A feature film titled, ‘Dara: A Port Harcourt Love Story?’, has been selected for the 2026 edition of the DC Independent Film Festival, emerging as the only African title among five feature films ...

Inside the Grand Theatre Lumiere, one of cinema’s great cathedrals in Cannes, France, Akinola Davies Jr. stood, acknowledging the applause of over 2,000 peers. The British Nigerian director had just ...

The Nigerian army said Sunday that its forces killed a Boko Haram commander and 10 other members of the terrorist group during an operation in the country’s northeast. In a statement, the army said ...

In tonight's edition: Nigerian police clash with crowds angry about the way that hundreds of homes have been demolished in the Makoko floating village. Also, Kigali is suing the UK for £100 million ...

‘You can bet on me that I will be there with you for democracy, freedom and prosperity,' Bola Ahmed Tinubu tells Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and ...

A group of Nigerian officers is scheduled to stand trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. When the 16 were arrested last year, the government initially dismissed reports of a ...

The final part of the Nigerian food marathon brings together even more must-eat dishes that showcase the heart and soul of Nigerian cooking. A perfect finale for true food lovers. #NigerianCuisine ...

Akinola Davies, the director of "My Father's Shadow", Nigeria's first film to win an award at the Cannes film festival, is savouring his return to Lagos, the country's cultural capital, where the ...

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“Peace is not a silence you force into people’s mouths,” writes Maryam Bukar Hassan, a Nigerian spoken word artist and poet known as Alhanislam who has become the UN’s first Global Advocate for Peace.

With the African film industry experiencing a massive point-of-view switch over the last decade, the space is beginning to experience more African stories being told by indigenous writers and ...

Cannes: Akinola Davies Jr.'s semi-autobiographical feature debut stars Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as an absent father who tries to set a good example for his sons as their country burns around them. June 24, 1993 ...