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YouTube reading challenge to promote African authors Summary Google-owned YouTube has launched an online reading marathon dubbed the Africa Reading Challenge as a way of backing African writers. The online video platform will bring on about 54 readers drawn from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa where each county will have 18 representatives to read during the challenge, which is also aimed at promoting the reading culture in Africa. Seven renowned Kenyan artists are part of 18 readers that will be part of the month-long virtual challenge. Thursday April 22 2021 YouTube will deduct up to 24 per...

Golden age is dawning for African films, says Ben Amadasun of Netflix Facebook Nigerian Ben Amadasun is responsible for the rapidly increasing African content on the world’s biggest streaming platform, Netflix. In conversation with Anver Versi, he explains how the system works and why this is the much-longed-for turning point for African filmmaking. “I believe this is the beginning of a golden age for African films,” says Ben Amadasun on a Zoom call, the enthusiasm in his voice easily overcoming the long-distancing imposed on us due to the pandemic. Ben is the Netflix Director of Cont...

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Views: Visits 91 Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Films, has kicked against the N2.5bn demanded by Tobore Ovuorie, an investigative journalist, who accused her of copyright infringement with respect to ‘Oloture’, her 2020 movie. Ovuorie had claimed that Mo Abudu’s film adapted 75 percent of her 2014 undercover investigation on sex trafficking. She also alleged that it was done without her express permission. But in a 10 minute video shared on her instagram page, Mo Abudu debunked the allegations. The 56-year-old media entrepreneur said Tobore’s lawyers sent a letter to her a month ...

super Saturday Teniola Olatoni exudes creativity. Manic kind of; her countenance gives her away as such. It may not be far from her multiplicity of talent which impulsively throb her. A Disc Jockey, a Mobile Rave organiser, a Bartender, and now a Filmmaker, Olatoni has done more than mentioned. The CEO and Creative Head at Sourmash Stories Production in this chat with Ferdinand Ekechukwu talks about growing up, family, journey into theatre and film, her directorial debut, “The New Normal”, which has been so well received, and more about her that is hitherto unknown Who is Teniola Olatoni?...