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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

Anti-Piracy Wars: The NCC Suspension of MovieBox and Implications For Nollywood 

The war against piracy of intellectual property appears to be taking a new dimension, with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), in association with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), issuing a ban on moviebox.ng, a notorious digital platform that has come under fire for its illegal film and music streaming activities, including popular Nollywood titles. […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

Anti-Piracy Wars: The NCC Suspension of MovieBox and Implications For Nollywood 

Lagos Is Doing Well, Until You Look Under the Bridges

Lagos sells a dream it rarely delivers. People call it Africa’s crown jewel. Government officials speak of housing reforms that will reshape its skylines. A city where ambition soars and fortunes rise, Lagos has mastered the art of selective vision. It sees what it wants: success stories, luxury high-rises, upward economic graphs. But beyond the […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

Lagos Is Doing Well, Until You Look Under the Bridges

Streaming Platforms: Nollywood’s Next Frontier or a Shiny New Toy?

The atmosphere was electric at the upscale Ikoyi venue on July 24, 2025. Nigeria’s entertainment heavyweights gathered: industry veterans, journalists, and executives, answering a call from two powerhouses. Inkblot Studios, the first Nigerian production house to partner with Amazon Prime and Netflix, had teamed up with Filmhouse Group, West Africa’s leading cinema and distribution giant. […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

Streaming Platforms: Nollywood’s Next Frontier or a Shiny New Toy?

Is Shallipopi Struggling to Move Ahead After Laho’s Success?

Last week Shallipopi posted a snippet of a new single,  Na So, across his social channels. The monochrome clip is typical. He prances around a studio, flanked by an all-too-eager gaggle who cavort excitedly in the background. The actual song features a brooding melody and a wickedly jaunty beat, redolent of his early work- songs […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

Is Shallipopi Struggling to Move Ahead After Laho’s Success?
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