They enlisted in 1955, feet steady on the red earth, independence on the horizon, uniforms crisp against the wind of doubt, eyes lit with a flame that said: we too …
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Animal Farm The farm is Nigeria, its soil red and dark with promise, its air thick with fame and slogans. Once, the animals rose hooves pounding like drums, horns lifted …
“The synergy between Moonbeam and Detty December is unmistakable,” Sadare further explained. “As the season continues to grow into one of Africa’s largest annual cultural movements, filled with homecomings, parties, …
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NPA @60: Impactful, innovative yet legacy publishing lacks inclusiveness, accountable for mass failures in WAEC, NECO, JAMB
by Anote Ajeluorou 12 minutes readWill NPA’s 60th anniversary lend the body a moment of introspection, so they reflect on the harm their business model has wreaked on the Nigerian society with a view to …
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At LABAF 27.0… Ojudu, Oroh reflect on June 12 struggles, journalism, civil activism
by TheNews Magazine 9 minutes read“Our country can do much, much better. However, it is not going to happen by itself. We do not need people of extraordinary abilities or resolve to move the needle …
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LABAF 2025: Memory, myth, and alternative governance pathways shape Africa’s preeminent culture fest (2)
by Armsfree Ajanaku 8 minutes readWhile conceding that there are a number of exceptional people in the civil service, the culture over the years has been such that the least talented people were the ones …
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Unveiled, winners of 2025 Morland African Writing Scholarships
by Agency Report 2 minutes readPRESS RELEASE The winners each receive a grant of ₤18,000 to allow them to take a year off to write a book. The awards are based on submissions which include …
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SANYA… Bold, brave interrogation of patriarchy, settled beliefs
by Aysha Abdullahi 4 minutes readSànyà is ultimately a story about power inherited power, feared power, misunderstood power and the cost of carrying it. It asks what it means for a woman to step into …
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LABAF 2025: Memory, myth, and alternative governance pathways shape Africa’s preeminent culture fest (1)
by Armsfree Ajanaku 8 minutes readWithout getting devitalised about the excruciating realities in the environment, the CORA collective has continued to push the frontiers by resoundingly drumming home the point that culture fests like LABAF …
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‘Moonbeam’: Short story anthology by 15 culture journalists hits bookshelves, festival circuit at LABAF, Lagos Fringe 2025
by Agency Report 4 minutes readPRESS RELEASE Moonbeam is a victory for culture reporting in Nigeria, and hopefully, elsewhere, too. Of course, culture reporters are also published novelists, playwrights and poets world wide… It has …