Nigeria: Bbnaija – Adekunle Emerges Head of House for Week 3
[Daily Trust] Adekunle, one of the Level 1 housemates of the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija, on Monday, emerged winner of the Week 3 Head of House challenge.
Nigeria: Buhari Pledges Support As Nigeria Hosts Global Cultural, Tourism, Literary Events
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged full support for three major international events scheduled to hold in Nigeria in October and November this year, saying they are opportunities to showcase the nation’s rich heritage in culture, arts,…
Kenya: Talking Walls Use Art to Spread Peace During Elections
[RFI] As Kenya’s presidential and parliamentary candidates vie for office in the final frenzied week of campaigning, others worry about life after the elections.
Nigeria: Breaking – Big Brother Adds ‘Riders’ to Level Up House, Evicts Cyph, Christy-O
[Premium Times] The mission and status of the new housemates are hidden from other housemates.
Nigeria: Breaking – Beauty Disqualified From Bbnaija 7
[Premium Times] Beauty was given a strike last week for her aggression towards Ilebaye, during which she pulled the housemate’s wig.
Nigeria: Mádé Kuti Releases New Single ‘No More Wars’
[Premium Times] The single, composed, arranged, and authored by Mádé Kuti, was produced by GMK and Sodi Marciszewer, who recorded, mixed, or produced Fela’s last six albums.
Nigeria: We Were Starved for One Week-Nollywood Actors Cynthia Okereke, Agbogidi Recount Kidnap Ordeal
[Premium Times] Ms Okereke said the unfortunate incident did not daunt her.
Nigeria: UK Museum Agrees to Return Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
[DW] A museum in Britain agreed Sunday to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 to Nigeria.
South Africa: New Book On Mapungubwe Archive Contests History of South African World Heritage Site
[The Conversation Africa] Mapungubwe is a world heritage site and national park located on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. From about 1000 AD the settlement there developed into a major African state before being abandoned by th…
Zimbabwe: Book Review – New African Poetry Turns History Pictures to the Wall
[This is Africa] Old Love Skin, a pan-African poetry collection, finds new voices summoning divinity where they please, and turning history pictures to the wall to fill in the blank negatives with ambivalence, impiety and intrigue. Poetry is, here, voi…