I hate that I don’t know how to just want without shame or strategy
2 weeks ago
Fareeda Abdulkareem reviews Netflix’s latest Nigerian original, the Kunle Afolayan directed Citation.
6 years ago
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 of the 14 units in the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department set up in 1992 with the aim of detaining, investigating and prosecuting malefactors […]
6 years ago
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 popularity amongst locals. Instead of its content focusing purely on traditional comedic skits, TikTok has taken its entertainment up a notch by providing a platform […]
6 years ago
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 in diaspora, the entire planet has almost become inhabitable for Nigerians and black people as a whole due to phenomena including racism, bad governance and […]
6 years ago
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 as a filmmaker; for Ms. Abudu, it’s her audacious produced movie so far. The film is not glamorization and glorification of the ladies in shorts […]
6 years ago
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 of the most talented creatives in the UK today understands this more than anyone. In her memoir titled Endless Fortune, which is set to be […]
6 years ago
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 years due to the inability of artists to morph into more, pushing their sounds and giving their audience something refreshing a huge gap was created […]
6 years ago
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 follows the continent’s pop stars making artistic and economic efforts to appeal to a broader audience. Restless II, however, isn’t pandering as Simi’s artistry has been […]
6 years ago
