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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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4 days ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

My Life In Nollywood: Efa Iwara

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features actor Efa Iwara. On 31st October 1959, the first television station in Africa, the Western Nigeria Television Station (WNTS), began broadcasting […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Efa Iwara

What Does A Cannes Selection Mean for Nigerian Film?

For the first time in its 80-year history, the Cannes Film Festival will feature a Nigerian film in official competition. This comes via My Father’s Shadow, selected for the Un Certain Regard section, an arena reserved for bold, original voices in global cinema. It’s a long-awaited moment for Africa’s most populous nation, now stepping onto […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

What Does A Cannes Selection Mean for Nigerian Film?

Towards A Reassessment of Africa’s Film Streaming Strategies 

Film distribution in Africa has come under scrutiny in recent times. The purported downscaling of investments from Prime Video and Netflix opens the window for potential investors and media stakeholders to chart new directions in the African market. Showmax still has a grip on the continent, at least as a home-based frontliner, but a cloud […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

Towards A Reassessment of Africa’s Film Streaming Strategies 

5 Books to Keep You Turning Pages This April

April is supposed to be all flowers, fresh starts, and softly filtered light. But if your idea of a good time is less blooming and more betrayals, breakdowns, and big reveals, this list is for you. These books will grip you by the throat, whisper secrets in your ear, and leave you side-eyeing everyone you […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

5 Books to Keep You Turning Pages This April

NAIFF: The AI Film Festival Leading Cinema Revolution in Nigeria

In 1903, when the Wright brothers’ contraption lifted off the ground at Kitty Hawk, it didn’t inspire awe. Many were unsettled, even frightened. The idea of man defying gravity felt unnatural, and skepticism ran deep. The New York Times, in a famously dismissive moment, predicted it could take one to ten million years before humans […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

NAIFF: The AI Film Festival Leading Cinema Revolution in Nigeria
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