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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 months ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

The Hidden Cost of Nigeria’s Hustle Culture

From bus conductors to civil servants to tech workers, holding two or even three jobs has quietly become the norm for many Nigerians. Days are stitched together with side gigs, night shifts, and relentless efforts to make ends meet. Having one job is no longer sufficient for a comfortable life. This culture of constant busyness […]

Oluwatoyosi Longe

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1 year ago

The Hidden Cost of Nigeria’s Hustle Culture

My Life In Nollywood: Martini Akande

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 film editor and post-production supervisor, Martini Akande. The arts have always been dear to Martini Akande’s heart. In secondary school, his […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Martini Akande

Nollywood and The Politics of Moral Resolutions 

Nollywood has always shouldered ideas of morality that are rooted in Nigeria’s social existence, with narrative resolutions aiming for  justice and fulfilling some didactic purpose. For the filmmaker, a film is not just a medium of entertainment; it reveals lessons that guide human conduct, exposing both values and vices that are prevalent in a particular […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

Nollywood and The Politics of Moral Resolutions 

Taxi Editorial Hosts Literary and Wellness Salon with Chiamaka Okike

Taxi Editorial, a Nigerian-based editorial platform dedicated to ideas and creativity, continues to build community through cultural writing and communal events. In collaboration with Chiamaka Okike — literary event planner and author of Seeri— alongside event sponsors DANG! Lifestyle, Tamed Lux, Ake Collective and Aunty Tanty, the platform hosted a communal literary and wellness salon […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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1 year ago

Taxi Editorial Hosts Literary and Wellness Salon with Chiamaka Okike

Understanding Rwandan Cinema With Mutiganda Wa Nkunda

Mutiganda Wa Nkunda is one of the few working Rwandan filmmakers. The filmmaker studied Agriculture at the University. But, in 2013, upon graduating, as a self-taught journalist, he started writing about cinema for a local press outfit. In this role, his interest in cinema, though etched from childhood, found expression. In his stint as a journalist, […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Understanding Rwandan Cinema With Mutiganda Wa Nkunda
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