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Faridah Folawiyo’s Year of Yes

A recurring theme in Folawiyo’s discussion of her work is accessibility, not as a marketing term but as something closer to a personal correction.

Anjola Akinmade

1 week ago

Mid-Year Review: The 10 Best Nigerian Songs of 2026

In the spirit of culture curation, Culture Custodian has put together a list of the best songs of 2026, so far.

John Eriomala

1 month ago

What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?

Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.

Naomi Ezenwa

2 months ago

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

3 months ago

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

My Father’s Shadow dual-citizenship tension isn’t an isolated conversation in African cinema. From the early 2000’s to date, there have been a select number of African titles with similar tension.

Seyi Lasisi

3 months ago

Korede Kaneto Akinsete Wants Her Side Quests To Become Her Main Quests

Korede Kaneto Akinsete is the founder of Ko Concepts, a storytelling studio that empowers leaders, impact builders, and creatives to identify, refine, and amplify their unique narratives. She’s also a writer exploring the intersections of arts, culture, and identity across the African diaspora, with sensibilities shaped by Lagos and New York. Here she shares with […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

3 months ago

Who Influences the Music Nigerians Listen To?

It’s the same ethos in marketing that’s led Nigerians to distrust culture journos: Listeners feel apprehensive about being manipulated into liking music.

John Eriomala

3 months ago

7 Years of AMVCA’s Best Score/Music Category: How Well?

This year’s pool of Best Music/Score nominees was competitive, representing a broad range of talent from within and beyond the continent and consistency that few other categories at the 13-year-old award show can lay claim to.

John Eriomala

3 months ago

Who Owns What? Understanding IP Rights in the Wake of the AMVCA Drama

This issue remains very much on the table. Creatives have always been vulnerable because of the fragile nature of their brainchild — intellectual property (IP). Unfortunately, this vulnerability has become even more harrowing with the fast-pace growth of digital technology and the consequential rise of a fast-fashion culture, one in which legal protection, enforcement, and, […]

Favour Bamijoko

3 months ago

“The Farmer’s Daughter”: Omoni Oboli Attempts to Reach for Nollywood’s Golden Age

Although “The Farmer’s Daughter” is not particularly original in style or themes and subject matter, it is still worth seeing.

Favour Bamijoko

3 months ago

AMVCA 2026 : Africa’s Biggest Award is Still Burdened By its Oldest Problems

When, in 2013, MultiChoice Africa and its Africa Magic channels launched the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), it was to celebrate and honour excellence in African film and television. Prior to this, there was no single, high-profile awards platform dedicated specifically to African screen content across the continent. From inception, the award was deliberate […]

Seyi Lasisi

3 months ago

“M$NEY”: How Much Does it Cost to Extend A Legacy?

In the end, four is the unlucky number. Album four is where Asake’s magic sticks fail to cast a working spell. There is not enough M$NEY.

John Eriomala

3 months ago

US Health Deal Continues to Raise Data Privacy Concerns Across Africa

The collapse of USAID reveals that Africa has outsourced its disease response to a foreign government far too much. The solution is not improved bilateral agreement. Africa must fund its own healthcare, build its own research institutions, and own its surveillance systems outright.

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

3 months ago

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Faridah Folawiyo’s Year of Yes

Mid-Year Review: The 10 Best Nigerian Songs of 2026

What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

Korede Kaneto Akinsete Wants Her Side Quests To Become Her Main Quests

Who Influences the Music Nigerians Listen To?

7 Years of AMVCA’s Best Score/Music Category: How Well?

Who Owns What? Understanding IP Rights in the Wake of the AMVCA Drama

“The Farmer’s Daughter”: Omoni Oboli Attempts to Reach for Nollywood’s Golden Age

AMVCA 2026 : Africa’s Biggest Award is Still Burdened By its Oldest Problems

“M$NEY”: How Much Does it Cost to Extend A Legacy?

US Health Deal Continues to Raise Data Privacy Concerns Across Africa

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