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Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Nigeria Prize for Literature Announces its 2025 Longlist For Prose Fiction

This year’s spotlight is on prose fiction, and the competition attracted a record-breaking 252 entries,…

Spotify
Spotify Unveils Top 30 Nigerian Songs With Global Impact in 2025

The list is based on streams outside Nigeria and spotlights the country’s continued influence as…

DFM Awards
16th Durban FilmMart Concludes with 2025 DFM Awards

Among the big winners of the 2025 DFM Awards was the Michael James-directed South African…

Ayra Starr
Tyla and Ayra Starr to Perform at 2025 Global Citizen Festival in New York

The 2025 edition of the Global Citizen Festival will be headlined by global superstars, The…

E1 Racing Championship
Lagos to Host Africa’s First E1 Racing Championship in October 2025

The announcement follows Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s visit to Monaco over the weekend, where…

Sithole
Ankara Press Acquires Zibu Sithole’s Romance Duology, “The Thing with Zola” and “I Do…Don’t I?”

Ankara Press has acquired the world rights (excluding Southern Africa) to South African author’s romance…

Leila Aboulela
Sudanese Novelist, Leila Aboulela, Wins 2025 PEN Pinter Prize for Stories on Faith and Migration

Known for her evocative prose that explores migration, faith, and the inner lives of Muslim…

When Nigeria Happens
Ema Edosio’s “When Nigeria Happens” to Open Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors Section, Thirteen African Films Screening

When Nigeria Happens is set for its world premiere as the opening film of Locarno…

MOWAA
Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) to Open to the Public in November 2025

In the two days leading up to the public opening, MOWAA will host preview events…

Zikoko Life
Big Cabal Media Announces “Zikoko Life”, a New Anthology Film Series Exploring Love, Sex, and Autonomy

The series brings Zikoko’s popular editorial verticals to screen through three intimate stories about the…