […]

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5 years ago

Review: The Lost Okoroshi portrays the disharmony between the old and the new

by Michael Kolawole If you love films that make ‘sense’, Abba T Makama’s dazzling sophomore The Lost Okoroshi is not meant for you. You need to immerse and wallow yourself in the film for you to grasp its sense. And don’t be disappointed if you don’t grasp the meaning. Just enjoy it, because ‘understanding is […]

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5 years ago

Watch Tiwa Savage perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Following the release of her Celia album, Tiwa Savage and The Alternative Sound Band just delivered the most soothing performance of her singles “Dangerous Love” “Attention” “Like” & “Koroba” at her Tiny Desk (Home) concert. “As much as I would have loved to have performed at Bob’s desk,” she wrote in an email to NPR […]

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5 years ago

The MultiChoice Talent Factory Experience with Gilbert Bassey

There is a paucity of credible film schools in Nigeria and it has translated to the quality of motion pictures made in the country. The current crop of up-and-coming young filmmakers and actors endeavor to dissociate themselves from the mediocrity—histrionic acting, watery stories, shoddy films—that’s become Nollywood’s trademark. Those who desire an education in film, […]

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5 years ago

The Women Of Nollywood are Fighting Misogyny, Telling Stories, and Making Giant Strides

The year is 1992, and businessman, Kenneth Nnebue is looking to sell off old stacks of VHS cassettes. He would partner with a young storyteller, Okey Ogunjiofor, who disadvantaged due to his poor economic background could not shoot his story on celluloid, and together, they would make a film, Living in Bondage. The nationwide success […]

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5 years ago

Akin Adesina vs The US: An Explainer

In response to pressure mounted on the Ethics committee of African Development Bank, AfDB by the United States, a statement signed by the Chairperson of Board of Governors, Ms. Niale Kaba read “On Tuesday, May 26, the office of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group held a meeting to examine the […]

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Watch Tiwa Savage perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The MultiChoice Talent Factory Experience with Gilbert Bassey

The Women Of Nollywood are Fighting Misogyny, Telling Stories, and Making Giant Strides

Akin Adesina vs The US: An Explainer

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