The National Film And Video Censors Board (NFVCB) pledged on Thursday to enforce strict measures against Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming services found to be violating Nigerian digital content regulations. Alh. Adedayo Thomas, NFVCB’s Executive Director, delivered this stance at the conclusion of the third edition of the NFVCB’s Digital Content Regulation Conference in Lagos. The conference, Read More…
“African stories crucial for heritage, development,” says award-winning writer Nigerian-born and award-winning writer, Chimamanda Adichie, has emphasised the importance of more African stories to preserve the continent’s heritage, history, and development. She spoke at the launch of CANEX Book Factory and Prize for Publishing in Africa during the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Summit in Cairo, Read More…
As with her lauded debut Stay With Me, in Ayòbámi Adébáyò’s second novel domestic strife and the political tensions of modern Nigeria bristle against each other. Early in A Spell of Good Things, we encounter the protagonist Eniolá’s father staring at an almost empty tin of garri. Racked with shame at the poverty his family Read More…
Matthew Perry, the actor renowned for his iconic portrayal of Chandler Bing in the 1990s hit U.S. television series “Friends” and known for candidly sharing his battle with substance abuse in his 2022 memoir, has tragically passed away at the age of 54. The news of his demise was conveyed through a statement posted on Read More…
Salman Rushdie, the India-born novelist who endured years in seclusion due to an Iranian call for Muslims to take his life over his writings, is set to release a memoir recounting the events surrounding his 2022 stabbing in New York, as announced by book publisher Penguin Random House on Wednesday. Rushdie’s upcoming memoir, titled “Knife: Read More…
Spotify, the renowned global online streaming platform, announced that ten designers participating in the 2023 Lagos Fashion Week have taken over its flagship playlist, “Fashion Forward,” for the month of October. Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artiste and Label Partnerships Manager for West Africa, revealed this exciting collaboration. According to Okpala, this curated playlist is designed to Read More…
The Lagos State Government has earmarked N4.64 billion to enhance tourist sites in the state in the current year. Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, made this announcement during the groundbreaking ceremony for the $100 million Lagos Film City in Ejinrin-Epe. Benson-Awoyinka highlighted that several tourist sites, including the J.Randle Centre Read More…
Book Review by Olatoun Gabi-Williams It is 1941. We are in the Yoruba town of Owo, a model colonial town in southwest Nigeria. Can you hear it? The British army’s bugle? It is blowing. Dispirited by academic scores too low for the exalted studies of his dreams, Isaac Fadoyebo is almost 18 when he joins Read More…
Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa, famously known as Ken Saro-Wiwa, would have been 82 today, October 10. My lionised friend packed too many lifetimes into one life. His hanging by the General Sani Abacha regime on November 10, 1995 was a universal cause célèbre. It can be all too easy for many to give Ogoni activism the Read More…
Felabration, an annual cultural extravaganza, has been a fixture since its inception in 1998. Conceived by Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti, it’s a vibrant tribute to the renowned Nigerian musician and human rights activist, Fela Kuti, who is celebrated as the trailblazer of Afrobeat music. This celebration, which came to an end on Sunday, has earned its place Read More…
