Faridah Folawiyo’s Year of Yes
A recurring theme in Folawiyo’s discussion of her work is accessibility, not as a marketing term but as something closer to a personal correction.
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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent
A recurring theme in Folawiyo’s discussion of her work is accessibility, not as a marketing term but as something closer to a personal correction.
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In the spirit of culture curation, Culture Custodian has put together a list of the best songs of 2026, so far.
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Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
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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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Noisy Streetss, a dynamic publishing house and media company, has announced the formal launch of its Literary Advisory arm, marking a significant expansion of the company’s mandate beyond publishing into the broader ecosystem that sustains literary life. Officially launched on April 29, 2026, the new division offers bespoke strategic, editorial, design, and book distribution services […]
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The existence of a new Ayra Starr album on the horizon is an event in its own right, and with Starr Girl, there’s a lot to be hopeful for.
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Firmly in romcom territory, Call of My Life gives the genre a Nigerian identity. It runs just under two hours and leans into classic tropes such as serendipitous meetings, love triangles, and grand gestures.
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As an African, when I walked into Guest Artist Residency (G.A.S) Foundation for Oluwasemilore Delano‘s Sé òrûn ié ârâ? (Is the Sky Skin), the cow-esque paintings immediately transported me. I remembered watching children doodle on walls as they reveal the outline of their artistically-inclined mindset with each unhinged stroke. I thought of the entrapping graffitis […]
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As Told By Ada is a Culture Custodian weekly series exploring the unique and often chaotic experience of navigating life as the oldest daughter in a Nigerian household. Over the course of these mini therapy sessions, we give you a peek into the ups, downs and lingering effects of growing up “the first”. My […]
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There is a version of CKay the internet decided to remember: the soft‑spoken romantic, the emotionally bruised hitmaker behind one of the streaming era’s most recognizable Afrobeats records. For a time that image and the artist were almost inseparable. Love Nwantiti didn’t just succeed; it became a cultural memory. The song travelled continents, infiltrated Billboard […]
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Ochuko Akpovbovbo runs a Substack which sits at the intersection of culture, branding, and internet trends. as seen on covers business, culture, and Gen Z trends, making her a perfect fit for this column on how your favorite internet figures use the internet. Who are you? What do you do? I’m a writer and brand […]
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As the world celebrates the Boy Child this month, Biodun Stephen’s latest work, Teacher’s Boy, offers us a much-needed window into the lives of many male children and some of their struggles as they make their way through society. The Teacher’s Boy tells the story of Romade (Chima Bright Owuama), an emotionally guarded young man […]
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