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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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2 days ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

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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3 months ago

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

Charting a Decade of Transformation with Laolu Otiko

With Faces/Phases of a Solo Sojourner, Laolu Otiko invites audiences into a ten–year journey of searching, struggle, and self–discovery. The exhibition traces his evolution across distinct arcs — The Search, The Self, and The Evolved Purpose — each marking a stage in his artistic and personal growth. Through canvas, murals, digital illustration, and poetry, Otiko […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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12 months ago

Charting a Decade of Transformation with Laolu Otiko

Gyakie Balances Romance and Range on “After Midnight”

Gyakie’s After Midnight was named after the period in which most of the inspiration for its songs came—the moonlight hours when the world slept and melodies and lyrics in the 25-year old Ghanaian singer’s head spun to life. The songs it contains are similarly alive–bursting with the mellifluousness of a  voice that persists six years […]

Patrick Ezema

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12 months ago

Gyakie Balances Romance and Range on “After Midnight”

8 Times Wizkid Has Collaborated With Afropop’s Leading Women

One thing Wizkid will do is get on a track with an African pop girl. Over the years, from Tiwa Savage’s Bad to Dynamite — the bouncy Nigeria-South Africa crossover track with Tyla that is setting the tone for the summer, Wizkid has partnered with the hottest women in African pop to deliver instant classics. The […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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12 months ago

8 Times Wizkid Has Collaborated With Afropop’s Leading Women

Is Olamide Positioning For a Long-Awaited International Crossover?

Following the rapturous reception of his recently released eponymous album, Olamide has announced a concert in the United Kingdom, his first show in the country in nearly a decade. The show—organized by Cokobar, a stalwart event organizers hub which has worked with a glittering cast of artists ranging from Burna Boy to Fireboy—is scheduled to […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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12 months ago

Is Olamide Positioning For a Long-Awaited International Crossover?

The Accelerate Filmmaker Project: A Casual Glimpse into Nollywood’s Future

The Accelerate Filmmaker Project and Access Bank funded films of 2024 had their first public screening at the 2024 edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF). This was followed by another ticketed screening, organized by Accelerate TV months after. Recently, the films made by first-time young filmmakers were uploaded to Accelerate TV’s YouTube channel […]

Seyi Lasisi

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12 months ago

The Accelerate Filmmaker Project: A Casual Glimpse into Nollywood’s Future

Big Brother Naija’s Addiction to Chaos: Why Toxicity Often Wins

Reality television has always thrived on conflict, and in Nigeria no show has perfected that formula quite like Big Brother Naija. Introduced to the Nigerian audience in 2006, BBN has become one of the country’s most influential cultural exports, shaping slang, style, and Saturday night Twitter (X) battles.  But somewhere along the way, the producers […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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12 months ago

Big Brother Naija’s Addiction to Chaos: Why Toxicity Often Wins

The Fragile World of “Sin: Blackout”  

The split screen opens with three shots of a bustling Lagos scene, briefly immersing us in the city’s chaos. A radio broadcast reports a shootout at the court premises, prompting spontaneous reactions from commuters. The camera cuts to Tosin (played by Toni Tones), accompanied by Leo (Gideon Okeke), a personal assistant from The Consortium, returning […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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12 months ago

The Fragile World of “Sin: Blackout”  

Is Nigerian Rap The Problem?

If you were to peruse the Top Albums and Top Songs charts of Spotify and Apple Music Nigeria respectively, you’ll notice something that seems mundane on the surface, but upon closer examination reveals a litany of questions. A week into its release, Gunna’s latest album, The Last Wun currently has two and three songs in […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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12 months ago

Is Nigerian Rap The Problem?
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