Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
2 weeks ago
What seemed like just another high-profile night in Lagos’ nightlife calendar has proven harder to read as just that. Earlier this month, Black Coffee headlined a major Afro-house event at the Royal Box Event Centre in Victoria Island, organised by M:E Entertainment and Dapo, with support from Caiiro, Da Capo, and Enoo Napa. It drew […]
2 months ago
Confidence in INEC has been fragile since the 2019 and 2023 election cycles, marred by controversies and suspicions of the close proximity between the commission and the ruling party.
2 months ago
Voters in the Republic of Benin are preparing to head to the polls this Sunday. The country stands at a point that, on paper, should signal democratic continuity: a sitting president completing his constitutionally mandated tenure and handing over power through an election. Yet, as the campaign draws to a close, that tidy narrative is […]
3 months ago
Let’s call it “The Great -ification”
3 months ago
The African art ecosystem is growing and evolving, and the launch of the MALI Art Prize feels very much in step with that movement. Announced today, April 3rd, 2026, the MALI Art Prize introduces a new annual platform focused on artists living and working on the continent. It arrives at a moment when African art […]
3 months ago
The death of Titilayo Akindele inside a Federal High Court in Benin City on Tuesday 31st March has raised urgent legal and ethical questions about custodial practices in Nigeria, particularly the obligations of law enforcement agencies to uphold the rights and welfare of suspects. Mrs Akindele, a 52-year-old, was prosecuted for alleged drug peddling by […]
3 months ago
Gender based violence is often only thought of in physical terms: domestic abuse, financial abuse, and sexual abuse, because these forms are tangible, generally easier to track, and often receive more public awareness. However with the rise of social media and online spaces, gender based violence has taken on a more evasive form, harder to […]
3 months ago
Earlier this month, CNN’s international correspondent Larry Madowo posted a video from Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport, where he had just paid a $80 non-refundable visa fee to enter Nigeria from Nairobi. In the clip, he questioned why Nigeria continues to charge visitors from African countries that, in some cases, have removed similar barriers for […]
3 months ago
