What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
3 weeks ago
What shall it profit a people to lack shame? What does it really profit a nation of over 180 million people to consistently platform and promote individuals with an addiction to humiliation? There comes a time when one must sit back, rest their hands on their head, exhale, and declare that it all doesn’t make […]
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My Father’s Shadow dual-citizenship tension isn’t an isolated conversation in African cinema. From the early 2000’s to date, there have been a select number of African titles with similar tension.
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Aanu Adeoye is a journalist at a major newspaper and author working on his debut nonfiction book about Africa’s emerging geopolitics. Here, he takes us through his use of the internet as both a tool for work and a distraction to be avoided. Who are you? What do you do? Who am I? What a […]
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Freedom of choice is the ability to make decisions without being forced or unduly pressured by others.
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It’s 1990 and there’s an uprising in the streets. Three hundred thousand Lagosians have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Maroko community by the Nigerian military government without provision for alternative housing. Helpless and suddenly homeless, many move to find temporary shelter with relatives while others become friends with the shadows of Lagos, sleeping […]
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Foluso Agbaje paints colonial Lagos with masterful strokes, breathing life into every scene. The colonial administrators stride through the streets of Ikoyi and Lagos Island, casting long shadows over the indigenous life below. The rhythmic tides near the sea where Baba Kehinde dies whisper ancient stories, while the Ereko market pulses with raw life: the […]
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These experiences, while amusing in hindsight, point to deeper issues within Nigeria’s corporate culture—the sometimes arbitrary nature of hiring processes, the blurred lines between professional and personal spheres, and the often unexpected criteria candidates must navigate. Yet they also showcase the resilience and adaptability of Nigerian job seekers, who often must think on their feet […]
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It was a moment that echoed through the bustling streets of Kano, a triumphant homecoming and a signal to football fans across the country that the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) was entering a new era. The familiar face of Ahmed Musa, the former Super Eagles captain, had returned once more to Kano Pillars, donning […]
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On an otherwise nondescript day in September, Alexandra Obochi, a candidate for the GTCO fashion week, posted a video that set social media ablaze. The video initially appears akin to the standard fare of entry videos—Obochi dons a white vest and blue jeans, her hair packed into a bun—but upon closer inspection, several peculiarities come […]
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If rising to prominence in the Afropop tapestry is a game of accumulating momentum, in 2022 Minz understood the assignment. Lady, released in mid-2022, attained anthem status on TikTok and established the languid, melody-centric style that would become characteristic of his music. He quickly doubled down with Wo Wo, which enjoyed commercial success. With that […]
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In 2020, Nigeria’s Afropop bore the trappings of a scene bristling with momentum- a scene at the cusp of permeating the global consciousness. Burna Boy released Twice as Tall to global acclaim, making history as the first winner of the newly-created Best Global Music Album category at the Grammys the next year. Wizkid’s Made in […]
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Blaqbonez banks on his eccentricity. He has made it his calling card since he introduced himself as the Best Rapper In Africa in 2019, and has kept it up through a number of monikers: Mr. Bombastic, Emeka The Stallion. In his time in the industry he has polarized listeners with his artistic and personal choices. […]
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