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Dr. Carmen McCain is a leading scholar of West African literatures and cultures, currently lecturing in the School of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics at SOAS, University of London. Her expertise spans Hausa-language literature and film, Nigerian literature, film, and popular culture. Dr. McCain’s academic journey has taken her to the Department of African Languages and
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Professor Onookome Okome is a distinguished academic and one of the pioneering scholars of Nollywood films and popular culture studies in Nigeria. He currently teaches in the Department of Theatre English and Film Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. His significant contributions to the field include co-authoring “Cinema and Social Change in Nigeria” with Jonathan
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Professor Onookome Okome is a distinguished academic and one of the pioneering scholars of Nollywood films and popular culture studies in Nigeria. He currently teaches in the Department of Theatre English and Film Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. His significant contributions to the field include co-authoring “Cinema and Social Change in Nigeria” with Jonathan
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Yinka Ogun is a distinguished Nigerian Screenwriter and filmmaker, and the current President of the Screen Writers Guild of Nigeria, who has made significant contributions to Nigeria’s television and film industry through his work as a creator, co-creator, and script consultant. His impressive portfolio includes creating several successful television series such as ‘Tinsel’, ‘Dear Mother’,
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D soup is ready!!!….with all d condiment and ingredients. Maggi and salt dey there sef!!! Here comes a super duper movie, Get enlightened!!! Get entertained!!! Watch THE LITTLE THINGS PREMIERES ON AbayomiAlvin Tv ON YOUTUBE
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By Tobi Olaiya, USA. As much as possible, I’ve tried to exclude spoilers below. TL; DR: go watch Everybody Loves Jenifa. It deserves your time and attention and beyond the comic relief, Funke Akindele addresses important issues from drug abuse to domestic violence. Funke Akindele’s Jenifa has been a phenomenon for almost two decades. I
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Nollywood is evolving, and it requires an extensive distribution system thatcan handle its sporadic expansion. The informal economic structure thatthe comprador bourgeoisie operated for the last fifteen years can no longersustain media distribution and film circulation in the industry. Nollywoodfilms have become global commodities: they are now available anywherethere is internet in the world, thanks
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Yinka Ogun is a distinguished Nigerian Screenwriter and filmmaker, and the current President of the Screen Writers Guild of Nigeria, who has made significant contributions to Nigeria’s television and film industry through his work as a creator, co-creator, and script consultant. His impressive portfolio includes creating several successful television series such as ‘Tinsel’, ‘Dear Mother’,
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Call for Panelists !!! The 9th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference Conference Theme: Continuities and Discontinuities in African Studies Date: June 17-21, 2025 Format: Hybrid (In Person, University of Lagos/Zoom) Abstract Deadline: January 1, 2025. Panel Organizers & Chair: Kolawole Olaiya, Anderson University, Anderson, South Carolina (Email: kolaiya@andersonuniversity.edu) and Adeshina Afolayan, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
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‘The Stolen Shrine’ goes on stage as the 13th Convocation Play of Adekunle Ajasin University on Monday 9, 2024. ‘The Stolen Shrine’ is set in the traditional Yoruba Kingdom of Ajelokun. The play chronicles the issues of greed, betrayal, and the consequences of breaking a sacred covenant. The kingdom, favoured by the goddess of Aje
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