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Asake’s Tiny Desk Concert Foregrounds The Need For More Shows Where Music Takes Centrestage

Asake’s discography is marvelous for a variety of reasons. However, its kaleidoscopic and textured exploration of the full range of human emotions is notable. Want to simmer in a solemn atmosphere? Listen to Nzaza or Lonely at the Top. Feeling blue? Try Badman Gangster. Dealing with a flailing lover? Remember should prove an effective emotional […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

9 months ago

NBO Film Festival: Baker Karim’s “The Dog” as A Microcosm of Crime and The Messiah Complex

The Dog opens with distressing footage of the bloodied male protagonist screaming in torture. The moment is brief and jarring. The film then drifts back three weeks, revealing a saner version of the man, MZ, as he drives slowly in his car. This character is portrayed by Swedish actor of Ugandan descent, Alexander Karim, brother […]

Adedamola Adedayo

9 months ago

The Politics of Persecution: How The US Is Weaponizing Nigeria’s Enduring Insecurity Crisis

On October 31st, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Nigeria was being placed on the “Countries of Particular Concern” list maintained by the U.S. State Department. The list, which identifies nations deemed to be engaging in violations of religious freedom, includes China, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, and Pakistan. On the same day, via a post […]

Naomi Ezenwa

9 months ago

Nigeria’s Proposed Abortion Law: A Step Backward in a Public Health Crisis

In a country where an estimated 1.25 million unsafe abortions occur annually, Nigeria’s Senate is considering legislation that would make a dire situation catastrophic. The Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2025, which recently came before the Senate for concurrence, proposes a ten-year jail term for anyone supplying drugs or instruments to procure abortions. This represents more […]

Shalom Tewobola

9 months ago

James Omokwe’s “Osamede” Does not Romanticize The African Past

The Nigerian and African pre-colonial and colonial past is a space of continuous contest, trauma, nostalgia and pride. Colonialism enforced a brutal separation from personal, cultural, geographical and national identity. The cultural and spiritual life and identity of British colonies, like Nigeria, was forced to unfavourably exist and contest with British religion, culture, values and […]

Seyi Lasisi

9 months ago

NBO Film Festival: Daresha Kyi’s Documentary “Love, Joy & Power: Tools For Liberation” Reinforces Pan-African Sentiments

Daresha Kyi’s inspiring feature-length documentary, Love, Joy & Power: Tools For Liberation, spotlights the activities of Black Voters Matter (BVM), a non-profit movement championing empowerment and voter engagement in African-American communities. Founded in 2016 by LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright, BVM is a US-based organization that promotes grassroots democracy by mobilizing Black people to engage […]

Adedamola Adedayo

10 months ago

Ofem Ubi and Prince Uhuoma Charles’ “What Do You Remember?”: Nigerian Films as Site of Protest and Remembrance

When the massacred EndSARS protesters stepped out on October 20, 2020, they weren’t aware that five years later a Goethe-Institute-funded film would be made in their memory. They didn’t know the late President Muhammadu Buhari, other government executives and military officials would deny their internationally-broadcast murders. They also weren’t aware that Nigerian musicians, filmmakers, artists […]

Seyi Lasisi

10 months ago

“Love in Every Word” Sequel Mistakes Length for Depth and Spectacle for Substance

Leonardo Da Vinci once observed, “Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.” When Omoni Oboli released Love in Every Word seven months ago, she likely didn’t anticipate it becoming a cultural phenomenon. Yet the film amassed nearly 30 million views on YouTube, sparked engagement across social media platforms, and embedded itself into […]

Shalom Tewobola

10 months ago

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The Politics of Persecution: How The US Is Weaponizing Nigeria’s Enduring Insecurity Crisis

Nigeria’s Proposed Abortion Law: A Step Backward in a Public Health Crisis

James Omokwe’s “Osamede” Does not Romanticize The African Past

NBO Film Festival: Daresha Kyi’s Documentary “Love, Joy & Power: Tools For Liberation” Reinforces Pan-African Sentiments

Ofem Ubi and Prince Uhuoma Charles’ “What Do You Remember?”: Nigerian Films as Site of Protest and Remembrance

“Love in Every Word” Sequel Mistakes Length for Depth and Spectacle for Substance

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