Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent
My Father’s Shadow is a personal, semi-autobiographical exploration of the Davies brothers. It’s charged as an attempt to make sense of the absence that shaped their formative years.
4 weeks ago
Despite his embattled situation, writing Wizkid off is a bit premature, he still has a huge fanbase and the talent to command rave reviews from critics.
1 month ago
To open 5ive, the poet Alhanislam recites a spoken-word commentary on the album and the man behind it. It feels a little pretentious, rooted in the same idea that drives artists to label every new project their deepest and most personal work yet. Yet some of it does have grounding in real-life events. Alhanislam hails […]
2 months ago
If you’ve been even remotely active online, the words Achalugo and Odogwu have likely crossed your path, either directly or embedded in brands like Piggyvest’s marketing materials. Perhaps you’ve also encountered the lavish praise hailing Love in Every Word as one of 2025’s cinematic masterpieces, or declarations that Omoni Oboli has revolutionized NollyTube. If we […]
2 months ago
The Igbo are a major ethnic group in Nigeria. Although originally rooted in the Southeastern region of the country, they exist across other parts of the country, particularly in metropolitan centers where they work hard as entrepreneurs to earn a living, cater for their families and alleviate communal poverty. The Igbo apprenticeship system—a Nigerian model […]
1 year ago
A good student of the Nigerian film industry would recognize Amaechi Muonagor as an Old Nollywood star and veteran known for his charismatic personality in filmic roles ranging from father to community elder/king, a spiritually fortified being and a comic. Though not known to take the spotlight as the main character in films, he bodied […]
1 year ago
For a lot of people, Seyi Vibez did not so much arrive at the mainstream scene as he barged into it. An intruder: a lanky, dark skinned occasional dreadhead draped in oversized clothing with a mouthful of flashy grills. A street pop creation that devours the zeitgeist and then rigorously regurgitates it his way. Christened […]
1 year ago
Sola Sobowale has been an iconic figure in Nollywood for decades. She made her mark in one of the country’s pioneer TV dramas, The Village Headmaster (1968), produced by Dejumo Lewis. However, when she acted as the side chick of a disloyal man in the legendary Super Story series, Oh Father Oh Daughter, it made […]
1 year ago
Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active Internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our Internet favorites on how they relate to the Internet and what it means to them […]
1 year ago
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 Jos-born filmmaker, Kenneth Gyang. An alumnus of the National Film Institute in Jos, Gyang began his career producing short films, with […]
1 year ago
by Kultured Natives Born Naetochukwu Chikwe, Naeto C did so much in what many might call a short period. No one could have guessed that this returnee—he returned to Nigeria from the United States in 2006 to establish a full-time music career—would wound up making music that would soundtrack the late 2000s and early 2010s, […]
1 year ago
Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active Internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our Internet favorites on how they relate to the Internet and what it means to them […]
1 year ago
