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
In Nigeria, many consider politics dirty. Dirty in execution, and the lengths politicians go to get a seat in office. As a result, a large chunk of the electorate have developed a deep sense of indifference about aspects of Nigeria’s political activities. This disillusionment has grown over the years of disappointment, observing the political elite […]
2 years ago
As a young Nigerian, one of the very first introductions into adulthood and responsibility is graduating from the tertiary institution, getting a job and experiencing life as a newly minted graduate. In Nigeria especially, life post-university is considered one’s unofficial induction into responsible adulthood. Yearly, Nigeria produces about 600,000 graduates, plunging them into a saturated […]
2 years ago
2023 will go down in history as one of the most interesting years for Nigeria. A sensitive political year for her democracy, it has recorded a high level of decline in the standard of living and overall well-being of citizens. Starting off the year with a cash scarcity that had the entire nation in a […]
2 years 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 favourites on how they relate to the internet and what it means to them […]
2 years ago
The Hopi believe that Kokopelli, a humpbacked fertility god, carries unborn children on his back and goes about distributing them to barren women. In some other Native American cultures, he blesses farmers with a bountiful harvest. But it is the mythical god’s fame as a raconteur that was on the mind of Dare Herald, a […]
2 years ago
by Deji Osikoya Victony’s move to assemble up to 14 members of Afrobeats’ new guard on his latest single, Ohema, is a milestone for marketing and collaboration in the genre. An irresistible earworm with anthem potential, the track comes to life with production skillfully crafted by hitmakers Rexxie, Blaisebeatz, and Semzi. While lead artists Victony, Crayon, […]
2 years ago
In a recent announcement that has saddened book lovers and literary enthusiasts across Nigeria, OkadaBooks, a renowned digital publishing and bookselling platform for African and Nigerian literature, declared its impending closure on November 30th, 2023. Founded in 2013, OkadaBooks emerged as an aspirational platform for both established and emerging African writers, providing a digital space […]
2 years ago
The year was 2006, and I was home for the secondary school holidays; I was in SS3, and boarding school was arduous. As with most middle-class families, we had cable TV, but we still tuned in to NTA on Thursday nights. Wale Adenuga Productions had the local audience hooked on its anthology drama series Super […]
2 years ago
