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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent

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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2 months ago

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

“To Kill a Monkey” Shines on the Surface, Stumbles in the Script

Nigerians are united in their exhibitionist and exaggerative tendencies. The cultural and social conditioning of the Nigerian society makes living a solitary and modest lifestyle impossible. Parties, even intimate ones, must be exaggerated, music must be chaotically high, clothes must carry markings of wealth even if said wearer isn’t wealthy. Thus, public display is celebrated […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

“To Kill a Monkey” Shines on the Surface, Stumbles in the Script

“A Mirror to the Culture”: Tope Olowoniyan Reflects on Nollywood, Identity, and the Africa Magic Influence

Africa’s thriving entertainment industry has created pathways for aspiring actors to enter the film sector, with initiatives like the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) leading the charge. Launched by African media giant MultiChoice, MTF nurtures emerging talent through workshops and productions, seamlessly integrating them into the continent’s dynamic film ecosystem. Alongside its subsidiary Africa Magic, MultiChoice […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

“A Mirror to the Culture”: Tope Olowoniyan Reflects on Nollywood, Identity, and the Africa Magic Influence

My Life In Nollywood: Maryam Ndukwe 

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features make-up and special effects artist, Maryam Ndukwe. Maryam Ndukwe is fuelled by ambition, a trait she describes as hereditary. Growing up […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Maryam Ndukwe 

Karabo Lediga Reflects on the Cultural and Revolutionary Questions in “Sabbatical”

Karabo Lediga’s directorial feature-length debut film Sabbatical, is a semi-autobiographical film inspired by a homecoming, after years away. However, in Lediga’s modified retelling, Lesego (Mona Monyane), a successful and ambitious banker has taken her identity and (Clementine Mosimane), is the director’s fictional mother. The film, which recently arrived on Prime Video after a successful world […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Karabo Lediga Reflects on the Cultural and Revolutionary Questions in “Sabbatical”

Twinkle In My Father’s Eyes

I was only a child when I watched the film, My Girl, for the first time. I remember feeling moved by the scene where Vada stands over her friend’s coffin, bawling. “Where are his glasses? He can’t see without his glasses! Put his glasses on.” I naively thought, “Oh, how silly. He’s dead. Why would […]

Aisha Modibbo

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1 year ago

Twinkle In My Father’s Eyes
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