The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.)

BBLs Are No Longer Hushed and That’s a Problem

Freedom of choice is the ability to make decisions without being forced or unduly pressured by others.

4 weeks ago

How The Gathering On 100 is Curating a 100-Hour Cultural Reset in Lagos

To be a young adult in Lagos is to exist in a perpetual state of motion. Between navigating the relentless economic hustle, the pressures of digital visibility, and the chaotic hum of the city, finding a genuine moment to just breathe is a luxury. For years, Nigerian youth culture has heavily indexed on the turn […]

Amber Asuni

1 week ago

Open for Trade, Closed at the Border: Nigeria’s Visa Contradiction

Earlier this month, CNN’s international correspondent Larry Madowo posted a video from Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport, where he had just paid a $80 non-refundable visa fee to enter Nigeria from Nairobi. In the clip, he questioned why Nigeria continues to charge visitors from African countries that, in some cases, have removed similar barriers for […]

Naomi Ezenwa

4 weeks ago

Kate Henshaw: More Than a Nollywood Icon

Kate Henshaw’s career is a template for utilising celebrity status for social impact, while still maintaining a strong presence and evolving on screen.

John Eriomala

2 months ago

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso: The State of Military Rule in Africa Thus Far

The Alliance of Sahel States was able to formalize its break from ECOWAS, leaning heavily on the argument that the regional bloc does nothing more than serve Western interests. These military governments have been able to deflect diplomatic isolation through partnerships with Russia, China, and Turkey, creating an alternative network of political cover and military support.

Naomi Ezenwa

2 months ago

It’s a bit … concerning

Play Now

How To Lose A Match in 99 Goals

Play Now

Episode 245: “Your Toes are a Mess, You need to see a Pediatrician”

Play Now

Grok, Is This Real?

Play Now

Episode 244 :”S.T.I – Seyi Tinubu’s Internet”

Play Now

Symbol of Hope

Play Now

Episode 243: “Protect Your Towel” ft Jake Tapper

Play Now

Unlock Your Brain

Play Now

Something to Give

Play Now

Tony Tetuila’s Life is a Journey of Resilience and Grace

Play Now

Keepaza Launches Payment Identity Platform for Nigerians

Keepaza, a Nigerian payment identity platform founded by Akindele Liasu, is introducing a new way for individuals and businesses to receive payments without sharing sensitive financial details across informal channels. The payment identity platform reflects a deliberate decision to create infrastructure within Nigeria that reflects the realities of Nigerian commerce, where transactions often happen quickly, […]

Mariam Ahmed

4 hours ago

Much Ado About A Classic: On the Album Utility Decline in Nigerian Music

Does all of this ‘classic’ chatter matter right now? No, because the real conversation here is about why listeners keep returning to older albums.

John Eriomala

4 hours ago

Moviestar: How Rema Resurrected the Overlooked Demons of His HEIS Era

With Moviestar, you get the perception of an artist asking yet again, “Is anybody even listening?”, an inquiry Rema, and Rema alone, can answer.

John Eriomala

4 hours ago

How Nigerian Women Are Championing Environmental Protection to Global Acclaim

What Iroro Tanshi and Damilola Ogunbiyi represent is a two-pronged approach to environmental protection: government policy and private sector.

John Eriomala

4 hours ago

5 Things to Expect From Asake’s Fourth Album M$NEY

As we look forward to the enigmatic singer’s forthcoming May 1 release, here are five things to expect from creative direction down to touring.

John Eriomala

10 hours ago

Abimisola Anibaba is Capturing the African Immigrant Experience on Japa Diaries

Abimisola Anibaba is a multimedia storyteller and host of Japa Diaries, a podcast delving into the African immigrant experience, while also creating online content and consulting for social impact and media brands focused on culture, community, and creativity. Her Zillennial habits—Instagram/TikTok splits for work-pleasure blending, no comment fights, and viral lessons from 2020 misinformation or […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

5 days ago

Demilade Akingbe Needs A TikTok Support Group

Over the last couple of years, Demilade Akingbe has created content around food and culture, which captures the soul of Lagos. This has helped her make the transition into a full-time content creator whose impact has steadily compounded. This forms the backdrop of her feature on Obasanjo’s Internet. Who are you? What do you do? […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

3 weeks ago

Tabi Thinks Twitter is The Best Worst Social Media Platform

Tabi is a pop culture critic, humorist, and writer for her Substack newsletter Party’s Over, where she crafts prose, essays, and short stories probing the cognitive dissonance between natural instinct and social conditioning. In this version of Obasanjo’s Internet, she reflects on her day to day Internet habits and the evolution of her relationship with […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

4 weeks ago

Tosin Adentan is Navigating Her Fear of Virality

Oluwatosin Adentan is a product designer, content creator, and self-proclaimed “noisemaker” who thrives on being boldly present online. Her unfiltered routines—waking to Snapchat/Twitter/Instagram checks, bedtime YouTube scrolling as a coping essential, and quick blocks/mutes for boundary-keeping—capture the internet as a chaotic pleasure hub for community-building (like 2023’s career-shifting discoveries) over disciplined work, with Instagram’s “controlled […]

Oluwamayowa Idowu

1 month ago

Kate Henshaw: More Than a Nollywood Icon

Kate Henshaw’s career is a template for utilising celebrity status for social impact, while still maintaining a strong presence and evolving on screen.

John Eriomala

2 months ago

Who is Nollywood Making Films For?

Conversely, in mainstream Nollywood, there exist two categories of filmmakers : the ones that make films for intellectuals and for the unthinking masses. There’s a pretension among members of both groups that they are different.

Seyi Lasisi

2 months ago

Don Julio Tequila Steps Up as Lead Sponsor for 12th AMVCA

This awards season, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards returns for its 12th edition. Veteran actress Joke Silva has been named Head Judge, and Don Julio Tequila is stepping into the spotlight in a way that feels both timely and culturally resonant. Set for May 9, 2026, this year’s ceremony is shaping up to be […]

Amber Asuni

5 days ago

Jessica Gabriel’s Ujah on Absorbing the Interiority of Characters

Unlike Abraham, young Jessica wasn’t aware of the “promise” that moving from state to state held until she started acting in Nollywood.

Seyi Lasisi

1 week ago

Vincho Nchogu’s One Woman, One Bra, The Critics and Pietra Brettkelly’s Crocodile, and Other African Titles Head to the Tribeca Film Festival 2026

The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its official selection for its 2026 edition scheduled from 3rd to 14th June, 2026. The final selection which includes 118 feature films has few African titles selected. The titles include Vincho Nchogu’s One Woman, One Bra, Dione Roach and Steve Happi’s Jail Time Records, The Critics and Pietra Brettkelly’s […]

Seyi Lasisi

2 weeks ago

Nairobi-Based Filmmaker, Lydia Matata, Selected for 2026 Sundance Institute Cultural Impact Residency

Nairobi based filmmaker, Lydia Matata, has been selected as a 2026 Sundance Institute Cultural Impact Residency Fellows. Matata is one of the seven storytellers selected for the second year of the Sundance Collab residency. Matata is currently developing her debut feature film, Pepo Kali (Strong Wind) which follows a grieving mother who learns to ride […]

Seyi Lasisi

2 weeks ago

How 2016 Reshaped The Sound and Ambitions of Afrobeats

Days into 2026, quips about 2026 being the new 2016 began to circulate on social media. In a sense, this gestured at Gen Z’s relentless penchant for nostalgia, a phenomenon that’s as palpable in the music of the day as it is in fashion. It also doubles as a pun, or a meme, if you […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

3 months ago

Much Ado About A Classic: On the Album Utility Decline in Nigerian Music

Does all of this ‘classic’ chatter matter right now? No, because the real conversation here is about why listeners keep returning to older albums.

John Eriomala

4 hours ago

Moviestar: How Rema Resurrected the Overlooked Demons of His HEIS Era

With Moviestar, you get the perception of an artist asking yet again, “Is anybody even listening?”, an inquiry Rema, and Rema alone, can answer.

John Eriomala

4 hours ago

5 Things to Expect From Asake’s Fourth Album M$NEY

As we look forward to the enigmatic singer’s forthcoming May 1 release, here are five things to expect from creative direction down to touring.

John Eriomala

10 hours ago

Martell Is the Brand Behind the Podcast Documenting Afrobeats at Its Most Critical Moment

OkayAfrica presents the fifth season of Afrobeats Intelligence, its long-running music podcast hosted by Joey Akan, with Martell as sponsor for the new season. Five seasons in, the show has become something genuinely rare: a serious, sustained record of African music told by the people who made it, building an archive that holds its value […]

Amber Asuni

4 days ago

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso: The State of Military Rule in Africa Thus Far

Naomi Ezenwa

2 months ago

Mass Weddings in Northern Nigeria and the Politics of Illusory Development

Last week, the Zamfara state government organised a mass wedding for up to 100 couples, mainly young people from across the state. Framed as a state welfare initiative, the government explained that it was a means to “meaningfully intervene in the well-being” of the less privileged. As a token of goodwill, the Deputy Governor of […]

Favour Bamijoko

10 hours ago

ByteToBreach: The Unravelling of Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure

Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) reported a cyber attack on April 15, 2026, detailing unauthorized access to its information system. While some “containment measures” have been put in place, the commission noted that it was working with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and other necessary bodies to determine the impact of the attack. […]

Favour Bamijoko

10 hours ago

The Economic Stewardship of Wale Edun

When not held to scrutiny, Edun could project the image of a steady, reform-minded technocrat, a man of institutional pedigree navigating an inherited storm. But the main problem with his tenure is in key failures: he spoke of fiscal discipline while failing to disburse approved capital budgets, and championed economic reform while ordinary Nigerians saw inflation surge, the naira weaken, and poverty rising.

Zainab Nasreen Muhammad

4 days ago

South Africa’s Xenophobic Violence Exposes Gaps in Regional Authority

The recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, captured in widely circulated videos, has once again brought a familiar issue back into focus. Groups of South Africans were seen confronting and, in some cases, violently attacking African migrants, demanding that they leave the country. Some of the footage showed individuals being forced out of […]

Naomi Ezenwa

5 days ago

Abimisola Anibaba is Capturing the African Immigrant Experience on Japa Diaries

Oluwamayowa Idowu

5 days ago

Demilade Akingbe Needs A TikTok Support Group

Oluwamayowa Idowu

3 weeks ago

Tabi Thinks Twitter is The Best Worst Social Media Platform

Oluwamayowa Idowu

4 weeks ago

Tosin Adentan is Navigating Her Fear of Virality

Oluwamayowa Idowu

1 month ago

How Dami Ajayi Blends Being A Music Nerd With A Reality TV Guilty Pleasure

Substack is like heyday Twitter when there was a true sense of community.

Oluwamayowa Idowu

2 months ago

Abimisola Anibaba is Capturing the African Immigrant Experience on Japa Diaries

Oluwamayowa Idowu

5 days ago

7 Predictions For Nigerian Film in 2025

As we look back on the previous year’s releases, debuts, and industry-defining moments in Nigerian Film, it’s time we look forward and embrace what this year might hold for Nigerian Film. Here’s what and who to keep an eye on as the year continues to take shape. I do not come to you by chance […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

1 year ago