Tag: BBC
Nigeria’s Babatunde Rotimi wins Caine Prize for story ‘Bombay’s Republic’
by Isi Esene Nigerian writer Rotimi Babatunde has won this year’s prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing. The £10,000 ($15,700) prize was ...
Sola Odunfa: Nigeria’s grief and gaping spectators
This piece was originally published on June 12, 2012 on the BBC website. I did not know anyone of them ...
BBC profiles Abubakar Shekau: The man behind Boko Haram
by Tolu Orekoya Understanding the brains behind Nigeria’s most successful terrorist group is key to understanding the inner workings of ...
BBC Africa needs you: Join the Twitter #bbcafricadebate on Africa’s image- 27 April
by Rachel Ogbu On 27 April, BBC Africa will take on a very contemporary question that consciously or unconsciously has ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: WATCH: BBC on James Ibori; Nuhu Ribadu says “he gave me $15 million cash”
by Lekan Olanrewaju James Ibori was a petty criminal who once worked for the DIY store Wickes, but he re-invented ...
YNaija joins BBC Focus Africa in Bush House London to discuss New Media in Africa
by Chi Ibe YNaija spent the “leap day”, 29 February at the BBC, Bush House in London celebrating the co-operation’s ...
“I’m still very young and bubbly at heart!” – Kola Balogun, Osun State youth commissioner
by Willfred Okiche Newly appointed Osun State Commissioner for Youth, Sports & Social Needs, Stephen Kola Balogun speaks briefly to ...
"I'm still very young and bubbly at heart!" – Kola Balogun, Osun State youth commissioner
by Willfred Okiche Newly appointed Osun State Commissioner for Youth, Sports & Social Needs, Stephen Kola Balogun speaks briefly to ...
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 […]