Thursday, June 12th, 2025

‘Wura’ Cast Says Goodbye to “Unforgettable” Showmax Series

I had worked on the announcement a month before WURA premiered on January 23, 2023, noting with interest that it was an adaptation of the long-running South African series The River, which continued airing until 2024 with over 1,000 episodes. The most intriguing aspect at the time was imagining how a story of such scale and thematic intensity would translate into the Nigerian context. I took it seriously by watching the first four episodes of both versions to compare and understand the adaptations. Still, I was unable to commit to either because of time. But many others did.

Reviews

‘My Mother is a Witch’ Review: Mercy Aigbe and Efe Irele Rise to the Occasion in a Familial Negotiation of Trauma And Healing

“You’re a witch!” Imuetiyan, the film’s protagonist, blurts out during an emotionally charged argument with her mother (Mercy Aigbe). Unfazed by this accusation, her mother responds wryly that she is indeed a witch and she […]

News

FAME Week Africa 2025 Returns to Cape Town as a Launchpad for the Continent’s Creative Future (Registration Open)

From selling a TV series, licensing music, or launching a fashion brand, FAME Week is where careers can be launched and creative work finds its audience, locally and internationally. The 2025 edition, returning to Cape […]

Essays

‘Wura’ Cast Says Goodbye to “Unforgettable” Showmax Series

I had worked on the announcement a month before WURA premiered on January 23, 2023, noting with interest that it was an adaptation of the long-running South African series The River, which continued airing until 2024 with over 1,000 episodes. The most intriguing aspect at the time was imagining how a story of such scale and thematic intensity would translate into the Nigerian context. I took it seriously by watching the first four episodes of both versions to compare and understand the adaptations. Still, I was unable to commit to either because of time. But many others did.

‘My Mother is a Witch’ Review: Mercy Aigbe and Efe Irele Rise to the Occasion in a Familial Negotiation of Trauma And Healing

“You’re a witch!” Imuetiyan, the film’s protagonist, blurts out during an emotionally charged argument with her mother (Mercy Aigbe). Unfazed by this accusation, her mother responds wryly that she is indeed a witch and she […]

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