Tag: Cyprian Ekwensi

Bernard Dayo November 13, 2018

Here’s your first look at the animated adaptation of Cyprian Ekwensi’s ‘The Passport of Mallam Ilia’

Last year, Komotion Studios unleashed Dawn of Thunder, an animated short film that explores the story of the Yoruba god of thunder Sango. The 3D film is arguably the most…

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Bernard Dayo April 10, 2018

We are bracing ourselves for the animated adaptation of Cyprian Ekwensi’s “Passport of Mallam Ilia”

The good guys at animation company Magic Carpet Studios have acquired the full rights from HEBN PLC publishers to make an animated feature film adaptation of Cyprian Ekwensi's classic novel…

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March 28, 2013

The un-tribute: Achebe was an Igbophile, not the father of African literature

by Ibrahim Bello-Kano   Indeed, we cannot help wondering if the recent insensate massacre of Chinua’s people in Kano, only a few days ago, hastened the fatal undermining of that…

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March 23, 2013

Dele Momodu: As the world mourns Chinua Achebe

by Dele Momodu “It is a sad day for the world of Literature as one of its greatest icons, Prof Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, joins his ancestors…” This reflected the sobriety…

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December 12, 2012

There is a difference between fighting the gov’t and fighting the nation – Wole Soyinka

Soyinka Noble Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that corruption was being used as a unifying factor in Nigeria as it had eaten deep in all sections of the country…

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