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November 4, 2022

How Centre for Memories Conserves Igbo History and Culture

The Enugu-based hub, whose exhibitions, screenings, and lecture series have drawn 7,000 visitors, is, executive director Iheanyi Igboko says, “grooming a generation of young people who are not only grounded in their history and culture but proud of their Igbo identity.”
Paula Willie-Okafor
A visitor at Centre for Memories, Enugu.

November 2, 2022

“They Don’t Know How We Feel Inside”: Families of SARS Victims Speak in Devastating Documentary

Awaiting Trial finds the emotional core of police brutality and the End SARS protests in Nigeria. It is “a deliberate telling of the consequences of the death and damage dealt on all of us,” said narrator and executive producer Chude Jideonwo.
Otosirieze

November 2, 2022

Adeola Osunkojo on Directing the Characters and Romances of Love Like This

“Love is a good point for telling stories because it brings out all the other emotions of pain, happiness, joy, euphoria, and sadness,” she said of the warmly received Ndani TV web series. “And it’s what our audience—a lot of them—want in their lives.”
Uzoma Ihejirika
Love Like This still

October 31, 2022

Nollywood Has a Storytelling Problem. Adapting These 20 Novels Can Help.

Nigerian literature has the global acclaim that Nigerian cinema need only draw from. But will filmmakers look?
Emmanuel Esomnofu
A scene from Half of a Yellow Sun film

October 31, 2022

Writing Omo Ghetto: The Saga, Nollywood’s Highest Grossing Film of All-Time

Collins Okoh, co-writer of the ₦636 million box office juggernaut starring Funke Akindele, tells us about his research of ghetto culture and the need for creative freedom for screenwriters. “I never thought that a gun would be referred to as ‘English’ until I started writing the movie,” he said.
Uzoma Ihejirika
Omo Ghetto: The Saga

October 25, 2022

Blood Sisters, Reviewed: A Rousing Murder Thriller

Like in a Nigerian Thelma and Louise, two friends are on the run in this fast-paced series by Kenneth Gyang and Biyi Bandele.
Uzoma Ihejirika
Blood Sisters TV poster

October 22, 2022

La Femme Anjola, Reviewed: An African Neo-Noir Titillates in Crime and Lust

Rita Dominic and newcomer Nonso Bassey deliver powerhouse performances in Mildred Okwo’s elegant and raw psychological thriller.
Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
La Femme Anjola film poster

October 22, 2022

Swallow, Reviewed: Perturbance in Ordinary Lives

Kunle Afolayan’s beautifully shot adaptation of Sefi Atta’s novel explores humanity and morality, but even with popstar Niyola in lead, it doesn’t rise above its source material.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Swallow film poster

October 22, 2022

Ife, Reviewed: Lesbian Love in Bourgie Lagos

Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim’s short depiction of two women in love is a social landmark in Nigerian cinema.
Otosirieze
Ife film poster

October 22, 2022

Nne, Reviewed: Two Mothers and a Son, Bound by Love

Chiege Alisigwe and Swanky JKA break hearts as a maddened mother and her lost son in Victor Iyke’s AMVCA-winning Igbo language film.
Uzoma Ihejirika
Nne film poster

October 22, 2022

The Men’s Club, Reviewed: A Charming Portrayal of Masculinity and Friendship

Tola Odunsi’s web series is a refreshing, revelatory take on bromance, with Baaj Adebule standing out in the ensemble.
Paula Willie-Okafor
The Men's Club TV poster

October 15, 2022

Romeo Oriogun Is the First Openly Queer Writer to Win the Nigeria Prize for Literature

The bisexual poet’s historic victory, for his second collection Nomad, is also the first time that a writer of the younger generation has won Africa’s richest prize, worth $100,000.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Romeo Oriogun for Open Country Mag.

October 2, 2022

In His Forthcoming Third Novel, Chigozie Obioma Takes a Stab at the Biafran War

The Road to the Country, the Nigerian’s third novel announcement in seven years, is part of a two-book deal, and has been compared to Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Chigozie Obioma. From Sidewalk Citizen.

September 17, 2022

The UnSerious Collective Announces 2022 Fellowship Winners

Each of the five fellows will receive N50,000.
Open Country Mag
The Origin of Name; photo by Adedayo Agarau.

September 11, 2022

Aiwanose Odafen’s Tale of a Love Triangle

In her ‘80s-set debut novel, Tomorrow I Become a Woman, a young woman is caught between her needs for approval from both society and herself.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Aiwanose Odafen - Tomorrow I Become a Woman

August 27, 2022

The $100,000 NLNG Prize Announces Youngest Ever Shortlist

In an unusual decision that has surprised and delighted observers, the final three poets—Romeo Oriogun, Su’eddie Vershima Agema, and Saddiq Dzukogi—come from the younger generation.
Uzoma Ihejirika
Romeo Oriogun by Romeo Oriogun

August 25, 2022

Watch the Trailer for Elesin Oba, Biyi Bandele’s Adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s Play

Open Country Mag

August 13, 2022

In New Memoir, Emmanuel Iduma Traces His Family History Through the Biafran War

I Am Still with You: A Reckoning on Silence, Inheritance & History, set for 2023, is billed as “the story of countless families across the country who will never have answers for their loved ones.” Iduma calls it “the book I’ve been preparing to write for most of my life.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Emmanuel Iduma by Ayobami Adebayo.

August 13, 2022

Biyi Bandele, Literary Voice Who Peaked as a Major Nollywood Director, Is Dead at 54

He leaves behind a solid legacy, including the movie Fifty, the Netflix series Blood Sisters, a Fela Kuti documentary, and adaptations of work by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Wole Soyinka.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Biyi Bandele. Credit: @biyibandele on Instagram.

July 20, 2022

In Affectionate Open Letter, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Endorses Peter Obi for President of Nigeria

The influential culture icon had social media spinning with her birthday note to the Labour Party candidate, already the hot favourite for young Nigerians.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Peter Obi at a burial event for her mother Grace Ifeoma Adichie.

November 4, 2022

A visitor at Centre for Memories, Enugu.

How Centre for Memories Conserves Igbo History and Culture

The Enugu-based hub, whose exhibitions, screenings, and lecture series have drawn 7,000 visitors, is, executive director Iheanyi Igboko says, “grooming a generation of young people who are not only grounded in their history and culture but proud of their Igbo identity.”
Paula Willie-Okafor

November 2, 2022

“They Don’t Know How We Feel Inside”: Families of SARS Victims Speak in Devastating Documentary

Awaiting Trial finds the emotional core of police brutality and the End SARS protests in Nigeria. It is “a deliberate telling of the consequences of the death and damage dealt on all of us,” said narrator and executive producer Chude Jideonwo.
Otosirieze

November 2, 2022

Love Like This still

Adeola Osunkojo on Directing the Characters and Romances of Love Like This

“Love is a good point for telling stories because it brings out all the other emotions of pain, happiness, joy, euphoria, and sadness,” she said of the warmly received Ndani TV web series. “And it’s what our audience—a lot of them—want in their lives.”
Uzoma Ihejirika

October 31, 2022

A scene from Half of a Yellow Sun film

Nollywood Has a Storytelling Problem. Adapting These 20 Novels Can Help.

Nigerian literature has the global acclaim that Nigerian cinema need only draw from. But will filmmakers look?
Emmanuel Esomnofu

October 31, 2022

Omo Ghetto: The Saga

Writing Omo Ghetto: The Saga, Nollywood’s Highest Grossing Film of All-Time

Collins Okoh, co-writer of the ₦636 million box office juggernaut starring Funke Akindele, tells us about his research of ghetto culture and the need for creative freedom for screenwriters. “I never thought that a gun would be referred to as ‘English’ until I started writing the movie,” he said.
Uzoma Ihejirika

October 25, 2022

Blood Sisters TV poster

Blood Sisters, Reviewed: A Rousing Murder Thriller

Like in a Nigerian Thelma and Louise, two friends are on the run in this fast-paced series by Kenneth Gyang and Biyi Bandele.
Uzoma Ihejirika

October 22, 2022

La Femme Anjola film poster

La Femme Anjola, Reviewed: An African Neo-Noir Titillates in Crime and Lust

Rita Dominic and newcomer Nonso Bassey deliver powerhouse performances in Mildred Okwo’s elegant and raw psychological thriller.
Kanyinsola Olorunnisola

October 22, 2022

Swallow film poster

Swallow, Reviewed: Perturbance in Ordinary Lives

Kunle Afolayan’s beautifully shot adaptation of Sefi Atta’s novel explores humanity and morality, but even with popstar Niyola in lead, it doesn’t rise above its source material.
Paula Willie-Okafor

October 22, 2022

Ife film poster

Ife, Reviewed: Lesbian Love in Bourgie Lagos

Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim’s short depiction of two women in love is a social landmark in Nigerian cinema.
Otosirieze

October 22, 2022

Nne film poster

Nne, Reviewed: Two Mothers and a Son, Bound by Love

Chiege Alisigwe and Swanky JKA break hearts as a maddened mother and her lost son in Victor Iyke’s AMVCA-winning Igbo language film.
Uzoma Ihejirika

October 22, 2022

The Men's Club TV poster

The Men’s Club, Reviewed: A Charming Portrayal of Masculinity and Friendship

Tola Odunsi’s web series is a refreshing, revelatory take on bromance, with Baaj Adebule standing out in the ensemble.
Paula Willie-Okafor

October 15, 2022

Romeo Oriogun for Open Country Mag.

Romeo Oriogun Is the First Openly Queer Writer to Win the Nigeria Prize for Literature

The bisexual poet’s historic victory, for his second collection Nomad, is also the first time that a writer of the younger generation has won Africa’s richest prize, worth $100,000.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

October 2, 2022

Chigozie Obioma. From Sidewalk Citizen.

In His Forthcoming Third Novel, Chigozie Obioma Takes a Stab at the Biafran War

The Road to the Country, the Nigerian’s third novel announcement in seven years, is part of a two-book deal, and has been compared to Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front.
Paula Willie-Okafor

September 17, 2022

The Origin of Name; photo by Adedayo Agarau.

The UnSerious Collective Announces 2022 Fellowship Winners

Each of the five fellows will receive N50,000.
Open Country Mag

September 11, 2022

Aiwanose Odafen - Tomorrow I Become a Woman

Aiwanose Odafen’s Tale of a Love Triangle

In her ‘80s-set debut novel, Tomorrow I Become a Woman, a young woman is caught between her needs for approval from both society and herself.
Paula Willie-Okafor

August 27, 2022

Romeo Oriogun by Romeo Oriogun

The $100,000 NLNG Prize Announces Youngest Ever Shortlist

In an unusual decision that has surprised and delighted observers, the final three poets—Romeo Oriogun, Su’eddie Vershima Agema, and Saddiq Dzukogi—come from the younger generation.
Uzoma Ihejirika

August 25, 2022

Watch the Trailer for Elesin Oba, Biyi Bandele’s Adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s Play

Open Country Mag

August 13, 2022

Emmanuel Iduma by Ayobami Adebayo.

In New Memoir, Emmanuel Iduma Traces His Family History Through the Biafran War

I Am Still with You: A Reckoning on Silence, Inheritance & History, set for 2023, is billed as “the story of countless families across the country who will never have answers for their loved ones.” Iduma calls it “the book I’ve been preparing to write for most of my life.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu

August 13, 2022

Biyi Bandele. Credit: @biyibandele on Instagram.

Biyi Bandele, Literary Voice Who Peaked as a Major Nollywood Director, Is Dead at 54

He leaves behind a solid legacy, including the movie Fifty, the Netflix series Blood Sisters, a Fela Kuti documentary, and adaptations of work by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Wole Soyinka.
Paula Willie-Okafor

July 20, 2022

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie with Peter Obi at a burial event for her mother Grace Ifeoma Adichie.

In Affectionate Open Letter, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Endorses Peter Obi for President of Nigeria

The influential culture icon had social media spinning with her birthday note to the Labour Party candidate, already the hot favourite for young Nigerians.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

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