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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

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 […]

John Eriomala

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3 months ago

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

Sade Onabowale Wants To Educate You In A Non-Condescending Way

Sade Onabowale has a lot of opinions. Following her on Instagram is characterized by her expression of her thoughts on the topic du jour in long form. That desire to shape discourse has also now resulted in its own media universe of sorts: a Substack newsletter, a podcast, and a recurring event series. This is […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

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2 months ago

Sade Onabowale Wants To Educate You In A Non-Condescending Way

As Told By Ada: It Was Very Much Me Playing “Mummy”

As Told By Ada is a Culture Custodian weekly series exploring the unique and often chaotic experience of navigating life as the oldest daughter in a Nigerian household. Over the course of these mini therapy sessions, we give you a peek into the ups, downs and lingering effects of growing up “the first”. I had […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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2 months ago

As Told By Ada: It Was Very Much Me Playing “Mummy”

Lagos State Government Wants to End Unequal Power Supply, Can It?

Electricity supply in Lagos runs on a visible class system. A building’s power supply is determined by its residents’ economic power. In practice, these bands shape far more than electricity access. They influence where people choose to live, how much they spend on diesel and generators, whether small businesses can survive blackouts, and even how […]

Anjola Akinmade

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2 months ago

Lagos State Government Wants to End Unequal Power Supply, Can It?

The Rules of Nigeria’s Internet Are Changing 

Right now, Nigerian social media is hot with arrests. “Defamation” is the word of the hour. Social media users, particularly users on X, are learning in real time how defamation works within Nigeria’s  legal system. For years, Nigeria’s online space has operated as an unregulated public square; chaotic, sensationalist and often cruel. But recent arrests […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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2 months ago

The Rules of Nigeria’s Internet Are Changing 

PURPLE Lagos and the Illusion of Sincere Outrage

On 6 April, 2026, X aggregator page, Album Talks, posted promotional content for an event, garnering 7.7k views. Come 11 May, they made a similar promotional post for the same event. Just like before, the engagement was minimal: 2 Quotes, 1.9k views, and a smattering of positive comments. Two days later, when they followed up […]

John Eriomala

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3 months ago

PURPLE Lagos and the Illusion of Sincere Outrage

One-Listen Review: activ.boizzz, YKB’s NVR LZY III EP

Amid allegations of switching up his style and deliberately withholding music from fans, afro-pop singer YKB has returned with a 4-track EP, NVR LZY III, under his “active.boizzz” alias. Like Wizkid’s Soundman Vol. 1, generations of Hip-Hop producers, and most notably Madlib’s many side projects, this is a subversion, if not an extreme one. We […]

John Eriomala

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3 months ago

One-Listen Review: activ.boizzz, YKB’s NVR LZY III EP
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