A significant portion of Wizkid’s imminent HBO documentary Wizkid: Long Live Lagos is devoted to excavating the suffocating grief that arrived in the wake of his mother’s passing. As the documentary reveals, on the day of his historic show at the 60,000-capacity Tottenham Stadium, his mother, Morayo Balogun, was undergoing an emergency surgery. In clips […]
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A significant portion of Wizkid’s imminent HBO documentary Wizkid: Long Live Lagos is devoted to excavating the suffocating grief that arrived in the wake of his mother’s passing. As the documentary reveals, on the day of his historic show at the 60,000-capacity Tottenham Stadium, his mother, Morayo Balogun, was undergoing an emergency surgery. In clips […]
3 weeks ago
Tiwa Savage has built a longstanding musical career which has sparked conversation, created undeniable impact and redefined the meaning of a pop-star, in the context of African music.
4 weeks ago
The Yoruba people have a saying: “Sátídé ti ọ dà, àti Jímọ́h láti mọ́.” Although there are different iterations of this saying, what they loosely translate to is that tomorrow’s greatness is foreshadowed in the details of today. This often-recycled axiom captures my thoughts after watching the trailer for Akay Mason’s Red Circle which has […]
1 month ago
It is late in the evening when the story begins. We meet a young lady driving in a car, dressed in a puffed-up outfit, her face is adorned while returning from a party. Her car slows down when she sees something of interest on the road. She drops to confirm the corpse of Uncle Fred, […]
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Nigerian Afropop sensation Guchi returns with a brand-new anthem, Your Type, the lead single off her forthcoming EP, No Skips, Just Feelings, out July 25, 2025. Produced by DSHO, the track is a vibrant dose of self-assurance, feminine energy, and fearless authenticity. Opening the project with a confident spark, Your Type is a celebration of the […]
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a political platform he helped found in 1998, citing a departure from the party’s founding principles. In a letter dated July 14 and addressed to the chairman of the Jada 1 Ward, Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Atiku said his […]
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Days ago, Ayra Starr released on social media, the snippet to her imminent single, a chirpy pop number entitled Hot Body. In the clip, she’s dressed like a character from the 20th century cartoon series The Flintsones. She wears a wispy crop top and distressed shorts fastened together by a belt with an obscenely spiky […]
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“Fine boy I can hear you calling out for me / Way you say my name, a symphony…”
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UnitedMasters Africa announces the release of MOST LIKELY, a 12track compilation album born out of a groundbreaking recording camp held in Lagos, Nigeria earlier this year. Set against the backdrop of an industry increasingly driven by algorithmic trends and virality, MOST LIKELY offers a powerful counter narrative: artist first, process driven, and rooted in real […]
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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 filmmaker, Iretiola Doyle. When we think about Nollywood personalities who, through their on-screen characters, have forged the image of the strong, […]
5 months ago
Polygamy in Nigeria is more than a question of culture or faith. To grow up within its walls is to inherit a complex blend of love and silence, kinship and competition, belonging and betrayal. For some, it was a beautiful chaos: the laughter of half-siblings echoing across shared courtyards, a mother’s quiet resilience, the structure […]
2 days ago
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 soundtrack composer and sound designer, Adam Songbird. Aluko Damilola (alias Adam Songbird) had a communal upbringing that exposed him to different […]
2 weeks ago
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 and producer Ken Erics. Ken Erics, whose full name is Ekenedilichukwu Ugochukwu Eric Nwenweh, always knew he was meant for […]
3 weeks ago
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 film executive, producer, director, casting director and talent manager, Wingonia Ikpi. Wingonia Ikpi was born in Ugep, Cross River State, with […]
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My Father’s Shadow is a personal, semi-autobiographical exploration of the Davies brothers. It’s charged as an attempt to make sense of the absence that shaped their formative years.
2 months ago
Days ago, Ayra Starr released on social media, the snippet to her imminent single, a chirpy pop number entitled Hot Body. In the clip, she’s dressed like a character from the 20th century cartoon series The Flintsones. She wears a wispy crop top and distressed shorts fastened together by a belt with an obscenely spiky […]
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Lesego (Mona Monyane), the lead character in Karabo Lediga’s directorial feature-length debut film Sabbatical, is haunted and confronted by many demons. The first is the depressing knowledge that the career she has built for decades is gradually crumbling alongside the financial and social security it provides. Secondly, the decades-long demon that settled into her life […]
1 day ago
When you speak with Durotimi Okutagidi, his voice exudes a quiet confidence, reflective of an artist content with honing his craft at his own pace, unswayed by the desperation for stardom. From the outset, his personality is approachable, and when he shares, several minutes into the conversation, that he’s not driven by the glamour of […]
3 days ago
Nyasha Kadandara’s documentary film Matabeleland, which recently had its African premiere at the Encounters Documentary Film Festival, explores an overlooked and unresolved national trauma that haunts Zimbabweans. Centering on the story of Chris Nyathi, a man who believes his family has been cursed ever since his father was brutally murdered in 1983, the documentary explores […]
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“Which line, let them bring it out, has had more impact than that like on Cast,” Odumodublvck asks in a radio interview with Beat 99.9FM’s Osi Suave. “Which Hip Hop song,” he continues, “has had more cultural impact, in the last 20 years? Brother in the history of Nigerian Hip Hop, no song has had […]
2 weeks ago
Nigerian Afropop sensation Guchi returns with a brand-new anthem, Your Type, the lead single off her forthcoming EP, No Skips, Just Feelings, out July 25, 2025. Produced by DSHO, the track is a vibrant dose of self-assurance, feminine energy, and fearless authenticity. Opening the project with a confident spark, Your Type is a celebration of the […]
9 hours ago
Days ago, Ayra Starr released on social media, the snippet to her imminent single, a chirpy pop number entitled Hot Body. In the clip, she’s dressed like a character from the 20th century cartoon series The Flintsones. She wears a wispy crop top and distressed shorts fastened together by a belt with an obscenely spiky […]
9 hours ago
“Fine boy I can hear you calling out for me / Way you say my name, a symphony…”
16 hours ago
UnitedMasters Africa announces the release of MOST LIKELY, a 12track compilation album born out of a groundbreaking recording camp held in Lagos, Nigeria earlier this year. Set against the backdrop of an industry increasingly driven by algorithmic trends and virality, MOST LIKELY offers a powerful counter narrative: artist first, process driven, and rooted in real […]
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The 17th edition of The Headies was held on Sunday night and it came complete with the standard fare of problems. The production was characteristically abysmal. The broadcast feed could as well have been from the 1980s. Tardiness was a problem, as usual. It’s almost like the entire concept of time was lost on the […]
3 months ago
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a political platform he helped found in 1998, citing a departure from the party’s founding principles. In a letter dated July 14 and addressed to the chairman of the Jada 1 Ward, Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Atiku said his […]
9 hours ago
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), once Nigeria’s “umbrella” of political dominance, now stands battered by a storm of internal sabotage, unchecked rebellion, and the haunting consequences of unwise political decisions from 2015 up to 2023. On Wednesday, Nigeria’s former vice president and one of the party’s founding fathers, Atiku Abubakar, resigned his membership from the […]
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Former President Muhammadu Buhari died at 82 in a London hospital on Sunday, closing the chapter on one of the last links to Nigeria’s military-era leadership. His long and complex public life— spanning military and civilian presidents—was marked by discipline, austerity, and contradiction. Revered by some, resented by others, Buhari’s legacy is a contested one: […]
2 days ago
The University of Ibadan’s Central Students’ Disciplinary Committee has suspended two students for four semesters each over their involvement in a peaceful protest against the 2024 school fees hike, which involved raising placards to express their opposition after earlier promising not to victimize participants. The three students affected by the University of Ibadan’s recent rustication, […]
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Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our internet favourites on how they relate to the internet and what it means to them and their […]
2 months ago
Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our internet favourites on how they relate to the internet and what it means to them and their […]
2 months ago
Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our internet favourites on how they relate to the internet and what it means to them and their […]
2 months ago
Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our internet favourites on how they relate to the internet and what it means to them […]
5 months ago
Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our internet favourites on how they relate to the internet and what it means to them […]
6 months ago
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If you’re even moderately active on the social media platform called X, otherwise known as Twitter, you’d attest to the fact that for a while now the platform has felt different; more volatile; a mound of dry tinder ever poised to burst into flames. The platform has always had the reputation of functioning as a […]
5 months ago
South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice has launched its first mobile game, Shaka iLembe: Match Challenge, marking a move into the gaming space as it seeks new ways to hold onto viewers amid declining subscriptions and rising operational pressure across Africa. The new game, based on the popular South African TV series Shaka iLembe, is available […]
1 week ago
For decades, the art world has struggled with issues of provenance, authenticity, and transparency. Without trusted systems, collectors hesitate, artists lose income, and original African art becomes undervalued. If buyers can’t confirm who created a piece or where it came from, they’re unlikely to invest, hurting not just individual creatives but also threatening Africa’s cultural […]
2 weeks ago
In recent years, demands for the repatriation of looted African artifacts from Western countries have intensified, driven by growing global awareness of colonial-era injustices. Now, a new video game is offering players a chance to virtually engage with that struggle by staging digital heists to retrieve stolen treasures and return them to their rightful owners, […]
3 weeks ago
MultiChoice Uganda has rolled out a new “Ka Weekie” weekly subscription plan, a first for pay-TV in the country. Viewers can now access packages like DStv Compact for just UGX 37,000 per week, a lifeline for cash-strapped viewers who can’t afford a full month’s bill. Nigerian media reports that MultiChoice is testing similar weekly plans across Africa […]
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