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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Igbo Hospitality: Kola Nut and White Clay

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Bowl of kola nut; source: www.oraukwu.com “Kola nut, oji ( Cola acuminata ), and white chalk, nzu , are two of the most frequently used...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Don't Preach to me, Show me Compassion Instead

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Pope Francis washes an prisoner's foot on Maundy Thursday in Rome ( Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha )--Did I even mention to you guys that...
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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Introducing Adesua "Sunshine" Etomi

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( Shaibu Husseini )--She is nicknamed ‘Sunshine’ and that is exactly what this new acting dynamite Adesua Etomi brings, to any picture she ...
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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Of Gods, Economics, and Power

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"Economics and power have always played a large part in the championing of new deities throughout human history. The struggle for ...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Chiwetalu Agu: Film Character Vs Real Life

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( Tofarati Ige )--Popular Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, often acts the role of a wicked man in movies. And his depictions are so real t...
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Nollywood: Shooting for Better Picture Quality

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( Samuel Abulude )-- The movie industry is evolving and so are its practitioners. In recent times, great movies inspired by creative dire...
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A Taste of Nollywood's Medicine

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Source: irokotv.com ( Judd-Leonard Okafor )-- The man in white lab coat runs a blood test and delivers the verdict: the girl is pregnan...
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iROKO Global: Delivering Nollywood to World Audience

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Source: iRokotv.com ( Ibukun Taiwo )--African Internet TV pioneer, iROKO, has launched iROKO Global, its global content distribution an...
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Nollywood in Search of African Actors

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Wale Ojo (Nigerian) and Fatym Layachi (Moroccan) on the set of CEO in Lagos; source: AFP (Mail & Guardian Africa) --The camera roll...

Nollywood and Nigerian Scholarship

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Emem Isong; source: pinterest.com ( Isiguzo Destiny )-- Nollywood is over 20 years; yet many Nigerian scholars are not keen on using Ni...
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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Nollywood's Evolution and Staying Power

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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Nollywood Associations and Guilds 1

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Source: afromixent.com Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Ike/Ibinabo Fiberesima, 08033256486, 08062777777 Alliance of Nollywood ...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

The Feminine Mistake

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Artwork by Lorna Simpson; source: more.com ( Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie )--I first knew there was such a thing as blue mascara because of...
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Raised Catholic, Inspired by Pope Francis

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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Onitsha, Nigeria; source: Reuters ( Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie )--As a child, I loved Mass, its swirl of music an...
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Thursday, October 08, 2015

Campus Love

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Nnenna Omali; source: bellanaija.com ( E. C. Osondu )--I’ll tell you about love. I know more about this four letter word than you’d e...
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NollyCulture – a curating forum at the intersection of media, religion, and culture – explores Nollywood, the cinema of Nigeria, and its framings of religion and culture in contemporary Africa as well as the traditions, worldviews, and debates that inform its perspectives and representations.
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