Weekend Mag

Weekend Mag

Why I disguise myself – Hauwa Garba

Actress Hauwa Garba, popularly known in the entertainment industry as Yar Auta, has been a leading female comedienne in Kannywood. In this interview,

Open defecation: Lessons from India’s 100m toilet revolution

$20bn expended on building toilets Our reporter recently joined journalists from other African countries on a visit to India to study how the country

I never knew I’d be an actor – Tope Tedela

Tope Tedela is an award-winning Nigerian actor and producer. He is known for his roles in films such as ‘Slow Country,’ ‘What Lies Within,’ ‘A Soldier

In Ethiopia, Christmas is in January

The Karamara is a popular but smoky nite Club in the Bole area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  About 30 minutes drive from the Sheraton Hotel, its mud wall

‘My fast road to film production’

Abubakar Bashir Maishadda is the producer of Hausa films such as ‘Hauwa Kulu’ and ‘Mariya,’ among many others. In this interview, he talks about his s