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Top reviews and blog posts
July 17, 2023 .
africanliterature
Yes, it reads like a Nollywood plot and is very much cliched, but you can’t deny the excitement and fluidity that comes with the s...
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February 3, 2025 .
africanliterature
When Love Visits is a contemporary romance novel that narrates how Uju and Tade, both in their thirties and successful fall in lov...
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October 4, 2024 .
africanliterature, speculative fiction
Ghostroots is an exciting addition to the growing list of contemporary and speculative fiction in African literature.
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March 27, 2024 .
africanliterature
Dazzling Mirage achieves what few other works of Nigerian literature have accomplished: a thorough examination of the challenges f...
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July 20, 2025 .
Lists
African Literature reads are inherently thought-provoking, as they reflect the unique experiences of people in the black continent...
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July 20, 2025 .
Essays
Through the lens of Aunty Ifeoma, Adichie masterfully explores the intricacies of postcolonial Nigeria and its effect on the new c...
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May 5, 2024 .
africanliterature
If you liked Dele Weds Destiny, then you’ll love We Were Girls Once. Aiwanose is a wonderful and insightful writer, and I lo...
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February 16, 2024 .
africanliterature
I lived in Ghana for four years, and No One Dies Yet took me down memory lane with vivid descriptions of the Makola market and the...
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September 17, 2022 .
tomorrowibecomeawoman
Many men still deem their families incomplete without a male child, and I cannot grasp the concept
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Excerpts, interviews, releases and events
Motion Picture, News
On Thursday, September 19th, FilmOne Entertainment hosted a spectacular Exhibitors Showcase themed “Cinema Without Borders Igniting Creativity.”
By
Akinwale
Motion Picture, Movie Reviews
Breath of Life is an aptly named Nollywood banger that’s sure to draw goosebumps from your skin in its God-awe-inspiring show of faith and love.
By
Akinwale
Motion Picture, Movie Reviews
The Black Book was a huge success. More importantly, it heralds an enviable future for the Nigerian film industry.
By
Tobi Oguntola
Motion Picture, Movie Reviews
The title is rather misleading as the storyline has little to do with either the stripper or the born-again. Instead, it should have been named Ashabi’s Revenge.
By
Kikelomo Onigbanjo
Motion Picture, Movie Reviews
Welcome to the gritty streets of Isale Eko, Lagos, where life is rough, and the only role models are thugs with their ill-gotten wealth.
By
Nyerhovwo
Motion Picture
This movie lacked depth. I doubt if the makers took time to even read through the storyline, because there was none whatsoever.
By
Kikelomo Onigbanjo
Motion Picture, Show Reviews
Nevertheless, we know is that this sequel is a win for Nollywood. And when someone asks you if anything good has ever come out from Nollywood, beat your chest and point to this masterpiece!
By
Kikelomo Onigbanjo
Book Reviews, Motion Picture
The only this this movie has going for it is the cast. The makers of this movie assembled Nollywood’s finest but sadly, even Nollywood’s finest could not save this movie.
By
Kikelomo Onigbanjo
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