Custodian Reading List

Toyin Akinosho of the Africa Oil and Gas Report on Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison Madueke’s tenure, the questionable decisions she’s made and the impact her staying on in the case of a Goodluck victory would have.

The writer, Lola Shoneyin on why she’s a Buhari supporter despite his jailing her father in his first coming.

Is Meek Mill the best rapper out right now? This writer seems to think so.

Throwback to this timeless Paris Review interview with the late Chinua Achebe.

Chimamanda Adichie in the New Yorker on the Nigerian “no light” phenomenon.

Shake Shack are the new pretty young thing on the fast food block. Here’s why.

Does Microsoft’s tax avoiding philosophy render invalid Bill Gate’s aid rhetoric? Ian Birell of the Guardian thinks so.

Matt Smith on how we live in an “acceleration society”: the less you achieve, the more important it is to look busy.

Has the African writer been liberated? Maya Jaggi argues so in the Financial Times.

Brian Katulis of The Atlantic suggests that Saudi power is reaching its twilight.

Kim Sears, Andy Murray’s girlfriend’s f bomb rain was caught on camera during the week. After some lip reading, Dan Hodges suggests that for all the praise she’s gotten for being expressive, she’s guilty of Xenophobia.

Carlos Lozada went back and looked through Bill Cosby’s old books on love, sex and family n wake of the numerous allegations against him. His conclusion: They come across as creepy.

Big Sean’s Complex cover story which looks at the factors that contribute to making his end of February album one of the more anticipated 2015 records.

Babse Aketi on how he came up with Buhari.Ng to spread the Buhari gospel in what is an interesting account on how technology has helped shaped discourse.

The Invisible Woman: Pitchfork’s conversation with Björk