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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

My Life In Nollywood: Natse Jemide 

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 Natse Jemide. Natse Jemide was born in Nigeria where he spent his first fourteen years before moving to the United […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Natse Jemide 

The Truth About The Recent Airtime and Data Price Hikes

Since the mid-2010s, when Muhammadu Buhari ascended the presidency of Nigeria, putting an end to 16 years of PDP leadership, the Nigerian experience has been colored by the scourge of inflation. These days, under the Tinubu administration, life in the country has been all but reduced to a game of guessing how quickly prices can […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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1 year ago

The Truth About The Recent Airtime and Data Price Hikes

The Universe of Nollywood Child Actors

Acting is a profession that comes with physical and mental demands, which include studying and interpreting the writer’s script, memorizing lines, attending auditions, and showing up for rehearsals and performances where and when necessary. In film, there are additional expectations for the actor, which may include getting involved in promotional content, honoring media interviews and […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 years ago

The Universe of Nollywood Child Actors

“Goodbye, Gold Coast”: Joewackle J. Kusi’s Audio Drama Interrogates Ghana’s History

When I listened to Joewackle J. Kusi’s audio drama, Goodbye Gold Coast, for the second time, I started to interrogate Nigeria’s history and political climate. Did this interrogation start when my secondary school government teacher passionately taught? Did that conscious conversation start when I chanced upon Chimanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus? Or was it earlier, […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 years ago

“Goodbye, Gold Coast”: Joewackle J. Kusi’s Audio Drama Interrogates Ghana’s History

Should Surrogacy Be Reduced to Moral Absolutes?

A young woman agrees to be a surrogate for the wealthy woman she works for. She has the time, needs the money, and sees no reason to refuse. But when the child is born, something shifts, an attachment she hadn’t anticipated. In the end, she flees the hospital and chooses to raise the baby herself. […]

Shalom Tewobola

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2 years ago

Should Surrogacy Be Reduced to Moral Absolutes?

How #Corruptok is Using Humor To Spotlight Tinubu’s Ineptitude

Ever since Raye broke the internet two weeks ago with her affecting critique of President Tinubu’s administration, Nigerians have increasingly taken to lamenting the record levels of hardship that President Tinubu’s administration has heralded. While, in a sense, this torrent of public furor reflects the terrible state of the country, it also at once suggests […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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2 years ago

How #Corruptok is Using Humor To Spotlight Tinubu’s Ineptitude
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