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How Asherkine’s Cinderella-esque Videos Are Exposing an Insidious Driver of Misogyny

Asherkine’s latest video opens with him in Enugu State, specifically at the University of Nigeria. He’s wearing a white tee, baggy jorts, and sneakers. As the video shows, not too long after arriving on the campus, he spots a damsel: Becky, a 300-level mass communications student, seated with her friends, taking cover under a sprawling […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

1 year ago

From Love to Leverage: Why Transactional Relationships Are On The Rise

With love on the backburner and manhunting at the centre, the template for Nigerian romantic relationships doesn’t exactly place men and women on equal footing and it is against this backdrop that transactional relationships have been able to exist in the first place.

Naomi Ezenwa

1 year ago

Family Dynamics and The Underworld in “Kings of Jo’burg”

The Masires have a complicated past and complex relationship that often haunts them.

Adedamola Adedayo

1 year ago

Isimi Lagos Named One of Lagos’ Top 3 Real Estate Locations to Buy Now

Isimi Lagos, Nigeria’s pioneering Wellness & Polo Country Estate, has been officially recognized as one of the Top 3 real estate locations to buy land in Lagos, according to a recent industry roundup highlighting high-growth and future-ready developments across the state. The ranking underscores Isimi Lagos’ rising value as a transformative eco-community, blending nature, innovation, […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

1 year ago

Examining Odumodublvck’s Claims of Cultural Impact

“Which line, let them bring it out, has had more impact than that like on Cast,” Odumodublvck asks in a radio interview with Beat 99.9FM’s Osi Suave. “Which Hip Hop song,” he continues, “has had more cultural impact, in the last 20 years? Brother in the history of Nigerian Hip Hop, no song has had […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

1 year ago

“Unclaimed”: Unlikely Storytelling Route Ruptures Promising Psychological Thriller

Being a successful filmmaker requires having the ability to play around unpopular ideas or review popular ones through fresh lenses. In doing so, the filmmaker has an unwritten obligation to tell the truth of a people’s culture and beliefs, more often staying faithful to the social context. It is not out of place for a […]

Adedamola Adedayo

1 year ago

The Forces Shaping Music Marketing in 2025

If the big question for the Nigerian music industry last year was: “Where are the breakout stars who will suffuse the scene with new life?”; the question that looms over the scene today, with increasing intensity every passing minute, is: what is the latest frontier, the bleeding edge of innovation, regarding music marketing in the […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

1 year ago

Wardrobe Changes, Same Tracklist: Fashion as a Signal of Musical Evolution

Ayra Starr has ditched her braids and wigs for a pixie cut, Asake said goodbye to the dreads and picked up a skateboard, and Rema seems to have taken up smoking? From braids to buzz cuts, dreads to designer grills, Nigeria’s pop stars aren’t just evolving – they’re shapeshifting. In an age where deleting your […]

Naomi Ezenwa

1 year ago

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Examining Odumodublvck’s Claims of Cultural Impact

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The Forces Shaping Music Marketing in 2025

Wardrobe Changes, Same Tracklist: Fashion as a Signal of Musical Evolution

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