Chigozie Obioma – from Booker prize to the box office

Chigozie Obioma’s move from Booker-shortlisted novelist to film producer has produced a box office hit.  ‘Call of My Life’, his first producing credit, has surprisingly grossed ₦837 million at the Nigerian box office, becoming the country’s highest-grossing film of 2026 so far, pushing towards the symbolic ₦1 billion mark. More interesting than the number is […] The post Chigozie Obioma – from Booker prize to the box office appeared first on New African Magazine.