Angela Antunovic
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The founder of a fashion and design concept store in Lagos who had a pop-up store and exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, is working to elevate African fashion both at home and abroad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/nigeria-designer-afro-lux-fashion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nigeria #africa #fashion
India and Nigeria submitted formal proposals to host the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games by the Aug. 31 deadline, Commonwealth Sport announced on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/02/more-sports/india-nigeria-commonwealth-games/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #2030commonwealthgames #india #nigeria #commonwealthgames
The Japan International Cooperation Agency is set to designate four Japanese cities as “hometowns” for the African nations of Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana and Mozambique as Japan looks to strengthen exchanges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/japan/society/jica-hometown-cities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #africa #ticad #africajapanrelations #jica #tanzania #nigeria #ghana #mozambique
Angela Antunovic
boosted
I made my first #facejug in 2019. I made a few at the time, left it for a while and now I’m returning to the idea. I have no training in sculpture so I feel like a beginner all over again when I make these. One thing that gives me courage to attempt them is that original face jugs from the US South are raw, folky and imperfect. But I’m also drawing inspiration from the Ife terracotta heads from #Nigeria which are incredibly skillful and naturalistic. Mine fall somewhere in between. #pottery
I made my first #facejug in 2019. I made a few at the time, left it for a while and now I’m returning to the idea. I have no training in sculpture so I feel like a beginner all over again when I make these. One thing that gives me courage to attempt them is that original face jugs from the US South are raw, folky and imperfect. But I’m also drawing inspiration from the Ife terracotta heads from #Nigeria which are incredibly skillful and naturalistic. Mine fall somewhere in between. #pottery
@evan With regard to #OrangeTurd and #MAGA . I chose option 2. Given that they increase the likelihood that some country with a large user base will simply try to create an alternative to MAGA-hosted services. For example, #India , #Nigeria or #Vietnam and they can take advantage of already existing solutions.
More than 600 malnourished children have died in northern Nigeria in six months after failing to receive proper care as foreign aid dries up, a medical charity has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/world/society/malnourished-children-nigeria-msf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #africa #nigeria #famine #hunger
My mind is blown. My mom is Igbo yet I never heard the supposedly common phrase “Igbo enwe eze” (from pg 35 of African Anarchism) which translates to “Igbos recognize no kings,” and speaks to a tradition of communal solidarity and non-hierarchical leadership. Now I’m finding a number of academic papers by Nigerians on the topic of Igbo communalism. #Nigeria#Africa#Anarchism#communalism #solidarity#NoKings
Resurgent jihadist attacks, huge cuts in foreign aid and a spiralling cost of living: hunger is looming in northeastern Nigeria, where more than a million people face starvation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/world/hungry-nigeria-aid-jihadists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #nigeria #poverty #hunger #africa #usaid
