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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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3 weeks ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

Lagos State Government Wants to End Unequal Power Supply, Can It?

Electricity supply in Lagos runs on a visible class system. A building’s power supply is determined by its residents’ economic power. In practice, these bands shape far more than electricity access. They influence where people choose to live, how much they spend on diesel and generators, whether small businesses can survive blackouts, and even how […]

Anjola Akinmade

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4 months ago

Lagos State Government Wants to End Unequal Power Supply, Can It?

The Rules of Nigeria’s Internet Are Changing 

Right now, Nigerian social media is hot with arrests. “Defamation” is the word of the hour. Social media users, particularly users on X, are learning in real time how defamation works within Nigeria’s  legal system. For years, Nigeria’s online space has operated as an unregulated public square; chaotic, sensationalist and often cruel. But recent arrests […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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4 months ago

The Rules of Nigeria’s Internet Are Changing 

PURPLE Lagos and the Illusion of Sincere Outrage

On 6 April, 2026, X aggregator page, Album Talks, posted promotional content for an event, garnering 7.7k views. Come 11 May, they made a similar promotional post for the same event. Just like before, the engagement was minimal: 2 Quotes, 1.9k views, and a smattering of positive comments. Two days later, when they followed up […]

John Eriomala

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4 months ago

PURPLE Lagos and the Illusion of Sincere Outrage

One-Listen Review: activ.boizzz, YKB’s NVR LZY III EP

Amid allegations of switching up his style and deliberately withholding music from fans, afro-pop singer YKB has returned with a 4-track EP, NVR LZY III, under his “active.boizzz” alias. Like Wizkid’s Soundman Vol. 1, generations of Hip-Hop producers, and most notably Madlib’s many side projects, this is a subversion, if not an extreme one. We […]

John Eriomala

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4 months ago

One-Listen Review: activ.boizzz, YKB’s NVR LZY III EP

Noisy Streetss Launches Literary Advisory Arm

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 […]

Mariam Ahmed

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4 months ago

Noisy Streetss Launches Literary Advisory Arm

Go Ayra, Go Ayra, Go

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.

John Eriomala

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4 months ago

Go Ayra, Go Ayra, Go

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

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 […]

John Eriomala

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4 months ago

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For
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