(By Otosirieze Obi-Young) - Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie Hosted Lupita Nyong’o in Lagos: How It Happened + Photos & Video
Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie hosted Lupita Nyong’o in a private dinner in Lagos, attended by notable
personalities in Nigerian entertainment. The event was part of Lupita’s second
visit to Nigeria in preparation for the Americanah TV series adaptation, in which she will star as Ifemelu. The
series, which has been ordered by HBO Max with Danai Gurira as showrunner and Chinonye Chukwu as director for
the first two episodes, will also star Uzo Aduba as Aunty Uju,
Zachary Momoh as Obinze, and Corey Hawkins as Blaine.
Chimamanda and
Lupita wore near-matching outfits by the Lagos-based womenswear designer Imad
Eduso: Lupita in purple, with silver shoes and braids by Zubi, and Chimamanda
in shiny green, with blue sandals by TNL designs.
Among the guests
were the Nollywood actors Richard Mofe-Damijo, Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva, Nse Ikpe
Etim, Omoni Oboli, and Dakore Egbuson; the musicians Femi Kuti, D’banj,
Flavour, Omawumi, Waje, and Seun Kuti; the writers and publishers Lola Shoneyin
and Eghosa Imasuen; the media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo; the comedians
Chigurl and Bovi; and the actress and singer Onyeka Onwenu, who was given a
shoutout in Americanah and played Mama in the Half
of a Yellow Sun film. They were all
gifted with Narrative Landscape Press’ ankara-bound copies of Americanah.
