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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

The Problem of Social Media Today

In the past few weeks, an unlikely influencer has achieved a bizarre kind of internet infamy, one predicated on the shock value of his content as opposed to his capacity for entertainment or any noteworthy skill he might possess. His alias? Mr Downloader. If his moniker conjures images of a scraggly hooded nerd, clacking furtively […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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11 months ago

The Problem of Social Media Today

Building the Village: How Limitless Club is Redefining Growth for Young Nigerians

When Kamsi Asuzu-Obumselu, CEO and Executive Director of Limitless Club speaks about the burgeoning peer-to-peer mentorship programme, her tone carries the calm conviction of someone who has seen something intangible – connection between people – turn into structure, ritual and belonging. What began as The Roundtable, an experiment in meaningful connection, has become a living […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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11 months ago

Building the Village: How Limitless Club is Redefining Growth for Young Nigerians

Through “Sanity,” Riick Wants You to See Him

Derrick Emmanuel, known in the music world as Riick, never imagined he’d pursue music professionally. Life, however, had other plans. When his only surviving parent passed away, he turned to music out of necessity, driven by the responsibility of caring for his younger sister. He walked away from football for reasons he’d rather not dwell […]

Shalom Tewobola

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11 months ago

Through “Sanity,” Riick Wants You to See Him

The Paradox of Nigerian Music’s Global Success

On the 11th of October 2025, Travis Scott’s globe-trotting Utopia tour, which has seen him performing in far-flung cities of the world—among them Reading, São Paulo, and Bramham—led him to the 94,000 capacity FNB stadium in South Africa, the largest in Africa. As Travis Scott bounded up the stage, the teeming audience—which, viewed from above, […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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11 months ago

The Paradox of Nigerian Music’s Global Success
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