struggles

Why Nigerian horror films now struggle to scare us

There was a time when Nollywood horror could make you sleep with the lights on. Back in the ’90s and…

Wale Adenuga at 75: The pencil that drew Nigeria’s stories

Today, as Wale Adenuga turns 75, Nigeria has reason not just to celebrate a man, but to reflect on a…

Mystery of Mr Funny: Why Chukwuemeka disappears behind Sabinus

On the streets of Lagos, in the hum of roadside conversations, and inside the infinite corridors of Instagram and TikTok…

The Night Aṣa refused Paris and sang Lagos into eternity

Night in Lagos is a theatre that never sleeps, but on some evenings, it sharpens into something more than noise.…

How Chimamanda Adichie’s words became Beyoncé’s Feminist anthem

It was an ordinary afternoon in Lagos when Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s words began an extraordinary journey. Alone in a modest…

Afro-Adura: The music healing Nigeria through its economic storm

Nigeria is tired. The streets are loud with honking danfos, micras, kekes and quiet with hunger. Inflation has eaten into…

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