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What shall it profit a people to lack shame? What does it really profit a nation of over 180 million people to consistently platform and promote individuals with an addiction to humiliation? There comes a time when one must sit back, rest their hands on their head, exhale, and declare that it all doesn’t make […]
3 days ago
Freedom of choice is the ability to make decisions without being forced or unduly pressured by others.
2 months ago
Days into 2026, quips about 2026 being the new 2016 began to circulate on social media. In a sense, this gestured at Gen Z’s relentless penchant for nostalgia, a phenomenon that’s as palpable in the music of the day as it is in fashion. It also doubles as a pun, or a meme, if you […]
4 months ago
Afrobeats’ global expansion has opened doors at an unprecedented pace. New artists are stepping onto festival stages, international showcases, and headline slots far earlier in their careers than was once possible. But with that access has come a noticeable erosion of standards — particularly when it comes to live performances. Increasingly, poor showings are being […]
5 months ago
Culture journalists can log off the internet knowing the scope of their portfolio, returning to articles and their bylines in pubs they’ve not worked for.
2 months ago
Let’s call it “The Great -ification”
2 months ago
Tabi is a pop culture critic, humorist, and writer for her Substack newsletter Party’s Over, where she crafts prose, essays, and short stories probing the cognitive dissonance between natural instinct and social conditioning. In this version of Obasanjo’s Internet, she reflects on her day to day Internet habits and the evolution of her relationship with […]
2 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 […]
2 months ago
In Nigeria, political influence is not only exercised by the ruling class through polemics and powerful speeches: it is also worn.
2 months ago
There is something about the word “classed” that unsettles people. It lands heavier than it should, as though what it carries is an accusation rather than a description. On its own, it points to an obvious reality: access, comfort, distance from certain kinds of struggle. The discomfort usually comes later, when people begin to consider […]
2 months ago
If Lagos tracked its “most talked-about night,” list, the special edition of The Don’s Table hosted by Don Julio 1942 would easily top it. Coinciding with Hollywood’s biggest night, the Oscars, the premium tequila brand brought the spotlight home, by hosting an immersive celebration. The event aimed to honor African film, fashion, and the people […]
2 months ago
Peller took to TikTok Live, claiming that ‘people don’t like him’ and he’ll just ‘go to two Yoruba states’. No lessons learned. No regard acquired.
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