Culture Custodian, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014)

Feature Film & TV

Review: Citation is not the breakthrough we think it is, but it works well

November 10, 2020 by Culture Custodian

Fareeda Abdulkareem reviews Netflix’s latest Nigerian original, the Kunle Afolayan directed Citation.

Feature News & Politics

Why The End Sars Movement is Important -Young Nigerians Walked The Talk

October 30, 2020 by Culture Custodian

On Thursday 8th October, a protest emerged in the commercial capital of the country, Lagos calling for the end of the Federal Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), known to be one

Technology

The Rise of Meme Culture in Nigeria

October 25, 2020 by Culture Custodian

Laughter is said to be the best medicine and Nigerian love to take their dose every day which is why short-form mobile video platform, TikTok, has continued to grow in

News & Politics

#EndSARS: How it started Vs How it’s going

October 13, 2020 by Culture Custodian

Gently lying underneath the uproar, arrogance and agitation – barely an inch below the angry, excited and aggressive surface – is the brokenness of Nigerian people. Both at home and

Feature Film & TV

Review: ÒLÒTŪRÉ takes Nigerian Cinema to A New Level

October 9, 2020 by Culture Custodian

watch the first teaser for Oloture official photos

by Michael Kolawole ÒLÒTŪRÉ is a brilliant departure for director Kenneth Gyang and the prolific Nigerian producer, Mo Abudu. For Gyang, the film is a splendid show of his growth

Feature Music Pop Culture

A Story of Love, Strength and Family: Ify Adenuga inches deeper in ‘Endless Fortune’

October 8, 2020 by Culture Custodian

Success is anything but a straightforward road. It has more twists, turns, hurdles, and chaos than most people care to admit. Surely Ify Adenuga, the mother to four of some

Feature Music

Badboy Timz is Afrobeats Next Best Thing

October 8, 2020 by Culture Custodian

If this year proved something, it’s the fact that the Nigerian music industry still has a lot to offer. With the rise and fall of trends over the last few

Feature Music

Simi Has Been Reinventing Her Music Through Four Solo Projects, Now ‘Restless II’

October 6, 2020 by Culture Custodian

by Emmanuel Esomnofu With a warm touch arrived the announcement of Simi’s partnership with the London-based Platoon, Apple’s artist-development subsidiary which “offers advances, distribution, and support to African artists”. The artist

Feature News & Politics

Surviving SARS: 7 Young Nigerians Share Their Experiences

October 6, 2020 by Culture Custodian

The SARS (Special Anti Robbery Squad) was founded 28 years ago after a series of armed robbery attacks that brought the country to its knees. In 1992, Nigeria was a

Feature Film & TV

Uche Chika Elumelu on Virtual Filmmaking and Surviving a Pandemic in Nollywood

September 28, 2020 by Culture Custodian

The very first few cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria necessitated a lockdown of the country, a lockdown more stringently enforced in the nation’s commercial capital Lagos, and hub of

Feature Film & TV

Review: The Lost Okoroshi portrays the disharmony between the old and the new

September 23, 2020 by Culture Custodian

by Michael Kolawole If you love films that make ‘sense’, Abba T Makama’s dazzling sophomore The Lost Okoroshi is not meant for you. You need to immerse and wallow yourself

Feature Film & TV

The MultiChoice Talent Factory Experience with Gilbert Bassey

August 19, 2020 by Culture Custodian

There is a paucity of credible film schools in Nigeria and it has translated to the quality of motion pictures made in the country. The current crop of up-and-coming young

Feature Film & TV

The Women Of Nollywood are Fighting Misogyny, Telling Stories, and Making Giant Strides

July 29, 2020 by Culture Custodian

The year is 1992, and businessman, Kenneth Nnebue is looking to sell off old stacks of VHS cassettes. He would partner with a young storyteller, Okey Ogunjiofor, who disadvantaged due

Feature News & Politics

Akin Adesina vs The US: An Explainer

June 5, 2020 by Culture Custodian

In response to pressure mounted on the Ethics committee of African Development Bank, AfDB by the United States, a statement signed by the Chairperson of Board of Governors, Ms. Niale

Fashion Feature

6 Fashion Insiders Tell Us What Nigerian Fashion Post COVID 19 Looks Like

May 29, 2020 by Culture Custodian

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on unsustainable business models across various industries, it has dramatically changed our day-to-day lives and would undoubtedly shape the