In Nigeria, political influence is not only exercised by the ruling class through polemics and powerful speeches: it is also worn.
3 weeks ago
Oxlade has had a stellar year going from the sidelines to the mainstream. This has in part been built around the monster success around Away, the lead single off his Oxygene EP. The music video was shot by award winning Cinematographer and Director, NAYA EFFECTZ, and features Superstar Model and Actor, Sophie Rammal, as Oxlade’s […]
5 years ago
In a show like no other taking place in a year like no other, the UK’s biggest celebration of Black music reclaimed its power with a 90-minute spectacle that recognized the hottest new talent from around the globe, with some special performances that encapsulated the strength and pride of Black voices that underpinned 2020. London […]
5 years ago
If there’s been a criticism of Nollywood over the last couple of years, it has been the failure to be more inclusive in the production process opting to tell the 1% stories of the Lagos elite. However, over the last 18 months, there’s been an indication of a paradigm shift with remakes like Rattlesnake, Living […]
5 years ago
The curse of every remake is the inevitable comparison to the original and whether it stacks up to it or not, and The Ahanna Story simply cannot lace the boots of Amaka Igwe’s Rattlesnake.
5 years ago
Fareeda Abdulkareem reviews Netflix’s latest Nigerian original, the Kunle Afolayan directed Citation.
5 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 […]
5 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 […]
5 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
