Tolu Akanni describes himself as “a visionary and dynamic youth with a rare and unique passion sent on a mission to bring out the best in people to the end of seeing men live up to their full capacity.” He is a blogger I first encountered through his place at El Fiz Concept. I liked …
all photos by Bernard Matussiere. 1983 The tilt of her head says it all. Im fabulous, how are YOU doing? Please note the beads including jigida beads entwined in her hair… “tie tie” hair not a weave! This picture Im not even sure can be that old… the nose to ear piece? the mish mash of ear …
Temitayo Ilori is the self published author of Doom’s Wing, an epic fantasy novel. I was quick to ask him for an interview after reading an excerpt of the book which is available at the following places. 1.Silverbird Galleria Lifestyle shop V.I 2.Ebeano Supermart bookstore VGC 3.LaternaBookshop V.I 4.HUB media store, Palms Shopping Mall, Lekki Tell …
PROSE: Salman Rushdie brings heavy guns against George Orwell and Hollywood in Outside the Whale. Chris Abani’s book is pulled off Florida’s summer reading list because of racy content. Read excerpts from Mark Twain’s autobiography, as well as Abdul Adan’s review of African Roar. Then Binyavanga Wainnaina writes a sequel to his famous viral piece, “How To Write About …
Some folks have started getting queasy about inroads being made into the Nigerian film industry by Ghanaian actors. First it was the Ghanaian superstar Van Vicker getting slammed with $2,000 per fee to make him more expensive to hire, now it’s a blanket 250,000 naira clearance fee in addition to cost of hire per Ghanaian …
(Cross-posted at my blog Method to the Madness) Abena P.A. Busia has a speech at a forum on the representation of Nigerian women in the Nigerian film industry that’s worth a read. This, on the Nigerian film industry in general, caught my eye. The Nollywood film industry, willingly or unwittingly, carries on its shoulders the hopes …
Una do well o Is this a good thing? Shamelessness We’ll hold you to that… About time What oath? linkscolor = “000000”; highlightscolor = “888888”; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”;
[Cross-posted at my blog Method to the Madness] Don’t know how I missed this, but (via Africa Unchained) Former Central Bank Chairman Charles Soludo said “our politics must change”. How? Well… Soludo who was guest lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he spoke on the topic “Who Will …
Try to act surprised Abi na play? Bankole Interesting If Abia state is safe, Nigeria is a democracy Dethrone him and jail him. Makes one think twice about sugar daddy runs Will it get to the farmers? Jega Shamelessness Good intention, horrible execution linkscolor = “000000”; highlightscolor = “888888”; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”;
Let’s face it, when it comes to the state of our country, we Nigerians are like infants refusing to admit that we’ve pooped. How else can we explain that despite being such an aware group of people, we also are collectively so complacent? After all, Nigeria surpasses many nations in submerging politics and society. Gather …
