In the filmography of Sandra Achums, an actress who ruled the Nollywood screens in the 1990s and early 2000s, one finds listed Gone Forever, a 2006 film. And until recently when she shared pictures of herself and family in her…
Dangote leads delegation to Hannover tech fair
Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Monday led a delegation to Hannover, Germany where they paid a visit to Siemens Africa Booth at the ongoing Hannover Technology Fair in Germany. Members of the delegation participated in Key discussions at…
Lagos Oyinbo: Gregor Kasper
Gregor Kasper is an artist and film-maker based in Berlin, Germany. His first ever trip to Lagos was for this year’s edition of the iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival (iREP), where his film screened. Although he spent a few days…
3 artists selected for 2018 Lagos-Berlin residencies
Goethe-Institut Nigeria has announced the selection of three artists for the Lagos-Berlin residencies initiated in 2015 to strengthen the dialogue between Germany and Nigeria. The selected artists are Ojudun Taiwo Jacob (Nigeria) and Natalia Orendain del Castillo and Jumoke Adeyanju…
Yewande Omotoso on Dublin Literary Award 2018 shortlist
Yewande Omotoso’s novel, The Woman Next Door, is among the 10 in the Dublin International Literary Award 2018 shortlist announced April 5. A statement on the organiser’s website said the list includes two novels by Irish authors, The Lesser Bohemians…
Goethe-Institut Nigeria residency takes artists to Dak’Art
Goethe-Institut Nigeria has initiated a mobile residency programme titled “Stretched Terrains – The Mobile Museum on its Way to Dak’Art” with a group of young artists from Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Germany. This is the second time since…
Obi tasks African leaders on SDGs implementation
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has appealed to African leaders to join the rest of the world in the faithful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that was recently rolled out after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…
Obi, other SDGs experts speak at UN event in Germany
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, is among Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) experts scheduled to speak at the Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development holding at the World Conference Centre, Bonn, Germany, from Wednesday to Friday, March 21-23,…
