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

Music News & Politics

Simi Breaks Record as First Female to Hit 100 Million Streams on Boomplay

July 11, 2022 by Cecil Takim

Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, Simi, has surpassed 100 million total streams on Boomplay, making her the first female artist to achieve this milestone record. The #1 music streaming and download service recently

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Get To Know Solo Richies

October 22, 2021 by Cecil Takim

The artiste known as Solo Riches (Chukwu Solomon) embraces both rapping and singing. The 20-year-old act who is from Abia state says “I love rapping but I find afrobeats familiar

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Liverpool Really Mean Business

August 14, 2018 by Cecil Takim

Liverpool had a fine 2017/18 season. They finished in the top 4 of the Premier League in successive seasons for the first time since 2008 and were able to put

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Mesut Ozil’s “Retirement” and the Fluidity of Identity

July 29, 2018 by Cecil Takim

Last Sunday, Mesut Ozil announced his international retirement from the Germany National Team. It may have not been a surprise especially after Germany’s horrible World Cup campaign which saw them

News & Politics

Absence of Dasuki and Defence Counsel Halts Trial Proceedings

January 18, 2018 by Cecil Takim

On Wednesday 17th January 2017, former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki’s trial for money laundering and the illegal possession of firearms was prevented from holding following a no-show from both

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My Top 5 International Stories of 2016

January 4, 2017 by Cecil Takim

2016 has been a very interesting year with stories and events that will have ramifications on our everyday lives and the world for years to come. 2016 could be seen

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President Donald J. Trump. Get Used To It

November 10, 2016 by Cecil Takim

Honestly, I never thought that I’d end up writing this piece but it really happened. Donald J. Trump was elected President of the United States on Tuesday night with a

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Trump, A Creation of the US Establishment

October 17, 2016 by Cecil Takim

Donald Trump’s presidential hopes have been in meltdown in the last week. On Friday last week, a tape surfaced of Trump in 2005 preparing for a TV appearance by bragging

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Neoliberalism. Is it finally challenged?

August 25, 2016 by Cecil Takim

Great Britain’s vote to leave the European Union was a shock to many around the world especially those who had predicted the risks allied to Britain leaving the European Union.

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Recap of the RNC and DNC

July 31, 2016 by Cecil Takim

The Republican Party and the Democratic Party officially announced their nominees for President of the United States through their national conventions. National conventions in the United States are the avenue

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Police Brutality and Lack of Empathy in America

July 13, 2016 by Cecil Takim

In the wake of the cases of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, Takim Ndifon writes on police brutality and a lack of empathy in the US.

The past week has been very turbulent in the United States. We have recently seen the killings of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota as a result

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The Brexit Vote- Highlighting divisions within the UK

July 6, 2016 by Cecil Takim

On Thursday 23rd of June, the United Kingdom held a referendum on whether it should remain in the European Union or leave. The referendum was proposed by Prime Minister David

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Hillary Clinton’s made History but her Presidency is not Guaranteed.

June 21, 2016 by Cecil Takim

Hillary Rodman Clinton is the most popular female politician in the history of United States. On June 7, she made history. She became the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party

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Brexit: Could the UK leave the EU?

June 1, 2016 by Cecil Takim

Last year, I was in Canterbury, Kent doing studies for a year. In my Politics class, my lecturer usually talked about the UK and its relationship with the European Union(EU).

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Brazil’s Political Crisis Simplified

March 21, 2016 by Cecil Takim

So the mainstream media has been taking coverage of the US Election which is justifiable. The fiasco of the US election has surely entertained so many people around the world