Kunle Afolayan, Sefi Atta and Ijeoma Grace Agu : Presenting history through ‘Swallow’
25 September 2021 |
10:53 pm
Passion, talent, determination, and perseverance are attributes that make successful people. Sefi Atta, Kunle Afolayan, and Ijeoma Grace Agu have combined these four attributes to tell a story that keeps history alive.
Get a copy of tomorrow's issue of Guardian Life Magazine, an insert of The Guardian Nigeria as the three talk about preserving culture and history with "Swallow."
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