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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

Interview: Inside M.anifest’s Rap Philosophy and His New Album, “NEW ROAD AND GUAVA TREES”

M.anifest’s new album, NEW ROAD AND GUAVA TREES, has a cover that satirizes the ribbon cutting spectacle government officials love, apparently another of the many Ghana-Nigerian experiences. “It’s a bit of a caricature of our leaders, most of them trying to be commissioner-generals and commissioner-in-chief. It’s a very African occurrence,” M.anifest says to Culture Custodian. […]

Patrick Ezema

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1 year ago

Interview: Inside M.anifest’s Rap Philosophy and His New Album, “NEW ROAD AND GUAVA TREES”

“Viva Lavida” Is Joeboy’s Treatise on Emotional Angst

“Tales of a lovelorn bard,” although slightly less punchy, would probably be a more apt title for the album. Instead, Joeboy christened the album, his third, “Viva Lavida.” This might initially seem like a trivial fact, a nerdy quibble, but traipsing through the etymology of the phrase, its pop culture history, as well as Joeboy’s […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

“Viva Lavida” Is Joeboy’s Treatise on Emotional Angst

Sharon Rotimi Is Booked, Busy, and Just Getting Started

In 2022, fresh from completing her training at Del-York Creative Academy, Sharon Rotimi stepped into the industry with a drive to take on meaningful roles. In just a short time, she has built an impressive portfolio across both streaming platforms and television, with standout performances, including Closed Book, which earned a selection at the prestigious […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

Sharon Rotimi Is Booked, Busy, and Just Getting Started

My Life In Nollywood: Natse Jemide 

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 Natse Jemide. Natse Jemide was born in Nigeria where he spent his first fourteen years before moving to the United […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Natse Jemide 

The Truth About The Recent Airtime and Data Price Hikes

Since the mid-2010s, when Muhammadu Buhari ascended the presidency of Nigeria, putting an end to 16 years of PDP leadership, the Nigerian experience has been colored by the scourge of inflation. These days, under the Tinubu administration, life in the country has been all but reduced to a game of guessing how quickly prices can […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

The Truth About The Recent Airtime and Data Price Hikes
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