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Faridah Folawiyo’s Year of Yes

A recurring theme in Folawiyo’s discussion of her work is accessibility, not as a marketing term but as something closer to a personal correction.

Anjola Akinmade

1 week ago

Mid-Year Review: The 10 Best Nigerian Songs of 2026

In the spirit of culture curation, Culture Custodian has put together a list of the best songs of 2026, so far.

John Eriomala

1 month ago

What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?

Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.

Naomi Ezenwa

2 months ago

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

3 months ago

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

My Father’s Shadow dual-citizenship tension isn’t an isolated conversation in African cinema. From the early 2000’s to date, there have been a select number of African titles with similar tension.

Seyi Lasisi

3 months ago

“5ive” Is Davido’s Happiest Album Yet — and That’s Enough

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 […]

Patrick Ezema

1 year ago

Nnamdi Kanaga’s Memoir “Onwuchekwa: Death Waits…” Highlights His Existential And Artistic Ties With Tragedy

On April 19th, 2014, during the Easter celebrations, Nnamdi Kanaga received an invitation to grief after he got a call informing him that one of his brothers, Peter, a university freshman at the time, had drowned. Six years after his initial bereavement, Kanaga lost his father. The psychological impact of these experiences seem to weigh […]

Adedamola Adedayo

1 year ago

Homegrown Harmony: SDC’s Palm Wine Sessions Is a Toast to Day Ones

On the 17th of April, Show Dem Camp (SDC) had their Palm Wine Sessions show featuring SDC and Friends at Bature Brewery, – the first of a series of four shows across Lagos, as part of their promotion for an unnamed upcoming project. Alte music, Highlife, Rap and Afrobeats met to create the cool, calm […]

Naomi Ezenwa

1 year ago

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

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 […]

Shalom Tewobola

1 year ago

How The Headies Mirrors Nigeria’s Dysfunctional Society

The 17th edition of The Headies was held on Sunday night and it came complete with the standard fare of problems. The production was characteristically abysmal. The broadcast feed could as well have been from the 1980s. Tardiness was a problem, as usual. It’s almost like the entire concept of time was lost on the […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

1 year ago

“Landline”: Dele Doherty’s Timeloop Films Skillfully Evades Providing Answers

On a psychological level, the film, like other timeloop-prone films, exploits the place of decisions, learning, choices and effects of taking steps in human’s daily life and experiences.

Seyi Lasisi

1 year ago

Davido Brings 5IVE to Life with Intimate Meet-and-Greet, Powered by Spotify

To celebrate the release of his fifth studio album, 5IVE Davido hosted a select group of superfans and media at Ona Restaurant in Lagos for an exclusive meet-and-greet, presented by Spotify. The event offered a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the Afrobeats superstar, with 50 lucky fans and 5 media partners given the chance to connect […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

1 year ago

“Meet The Khumalos” —A Virtuosic Gesture of Humor- Weathered Romance

Romance, across African cultures, does not thrive independently or solely on love gestures between the partners involved. Its longevity, as South African producer-director Jayan Moodley makes us believe in Meet The Khumalos, is often strongly tied to family allegiances. Becoming engaged as a couple and getting married without parental consent is considered abominable to most […]

Adedamola Adedayo

1 year ago

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Faridah Folawiyo’s Year of Yes

Mid-Year Review: The 10 Best Nigerian Songs of 2026

What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

“5ive” Is Davido’s Happiest Album Yet — and That’s Enough

Nnamdi Kanaga’s Memoir “Onwuchekwa: Death Waits…” Highlights His Existential And Artistic Ties With Tragedy

Homegrown Harmony: SDC’s Palm Wine Sessions Is a Toast to Day Ones

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

How The Headies Mirrors Nigeria’s Dysfunctional Society

“Landline”: Dele Doherty’s Timeloop Films Skillfully Evades Providing Answers

Davido Brings 5IVE to Life with Intimate Meet-and-Greet, Powered by Spotify

“Meet The Khumalos” —A Virtuosic Gesture of Humor- Weathered Romance

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