It took the Nigerian government 51 years to formally honour Taiwo Akinkunmi, the man who designed the Nigerian flag. Now, months after his death, his body remains in a morgue as his family awaits a state burial.
Travel writer and author of Black Ghosts: A Journey into the Lives of Africans in China, Noo Saro-Wiwa, travelled to Guangzhou after reading about the African community in China.
For a long time, the city of Jos has grappled with violence fuelled by religious and ethnic differences. But today, Jos is home to musicians and creative communities who are giving language to the traumas they witnessed growing up.
For several years now, a new generation of Nigerian writers and literary scholars has been debating the meaning of Nigerian literature. Last year, we finally came close to a breakthrough.
Exactly 20 years ago, 2Baba came into the fullness of his potential on his debut solo album, Face2Face. A masterclass of form and feeling, the album continues to thrill and inform.
Tomorrow, the AMVCA will hold its 10th annual award show. The AMVCA’s impact on African filmmaking is undeniable but there is still so much room to grow.
The exploration of fuji music by the likes of Asake, Seyi Vibez, Mohbad, Zinolesky and Barry Jhay has given rise to the subgenre of neo-fuji. Now, Odunsi The Engine, Cruel Santino, Lady Donli, Temmie Ovwasa, and a new crop of ‘Alté’ artistes, who are subverting and bypassing the neo-fuji template, promise to transform the future of fuji music.
In his debut novel, Blessings, Chukwuebuka Ibeh uses the unique tableau of the Nigerian boarding school experience to explore the complexities of loving, accepting and outgrowing one’s biological and chosen family.
‘Why are they screaming? Felicity raises an arm to clear the smoke in front of her face. But her arm doesn’t rise. Instead, feathers flap.’ An excerpt from ’Pemi Aguda’s short story collection, Ghostroots.
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