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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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1 week ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

African Giants: What It Takes to be A Super Falcon

“If you are Nigerian, there’s no way you cannot survive.” These words from Super Falcons captain and Atletico Madrid midfielder, Rasheedat Ajibade, capture the indomitable spirit at the heart of African Giants, a documentary that celebrates Nigeria’s extraordinary women football players. The statistics tell a story of excellence often overlooked. Across all sports, Nigerian women […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

African Giants: What It Takes to be A Super Falcon

My Life In Nollywood: Ken Erics

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 actor and producer Ken Erics. Ken Erics, whose full name is Ekenedilichukwu Ugochukwu Eric Nwenweh, always knew he was meant for […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Ken Erics

The Rift Between Amaarae and Gabriel Moses Highlights The Pervasive Irreverence for IP among Creatives

In the creative world, where ideas function both as a thrust and social currency, there are very few topics as relevant, enduring, and contentious as intellectual property theft. In these fraught times we live in, where A.I. models ceaselessly prowl the internet, scrapping data and, more importantly, intellectual property, seemingly with rollicking abandon, the topic […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

The Rift Between Amaarae and Gabriel Moses Highlights The Pervasive Irreverence for IP among Creatives

David Odiase is Building the Archive of Now Through Artistic Mediums 

David Osaodion Odiase‘s descent into the art world was motivated by his book-conscious and loving father. Enjoying this rare privilege set the tone for young Odiase’s odyssey in writing. With uncensored access to books and a blossoming imaginative memory, he started writing poetry at age four. But, poetry didn’t monopolize his artistic expression as his […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

David Odiase is Building the Archive of Now Through Artistic Mediums 

Wizkid’s Promise is Pleasure

A significant portion of Wizkid’s imminent HBO documentary Wizkid: Long Live Lagos is devoted to excavating the suffocating grief that arrived in the wake of his mother’s passing. As the documentary reveals, on the day of his historic show at the 60,000-capacity Tottenham Stadium, his mother, Morayo Balogun, was undergoing an emergency surgery. In clips […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

Wizkid’s Promise is Pleasure

My Life In Nollywood: Wingonia Ikpi 

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 executive, producer, director, casting director and talent manager, Wingonia Ikpi.  Wingonia Ikpi was born in Ugep, Cross River State, with […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Wingonia Ikpi 
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