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

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Explainer: Benefits of the New SSB Tax

August 4, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Sugar serves the body well. Too much of it though and it’s like walking eyes open into an anteroom labelled, “future medical complications”. In spite of this, sugar in its

Film & TV

Check Out The Trailer For the Jade Osiberu Produced and Loukman Ali Directed ‘Brotherhood’

August 3, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Nollywood fans can now enjoy the teaser for the crime thriller Brotherhood, which was released on Monday. The film, which is produced by Jade Osiberu, will show in cinemas this

Film & TV

“Dwindle” to Premiere on Netflix in August

August 3, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

The comedy film Dwindle will premiere on Netflix on August 18. One of the film’s directors, Dare Olaitan, revealed the news on Tuesday using his Twitter account @Darthcoal. Dwindle was

Film & TV

Netflix Releases Teaser for “Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman”

July 30, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

The teaser for the feature film Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman was released on Friday to great excitement. The film is an adaptation of the 1975 play, Death and the

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Explainer: Why The Headies Disqualified Controversy King, Portable

July 27, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

At this rate Habeeb Okikiola, whom the streets and Internet know as Portable, may have to rely on a mnemonic trick to keep track of his controversies. He enjoyed his

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Lagos Flood And The Need To Care

July 27, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

I thought about the Lagos flood, then it recalled Davido’s 2019 single Assurance. In the song a love-addled Davido swears romantic fealty to his then-lover Chioma, praying to die by

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What Asa’s NNPC Performance Tells Us About The Political Conscience

July 22, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Sometimes they agree, sometimes they disagree, but music and politics are never far apart. In the past few weeks, Nigerians have seen how well music can serve politics. A singing

Music Pop Culture

ArrDee Links Up With Kyla In New Single ‘Hello Mate’

July 15, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Brighton-born British rapper ArrDee — Riley Davies — has released a new single Hello Mate, in which he features his compatriot Kyla Reid. It is Arrdee’s first single since his

Music Pop Culture

Crayon Discusses His New Single ‘Ijo (laba laba)’, Overdose, and His Time in the Music Industry

July 14, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

When it was time to name him, his parents settled for a sweet alliteration: Charles Chibueze Chukwu. He added another C when he elected to become a musician: Crayon. It

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Review: Burna Boy’s Ego Shines in ‘Love, Damini’

July 11, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Burna Boy’s sixth album, Love, Damini, is as bulky as a doctoral thesis. Comprising nineteen songs, by the time you reach the last track, the Shackleton Ice Shelf would have

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How Twitter Influencer Shola Is Teaching Nigerian Men Hatred

July 11, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

If you threw a boomerang in the Nigerian Twitter community, chances are it would strike a Shola disciple. They are everywhere, these men, all of them united in suspicion of

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Explainer: Why the UK is Deporting Thirty-Eight Nigerians

June 30, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

At least thirty-eight Nigerians will arrive in Lagos today, newly deported from the United Kingdom by the Home Office, the United Kingdom’s government agency that handles many matters including immigration.

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Segalink: The Man, The Myth, The Scam

June 28, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

The first and only time I saw Segun Awosanya, commonly called Segalink, was in May 2019. He had come to speak at the Lagos State University, at a TEDx Talks

Music

Kida Kudz and Mr Dutch Release Joint EP “World Citizens”

June 26, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Afro-pop Nigerian musicians Kida Kudz and Mr Dutch have released a joint extended play (EP) titled “World citizens”. The four-track EP is Kida’s first project since his Top Member album

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Amapiano Queens Sha Sha and Kamo Mphela Release Music Video for “iPiano”

June 24, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Sha Sha and Kamo Mphela have released the music video for their single “iPiano”, in which they feature co-South African Fe Lo Tee. Fans of the Amapiano artists can watch