Think about a fine piece of art and The Mona Lisa probably comes to mind. Think about World War II and you probably have Hitler and Hiroshima in your mind’s eye. Think about blogging in Africa and no else gets the cake but Linda Ikeji. Yes, that’s how much clout the 38-year-old has gathered since…
“What has endeared Nollywood to the rest of the world and to us Nigerians in particular [has] been the art of storytelling,” says Mahmood Ali Balogun, a filmmaker in the cinematic landscape here in Nigeria, often referred to as Nollywood. Balogun grew up influenced by films from India, China and the United States. “When I was…
In an unmarked workshop not far from the chaos of Lagos city is where you can find Femi Adekunle: a carpenter who specialises in making furniture and cabinetry. He moved his workshop out here to meet the growing need for space as his shop in the city was too small; a good sign that business…
Known by his stage name Banky W, Olubankole Wellington, an actor, rapper and singer, put his entertainment career on hold this past year to enter the realm of Nigerian politics. Born in the United States, he returned to Nigeria as a child at the age of four. At 18, he went back to the US to…
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South Africa’s Lindiwe Matlali has been recognised by the Queen of England for the awesome work she does as founder and CEO of Africa Teen Geeks, a non-profit organisation that teaches school children and unemployed youth how to code. Lindiwe is the latest recipient of a Points of Light Award for 2019. Inspired by her…
Five students from the University of Ibadan have won N1 million at the Professor Ayodele Awojobi Design Competition (PAADC) for a solution that leverages robotics and Articificial Intelligence (AI) to solve societal problems. Hive, an Andela-like students-led learning community that builds robots to solve Nigeria’s social problems while teaching relevant industrial skills won the keenly…
