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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

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

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11 months ago

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

Khaid Talks About Being Afropop’s Most Assiduous Chameleon 

Khaid, born Sulaimon Shekoni Solomon, presents a paradox. Preternaturally adept at shapeshifting, at shedding old sounds in favor of new ones, at straddling multiple genres with dexterity and aplomb, he’s at once exciting and opaque. After all, who really is the man who’s able to seamlessly slip between roles and personas?  In 444, a three-track […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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11 months ago

Khaid Talks About Being Afropop’s Most Assiduous Chameleon 

Genoveva Umeh Continues Her Run With “The Herd”

Genoveva Umeh, who had her breakout moment in 2022, continues to solidify her status as one of Nollywood’s most promising talents. In her latest role, the award-winning actor stars as Derin, a young bride taken hostage in The Herd (directed by Daniel Etim Effiong), a tense thriller that explores the human cost of insecurity in […]

Shalom Tewobola

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11 months ago

Genoveva Umeh Continues Her Run With “The Herd”

The Case of Regina Daniels and the Machinery That Silences Nigerian Women

The internet caught fire when a shaky video of Regina Daniels – one of Nollywood’s most recognisable faces – appeared online, her voice cracking as she accused her husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, of domestic violence. In the clip, she was distraught, surrounded by people trying to restrain and calm her. “Ned sent thugs,” she shouted, […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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11 months ago

The Case of Regina Daniels and the Machinery That Silences Nigerian Women

“Farmer’s Bride” Is Thematically Ambitious But Leaves Stones Unturned

What happens when a woman’s desire for emotional agency collides with the weight of tradition? Can love, identity and fate co-exist within the confines of cultural expectations? And how far can one go in defying family imposition and patriarchal boundaries? These, and more questions, inform the narrative trajectory of Farmer’s Bride, a feature film written […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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11 months ago

“Farmer’s Bride” Is Thematically Ambitious But Leaves Stones Unturned
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