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
One can never be totally prepared for the ravages of grief – not the frequency of it in life nor the months of struggle that may have led up to the defining moment of loss. Grief being an “evidence of love” might explain why it remains rooted in our beings the same way as love. […]
2 years ago
‘Afrobeats’ was named when DJs in the UK sought a common term to group popular music emerging from West Africa, and thus distinguish this music from local sounds. This naming was intended to be a pluralization of Fela’s Afrobeat, but the music drew from Fela’s unique fusion of Highlife and funk as much as it […]
2 years ago
In life, there are small, unassuming moments that shape what the rest of our lives will look like. The subtle details in our environment that spark an interest, when nurtured, bloom into a blazing passion, ultimately leading us to our true purpose. In Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie’s case—being surrounded by lawyers and people interested in politics, her […]
2 years ago
In the aftermath of the 2016 MMM meltdown, Nigerians collectively pledged to steer clear of investments and multi-level marketing schemes with grand promises. For a period, it appeared we had learned our lesson, with our memories tinged by past naivety and regret. But here we are in 2023, considering questions like: “Do you want to […]
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
If you were a castaway on a desert island, what record would you wish to have with you? I have thought out this scenario oftentimes, and the records kept changing for the first twenty years of my life. My answers regarding choices, genres, and musicians have been more stable in the last decade. Fela Kuti. […]
2 years ago
After a two-year hiatus, The Men’s Club is back. The Nigerian show follows the ever-chaotic lives of four friends—Aminu, Lanre, Louis, and Tayo—as they navigate through love, betrayal, business, family, and friendships. Following the release of its first season in 2018 and its third in 2020, the production crew took a long break before returning […]
2 years ago
Everybody enjoys a captivating backstory. Whether it’s the origin of a movie’s main character or that of your favourite reality star, a good backstory lays the foundation for the development of a person’s character. Throughout the past seven seasons of Big Brother Naija, we’ve witnessed different character tropes on the show, including the villain, the […]
2 years ago
