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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 month ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

“Paradise Now” is Obongjayar’s Journey to Catharsis

Much of the pleasure of listening to an Obongjayar project comes from watching the artist slowly unravel like a soap opera’s protagonist. On stage, he’s a frenzied animal, a shaman under the thrall of ancestral spirits, singing and dancing with wild energy. Somehow, his recorded music manages to pack that same urgency, that primal energy […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

“Paradise Now” is Obongjayar’s Journey to Catharsis

Nigeria’s Educational Sector is Facing Its Worst Existential Crisis

In one particular harrowing clip that has gained virality on social media, students, who had been scheduled to write the English examination of this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), can be seen shuffling around a dimly lit classroom agitatedly, lighting candles to ward off the onslaught of darkness: as of around 7pm […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

Nigeria’s Educational Sector is Facing Its Worst Existential Crisis

Tsuni’s Sound Moves Soft, But It Sticks

Tsuni is an artist who crafts music from the many sounds and moments that have shaped her. With influences ranging from Hannah Montana to Beyoncé, and Afrobeats artists, her music feels familiar and distinctly hers. When asked to describe her sound in three words, she picked confident, familiar, and distinctive, and it’s easy to hear […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

Tsuni’s Sound Moves Soft, But It Sticks

AI Has Weaponized Our Misunderstanding of Consent

What may have begun as seemingly innocent AI prompts like “make this woman white,” or “remove the bottle from this image” has evolved into a disturbing trend. Women are now being digitally undressed without their permission. AI, a technology heralded as transformative, has become the latest tool in a long history of violating women’s autonomy. […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 year ago

AI Has Weaponized Our Misunderstanding of Consent

My Life In Nollywood: Jide Kene Achufusi

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features actor and budding filmmaker Jide Kene Achufusi. Jideofor Kenechukwu Achufusi, popularly known as Jide Kene Achufusi or Swanky JKA, radiates talent and charisma, […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Jide Kene Achufusi
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