On the latest episode of #WithChude, author of 'The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives', and founder of the Ake Arts and Book Festival, Lola Shoneyin, sits with Chude Jideonwo…
Nollywood has been at the epicentre of the African entertainment industry, creating stars and producing content that’s resonated with fans across the continent. This year, Netflix joins hands with some…
by Toluwanimi Onakoya Casting can make or break a movie. The performance and credibility of actors are what make a story believable, and enables audience members to connect to a film.…
Netflix and Mo Abudu, an acclaimed Nigerian producer, have entered into a groundbreaking multi-title partnership that will continue growing the company’s investment in Nigerian content. Under this partnership, Mo Abudu…
The 2018 Aké Arts and Book Festival held from Friday, October 26, to Sunday, October 28, 2018, for the first time in Lagos at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja. The theme…
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…
In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…
Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian poet, novelist and cultural activist. One of the most influential women of our time, she is the Director of Book Buzz Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation…
by Wilfred Okiche Every November, for the last five years, the literary community- an interesting mix of writers, critics, editors, publishers, artists, students, musicians and even politicians - makes…
A large crowd of partners, sponsors and young entrepreneurs from Nigeria and the UK saw the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, launch the year-long…
by Adeyemi Adefulu I found Lola Shoneyin's piece on Buhari titled, "How My Father's Jailer Can Offer Nigeria A Fresh Start" very engaging although it dredged up some very painful memories.…
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that the late Ghanaian diplomat and poet, Kofi Awoonor and himself could have been together at the Storymoja/Hay Literature Festival held in Nairobi, Kenya. He…
by Henry Onyema For every Soyinka there is an Achebe; for every D'Banj there are the P-Square twins; for every Lola Shoneyin there is an Adaobi Nwabuani; for every Sefi…
by Dwight Garner “If you don’t like someone’s story,” Chinua Achebe told The Paris Review in 1994, “write your own.” In his first novel and masterpiece, “Things Fall Apart” (1958),…
by Feyi Fawehinmi I only just got round to reading Lola Shoneyin’s novel; The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives and I thought I’d try my hand at a review.…