Lesley Nneka Nigerian writer wins prestigious Caine prize for “Skinned”
Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka wins prestigious Caine prize for “Skinned”. The Caine prize is awarded to an African writer who has published a short story... Read more.
Diovadiova Chrome oil paintings by Kip Omolade Africa Mask
Kip Omolade’s mind blowing Diovadiova Chrome oil paintings is intended to connect to ancient, realistic African sculptures such as Benin ivory masks and Ife... Read more.
“I would never let you shoot the nose off my pharaoh” – Rhay
Egypt is a country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs. Millennia-old monuments sit along the fertile Nile River Valley,... Read more.
Watch Kip Omolade Unbelievable Craft
How Kip Omolade says he achieves this: 1) Mold of the model’s face2) Plaster sculpture3) Resin sculpture with eyelashes4) The chrome sculpture is used as a... Read more.
Paul E. Williams invented the components of the First useful helicopter
African American inventor Paul E. Williams patented the “first useful helicopter” the Lockheed Model 186 (XH-51) on the 26th of November 1962. According... Read more.
Jay-Z becomes first hip-hop billionaire
Music Mogul, Jay–Z is now, according to a new Forbes magazine, the first rapper to amass a fortune in the ten-figure range. “It’s clear that Jay-Z... Read more.
Rihanna, an African Giant becomes world’s richest female musician overthrows Beyonce, Madonna
Africa Giant Singer, makeup entrepreneur, lingerie designer and now the first black woman to head a top luxury fashion house — Rihanna has racked up a $600 million... Read more.
A Godfather called Oro was an alternate-father in Esan
Long before the west, as exemplified by Catholic Church, introduced their own notion of Godfather into Africa, an indigenous form had ample space in the cosmology... Read more.
Why Old Peoples Home May Never Flourish In Nigeria
Old people’s home is alien to virtually all indigenous communities in Africa. It does not flourish in Nigeria and may never. Despite the intrusion of western values,... Read more.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie bags two doctorates degrees
An AfricaGiant popular novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie bags two doctorates degrees as Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa at Georgetown University and American... Read more.
