Category: Culture
Here’s why people are still talking about this age-defying photo of Genevieve Nnaji and her Nollywood colleagues
Genevieve Nnaji’s belated celebrations for her 40th birthday last week would be remembered for one viral photo – a reunion ...
Read Chimamanda Adichie’s elegantly moving tribute to Binyavanga Wainaina and cry with us
Frankly, I have been on the look out for Chimamanda Adichie‘s reaction to the passing away of late Kenyan author ...
Aki and Pawpaw have been rejuvenated as memes on Twitter and we absolutely love it
Something I have noticed on Twitter lately: the re-entry of actors Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze into the online meme ...
From Rema’s ‘Dumebi’ to the surprise drop of ‘Tradition’ by Runtown, here are the videos and trailers you might have missed during the week
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
OluTimehin Adegbeye has emerged winner of the 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize and we are over the moon
We are excited that this year’s Gerlad Kraak Prize has gone to OluTimehin Adegbeye, for her nonfiction piece Mothers and ...
Elnathan John drags Reno Omokri to hellfire and back over insensitive comments on late Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina
The unexpected death of Kenyan writer, LGBTQ activist and literary trailblazer Binyavanga Wainaina has given social media a lot to ...
We are excited that Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel “Freshwater” is set to be adapted into a TV series
Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel Freshwater was one of the highly anticipated novels of 2018 and, as soon as it was ...
Raliat Abe of House of Tara was just announced the Nigerian Employee of the Year
The TAMS Summit recently rebranded as the Nigerian Employee of the Year awards, and exists to celebrate the work, innovation ...
Nnedi Okorafor wants us to destroy the ”light female, dark male” trope that has pervaded books and movies
The ”light female, dark male” trope is so entrenched in popular culture that it’s hard to ignore it. From cartoons ...
Daydream Esoterica is Victor Ehikhamenor’s homecoming and an homage to Lagos
If there is one principle that has consistently defined Victor Ehikhamenor’s art practice, it is the idea that the art ...
Now that ‘Game of Thrones’ is over, here are three reasons you should read Marlon James’ African fantasy novel, ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’
After eight long years and a six-episode season, Game of Thrones came to an end on Sunday night. Daenerys dies ...
We love Folake Olowofoyeku in the trailer for ‘Bob Hearts Abishola,’ but good God what was that accent?
The trailer for the upcoming CBS comedy Bob Hearts Abishola was out on Thursday and, judging by the reactions from ...
Lupita Nyong’o’s brilliant performances in ”Us” has received nominations for the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards
Let me say one thing: Lupita Nyong’o‘s performance in Jordan Peele‘s horror movie Us was brilliant. And she should get ...
How can we escape the stupidity of Okon’s videos justifying rape? Don’t watch them
Before now, no one knew Imeh Bishop aka Okon existed until he recently posted an incendiary video on his Instagram: ...
We prayed and Asa answered with a song – ‘The Beginning’ is here and we are saved
After years of drought, Asa has finally given us new music. Teasing her new material on Twitter last week was ...
Entertainment roundup: New ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ trailer to be featured as ‘Endgame’ post-credits scene; Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcome baby number four | Other stories
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
Asa has teased new music and we feel pure and blessed already
If, like me, you are simply tired of the onslaught of noisy pop songs then you are in luck. Today, ...
Harry Song granted an interview to BBC Pidgin about his depression and we absolutely love it
Last year September, Harry Song posted a disturbing message on his Instagram: he wanted his fans not to cry for ...
The fourth season of ‘Big Brother Naija’ is set to premiere this June
Since the previous season of Big Brother Naija show tagged Double Wahala ended in 2018, fans have been anticipating the ...
Entertainment roundup: Tiwa Savage leaves Mavin, signs new record deal with Universal Music Group; ‘Game of Thrones’ director casts Nigerian actor Shobowale Bamgbose in Warner Bros film | Other stories
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
Tonto Dikeh is playing with the idea of writing a tell-all book titled ‘Surviving Churchill’
Tonto Dikeh‘s buzzy, tell-all interview is still reverberating through social media, wherein she countered claims made by her ex-husband Churchill ...
The wife of Malawi’s vice president rapping to campaign for her husband is all what you need to see today
On May 21, Malawians will head to the polls to vote in the general elections. As such, Mary Nkhamanyachi Chilima, ...
The 2019 GTBank Food and Drink Festival was a blast – observations from a foodie
I have never attended the GTBank Food and Drink Festival, and maybe because I have always seen the event as ...
Diana Evans and Oyinkan Braithwaite are the only Nigerian authors whose books have been shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction
This year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist was announced Sunday evening, and out of six books My Sister, the Serial ...
Seun Kuti says Africans didn’t know about subjugating women until colonisation came and wow, this incredible ignorance
When it comes to personal politics, I have never held Nigerian celebrities to any standard. They are, after all, humans. ...
Layo Bright and Ajibola are spotlighting labour rights with ‘Maid In Nigeria’
We are all too familiar with domestic labour in Nigeria; the women, men, and sometimes young girls and boys that ...
Entertainment roundup: Idris Elba weds Sabrina Dhowre in beautiful Moroccan wedding; ‘Avengers: Endgame’ breaks global box office record | Other stories
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
Hey, look, Daenerys as a Nigerian mother is the best meme from #GOT’s second episode
While the buzz around the final return of Game of Thrones may have slightly dissipated, the second episode was sweet ...
Good riddance! Nnedi Okorafor unfriended a man on Facebook who had sexist views about women
I follow Nnedi Okorafor on Twitter, and one thing that I have noticed about her online personality is that she ...
Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright dazzled at the world premiere of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and now we can’t wait to see the movie
With less than seventy-two hours to the release one of the year’s robustly anticipated movie, Avengers: Endgame, cast members were ...
The Other Friends Podcast
- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]