Jeanne Powell reviews My Father's Shadow, director Akinola Davies Jr.'s semi-autobiographical debut set during Nigeria's 1993 election crisis. Starring Sope Dirisu. 4 stars.

As the series grows more ambitious, storytelling discipline becomes its most significant challenge. When Kunle Afolayan released Aníkúlápó in 2022, few expected it to become more than a standalone ...

While the episode sustains the franchise's appeal through high-stakes power clashes and spiritual mythology, familiar conflicts and repeated narrative patterns begin to limit its dramatic impact. Cast ...

Renowned Nigerian master wood carver Kasali Akangbe Ogun has been buried following his death last week after a brief illness. He came from a long line of wood carvers from the Yoruba people, and took ...

Copshop will become available for streaming on Netflix on February 1, 2026. Following its release, the Gerard Butler movie received a mostly positive response from critics. It currently has an 83 ...

More than $6 billion in onshore and shallow-water assets have been divested by international oil companies (IOCs) in Nigeria, due to security risk and global shift towards cleaner energy, since the ...

There's a new top thriller on Netflix, and it's a film that only a relative few had seen before this week. Lexi Johnson stars in this thriller as Christina Bowden, the only survivor of a maniac who ...

Through dazzling beadwork, a mixed-media art exhibit in Palm Beach County celebrates African Yoruba heritage and family traditions from a rising Nigerian star in global contemporary art. Multimedia ...

Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find time to go to his local movie theaters. Robert graduated from Bradley ...

An increasing number of Yoruba traditional rulers are now being buried according to Islamic rites, marking a shift from long-established cultural burial practices. While monarchs have traditionally ...

Nigeria has been celebrating the Yoruba tradition of Egungun, a traditional celebration of ancestors and the dead. Famous for its elaborate and colourful costumes, the event brought together festival ...