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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 weeks ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

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

The Great Decline of Meaningful Conversation in Nigeria’s Media Space 

Everyone has a podcast—or is about to launch one. From living rooms to YouTube studios, microphones are plugged in, ring lights are on, and conversations are being recorded at a dizzying pace. Podcasts flit from hot topic to hot topic, with a steady stream of camera ready guests lending instantly viral ‘insight’ to the increasingly […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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1 year ago

The Great Decline of Meaningful Conversation in Nigeria’s Media Space 
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