Tochi Praise, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014)

British Council supporting creative arts in Nigeria

January 22, 2020 by Tochi Praise

As part of the British Council’s 75th anniversary in Nigeria, they are celebrating participants of their programme in the areas of their work – arts and culture, English language, education,

Feature

A Reflection On The International Day Of Peace 2019

December 10, 2019 by Tochi Praise

On the 21st of September each year, the International Day Of Peace is observed across the globe encouraging people and communities to recognize the ideals of peace and recommit to

Events

The Lord, The King and An Epic Live Music Experience

May 24, 2019 by Tochi Praise

On Wednesday, the 22nd of May, 2019, the Lord’s Dry Gin, in collaboration with Trace TV, hosted a live music event with none other than the King of new school

Custodian Productions

Episode 49 of ‘Submarine And a Roach’ Posits that “Igbo Women Don’t Drink Beer, They Drink Stout”

April 26, 2019 by Tochi Praise

In the latest episode of Submarine And a Roach titled Igbo Women Don’t Drink Beer, They Drink Stout, the trio of KOJ, TMT and Mayowa set in motion by reminiscing

Pop Culture

The Broken Record Podcast’s Religious Episode initiates a necessary conversation about Faith

April 26, 2019 by Tochi Praise

Episode 10 of Laila Johnson- Salami’s The Broken Record Podcast by Laila Johnson-Salami features Adeolu Adefarasin and Mustapha Briggs and seeks to discuss specific religious values over two sessions. Adefarasin spoke on

Pop Culture

Episode 20 of F&S Uncensored is a Reminder That “We Rise By Lifting Others”

April 26, 2019 by Tochi Praise

Feyikemi and Simi Badiru are emphasizing on the popular quote which doubles as the title of the latest episode of their F and S Uncensored podcast, We Rise By Lifting Others.

Pop Culture

Joey B Joins the ‘Loose Talk’ Giants For Episode 167

April 23, 2019 by Tochi Praise

For Episode 167 of the Loose Talk Podcast titled Trans Benz, Ghanaian rapper Joey B joins the quartet of AOT2, BadGirlMo, Jess and Steve to discuss pop culture and everything in

Film & TV Music

‘Game of Thrones’ Album Stars British-Nigerian Artist Jacob Banks

April 17, 2019 by Tochi Praise

Ahead of the forthcoming release of Game of Thrones finale, HBO and Columbia Records on April 26, after the Season 8 premiere, will release For the Throne, a star-studded album

Sports

Israel Adesanya Wins Interim UFC Middleweight Championship

April 15, 2019 by Tochi Praise

Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya known as Last Stylebender has become the interim UFC middleweight champion after defeating Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision in Atlanta last weekend. The twenty-five minute battle tipped to

Music

Sasha P Launches “The Hard Knock Series” Music Academy

April 11, 2019 by Tochi Praise

Sasha P found fame in Nigeria’s mainstream in the early Noughties on the back of Storm Records- the house that Obi Asika built. Her status as one of the female

Music

Universal Music Group Licenses Nigeria-Based Music Streamer, uduX

April 11, 2019 by Tochi Praise

Universal Music Group is now the first major music company to license its catalog to uduX, Nigeria’s first domestically launched music streaming service. UduX is currently available via monthly subscription

Sports

Dropped by Tottenham to Captaining Nigeria: The William Troost-Ekong Story

April 11, 2019 by Tochi Praise

William Troost- Ekong is a core part of a new generation of footballers who serve as a bridge between Nigeria and its sizeable diaspora population. Troost-Ekong who famously came up

Music Sports

Watch Mr Eazi, Alex Iwobi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Eddie Nketiah discuss Music and Football

April 10, 2019 by Tochi Praise

It’s established fact that Sports and Music share some synergy as some of the key anchors of the Entertainment industry. This synergy comes to the fore as Arsenal players Alex Iwobi,

Sports

Ahmed Musa is NFF’s Player of The Year for 2019

April 10, 2019 by Tochi Praise

The second edition of the Aiteo/Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) award happened in Lagos on Monday and Ahmed Musa emerged the night’s biggest winner, snagging two awards – Player of The

Music

Adekunle Gold Speaks to CNN on using Photoshop as his Music Gateway

April 10, 2019 by Tochi Praise

Adekunle Gold has since become a household name in the Nigerian music industry following the success of his early singles in 2015- Sade, Orente & Pick Up. Now with two albums