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WRT profiles upcoming and hitherto unknown creative, positive and vibrant Nigerians.

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February 11, 2013, 1 Comment

Captain Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara was born on December 21, 1949. He was the son of Marguerite Sankara (died March 6, 2000) and Sambo Joseph Sankara (1919 – August 4, 2006), a Gendarme. Born …

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Come back, Africa and the Miriam Makeba tribute

December 31, 2012, No comments

© Drum Covers / Baileys African History Archive / Africa Media Online American independent Filmmaker Lionel Rogosin said that after the Second World ...

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Hello world, meet Judith Audu

December 7, 2012, No comments

  She featured in her first movie titled Life is beautiful in 2004 directed by Femi Ogedengbe and Hammer directed by Izu Ojukwu and also featured ...

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Hello World, meet Swat Bowsan-Afengbai, photographer

November 19, 2012, No comments

I’m Swat Bowsan-Afengbai – photographer, wife and mother from Kaduna State. Studied Fine Arts at Ahmadu Bello University, currently living ...

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    Oh hi! I’m Deola Gold
    November 16, 2012, No comments

    Inspired by the saying ‘..those who dance are thought to be insane by those who cannot hear the music… ’ Nature in all forms physical, spiritual, ethereal and space stimulate and ...

  • Opabisi Oluwaseun
    Oh, hi! I’m Opabisi Oluwaseun
    November 2, 2012, 3 Comments

    Born in Lagos, Nigeria, my name is Opabisi Oluwaseun. I’m a self trained Illustrator and creative content director working under the ID of  “88factor”. I have been designing and specializing ...

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    Uche Okpa-Iroha
    November 1, 2012, No comments

    Uche Okpa-Iroha was born in 1972 in Enugu, Nigeria. He has a Bachelor of Technology degree (1997) in Food Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. He was ...

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    Adolphus Opara
    October 31, 2012, No comments

    Adolphus has covered assignments for both local and international media, with his photographs published in media such as PRIVATE, Bloomberg Times, LAGOS City at Work (A book published by Glendora ...

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    Who is Sarz?
    October 31, 2012, 1 Comment

    There is a certain amount of mystery surrounding the legend-in-the-making Trybe Records producer despite producing a variety of hits in 2011, from Skales’ “Mukulu” to eLDee’s “Wash Wash” to Reminisce̵ ...

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    Charles Okereke
    October 30, 2012, No comments

    Born in 1966 in Kano, Northern Nigeria, Charles Okereke is a multi media artist, whose works spans from painting, photography, sculpture and furniture design and making. His works are research ...

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    Abraham Oghobase
    October 29, 2012, 2 Comments

    Abraham Onoriode Oghobase was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1979. He studied at the Yaba College of Technology’s School of Art, Design and Printing in Lagos, majoring in photography. Understudying Nigerian ...

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    Andrew Esiebo
    October 26, 2012, 1 Comment

    Born in 1978, Andrew Esiebo lives and works in Ibadan, and is a founding member of the Nigerian photojournalism collective, Black Box. Esiebo taught himself his craft with a camera ...

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    Born Today: Esiaba Irobi
    October 1, 2012, 1 Comment

    Esiaba Irobi (1960-2010) was a stage actor, theater director, poet and playwright. Born in Aba Division in former Eastern Nigeria on October 1, 1960, Irobi took to history and literature as a child under the watchful eye of his headmaster f ...

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    Introducing: Lanre, acoustic soul…
    October 1, 2012, 2 Comments

    Introducing British Nigerian Folk/Soul artist Lánre - a talented singer, songwriter and musician whose music can best be described as Acoustic Soul with influences from her Nigerian heritage of storytelling and Folk music along with her ba ...