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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.

Mid-Year Review: The 10 Best Nigerian Songs of 2026

In the spirit of culture curation, Culture Custodian has put together a list of the best songs of 2026, so far.

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.

Naomi Ezenwa

2 months ago

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 […]

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

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.

Seyi Lasisi

3 months ago

What It Means to Grow Up with Timaya: From “Dem Mama” to “Kontrol”

by Dennis Ade-Peters It takes a certain level of steely resolve to pursue a path in music. Especially when it’s in Nigerian music, at a time when the barrier to entry was higher than it is in our current post-digital reality. Timaya had his conviction set from the beginning, it was music or nothing. Music […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

4 weeks ago

As Told By Ada: I Keep Discovering Parts Of Myself That Don’t Fit My Parents’ Blueprint

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.” I […]

Naomi Ezenwa

1 month ago

“Clone Wars” Vol. 5 at 5: In Search of A Capsule For These Tinubu Times

The Clone Wars series are time capsules, future generation momentos.

John Eriomala

1 month ago

The Ọọni’s Guide to Becoming an Ọmọlúàbí

One must imagine the ancestors stunned into silence by the circus involving Baba Ijesha in Ilé-Ifẹ.

John Eriomala

1 month ago

The Nigerian Jokes Are No Longer Funny

The fact that a subset of Nigerians engage in these acts does not make them representative of Nigeria or Nigerians as a whole.

Favour Bamijoko

1 month ago

10 Under-the-Radar EPs You Might Have Missed in 2026

Here’s a list of 10 solid EPs from the past few months that you might have missed

John Eriomala

1 month ago

Nigeria’s Illusion of Political Awareness: The Gap Between Outrage and Action

Nigeria has no shortage of people trying to fix things. Think tanks are constantly churning out policy papers, social media activists are trying to mobilise thousands with their posts, advocacy organisations fill rooms with inspiring conversations about democracy and civic duty, and yet real change is still far. The ideas stay exactly where they were conceived — in conference rooms, TikTok comment sections, and Twitter threads.

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

1 month ago

Faaji Production’s “GRIT” Challenges Format Norms in African Reality TV

Faaji Productions gave Lagos a first look at GRIT at the screening of the opening episode of the new Pan-African reality competition series before its public debut on YouTube on July 3rd. The private screening, held on Saturday, June 27, at Ebony Life Place, pulled in a mix of industry executives, media, and creatives eager […]

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

1 month ago

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Faridah Folawiyo’s Year of Yes

Mid-Year Review: The 10 Best Nigerian Songs of 2026

What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

What It Means to Grow Up with Timaya: From “Dem Mama” to “Kontrol”

As Told By Ada: I Keep Discovering Parts Of Myself That Don’t Fit My Parents’ Blueprint

“Clone Wars” Vol. 5 at 5: In Search of A Capsule For These Tinubu Times

The Ọọni’s Guide to Becoming an Ọmọlúàbí

The Nigerian Jokes Are No Longer Funny

10 Under-the-Radar EPs You Might Have Missed in 2026

Nigeria’s Illusion of Political Awareness: The Gap Between Outrage and Action

Faaji Production’s “GRIT” Challenges Format Norms in African Reality TV

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