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This Young Nigerian Has Developed Online Therapy To Help Youth Access Mental Health Care

April 24, 2023 by Culture Custodian

Victor Eyike, bird story agency When Moses Aiyenuro fell into a depression in 2019 after failing his engineering exams, he was unable to access mental healthcare. “My life turned around.

Feature Music

“Learn To Swim”: Joshua Idehen Undergoes Self-Reform in A Debut Solo Mixtape

April 24, 2023 by Adedamola Adedayo

Joshua Idehen’s identity is what should strike you first about him. He is a British-born Nigerian, but he stays in Sweden. His mixed experiences give him an Afropolitan tilt. On

Feature News & Politics

Get A Good Laugh With The Funniest Political Moments Across Africa

April 20, 2023 by Tomi

Take a trip from Nigeria and Ghana to South Africa with some of the funniest African political moments you’ll ever hear of.

Feature Music

10 Afrobeat Songs That Blew Up Pre-Release

April 19, 2023 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Music rollout processes have taken a new look in recent years. Before an artist releases a song officially, they sometimes tease the track by sharing snippets on their social media

Feature Film & TV Pop Culture

“Gangs of Lagos” and The Eyo Masquerade Brouhaha

April 19, 2023 by Adedamola Adedayo

In Gangs of Lagos, the Eyo masquerade, which is one of the many cultural emblems of Lagos, is captured. At the start of the movie, during an Eyo procession, the

Feature Film & TV

“African Folktales Reimagined” Season 1 Samples Tropes in Thriller and Fantasy, But Has Its Doubts

April 19, 2023 by Adedamola Adedayo

African folktales are stories about the autochthonous people of Africa which are just as old as the continent and are usually handed down from one generation to another. These stories

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This Startup Is Offering Opportunities To People With Disabilities

April 18, 2023 by Culture Custodian

By Charles Wachira, bird story agency At just two years of age, Fredrick Ouko contracted polio. The disease left him with both of his legs permanently damaged. It has also

Feature Music Pop Culture

The Side Effects Of Nigeria’s Growing Snippet Culture

April 18, 2023 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Nigeria’s growing snippet culture has benefited its music industry in many ways, but those benefits are not without their fair share of side effects. With many Nigerian artists constantly leveraging

Feature Technology

Mr Eazi’s Zagadat Capital Earns Big In Vydia’s $1 Billion Backed Buyout

April 17, 2023 by Opeyemi Rasak-Oyadiran

Mr Eazi is on a roll this year, and his investments are paying off through his VC fund ZAGADAT Capital. The young VC fund announced its first exit after gamma

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Nigerian Sculptor Creates Dark-skin Prosthetics For Black Amputees

April 17, 2023 by Culture Custodian

By Gabriella Opara, bird story agency John Amanam hadn’t planned on becoming a prosthetist. With a Fine and Industrial Arts degree, he dreamed of becoming a world-renowned sculptor. However, an

Feature Film & TV

10 Times Mr Macaroni Satirised Nigerian Politicians

April 17, 2023 by Adedamola Adedayo

With the popularity of content creation in Nigeria, people have taken to watching their favourite domestic social media comedians, especially on mediums like Instagram and YouTube, primarily for entertainment purposes.

Feature News & Politics

The Church and Politics: An Analysis Of The Church’s Involvement In Nigerian Politics

April 14, 2023 by Damilola Oyeleke

In a country like Nigeria, where 45.9% of its citizens practise Christianity, and 53.5% practise Islam, it is indisputable that religion plays a significant role in the lives of its

Feature Music

Jorda Rae Shoves Karma Aside on “Sidelines”

April 14, 2023 by Adedamola Adedayo

While we are often reminded of the religious philosophy that forgiveness is a virtue, Jorda Rae has a contrary thought which she instills in her newly released single Sidelines. As

Feature Pop Culture

UVest CEO Philip Babalola Is Bringing Real Estate Closer To Millennials

April 13, 2023 by Adedamola Adedayo

The afternoon is just about to settle in, while silence tranquilizes the atmosphere as I find myself at the end of HiTech Estate. The adjacent black gate leads me into

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Obasanjo’s Internet – Itty Okim

April 13, 2023 by Damilola Oyeleke

Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is