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The disputed history of Who first called it “Nollywood”
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, as flickering images from Nigeria’s chaotic video film industry began spilling onto satellite…
Subtitles as gateways: Why Nigerian films need better translations
A few years ago, watching a Nollywood film with subtitles could be a test of patience. A Yoruba warrior might…
Police arrest fake soldier, three suspected car thieves in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command says it has arrested a fake soldier and three suspected car thieves after a stolen…
The Lagos Nightclub where Afrobeat was born
On certain Lagos nights in the late 1960s, the city pulsed with a sound that was neither highlife nor jazz,…
Iyanu & the rise of Nigerian animated stories: How kids are finally getting heroes they recognize
For decades, Nigerian kids have grown up watching superheroes from faraway worlds, like Spider-Man swinging through New York, Moana voyaging…
Zamfara Governor’s viral comments on bandits’ location continue to trigger outrage
It has emerged that Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, may be under mounting pressure to resign following the circulation of…
Zamfara group slams Gov Lawal over banditry remark, calls for state of emergency
The Zamfara Good Governance Network, ZGGN, has berated Governor Dauda Lawal over a viral video where he claimed that banditry…
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