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Zuma International Film Festival
2025 Zuma International Film Festival to Spotlight Nigeria’s Creative Power and Global Influence

Zuma International Film Festival emphasises cinema’s expanding role in shaping perception, strengthening cultural diplomacy, and…

animation
Animating Africa: Inside the Rise and Realities of African Animation

Experiences vary across the continent, but the perspectives of these animators and filmmakers provide valuable…

LagosPhoto Biennial
African Artists’ Foundation Announces Inaugural LagosPhoto Biennial, Set for October 2025

The programming will expand across four venues in Lagos and Ibadan, presenting a mix of…

talking stage
Neither Here nor There: The Talking Stage as Nigeria’s New Relationship Culture

The talking stage, in all its messiness, is Nigeria’s new relationship culture. Neither here nor…

My Father’s Shadow
2026 Oscars: UK Submits Akinola Davies Jr.’s “My Father’s Shadow” for Best International Feature Film

The situation highlights a recurring irony in African cinema: that some of the continent’s most…

Patoranking
Patoranking Returns to His Roots with New Galala-Infused Single, “No Jonze”

“No Jonze” is pure forward motion, a celebration with purpose that applauds hustle, urges focus,…

poems
“I Give You Softness” and Other Poems | By Olobo Ejile

I Give You Softness I am sending you stars through this morning mist, sending roses…

Akwaeke Emezi
Masobe Books Acquires Akwaeke Emezi’s Tenth Novel, “Son of the Morning”

With Son of the Morning, Akwaeke Emezi is set to take readers on a dark,…

Bad Influencer
South African Crime Drama Series, “Bad Influencer”, Hits Netflix This October

Bad Influencer, a South African series created by Zimbabwean-South African filmmaker, Kudi Maradzika, is set…

Afrobeat Rebellion
Fela Comes Home: “Afrobeat Rebellion” Opens in Lagos

Running from 12 October to 28 December 2025, the exhibition spans 12 weeks of programming,…