While it is hard to determine a given pattern in Nobel Prize in Literature awards, there are still obvious pointers, broadly speaking, with which any keen observer could speculate. By Chimezie Chika  By all accounts, speculating on the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature—the largest and most prestigious literary prize in the world, both…

From the crystal-clear lagoons of Mauritius, to the lush valleys of Ethiopia, and over to the land of a thousand hills that is Rwanda, East African movies have been adopted as primary mediums of gaining insight into the region and its people. By Frank Njugi In 1992, the late Roger Ebert, who is considered the…

Kikelomo’s conflation of motherhood and divinity or, more demonstrably, motherhood as a representation of divinity is evident in many of her maternity photography. And this, it appears, comes out of her Christian conviction in the divine agency of maternity as a representation of God’s creative essence. By Chimezie Chika Kikelomo Solomon-Ayeni (or simply Kikelomo), who…

There are tepid points, dialogues, and scenes in Farmer’s Bride that hinders a completely stable cinematic moment. By Seyi Lasisi  Jack’enneth Opukeme, the writer and co-director of Farmer’s Bride has been making some steady and assured career moves. It’s public knowledge that Opukeme, a graduate of Theatre Art from the University of Calabar, Nigeria, started…

Fortunately, the gamification of learning technical subjects could be the catalyst for improved academic performance in African schoolchildren as it emphasises interaction and cooperation among students which can significantly increase their engagement with schoolwork. By Michael Akuchie  Throughout my years of education starting from nursery school to the university, my teachers relied on the ‘chalk-and-talk’…