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 in one of the show’s most expansive conversations thus far, to discuss her experience with sexual abuse, depression and more. In a soul-stirring heart-to-heart, the... Read More

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June 23, 2020

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Netflix joins forces with Nigeria’s talent to showcase its creative wealth to the world

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 of Nigeria’s most talented creatives to bring their unique stories to the world. With this newfound access to the global stage, the powerful stories crafted... Read More

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June 16, 2020

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How should Mo Abudu cast her forthcoming Netflix films?

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. If there’s a woeful cast in a massive budget movie, it sticks out like a sore thumb and ruins the reception of the movie. But... Read More

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Death and The King’s Horseman, Lola Shoneyin, Mo Abudu, netflix, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Rachel Oniga, Sola Sobowale, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

June 12, 2020

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Exclusive: Netflix inks multi-title partnership with Mo Abudu to develop content from Nigeria

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 – through her production company, EbonyLife – will create two Netflix Original series as well as multiple Netflix branded films and a series that have... Read More

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November 1, 2018

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With Yemi Osinbajo, Abubakar Suleiman, Lola Shoneyin and others, the Aké Arts and Book Festival 2018 was a memorable one

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 was “Fantastical Futures” and events and conversations were focused largely on a re-imagined African future. The four-day event was put together by Lola Shoneyin and... Read More

Today’s Noisemakers: Lola Shoneyin, Kayode Ogundamisi, Piers Morgan, others

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, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More

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December 16, 2017

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Dami Ajayi profiles Lola Shoneyin: The cultural activist promoting African literature (Y!/YNaija.com Person of The Year nominee)

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 founded in 2012 dedicated to the promotion of Arts and Culture within local and global spaces. Born Titilola Atinuke Alexandrah Shoneyin on February 26, 1974, in... Read More

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Dami Ajayi, Lola Shoneyin, YNaija Person of the Year

November 15, 2017

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PROFILE: Even the f-word is not enough to describe the cultural force of Lola Shoneyin’s #AkeFestival

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 the annual pilgrimage to Ake, a quiet, sleepy town in rocky Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state for the Ake Arts and Book Festival. Before 2013... Read More

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August 21, 2015

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First Photos: Bolanle Olukanni, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Tope Oshin, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Tunde Sotimirin, Lola Shoneyin, KPeace, others step out in style for British Council’s UK/Nigeria 2015–16 season announcement

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 cultural season, UK/Nigeria 2015–16. UK/Nigeria 2015–16 is a major season of arts in Nigeria aimed at building new audiences, creating new collaborations and strengthening... Read More

Adeyemi Adefulu: Why I support Gen. Buhari, my jailer

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. It took me down memory lane; indeed, it was a vivid reminder of an awful road on which l and others like Audu Ogbeh, now... Read More

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September 28, 2013

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How I escaped Kenya terrorist attack – Wole Soyinka

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 said he was invited to the same festival but could not attend. Awoonor was killed by terrorists last Saturday at the Westgate Shopping Mall shooting... Read More

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August 18, 2013

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Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web (Part 2)

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 Atta there is a Chimamanda Adichie; for every Omotola Ekeinde there is a Genevieve Nnaji. [READ: Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web] Apart from Adewale Ademoyega,... Read More

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March 24, 2013

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“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own” – The New York Times reviews Achebe’s life

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), Mr. Achebe, who died on Thursday at 82, did exactly that. In calm and exacting prose, he examined a tribal society fracturing under the abuses... Read More

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June 30, 2011

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Body Water – A review of ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’

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. The story of the normalisation of madness in Nigeria has not yet been fully told but Ms Shoneyin’s effort with this novel is a cool... Read More

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Lola Shoneyin discusses sexual abuse, depression and more on the latest episode of #WithChude

Netflix joins forces with Nigeria’s talent to showcase its creative wealth to the world

How should Mo Abudu cast her forthcoming Netflix films?

Exclusive: Netflix inks multi-title partnership with Mo Abudu to develop content from Nigeria

With Yemi Osinbajo, Abubakar Suleiman, Lola Shoneyin and others, the Aké Arts and Book Festival 2018 was a memorable one

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First Photos: Bolanle Olukanni, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Tope Oshin, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Tunde Sotimirin, Lola Shoneyin, KPeace, others step out in style for British Council’s UK/Nigeria 2015–16 season announcement

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