Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent
The celebrity-esque attention she received during this period aside, it was at this moment that the thought of being an actor subconsciously trickled into her mind. This subconscious decision and instincts would guide her choice of extra-curricular activities.
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When Ola Aina faced Simon Adingra in the 2024 AFCON final, many expected the Nigerian defender to keep the Ivorian winger in check. Instead, Adingra had one of his best performances, and even Aina’s own mother playfully called him out, sending a voice note asking, “Why did you let him go past you like that?” […]
1 month ago
Last weekend, the youngest of the Uzama brothers, Osahan Uzama, more known by his moniker, Famous Pluto, joined the ranks of his brothers—Shallipopi, and Zerry DL, both fierce advocates of Benin Street Pop—with the release of his feverishly anticipated single Na Scra. Before its official release, the song had been making the rounds on TikTok, […]
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Throughout her illustrious career, Kadaria Ahmed has been rightly lauded for her contribution to advancing journalism in Nigeria’s fraught media landscape. But in light of her identity as a woman—having to bristle against the patriarchal strictures intrinsic to Nigeria’s media landscape—her work takes on deeper significance. Born in 1967, Ahmed led an ambitious academic career […]
1 month ago
The wooden chair wobbled as seven-year-old Jola Ayeye hunched over a page, pencil gripped tight, tongue peeking out in concentration. Around her, the floor was a patchwork of unfinished stories, half-colored sketches, and a notebook filled with lyrics to songs no one else knew. “What do you want to be when you grow up, Jola?” […]
2 months ago
In the last couple of days, the Jack Of All Trades, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State has tried his hands on alternate careers as he campaigns for reelection. Interestingly, he seemed to have excelled in them better than in his current job of being the governor of Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu is standing for […]
2 years ago
Many Nigerians head into Saturday’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections feeling a mixture of optimism and dread. The former is inspired by the chance that the polls offer Nigerians to decide their socio-political future; the latter, by the violence which typically attends Nigerian elections. In 2011, as was reported by Human Rights Watch, a communal […]
2 years ago
Just when you think all would eventually turn into a buttered, creamy love-ironed existence for romantically embattled, family-estranged travel blogger Amanda, another devil-of-a-plot-twist rears its ugly head. All seems fair at first with the unfolding of events in Here Love Lies, before turning sour, as Tope Oshin (co-producer of the fourth highest-grossing Nollywood film of […]
2 years ago
Recently, social media has been agog with video clips from Nigerian podcast hosts and guests making controversial statements and Twitter users declaring that there is a podcast pandemic. As someone who spent a total of 38,655 minutes listening to mostly Nigerian podcasts in 2022, that assertion has bothered me for weeks. First of all, what […]
2 years ago
Nigerian ace record producer and songwriter, Ezeh Chisom Faith, professionally known as Rexxie, is renowned for his collaboration with artistes such as Burna Boy, Naira Marley and Zlatan Ibile. He hails from Anambra, and remembers getting into beat production and music composition at the age of 16, beginning from the church where he played the […]
2 years ago
The Nigerian literary scene, usually a controversy-free zone, had its share of controversy last week. In a report by Cherwell, a newspaper published by students of Oxford University, the Nigerian author and filmmaker Onyeka Nwelue was accused of being “classist”, “sexist” and “racist”. The report went a notch further by claiming Nwelue was guilty of […]
2 years ago
There is an undeniable truth in identifying book covers as pieces of art. They are simply extended forms of visual art which began traditionally or digitally and have become a part of an entirely different form: literary art. The combination of these art forms create an even greater effect than they do separately, as the […]
2 years ago
Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer Lojay released his EP Gangster Romantic via Koratori Recordings on March 3, 2023. The 7-song 21-minute project was executively produced by Anthony Egwu, and is a valuable insight into the heart and mind of the rapidly rising Nigerian star, touching on a range of emotive subjects from romance to different […]
2 years ago
