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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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3 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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3 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

M3lon is Heralding an Untrammeled Version of Modern Romance

“Love is the only reality, and it’s not a mere sentiment. It’s the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.” This beautiful quote by the vaunted Bengali playwright and poet Rabindranath Tagore puts forward a weighted cosmological argument for love. Love, Tagore contends, is more than a feeling, it’s instead the upholstery upon […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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27 minutes ago

M3lon is Heralding an Untrammeled Version of Modern Romance

Documenting Nollywood’s Distribution Challenges in Dr Añulika Agina’s Directed and Ojie Imoloane-Led Documentary, ‘Beyond My Nollywood Screen’

Nigerian film exhibitors and distributors have, for decades, been away from media attention. Their effort of making films accessible to Nigerians have largely gone undocumented. In correcting this, Dr Añulika Agina and Ojie Imoloane are hoping to change that with their documentary, Beyond My Nollywood Screen. With financial support from the European Research Council, the […]

Seyi Lasisi

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29 minutes ago

Documenting Nollywood’s Distribution Challenges in Dr Añulika Agina’s Directed and Ojie Imoloane-Led Documentary, ‘Beyond My Nollywood Screen’

Filmhouse Group Leads Conversations on Nollywood At the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS)

West Africa’s leading entertainment company, Filmhouse Group, featured prominently at the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS) held during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, leading a conversation on Nollywood’s evolving role on the global stage. The session, titled “The Nollywood Conversations: A Deep Dive into Opportunities to Present African Stories for Global Screens,” unpacked the current […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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31 minutes ago

Filmhouse Group Leads Conversations on Nollywood At the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS)

“After 30”: Momo Spaine’s Female-Focused Story is Plain, Precise and Potent

Momo Spaine’s After 30 starts on a brilliant note.  Sitting at the airport, Temi (Damilola Adegbite) concisely recounted pertinent details from Before 30, the series that birthed this new film. In her concise recounting, the film skillfully intimates viewers with almost-a-decade information without being stuffy and lacking. Nkem (Beverly Naya), after experiencing heartbreak, decides to […]

Seyi Lasisi

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20 hours ago

“After 30”: Momo Spaine’s Female-Focused Story is Plain, Precise and Potent

The Case For Music Industry Gatekeepers

The average Afrobeats enthusiast is all too familiar with the narrative of an artist pushing back against industry gatekeepers. It’s one of the most popular tropes of the genre. In Rema’s Ozeba, he sings “Shey you wan gatekeep who sabi jump fence?” It’s cheeky and whimsical but also bristling with a cavalier tenor. You can […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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24 hours ago

The Case For Music Industry Gatekeepers

This Fragrance Brand Is Redefining What Luxury Smells Like

For years, luxury fragrance meant names you couldn’t pronounce and prices you couldn’t justify. Perfume was a passport to another world — usually French, sometimes Arabian, rarely African. But that narrative is shifting. A new generation of African-owned fragrance brands is stepping forward, bringing fresh perspectives, emotional depth, and cultural authenticity to an industry long […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

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2 days ago

This Fragrance Brand Is Redefining What Luxury Smells Like
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