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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Nollywood actor Taiwo “Ogogo” Hassan, who has died aged 66 of an unnamed cancer, inspired Nigerian film audiences and industry practitioners with his commanding performances and recorded goodwill. The actor who has stayed away from mainstream attention and conversation was the face of recent conversation after one of his daughters posted a video detailing the […]
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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 […]
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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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Abimisola Anibaba is a multimedia storyteller and host of Japa Diaries, a podcast delving into the African immigrant experience, while also creating online content and consulting for social impact and media brands focused on culture, community, and creativity. Her Zillennial habits—Instagram/TikTok splits for work-pleasure blending, no comment fights, and viral lessons from 2020 misinformation or […]
5 months ago
On Friday nights in Lagos, the question used to be simple: which club? Now, it is something else entirely: which party? Across the city, a new kind of nightlife ecosystem has been taking shape. These independently run events operate very differently from traditional nightclubs. They don’t do sections, tables, bottle service, any of it. So […]
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What he represents for many listeners is a self-portrait of dark emotions. Soso can’t take all our pains away. But sometimes, Omah Lay’s music can.
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The experience of enjoying whisky goes beyond the taste alone. It’s also the way the bottle feels in your hand, and how it connects you to the craft and intention behind it. From the bottle’s weight to the aroma that rises as you pour, every single detail shapes the experience. This April, The Macallan introduced […]
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Lagos has never really been short of restaurants, but what residents are always in search for new experience. The kind you can sink into after a long week, where the energy feels just right, the food is memorable, and the atmosphere invites you to stay a little longer than you planned. In a city that […]
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Unlike Abraham, young Jessica wasn’t aware of the “promise” that moving from state to state held until she started acting in Nollywood.
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In 1966, Nigerian filmmaker and theatre producer, Adeyemi “Ade Love” Afolayan joined Moses “Baba Sala” Olaiya’s drama troupe, The Alawada Theatre Group. It was a five-year mentorship phase that evolved into a creative partnership when Ade Love directed Olaiya’s Mosebolatan in 1986. The film, which represents a definitive project of their professional relationships, was a […]
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Nigeria’s social media scene is the fastest growing on the continent. Nigerians, like their global counterparts, have built digital empires, made money online, shared their artistic endeavours and reached wide audiences on several platforms. They start conversations, set trends, build communities, teach, market, collaborate, tell stories, highlight culture, support people, entertain, try out new ideas, […]
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