5 Nigerian Women You Should Know: The Resilient Spirit Of The Nigerian Women
This article is the sequel to the previous one (part 1) on some women that represent the resilient spirit of the Nigerian woman. Below is the continuation of other five notable women: Aisha Yesufu (Political and Women’s Rights Activist) In 2014, after 300 girls were kidnapped from a secondary school in Northeast Nigeria by […]
Websites We Love: Farafina Books
Farafina Books is one of Nigeria’s foremost publishing houses with several titles on its list including the work of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie. Founded in 2004, Farafina Books was founded on the premise of “Telling Our Own Stories,” to Africans and the rest of the world and disrupting the Nigerian publishing landscape. Read more about […]
Chimamanda Adichie Hosts Michelle Obama For A Q&A Session In London
Nigerian novelist and writer of short stories, Chimamanda Adichie, hosted the former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, for a Q&A session at the Royal Festival Hall in London, on Monday evening. The event, which was already sold out about half an hour after it was announced, is part of Michelle’s tour to […]
Chimamanda Bags PEN Pinter Award
Just about a week after being trolled by thousands of Nigerians –if not millions- for her views on chivalry, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been awarded the 2018 PEN Pinter prize. She was hailed by Harold Pinter’s widow, the biographer, Antonia Fraser, as a writer who embodies “those qualities of courage and outspokenness which Harold much […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Wins ‘Best In Literature’ at the Shorty Awards
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is named winner in the ‘Best in Literature’ category at the 10th edition of the Shorty Awards held in New York. The Shorty Awards The Shorty Awards honors the best of social media by recognizing influencers, brands and organizations on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, Snapchat, Musically and more. Social media has been […]
Chimamanda, First Woman to Be on the Cover of PORT Magazine
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the latest cover star for the new issue of PORT Magazine and she is the first woman ever to appear on the cover of PORT, which was launched in 2011 as ‘the magazine for men’. The cover story for the biannual style magazine was written by Catherine Lacey, and photos were taken by Mamadi Doumbouya. The new […]
7 Popular Nigerians Whose Names Are Often Misspelt
My name is Avwarosuoghene and there’s a reason I use my “English name” instead. Human beings tend to murder names they’re not familiar with and my tolerance for it is extremely low, so I discovered the easy way out in Primary 5, and entered Secondary School as “Joy.” Unfortunately, Nigerians are way better at this […]
Dangote, Chimamanda, Arunma Oteh Nominated for Forbes Africa Person of the Year
Forbes Magazine has nominated Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, and Director-General, Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, Arunma Oteh for the Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2014 award. Also nominated is multiple award winning writer, Chimamanda Adichie; Thuli Madonsela, a South African who helped draft the country’s constitution in 1994; and Donald Kaberuka, a Rwandan economist […]
Movie Half of A Yellow Sun to Premiere in Nigeria on August 1
Chimamanda Adichie’s novel, Half of a Yellow Sun which was adapted as a film, is set to premiere in Nigeria on August 1. The Movie has previously been opened to audiences in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and USA. It stars BAFTA Award-winning & Oscar-nominated actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, winning actor, Thandie Newton, […]
Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie
Americanah is a novel written by Chimamanda Adichie, published in May 2013. The book has won the Heartland Prize, the U.S. National Book Critic Circle Award, has been selected as one of the ten best books of 2013 by the New York Time Book Review and was nominated for the Baileys Women Prize for Fiction […]
‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ Gets April 25th Premiere Date in Lagos
The movie adaptation of the critically acclaimed book by author, Chimamanda Adichie, ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, will premiere in Lagos April 25, 2014. ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ stars British actor and Academy Award nominee, Chiwetel Ejiofor; British actress, Thandie Newton. The Nollywood cast includes Genevieve Nnaji, Zack Orji, OC Ukeje and Onyeka Onwenu. The Biyi […]
Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Adichie, Wins Fiction Prize
Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Americanah’, a fictional novel about race and identity, has won the prestigious National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction. Adichie’s novel was selected over ‘The Goldfinch’ by author Donna Tartt and three other finalists. Other winners at the event held yesterday in Manhattan, New York, includes Frank Bidart’s ‘Metaphysical Dog’ for poetry […]
Movie Trailer For Half Of A Yellow Sun Is Out!
How long have you waited for this movie? Well, your wait is drawing to an end. The film adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s bestseller Half Of A Yellow Sun is set to be released soon, and we have the trailer right here for your viewing pleasure. Half of a Yellow Sun is a drama that tells […]