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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

2 months ago

Taiwo “Ogogo” Hassan, The Custodian of Action and Nollywood’s Voice of Reason

Nollywood actor Taiwo “Ogogo” Hassan, who has died aged 66 of an unnamed cancer, inspired Nigerian film audiences and industry practitioners with his commanding performances and recorded goodwill. The actor who has stayed away from mainstream attention and conversation was the face of recent conversation after one of his daughters posted a video detailing the […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

“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

1 month 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

3 months 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

4 months ago

Anita Eboigbe is Using The Internet To Find Gist

Anita Eboigbe, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Big Cabal Media (home to TechCabal, Zikoko, and Citizen), has lived a rich life across the Nigerian media space. From pioneering box office data at News Agency of Nigeria, helping to build the conflict-reporting powerhouse HumAngle, and now scaling operations at Africa’s top digital media firms. Her unique […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

7 months ago

Buying the Dream: Celebrity, Aspiration, and the Monetisation of Proximity

Across these examples — the bowling membership, the pastel advent calendar, the billion-naira mansion — a consistent pattern emerges. Nigeria’s dubious luxury market is not marginal or accidental. It is thriving because it taps into a powerful social undercurrent: the desire to feel close to visible wealth.

Naomi Ezenwa

7 months ago

“No More Way for Poor People”: A Street Slang With Dose of Reality

Just like Mavo “No more way for poor people,” slangs such as “Bombing and Azaman” originate from the same socio-economic conditions and widespread ills in the society. These street slangs are created within a context of systemic gaps and frustrations, and over time, they shape the attitudes and lifestyles of the people who consume them.

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

7 months ago

How Micro-Permissions Sustain Rape Culture in Nigerian Pop Culture

If rape culture circulates in everyday speech, it is hardly surprising that it also surfaces across the art forms that shape pop culture. Literature, film, and music do not merely reflect reality. They rehearse it, stylise it, and sometimes sanitise it although this is not the purpose of art.

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

7 months ago

Have Money or You Go Suffer: Celebrity, Allegiance and Wealth as a Shield

Siraheem and Teni’s new track, Trust Fund, does not attempt subtlety. From its opening seconds, it declares its thesis. The intro pulls from Davido’s viral meme — “omo in this life have money o, or you go suffer” — and that line sets the tone for the rest of the three-minute record. Across the track, […]

Naomi Ezenwa

7 months ago

Osahon Akpata and the Architecture of African Film Capital

Financial institutions often require tangible collateral, leaving intellectual property, already vulnerable to piracy, undervalued as an asset. Compounding this challenge is a knowledge gap.

Adedamola Adedayo

7 months ago

Knorr’s #ServingSinglesWithKnorr Puts the Heat Back in Modern Dating

If you can cook, you’re already halfway there. According to new research commissioned by Knorr, 88% of Gen Z singles in Nigeria say they find people who enjoy cooking more attractive — ranking it above flashy cars and even gym bodies. In the middle of swipe culture and perfectly curated dating profiles, it turns out […]

Naomi Ezenwa

7 months ago

Berlinale 2026 : Olive Nwosu and the Politics of Truth in “Lady”

Olive Nwosu is an award-winning Lagos-born and London-based screenwriter and director. In 2019, Troublemaker, her short film featuring non-actors, became the first Igbo-language film to be featured on the Criterion Channel. Two years later, she made Egúngún (Masquerade) which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and screened at Sundance Film Festival in 2022. […]

Seyi Lasisi

7 months ago

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Faridah Folawiyo’s Year of Yes

Taiwo “Ogogo” Hassan, The Custodian of Action and Nollywood’s Voice of Reason

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

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

What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?

Anita Eboigbe is Using The Internet To Find Gist

Buying the Dream: Celebrity, Aspiration, and the Monetisation of Proximity

“No More Way for Poor People”: A Street Slang With Dose of Reality

How Micro-Permissions Sustain Rape Culture in Nigerian Pop Culture

Have Money or You Go Suffer: Celebrity, Allegiance and Wealth as a Shield

Osahon Akpata and the Architecture of African Film Capital

Knorr’s #ServingSinglesWithKnorr Puts the Heat Back in Modern Dating

Berlinale 2026 : Olive Nwosu and the Politics of Truth in “Lady”

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