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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

What shall it profit a people to lack shame?  What does it really profit a nation of over 180 million people to consistently platform and promote individuals with an addiction to humiliation? There comes a time when one must sit back, rest their hands on their head, exhale, and declare that it all doesn’t make […]

John Eriomala

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2 months ago

In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For

Can Men Be Feminists?

In an era where gender conversations are now social media debates, we find ourselves witnessing men declaring themselves “loud and proud feminists.” Recently, a discourse unfolded on X (formerly Twitter), asking if men can be feminists. Responses ranged from support to questioning and outright dismissal.  This conversation takes on heightened urgency in deeply patriarchal societies […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

Can Men Be Feminists?

M3lon is Heralding an Untrammeled Version of Modern Romance

“Love is the only reality, and it’s not a mere sentiment. It’s the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.” This beautiful quote by the vaunted Bengali playwright and poet Rabindranath Tagore puts forward a weighted cosmological argument for love. Love, Tagore contends, is more than a feeling, it’s instead the upholstery upon […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

M3lon is Heralding an Untrammeled Version of Modern Romance

Documenting Nollywood’s Distribution Challenges in Dr Añulika Agina’s Directed and Ojie Imoloane-Led Documentary, ‘Beyond My Nollywood Screen’

Nigerian film exhibitors and distributors have, for decades, been away from media attention. Their effort of making films accessible to Nigerians have largely gone undocumented. In correcting this, Dr Añulika Agina and Ojie Imoloane are hoping to change that with their documentary, Beyond My Nollywood Screen. With financial support from the European Research Council, the […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Documenting Nollywood’s Distribution Challenges in Dr Añulika Agina’s Directed and Ojie Imoloane-Led Documentary, ‘Beyond My Nollywood Screen’

Filmhouse Group Leads Conversations on Nollywood At the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS)

West Africa’s leading entertainment company, Filmhouse Group, featured prominently at the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS) held during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, leading a conversation on Nollywood’s evolving role on the global stage. The session, titled “The Nollywood Conversations: A Deep Dive into Opportunities to Present African Stories for Global Screens,” unpacked the current […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

Filmhouse Group Leads Conversations on Nollywood At the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS)

“After 30”: Momo Spaine’s Female-Focused Story is Plain, Precise and Potent

Momo Spaine’s After 30 starts on a brilliant note.  Sitting at the airport, Temi (Damilola Adegbite) concisely recounted pertinent details from Before 30, the series that birthed this new film. In her concise recounting, the film skillfully intimates viewers with almost-a-decade information without being stuffy and lacking. Nkem (Beverly Naya), after experiencing heartbreak, decides to […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

“After 30”: Momo Spaine’s Female-Focused Story is Plain, Precise and Potent

The Case For Music Industry Gatekeepers

The average Afrobeats enthusiast is all too familiar with the narrative of an artist pushing back against industry gatekeepers. It’s one of the most popular tropes of the genre. In Rema’s Ozeba, he sings “Shey you wan gatekeep who sabi jump fence?” It’s cheeky and whimsical but also bristling with a cavalier tenor. You can […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

The Case For Music Industry Gatekeepers

This Fragrance Brand Is Redefining What Luxury Smells Like

For years, luxury fragrance meant names you couldn’t pronounce and prices you couldn’t justify. Perfume was a passport to another world — usually French, sometimes Arabian, rarely African. But that narrative is shifting. A new generation of African-owned fragrance brands is stepping forward, bringing fresh perspectives, emotional depth, and cultural authenticity to an industry long […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

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1 year ago

This Fragrance Brand Is Redefining What Luxury Smells Like
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