In 2016, Sola Sobowale, one of Nollywood’s veteran actors renowned for her intergenerational appeal, returned to the Nigerian film industry after nearly two decades away. The film that triggered her career renaissance was Kemi Adetiba’s Wedding Party. Adetiba’s Kings of Boys, which was released on Netflix two years after Wedding Party, further strengthened Sobowale’s return […]
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The Yoruba people have a saying: “Sátídé ti ọ dà, àti Jímọ́h láti mọ́.” Although there are different iterations of this saying, what they loosely translate to is that tomorrow’s greatness is foreshadowed in the details of today. This often-recycled axiom captures my thoughts after watching the trailer for Akay Mason’s Red Circle which has […]
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What would be an ordinary street on an ordinary road in Ibadan is much more than that. Behind one of the many wooden stalls lined up at the side of the road is a bare land transformed into the studio of Adewale Kolawole John, a young artist whose works have crossed the continent’s shores and […]
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This October, Tate Modern will open its doors to a groundbreaking exhibition that promises to reignite debates about Africa’s place in global art history and provoke a vital question about Nigerian Modernism. Titled “Nigerian Modernism”, the major survey, running from 8 October 2025 to 10 May 2026 at Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG, brings together […]
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Nigerian artist Temidayo SDL Arise is set to debut Memoria, a powerful solo exhibition that reimagines memory, myth, and the spirit of Nigeria. The exhibition will take place at SO.NNE, a creative venue located at 17 Maitama Sule Street, off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, from July 12 to 18. Presented in collaboration with A Whitespace […]
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Media company, Big Cabal Media has announced the upcoming release of Zikoko Life, a daring new anthology film series premiering in July, on YouTube. Inspired by Zikoko’s acclaimed editorial franchises — Naira Life, Sex Life, and Love Life — this anthology brings to screen the intimate, emotional, and complex realities of Nigerian women navigating agency […]
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In recent years, demands for the repatriation of looted African artifacts from Western countries have intensified, driven by growing global awareness of colonial-era injustices. Now, a new video game is offering players a chance to virtually engage with that struggle by staging digital heists to retrieve stolen treasures and return them to their rightful owners, […]
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David Osaodion Odiase‘s descent into the art world was motivated by his book-conscious and loving father. Enjoying this rare privilege set the tone for young Odiase’s odyssey in writing. With uncensored access to books and a blossoming imaginative memory, he started writing poetry at age four. But, poetry didn’t monopolize his artistic expression as his […]
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Yearly and almost obligatorily, liberal and inclusive culture publications in Nigeria and Africa, dedicate a large chunk of their coverage during June, Pride Month, to spotlighting positive queer narratives. Writers send profile, listicles and interviews’ pitches to editors who gracefully commission them. These published essays, music and film listicles and video interviews propels the monumental […]
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Absa, in proud partnership with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA), is proud to present Thorns and Crown, a solo exhibition by Badru Taofeek, one of the 2022 Absa L’Atelier Ambassadors. Hosted at Alliance Française de Lagos Nigeria, this powerful and intricately constructed showcase forms part of Absa’s 2025 Pan-African Gallery […]
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The award-winning Freedom Way, written and produced by Blessing Uzzi through her company, Bluhouse Studios, and directed by Olalekan Afolabi, will begin screening in cinemas across Nigeria on July 18, 2025. Freedom Way is a gripping portrait of survival, ambition, and consequence in a society under strain. As a wave of harsh government policies disrupts […]
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In the heart of Festac Town, Lagos, Park 23 Basketball Court stands not just as a place to play but as a vibrant symbol of heritage, creativity, and sustained community investment. For the third consecutive year, Hennessy returns to Park 23 Basketball Court to continue its pledge of maintaining and celebrating this cultural landmark, reaffirming […]
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Dear Ajayi, Damilola Orimogunje’s second directorial work, has started principal photography in Ibadan. After eight years of nurturing the script through an international development pipeline in Africa, Europe and North America, filming has officially commenced on Dear Ajayi, the much-anticipated second feature from award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Orimogunje. Dear Ajayi unfolds in the late 1990s in […]
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