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5 days ago

Son of the Soil review – bone-crunching Lagos revenge thriller with bruising swagger ⊖⊖

Razaaq Adoti writes and stars in this scrappy gangland action romp, mixing Nollywood energy with bloody set pieces and a dash of 80s-style grit

You have to respect an action film that has its protagon…

23 days ago

‘Fashion has the power to create jobs, preserve culture and transform lives’: is Lagos the world’s most exciting fashion week? ⊕⊕

Since its inception 15 years ago, the Nigerian event has established itself on the international fashion calendar. Platforming sustainability and social issues, and showcasing local talent, it’s doin…

41 days ago

‘Every day’s a fight’: join the commuters in Africa’s rapidly growing cities

With more and more people moving to big cities such as Nairobi and Abidjan, daily commutes are becoming tougher

Africa is a rapidly urbanising continent. Since 1990, the proportion of people who live …

78 days ago

89 days ago

Dust to Dreams review – a baffling short film from director Idris Elba

Toronto film festival: The actor recruits Seal for a Lagos-set 19-minute misfire that inelegantly stuffs in far too much

On the face of it, there’s a formidable aggregation of talent and media firepow…

3 months ago

‘Beware of 419!’: how a playwright delved into Nigerian scams – and what it taught him about money

When Inua Ellams, writer of Barber Shop Chronicles, went to Lagos, he became aware of how much fraud suffused the city – so he decided to tell the story of its cons

Inua Ellams was walking through the…

Yorùbá Boy Running by Biyi Bándélé audiobook review – from enslaved teenager to celebrated preacher

The novelist’s final work tells a remarkable tale of resilience, based on the life of Samuel Àjàyí Crowther, who was kidnapped by slavers but won his freedom

Set in 19th-century Òsogùn in what is now …

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