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  • 3Sep

    Getting Married Is Not A Day’s Job!

    posted by Belinda Otas

    Getting the wedding right is more important than getting there on time. They finished us!! Kei!

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    2Sep

    NNEKA: My Music Is Very Versatile

    posted by Belinda Otas

    Is it me or is she secretly a comedian when she is speaking? You have to be alert!

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    26Aug

    Iyanla: Our Mother Has Come (Part II)

    posted by Belinda Otas

    SCENE 3

    REVELATIONS
    Saturday 11:30pm

    (Living room, ADE and REMI have just come back to the house from WOLE and DUPE’S naming ceremony. MAMA and SHOLA are asleep upstairs)
    REMI: I’m sure they got tired waiting up.
    ADE: Shola loves his beauty sleep, always the first to go to bed when we were kids.
    (Goes to [...]

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    25Aug

    Iyanla: Our Mother Has Come (Part I)

    posted by Belinda Otas

    SCENE 1

    THE ARRIVAL
    Thursday 3pm
    (A three bedroom Maisonette in Thamesmead South East London, the living room is furnished with two settees, a television stand with a VCR and DVD player. A raffia mat hangs on the left side of the living room with two canvas paintings of ADE and REMI’S wedding on the right. Enters [...]

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    6Aug

    Watch and learn…enjoy!!

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    6Aug

    Tribal Marks: No Thanks!

    posted by Belinda Otas

    I understand tribal marks are dying out in Nigeria, I hope they do die out and never come back. All I need to do is remember when my face was being brutalised by that razor blade and I have no issues saying, so long to facial tribal marks. I mean, what’s with the shark drawn [...]

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    4Aug

    The name Chinua Achebe resonates around the world for his work of literature. His debut novel, Things Fall Apart, has remained a jewel of African literature for over 50 years.  The Education of A British-Protected Child is a collection of profound and mind stimulating essays in which Achebe reflects on the different experiences he has [...]

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    22Jul

    In Conversation: Mary Shittu

    posted by Belinda Otas

    Mary Shittu is no stranger to the fashion world. A model since her teens, she is a fashion designer and owns Mary Shittu Couture and Ma’ Kushi Jeans. She is also the founder of M Management, a company which covers different grounds within the fashion industry. Shittu has been recognised for her talent and garnered [...]

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    19Jul

    In Conversation: NNEKA

    posted by Belinda Otas

    A rare talent, her music is raw and organic. She has been compared to the likes of Eryka Badu and Lauryn Hill and has a MOBO Award under her belt. Despite the continuous growth of her international presence and the plaudits she is getting, Nneka says her music is not about the plaudits or accolades. [...]

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    8Jun

    Black Love On Trial

    posted by Belinda Otas

    When Torn first premiered at the Arcola theatre, it sold out in the first two weeks.  Back with a new cast and creative team, Torn explores the African Caribbean divide. Femi Oguns explains why its refreshing theatre keeps exploring sensitive subject matters of this nature.
    Torn is a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet, told [...]

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