Lara George has a voice like an angel. So it’s a good thing that she sings gospel if not someone up there might want their voice back. I was first introduced to Lara’s music by my cousin this summer. She handed me her first two CDs, ‘Forever in

Imagine Sade

Nov 19th, 2012

Sade Adeniran is the author of “Imagine This”, a novel, which won the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (Africa Region), and was shortlisted for The Book to Talk About 2009. “Imagine This” is the journal of Lola Ogunwole as

Kunle Afolayan, Nollywood 2.0

Nov 11th, 2012

It is amazing how you can have really good conversations and sometimes, it’s not until much later that certain things happen that crystallize those conversations. A dear friend, another film director, had recommended Irapada to me several years

The Solidra Circle – Part 2

Oct 28th, 2012

How did it start? Paul and Lale were neighbors at 25 Branco Street, downtown Lagos, and after school, they would sit on their stoops and discuss ideas. And one day they decided to start their own organization. There were other clubs and organiz

The Solidra Circle – Part 1

Oct 19th, 2012

This year we celebrated my dad’s 80th birthday and one of my dearest Uncles, Uncle Fola, in his tribute, mentioned the Solidra Circle. I thought it was a nice story at the time but did not think much of it after. Since then I have revived my bl

Sefi Atta, Author of ‘A Bit of Difference’

Oct 3rd, 2012

Sefi Atta is a busy woman. We should know. She’s either flying to Paris to give a lecture, or flying to Lagos to sit on a panel, or she is working on a new play, or her new book, or she’s home being a wife and a mother helping her college-bound

Olu Amoda, Metal Sculptor

Jan 24th, 2010

“What we call little things are merely the causes of great things: they are the beginning, the embryo and the point of departure, which generally speaking, decides the whole future of an existence.” This statement by Olu Amoda may in fact descr

Jude Dibia, Author

Aug 18th, 2009

Jude Dibia is a Nigerian author, resident in Lagos, Nigeria. He is the author of 2 published novels; Walking with Shadows, his first novel, deals with homosexuality in Nigeria and was published in 2005 and short-listed for the ANA/NDDC Ken Saro

Sefi Atta, Author

Aug 5th, 2009

Sefi Atta is the author of two published books, Everything Good will Come and Swallow, and is currently working on her third a collection of short stories which will be published in the UK. She has written several stage and radio plays, some of

Professor I. A. Akinjogbin: On Yoruba History & Culture

Oct 29th, 2008

We announced the death of Professor I. Akinjogbin here on halftribe.com on July 26th this year. He died early Sunday July 27th 2008 at age 78. Professor I. A Akinjogbin, BA, PhD, Emeritus Professor of History, was the first Professor and Head o

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