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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

10 Festival Films That Are Worth The Watch

In the past few weeks, there has been an increase in discourse around the promotion of Nollywood films, with several social media users stressing the need for producers to incorporate higher levels of promotion with the ultimate aim of securing a theatrical or streaming release as opposed to merely being screened at festivals. The sentiment […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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1 year ago

10 Festival Films That Are Worth The Watch

Is President Tinubu Using Foreign Trips To Abdicate Governance?

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is again preparing to leave Nigeria, this time for St. Lucia on June 28, for what has been described as a mix of “official engagements” and “personal vacation.” The trip was confirmed by St. Lucia’s Prime Minister, Philip J. Pierre, who stated that only two days (June 30 and July 1) […]

Alex Omenye

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1 year ago

Is President Tinubu Using Foreign Trips To Abdicate Governance?

Braye Bares His Soul On “I Wish I Had More Time”

Braye’s debut single on Spotify is dated October 2024, but before he mustered the courage and resources to release his own music, he had already immersed himself in the scene for years; as a songwriter, instrumentalist and more. Instagram archives show him locked in studio sessions with the likes of Tems and Amaarae, while he […]

Patrick Ezema

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1 year ago

Braye Bares His Soul On “I Wish I Had More Time”

Why Nigerian (Ready To Wear) Brands Are So Unaffordable 

In recent years, Africa has been a growing hotspot for fashion. From luxury couture brands to smaller fast fashion brands, there is a growing consumer trend on the continent for fashion Made-in-Africa, particularly among young people the under-25s account for 50% of the continent’s total population and among the burgeoning middle class; which make up […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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1 year ago

Why Nigerian (Ready To Wear) Brands Are So Unaffordable 

Anita Ashiru is Shaping the Future of Production Design

“When I was a kid, I never thought Nigerian visuals could look this good. Now, people look to us for inspiration,” a friend messaged Anita after she shared behind-the-scenes shots from Davido’s Na Money video. “What you’re doing for Nigerian art and set design is history-making, it’s elevating the country’s prestige in ways that can’t […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

Anita Ashiru is Shaping the Future of Production Design

We Need Better Men In Our Society

“For I think that to be beaten and to be put to death is sometimes better than to do what is wrong,” Socrates says in Plato’s Georgias. This pithy statement encapsulates the Socratic view on masculinity, which resists the Homeric obsession with honor through violence. In his day, Socrates’ single-minded focus on moral integrity as […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

We Need Better Men In Our Society

Taiwo Egunjobi’s “The Fire and The Moth” Reiterates the Transnational Posture of Cinema

The Fire and The Moth Nollywood filmmakers, like their foreign peers, aren’t free from the clutches of influences. Tapping inspiration from various sources, including literature, other films, and cultural narratives, titles like  The Matrix (1999)  loosely inspired by Ghost in the Shell (1995), Inception (2010) inspired by Paprika (2006) and The Lion King (1994) loosely […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Taiwo Egunjobi’s “The Fire and The Moth” Reiterates the Transnational Posture of Cinema
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