Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent
My Father’s Shadow is a personal, semi-autobiographical exploration of the Davies brothers. It’s charged as an attempt to make sense of the absence that shaped their formative years.
4 weeks ago
Despite his embattled situation, writing Wizkid off is a bit premature, he still has a huge fanbase and the talent to command rave reviews from critics.
1 month ago
To open 5ive, the poet Alhanislam recites a spoken-word commentary on the album and the man behind it. It feels a little pretentious, rooted in the same idea that drives artists to label every new project their deepest and most personal work yet. Yet some of it does have grounding in real-life events. Alhanislam hails […]
2 months ago
If you’ve been even remotely active online, the words Achalugo and Odogwu have likely crossed your path, either directly or embedded in brands like Piggyvest’s marketing materials. Perhaps you’ve also encountered the lavish praise hailing Love in Every Word as one of 2025’s cinematic masterpieces, or declarations that Omoni Oboli has revolutionized NollyTube. If we […]
2 months ago
Masquerade dances, titled men wearing the Ozo cap, talking drums, and celebratory noises at the center of which is Chief Afamefuna (Stan Nze), opens the film. However, this festive atmosphere is suddenly disrupted by the discovery of a dead body, foreshadowing the investigative plot that Afamefuna is about to take on. Afam is brought to […]
1 year ago
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 our interview series where we speak to some of our Internet favorites on how they relate to the Internet and what it means to them […]
1 year ago
The Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Nigeria estimates that each year, about 20,000 Nigerian women die from unsafe abortions. In a world where technological and medical advancements continue to progress at a rapid rate, it is concerning that many countries, including Nigeria, maintain strict and restrictive laws governing access to abortion. Access to safe […]
1 year ago
By Carl Terver Nigerian photographer and filmmaker Omoregie Osakpolor is an intelligent and brilliant artist, mostly because he defies convention, taking his camera lens to unexplored terrain. Even when he approaches a familiar subject, he does so with the intention of renewing our vision and ways of seeing. In 2020, his documentary Nation Forgotten on […]
1 year ago
by Chibuzo Emmanuel Post-pandemic 2021 was supposed to usher Afrobeats’ unimpeachable ascent to global prominence. Confined indoors during the peak of lockdown measures in 2020, exasperated listeners sought haven in new musical terrains, eager to break free from the monotony of their usual music rotations. Afrobeats, renowned for its supple melodies and beguiling rhythms, soon […]
1 year ago
In February, Tyla added another feather to her hat which was already struggling for space because of the awards, and plaques she has won since her hit single, Water took over the airwaves globally by winning the first Best African Music Performance award during the 66th Grammy Awards. Winning the Grammys could be said to […]
1 year ago
Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story, Kayode Kasum’s celebratory stab at the nwa boi system, starts at the end and then advances towards the beginning. It starts with the death of Paul (Alex Ekubo), for which a former close friend, Afamefuna (Stan Nze), is questioned by the police. By presenting its ending first, the movie elicits […]
1 year ago
By Kikachi Memeh A medical emergency causes a realtor (Temi Fosudo) and his sick daughter (Darasimi Nadi) to take refuge in the home of a military officer (William Benson). The resulting clashes and revelations of the chance meeting provide intrigue to Taiwo Egunjobi’s Green Fever, one of Prime Video’s newest Nollywood releases. It’s a novel […]
1 year ago
