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

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

In Starrgirl, Ayra Starr does not ask you to reconsider Ayra Starr. She assumes you already know who she is and expects you to keep up. The title alone sends listeners a message before they press play. Her first two records were titled around age — 19 & Dangerous introduced a fearless, fast-talking teenager; The […]

Anjola Akinmade

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1 month ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

Clarence A. Peters’ “Scratch”: In Nigeria, We Are Symptoms of a Broken System

As a Lagosian, you learn quickly that Lagos and its characters are persistent and uncaring intruders. From fellow passengers that invite themselves into your phone conversation, the familiar and strange voices that throw unsolicited advice about your choice of clothing, the conversation-deprived cab driver that breaks through your stoic exterior, to neighbors that splatter decibel-high […]

Seyi Lasisi

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3 months ago

Clarence A. Peters’ “Scratch”: In Nigeria, We Are Symptoms of a Broken System

Why Asake’s M$NEY Live Album Matters

Almost two months after releasing his fourth studio album, M$NEY, Asake is set to return with M$NEY IN LONDON (Live), a live version that also doubles as a deluxe. This is not a drill.  News of the live album broke after his exclusive one-night only show at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, on 21 […]

John Eriomala

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3 months ago

Why Asake’s M$NEY Live Album Matters

The Nigerian Highest-Grossing Titles: Who Cares About the Times?

In her famous 1969 interview, American composer and Jazz artist Nina Simone famously said that an artist’s duty is to reflect the times. Art, in its truest form, must translate society’s struggles and realities for the citizens not in a God-esque, omniscient manner and language but in a questioning, reflective, and meditative tone and framing. […]

Seyi Lasisi

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3 months ago

The Nigerian Highest-Grossing Titles: Who Cares About the Times?

Revisiting the Showmax Nigeria Originals Era

Showmax launched in South Africa on 19 August 2015 as one of the continent’s early serious attempts to build a streaming platform tailored for African audiences with the ambition to compete globally.  After its rollout across multiple African markets in 2016, Nigeria—arguably one of the continent’s most influential media economies by scale, output and cultural […]

Seyi Lasisi

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3 months ago

Revisiting the Showmax Nigeria Originals Era

As Told By Ada: I Waited 24 Years For My Life To Begin

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 […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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3 months ago

As Told By Ada: I Waited 24 Years For My Life To Begin
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