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“5ive” Is Davido’s Happiest Album Yet — and That’s Enough

To open 5ive, the poet Alhanislam recites a spoken-word commentary on the album and the man behind it. It feels a little pretentious, rooted in the same idea that drives artists to label every new project their deepest and most personal work yet. Yet some of it does have grounding in real-life events. Alhanislam hails […]

Patrick Ezema

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4 weeks ago

“5ive” Is Davido’s Happiest Album Yet — and That’s Enough

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

If you’ve been even remotely active online, the words Achalugo and Odogwu have likely crossed your path, either directly or embedded in brands like Piggyvest’s marketing materials. Perhaps you’ve also encountered the lavish praise hailing Love in Every Word as one of 2025’s cinematic masterpieces, or declarations that Omoni Oboli has revolutionized NollyTube. If we […]

Shalom Tewobola

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4 weeks ago

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

Ola Aina: Mastering The Game, Owning the Spotlight

When Ola Aina faced Simon Adingra in the 2024 AFCON final, many expected the Nigerian defender to keep the Ivorian winger in check. Instead, Adingra had one of his best performances, and even Aina’s own mother playfully called him out, sending a voice note asking, “Why did you let him go past you like that?” […]

Tobi Ayinde

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2 months ago

Ola Aina: Mastering The Game, Owning the Spotlight

Africa’s 2025 Cannes Outing, Wins & Misses

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival wrapped up in grand style on March 24 bestowing limited recognition to African cinema. The most notable acknowledgement went to Nigerian-British director Akinola Davies Jnr’s My Father’s Shadow which received an honorable mention in the Camera d’Or category, recognizing his achievement as a debut filmmaker. However, the Camera d’Or award […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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5 hours ago

Africa’s 2025 Cannes Outing, Wins & Misses

“The Yard”: Musa Jefferey David and Isaac Ayodeji Unpacks What it Means To Work in a Nigerian Writers’ Room

Nigerian screenwriters, Musa Jeffrey David and Isaac Ayodeji have probably written some of your favourite TV shows. Think Wura, Chronicles, Refuge, 10th Avenue, and recently The Yard, a 130-episode series currently showing on African Magic Showcase and Showmax. Currently in its 30th episode, the show has elicited responses on social media. The making of the […]

Seyi Lasisi

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9 hours ago

“The Yard”: Musa Jefferey David and Isaac Ayodeji Unpacks What it Means To Work in a Nigerian Writers’ Room

How Screen Connect is Trying to Connect African Filmmakers with African Audience Across the Continent

When Marete Selvin, from Kenya, Mizero Kabano Yannick from Rwanda, and Cassandra Onwalu from Nigeria, applied for the Some Fine Day Pix and GIZ’s Moving Pictures’ MOVING PICTURES Incubator Programme in 2024, the idea for co-founding Screen Connect, their recently launched Pan-African distribution company hadn’t formed. As filmmakers and individuals already thinking about the distribution […]

Seyi Lasisi

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9 hours ago

How Screen Connect is Trying to Connect African Filmmakers with African Audience Across the Continent

Why Do We Still Blame Victims?

A visit to a Lagos spa became a harrowing ordeal when a woman alleged she had been sexually assaulted by the spa’s male therapist. She described multiple inappropriate touches during the session. Yet the spa’s first response, captured in a now-viral voice note from the owner, was chillingly dismissive: “These things happen at a massage.”   […]

Shalom Tewobola

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9 hours ago

Why Do We Still Blame Victims?

My Life In Nollywood: Ife Olujuyigbe

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features producer, associate producer, production manager, executive producer, writer and director, Ife Olujuyigbe  Ife Olujuyigbe, a multihyphenate, tows interconnected artistic paths. It […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 day ago

My Life In Nollywood: Ife Olujuyigbe

Sniip3r: The Photographer Freezing Afrobeats Moments in Time

Sniip3r always shone behind the scenes, his excellence earning him perks without seeking the spotlight. His work and name wear a remote familiarity that many people can’t yet place a face to. But now, still in his prime, in his mid-twenties, he feels ready to step forward on favorable terms. After a late night of […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 day ago

Sniip3r: The Photographer Freezing Afrobeats Moments in Time

Is Niyi Akinmolayan The New Sheriff In Town?

In late 2020, a US-based friend visited Niyi Akinmolayan in tears and with complaints after losing fifty million naira over a sham filmmaking deal. She had contracted a man she met on Twitter (now X) to make a film because she thought he was a notable filmmaker in Nigeria based on how much knowledge of […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 days ago

Is Niyi Akinmolayan The New Sheriff In Town?

Can Men Be Feminists?

In an era where gender conversations are now social media debates, we find ourselves witnessing men declaring themselves “loud and proud feminists.” Recently, a discourse unfolded on X (formerly Twitter), asking if men can be feminists. Responses ranged from support to questioning and outright dismissal.  This conversation takes on heightened urgency in deeply patriarchal societies […]

Shalom Tewobola

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2 days ago

Can Men Be Feminists?
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