10-year-old Kareem Waris was posted on Twitter today and his talent blew my mind. Kareem Waris was pictured painting different piece of art with his brush and his pencil. The funny thing was that I and a bunch of other people were asking ourselves what we did with our childhood, drawing without this much passion. I for…
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After Wakanda, How Do We Deal With The Killmongers In Our Tribes? #BlackPanther
According to an African proverb “The child who is not embraced by the village, will burn it down to feel its warmth” I don’t know how many of you believe this, but we saw the reality of this proverb in #BlackPanther and some people could relate well with Killmonger despite him being the villain of…
HNWOTY 2017 to Hold Next Week; Reveals Hosts, Performers and more.
Her Network will host outstanding women in diverse sectors to a glamorous evening of recognition and celebration at the inaugural Her Network Woman of The Year (HNWOTY) Awards on Sunday, 10th December 2017. The Official nominees who are potentials to be crowned the Woman of the Year in their respective categories were announced to the public via…
See The Full List Of Nominees For Her Network Woman Of The Year 2017
Global networking platform, Her Network, has finally revealed the official nominees for their Inaugural Woman of the Year Awards (HNWOTY)! This announcement was made on Wednesday, 8th November 2017 via a live Instagram coverage that was anchored by a selection of notable women in diverse sectors; these women are Jane Michael Ekanem (Fashion Designer/Stylist, Arit…
Read My Selfie Interview With These Nollywood Beauties on Vanguard Allure
Hey guys! Read my interview with these Nollywood stars; sexy Beverly Osu, talented Amanda Ebeye, and the fashionable Ini Dima OKojie, where I spoke with them about their fashion, beauty, lifestyle and where they’ll love to travel to for their ideal vacation… not that we all get to go on an ideal vacation though. 😩….
Two Nigerian Filmmakers Win $1Million Grant At Tribeca Film Festival, New York.
Nigerians keep raising the bar as two of our own filmmakers, Faraday Okoro and Biyi Bandele have won $1M grant at Tribeca Film Festival, New York to develop their feature film, Nigerian Prince. The grant awarded to the filmmakers will be used to develop the feature film, Nigerian Prince, which was chosen out of five finalists…
#MovieReview: “Omugwo”; Childbirth, Coping With Motherhood & Making Hubby Happy
If there is anything Nigerians love to see in a film is good representation of their reality and that is one thing Omugwo by Kunle Afolayan did. This movie, through the Omugwo tradition, highlights the issues of class, personality differences, marital issues caused by lack of sex in marriages due to postpartum depression new mothers…
Nollywood Goes Back In Time With Lotanna Movie Premiere, See Photos
A themed party is always one party to look forward to as it tests the creativity of celebrities, putting their stylists to work to ensure they come out looking like a million of bucks meaning, they have to stand out. That was how the movie premiere for Lotanna which took place on Saturday, 8th of…
#FashionFriday: Wana Sambo Releases Her #WSEdit With Beverly Naya
First it was Adesua Etomi, and now Beverly Naya. Guess Wana Sambo has something special for Nollywood, but the truth is, you would not fault anyone for staring at this collection longer than expected because it is plenty shades of gorge! What I love the most about this collection is the dialogue and how the…
Throwback Thursday: Who Misses “Tales By Moonlight”?
While this might not be the origin of Nollywood or story telling in Nigeria, I think this formed a major part of story telling in the African culture… truth is, this is the origin of story telling for Africans, maybe for the world, but we all know Linorajj is a sucker for Africa, so yes, this…
Photos from The wedding Party Premiere
The wedding party Premiere was a blast and as elegant as possible. But what would you expect from a movie that involves Ebonylifetv and Mo’ Abudu. On entering the event, I thought I stumbled on someone’s wedding at night. .. well not really,it was a movie premiere. The ushers were dressed in bridal train attires,…
Nnedinma Okoroafor’s Binti Wins Best Novella Category In Hugo Award!
After sharing this photo on social media We are delighted to share that Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti has just been named a Hugo award winner in the best novella category. The Hugo awards are given annually to highlight the best science fiction works of the previous year. Unlike Binti’s previous Nebula award, the Hugo awards are voted for…
