[go: up one dir, main page]

Latest News for: akinola

Edit

Bori Akinola: ‘Running under 10 seconds, it could happen this summer’

The Irish Times 25 Feb 2026
Something felt dramatically different when Bori Akinola arrived for training at UCD last Saturday ... At 24, Akinola is nine months older than Olatunde, who has been setting the pace on Irish sprinting records since 2024.
Edit

Bori Akinola's rapid progress set to continue at Irish Indoors

RTE 25 Feb 2026
Bori Akinola will arrive at the National Indoor Championships in Dublin this weekend in the form of his life as he bids to defend his 60m title ... "At the moment, I’m more than happy with what I have right now," Akinola added.
Edit

BBC and BAFTA Say They Are Investigating After Broadcast of Racist Slur

New York Times 25 Feb 2026
The awards organization and the broadcaster have ordered separate investigations into what led to airing the slur, which was shouted involuntarily during Sunday’s ceremony ... .
Edit

Akinola Davies Jr. gives his immigrant parents a shoutout in 2026 BAFTAs acceptance speech

The News International 23 Feb 2026
Akinola Davies Jr ... Wale Davies also honoured their late father, Akinola David Sr., reflecting on the metaphor of shadows as “proof of light.” He also expressed hope that their work would inspire others in the same way their father inspired them.
Edit

Brighton graduate Akinola Davies Jr wins BAFTA for debut feature My Father’s Shadow (University of Brighton)

Public Technologies 23 Feb 2026
) Brighton graduate Akinola Davies Jr wins BAFTA for debut feature My Father's Shadow. University of Brighton alumnus Akinola Davies Jr has won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut for his first feature film My Father's Shadow following global acclaim.
Edit

‘My Father’s Shadow’ makes history with Bafta Outstanding Debut win

Mail Guardian South Africa 23 Feb 2026
The British-Nigerian drama claimed the prize for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, with brothers Akinola Davies Jr and Wale Davies taking home one of the ceremony’s most closely watched honours.
Edit

How ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Came Out of Political Unrest and Childhood Loss in Nigeria

The Wrap 14 Feb 2026
Akinola Davies Jr ... He died when Akinola and his older brother Wale were both very young, almost too young to remember ... “We don’t remember if it was real or fabricated or whether our two elder siblings told us,” Akinola told TheWrap.
Edit

A Family’s Memories and a Nation’s Struggles in ‘My Father’s Shadow’

New York Times 13 Feb 2026
The movie, directed by two brothers, contrasts intimate impressions with a tense moment in Nigeria’s history ... .
Edit

10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

New York Times 13 Feb 2026
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about ... .
Edit

‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: The Double Frame of Memory

New York Times 12 Feb 2026
Two sons accompany their father for the day in a poignant and bittersweet Nigerian debut film ... .
×