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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent

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

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3 months ago

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

My Life In Nollywood: Martini Akande

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features film editor and post-production supervisor, Martini Akande. The arts have always been dear to Martini Akande’s heart. In secondary school, his […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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11 months ago

My Life In Nollywood: Martini Akande

Nollywood and The Politics of Moral Resolutions 

Nollywood has always shouldered ideas of morality that are rooted in Nigeria’s social existence, with narrative resolutions aiming for  justice and fulfilling some didactic purpose. For the filmmaker, a film is not just a medium of entertainment; it reveals lessons that guide human conduct, exposing both values and vices that are prevalent in a particular […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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11 months ago

Nollywood and The Politics of Moral Resolutions 

Taxi Editorial Hosts Literary and Wellness Salon with Chiamaka Okike

Taxi Editorial, a Nigerian-based editorial platform dedicated to ideas and creativity, continues to build community through cultural writing and communal events. In collaboration with Chiamaka Okike — literary event planner and author of Seeri— alongside event sponsors DANG! Lifestyle, Tamed Lux, Ake Collective and Aunty Tanty, the platform hosted a communal literary and wellness salon […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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11 months ago

Taxi Editorial Hosts Literary and Wellness Salon with Chiamaka Okike

Understanding Rwandan Cinema With Mutiganda Wa Nkunda

Mutiganda Wa Nkunda is one of the few working Rwandan filmmakers. The filmmaker studied Agriculture at the University. But, in 2013, upon graduating, as a self-taught journalist, he started writing about cinema for a local press outfit. In this role, his interest in cinema, though etched from childhood, found expression. In his stint as a journalist, […]

Seyi Lasisi

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11 months ago

Understanding Rwandan Cinema With Mutiganda Wa Nkunda

My Life In Nollywood: Saeed Mohammed (Funky Mallam)

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features actor Saeed Mohammed, popularly known as Funky Mallam. Funky Mallam, born Saeed Mohammed, has steadily built a career that reflects range, […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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11 months ago

My Life In Nollywood: Saeed Mohammed (Funky Mallam)

“Say Who Die” is a Culturally Resonant Comedy

The Nigerian film landscape has produced a scanty number of culturally relevant comedic titles and roles. Think Aki and Pawpaw and its many sequels portrayed by Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme, John Okafor’s role as Mr. Ibu, Osuofia played by Nkem Owoh in Osuofia in London, the eponymous Jenifa played by Funke Akindele, Boy Alinco […]

Seyi Lasisi

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11 months ago

“Say Who Die” is a Culturally Resonant Comedy
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