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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

Ola Aina: Mastering The Game, Owning the Spotlight

When Ola Aina faced Simon Adingra in the 2024 AFCON final, many expected the Nigerian defender to keep the Ivorian winger in check. Instead, Adingra had one of his best performances, and even Aina’s own mother playfully called him out, sending a voice note asking, “Why did you let him go past you like that?” […]

Tobi Ayinde

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1 year ago

Ola Aina: Mastering The Game, Owning the Spotlight

The Uzama Brothers Are Wearing Their City on Their Sleeves

Last weekend,  the youngest of the Uzama brothers, Osahan Uzama, more known by his moniker, Famous Pluto, joined the ranks of his brothers—Shallipopi, and Zerry DL, both fierce advocates of Benin Street Pop—with the release of his feverishly anticipated single Na Scra. Before its official release, the song had been making the rounds on TikTok, […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

The Uzama Brothers Are Wearing Their City on Their Sleeves

“B(l)ind the Sacrifice”: Nakhane Pokes at Organised Religion and Received Traditional Knowledge

“Additionally, the film opens with the mother reiterating how important it is to follow the family’s tradition and obey the father. I wanted to use this to state that sometimes the victims of patriarchy subconsciously ensure that it stays in power. Although she doesn’t participate in the sacrifice, it’s ambiguous as to if she knows about two important incidents in the film: The attempted sacrifice and the lead character’s killing of his father. I decided to do that to leave ambiguity in the audiences’ consciousness.”

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

“B(l)ind the Sacrifice”: Nakhane Pokes at Organised Religion and Received Traditional Knowledge

Nollywood Under Scrutiny: Unpacking the “Gangs of Lagos” Court Verdict and Its Impact on Nigerian Filmmakers 

About two years ago, when Gangs of Lagos was released on Amazon Prime Video as her first Nigerian Original film, it was met with mixed reactions. Some praised the film as a milestone in modern Nigerian storytelling. Apologists of traditions accused the producers of misrepresenting Isale Eko and defaming the sacred Eyo Masquerade institution. I […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

Nollywood Under Scrutiny: Unpacking the “Gangs of Lagos” Court Verdict and Its Impact on Nigerian Filmmakers 

The 10 Best Nigerian Action Films of All Time

What we call Nollywood are works and developments in Nigerian film and television, from the days of home video to the current streaming and cinema era. This corpus includes films across different genres, which blend and project peculiar Nigerian realities with universal trends. One of these popular Nollywood genres, the action film, offers adventurous, thrilling, […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

The 10 Best Nigerian Action Films of All Time

“This Is Love” Review—Victor Njoku’s Experiential Coverage of Queer Relationships In Nigeria 

On 7th January, 2014, former president of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 (SSMPA), banning and criminalising marriage between persons of the same sex in Nigeria. While society has always frowned at homosexual conduct, the SSMPA formally institutionalised it —with the Act further recommending 10 years imprisonment for people who […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

“This Is Love” Review—Victor Njoku’s Experiential Coverage of Queer Relationships In Nigeria 

The Internet Has No Boundaries, And That’s a Danger to Our Kids

Section 32 of Nigeria’s Child Rights Act establishes serious penalties for sexual abuse and exploitation of children. It mandates a 14-year imprisonment term for offenders. While the legislation explicitly criminalizes child pornography and emotional abuse, there is a blind spot in our legal framework: the unauthorized collection and storage of children’s images without explicit sexual […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

The Internet Has No Boundaries, And That’s a Danger to Our Kids

This Year’s Edition of The Annual Nigerian Hip-Hop Rumble Has Arrived

Not a single year passes in the Nigerian music scene without a heated public conversation either on the relevancy of Hip Hop in these parts or obscure discussions about certain technicalities around the Nigerian Hip Hop orthodoxy. Hip Hop enthusiasts would remember 2022, when Psycho YP took swipes at “Rap OGs,” essentially crowning himself the […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

This Year’s Edition of The Annual Nigerian Hip-Hop Rumble Has Arrived
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