Award-winning novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, recently hosted Kenyan-born Hollywood actress, Lupita N’yongo, at a private reception in Lagos.
At the event, attended by many Nigerian celebrities, Lupita spoke on her role in the movie adaptation of Chimamanda’s novel, Americanah.
She said the series will also be shot at several locations in Nigeria including Lagos.
In order to embody her role, she said she is learning to speak Pidgin English and Igbo language.
See photos from the event below.









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