Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos 7 in FCT 3 in Katsina 3 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Jigawa 1 in Bauchi 1 in Borno As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 170 Deaths: 21
Chiwetel Ejiofor,Thandie Newton For Screen Adaption of Chimamanda adichie's Novel 'Half of a yellow sun'
Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 's novel 'Half of a yellow Sun" will be turned to a movie soon. Sources including Screendaily.com report that Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, actress Thandie Newton and dominic cooper have signed on to star in the upcoming screen adaptation. The filming is scheduled to begin in March and will be shot in Nigeria,to be directed by Biyi Bandele . Screen Daily also reports that "UK producers Andrea Calderwood ( The Last King of Scotland ) and Gail Egan ( The Constant Gardener ) have recently secured crucial private equity backing from Nigeria in order to move the anticipated project forward. The BFI has also supported the film." Chimamanda adichie The film will tell the story in the the novel which describes the Nigerian-Biafran war,1967-70 and its effects on the lives of a high ranking political figure , a professor ,a British citizen and a houseboy , also t he main characters in the book , igbo people w