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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 Structure Problem Behind Peter Obi’s Presidential Bid

Obi’s answer, so far, has been serial departure, five parties without pausing long enough at any one of them to leave it stronger than he found it. Charisma got him 6.1 million votes and a historic win in Lagos and the FCT, but it has not  shown any sign of getting him anywhere near the seat of power, the coalition arithmetic that turned Buhari’s fourth attempt into Nigeria’s first opposition victory at the polls is still missing. Until Obi can point to something structural rather than personal, the answer to whether charisma alone can  make him Nigerian president will always be no.

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

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2 months ago

The Structure Problem Behind Peter Obi’s Presidential Bid

What’s the Definitive Movie about Nigeria?

In 1947, a German-Jewish sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist made the earliest argument that cinema is a mirror of its society. That critic was the revered Siegfried Kracauer, and the argument appeared in his seminal book, From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film. Kracauer was among the first to argue […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

What’s the Definitive Movie about Nigeria?

BlackStar Film Festival 2026 : Naishe Nyamubaya’s “God Sleeps on Sundays” Centers Religious Conflict

Christianity, during the 1st AD, smuggled itself into the African continent. Initially, it took root in Egypt and Ethiopia through figures like Mark the Evangelist, who established the continent as a foundational hub for early theological thought, monasticism, and long-standing independent institutions like the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. However, during the late 15th to 20th […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

BlackStar Film Festival 2026 : Naishe Nyamubaya’s “God Sleeps on Sundays” Centers Religious Conflict

Is Bimbo Ademoye Nollywood’s Queen of Comic Chaos?

Less than 24 hours after its release, Bimbo Ademoye’s Sibe had already crossed one million views on YouTube. Since then, the comedy surpassed six million views, becoming one of Nollywood’s biggest YouTube releases of the year. The film’s success is another reminder that Bimbo Ademoye, as a writer and actor in the film, has become […]

Anjola Akinmade

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2 months ago

Is Bimbo Ademoye Nollywood’s Queen of Comic Chaos?
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