The Astonishing Success Of Burna Boy In America, According to Nielsen Music And The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is an American, internationally read daily newspaper that sells physical and digital copies. America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation. The WSJ releases a new edition six times a week. As at June 2019, the WSJ was selling an average of about 1.8 million copies per issue. This means that every […]
Throwback Thursday: Chinua Achebe Writes And Almost Loses His First Draft Of Things Fall Apart
Before he published his first book, Chinua Achebe had already gathered some experience as a writer. He had written many short stories and some of his short stories were published while he was a student of the University of Ibadan. They were featured in University Herald, the campus magazine; and in his third year at […]
Song of the Week: All for You by Joeboy
The emPawa Foundation calls itself Africa’s first music incubator programme. Mr. Eazi, one of the most eccentric and charismatic artistes to find success in Nigeria’s music scene, conceived the emPawa model in 2018, as a vehicle for the development of artistes. Referring to the power of a dream, Mr. Eazi says, “It’s something I wish […]
Akin Omotoso’s Latest Film, The Ghost And The House Of Truth, Will Premiere At Africa International Film Festival In Lagos
The Ghost and the House of Truth will premiere at the close of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), holding from the 10th of November, 2019 to the 16th of November, 2019. On Day 6, when the Festival has undoubtedly begun to wind down, the film will screen at an exclusive cocktail event. Attendance is […]
Movies To Watch This Weekend: A Round-Up
The Herbert Macaulay Affair The Herbert Macaulay Affair remains a film to see in the cinema. The film premiered in late October, and a lot of excitement followed its release in cinemas. This is partly because of the storyline, and partly because Imoh Umoren is known to the independent film scene in Nigeria for his […]
Song of the Week: Iyawo Jinmi by Jinmi Abduls
Jinmi Abduls is a 22-year-old singer, producer, and songwriter. He’s a real triple threat because, with songs like Abena and Slowly, Jinmi has used his silky voice and ear for melodies to build a strong fanbase that is very supportive of his craft. In a 2018 interview with The Cable, Jinmi said: “Everyday, every week […]
Genevieve and Social Media React as Lionheart is Disqualified from the Oscars
In 2015, Nigeria became eligible to submit one film for consideration in the Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars). A Nigeria Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC) was set up and Nigerian films became eligible for consideration in the International Feature Film category. Although we’ve been eligible for some time now, Nigeria submitted its first film […]
The Milkmaid Movie Inspired by Insurgency And The 10 Naira Note
The 10 naira note has an interesting back story. On one side of the note, there is an illustration of two young women. In the 1960s, an Irish photographer known as John Hinde took several photographs of Nigerian culture. His photographs were popular because coloured photography was a new invention, and he was very skilled […]
Some of the Most Exciting Events in November
This is a sophisticated month (ask anyone born in November, they’ll tell you.) It’s only fitting that some of the most prestigious events of the year have been set apart for November. Impossibility Is A Myth: A Solo Art Exhibition Kanye Tagbo-Okeke is an abstract artist, a 9-year-old native of Anambra State. The narrative of […]
Throwback Thursday: Highway To The Grave
This has to be one of the most dramatic titles to ever appear on a Nollywood film. It seems to be inspired by a verse in the Bible, Proverbs 7:27, which says: “Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.” A lot of early Nollywood films were inspired […]
Song of the Week: Billionaire by Teni
The song we present to you this week is Billionaire, the most recent hit by one of Nigeria’s latest sensations: Teni the Entertainer. Since the success of her breakout hit Askamaya in 2018, Teni has become popular for using her music to praise Nigeria’s most successful individuals. If you remember, some of the most memorable […]
Nollywood of Life! The Set Up
A painful secret, a vengeful woman, a crafty gentleman, and an unsuspecting young woman caught in a web of lies. If you look for a moral in this film, you may not find one easily. New Nollywood films seem to have one thing in common: a moral is hardly emphasized. It can be said, however, […]
All The Nigerian Winners From AFRIMMA And AMAA 2019
October is an exciting month. If you don’t know why, see the shortlist we published earlier on Events To Look Forward To in October. Whether you love art, photography, books, music, or film; there was something for you in October. The last weekend of the month has come and gone with a big bang. Lagos […]
4 Movies To Watch With Your Friends This Weekend
Payday is almost here. It’s a good time to grab some popcorn with a few friends and watch something profound (so that you can argue about it later), or maybe just have a few good laughs. Here’s a list of 4 movies you can watch with your friends this weekend. Love is War Mr & […]
Throwback Thursday: True Confession (1995)
In this Nollywood classic, True Confession, Mabel is ‘a beautiful woman who schemes her way through life.’ But that is not where the story starts. Tessy is a good woman from a poor background. She is married to Chief Moses Umeh, a very wealthy and connected politician who was raised by a single mother. The […]
Nollywood of Life: Mokalik
In 2018, Kunle Afolayan announced that he would not be releasing any new films in 2019. The making of a film demands a lot of funding and effort, and Kunle was not prepared to go through the many struggles of production. When the idea for Mokalik came, however, Kunle felt it was a project he […]