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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.

March 27, 2021

Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian Novelist and Feminist Icon, Passes on at 89

She was known for her assertive views on politics and women’s rights, which put her at risk. “Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies,” she wrote after release from prison.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Nawal El Saadawi. Photo: David Degner/Getty Images. From the Guardian.

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

March 27, 2021

Nawal El Saadawi. Photo: David Degner/Getty Images. From the Guardian.

Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian Novelist and Feminist Icon, Passes on at 89

She was known for her assertive views on politics and women’s rights, which put her at risk. “Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies,” she wrote after release from prison.
Paula Willie-Okafor

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