Revered novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, who was raised Catholic has revealed why she doesn’t attend Catholic churches in Nigeria. In a candid interview with media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on black box radio, the novelist discusses her agnostic approach to religion. Although Adichie attends masses outside the country whenever she finds a […]
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Award-winning novelist and feminism advocate, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has recounted how her husband, Ivara Esege was made to play an extra in a Star Wars film. She spoke in a tell-all Blackbox interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, revealing that her husband got the role when they met with the film’s director […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delivered a speech titled What if we raise the bar for men? while receiving the 2020 Africa Freedom Prize by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) in a virtual event. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Professor Karl-Heinz Paqué, explained that the Jury’s decision to choose […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ‘Winner of Winners’ of 25 years of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, will feature in an evening event presented by the Women’s Prize Trust on Sunday 6 December 2020; chaired by Kate Mosse, Founder Director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and bestselling novelist. During this special […]
Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will be having a virtual weekly reading of her 2006 novel Half of a Yellow Sun. Announcing the news, the revered writer stated that the reading will hold every Friday from November 27 till December 31, beginning with chapters 1-6. “Join me for a weekly reading […]
Award-winning Nigerian author and activist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has described the shootings and killings of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate as a “colossal and unforgivable crime.” In a written article on New York Times, she spoke about the horrific reign of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and recounted the […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, prolific Nigerian author and award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o have been named by Forbes as one of the most influential women in Africa who have made immense contributions and challenged the status quo. The list was released on Friday, during a summit in South Africa. Aside from Adichie […]
Brace up for so much cuteness ahead! Two young Nigerian girls picked Lupita Nyong’o and Chimamanda Adichie‘s iconic looks and adapted them as their own; looking absolutely fabulous in the process. A proud Nigerian mother, Funke Mapaderun shared the photos. Mapaderun used her daughter and her friend to recreate the […]
Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar award-winning actress, has made her first appearance as a Lagos slay queen as she stepped out for a Lagos party. The actress stunned in a long skirt and blouse ankara; she paired it with blue aso-oke (gele), making the perfect Nigerian Owambe attire. She had all eyes […]
Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar-winning actress, is in Lagos, Nigeria to promote her screen-adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘s best-selling novel, Americanah. Nyong’o, famous for her roles in critically-acclaimed movies such as 12 Years a Slave and Black Panther, was hosted on Saturday by the renowned novelist. American subscription video-on-demand streaming service, HBO Max, gave a […]
