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
Mohbad’s passing on Tuesday at the age of 27 put an untimely ending to the story of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, son, brother, husband and father, who leaves behind a family to which he was a breadwinner and backbone. It also tragically halted the rise of a singer whose rich baritone voice, soul-tugging lyricism and intoxicating […]
2 years ago
Exciting football action unfolded across Europe over the weekend, and Nigerian players left their mark on their respective teams, contributing to both victory and defeat. From Victor Osimhen’s determined efforts in Italy to Victor Boniface’s role as the focal point for Bayern Leverkusen in Germany and Moses Simon’s spectacular goal in France, here’s a roundup […]
2 years ago
The Devil’s Work, directed by veteran Ghallywood filmmaker Shirley Frimpong-Manso, is a detective thriller limited series based on an investigation into the murder of an NGO boss, Madam Judy Laing. The narrator—the matriarchal voice of the deceased Madam Judy — often interrupts with background insights as the story digs into her mysterious death while meddling […]
2 years ago
Consisting of 20 clubs, the English Premier League is the highest level of the English football league system and has long been host to some of the best football in the world. Throughout history, footballers of African descent have played a huge part in premier league success, and, with African players making up around 7% […]
2 years ago
With a population of over 200 million people, Nigeria is a multicultural and multilingual state. Most of this population practise the three main religions of the country which are Islam, Christianity and traditional religion. But a tiny yet significant and often overlooked percentage comprises people who believe in alternative manifestations of theism and others who […]
2 years ago
Concluding on August 5th, 2023, the ‘Fluidity’ exhibition curated by the Art Bridge Project in a collaboration with AMG projects was a sight to behold. The exhibition featured 5 artists including Stanley Ugonnabo, Kehinde Awofeso, Seyi Akinwumi, Nneka Chima and Akanimoh Umoh who had eleven works on display. The works, though varying in style, medium […]
2 years ago
Mohbad wanted to be wealthy beyond imagination before he turned twenty-eight. The Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter said so himself in Holy, a confessional song bookending his debut EP. “Mo meditate/ million nu account ki n to pe 28,” goes a line which gained a prescience in the aftermath of the artist’s passing last Tuesday […]
2 years ago
by Dami Ajayi, Bunmi Familoni, Michael Kolawole, Wale Olowokerende, Tobi Adebowale, Chimezie Chika and Saratu Abiola One of the first tasks of my newly minted marriage was to break the news of Mohbad’s unexpected death to my wife. We were auditing our wedding ceremony as newlyweds are wont to do, particularly the after-party where DJ […]
2 years ago
