By Phakamisa Ndzamela

By Phakamisa Ndzamela

Tens of thousands of bare-breasted virgins competed for Swaziland King Mswati III's eye on Monday in a traditional Reed Dance.

Comedians are masters at making the mundane and pedestrian funny. Jerry Seinfeld built his whole career on that very schtick. But what happens when comedians start joking about current events, political and social issues they normally steer clear of? Are they still funny?

Not many people reckon that a single man could keep 86 women under the same roof as wives until media reports revealed his identity and some of his wives in Bida, Niger State recently.

Cinema is the modern day integrator of other platforms of art and crafts, culture, social orientation etc. This has encapsulated all interpretations about social actions, consciousness, awareness, interest by almost five generations across the sub continent. To put otherwise, it embraces all the contemporary issues in the region and tried to show an interpretation of individuals or groups who has

Mohammad Nureen Ashafa is the Imam of Ashafa Central Mosque, Tudun Wada, Kaduna; Vice President, Ashafa Mosque Foundation, as well as the Co-Executive Director of Interfaith Mediation Centre of Muslim-Christian Dialogue Forum, also in Kaduna.