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The disputed history of Who first called it “Nollywood”

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, as flickering images from Nigeria’s chaotic video film industry began spilling onto satellite…

The rise of mini-series in Nollywood: Why short, bingeable stories are winning audiences

Once upon a time, Nigerian TV lived on long seasons, endless soap operas, and weekly family dramas that stretched for…

What is it about Tope Alabi and Sola Allyson’s songs that create tension and release in the soul?

The are moments when sound seems to linger in the air long after it has been sung, when a melody…

The Two deaths of Legendary Rapper Dagrin

It began with a sound. Not music this time, but the sharp, crushing screech of metal folding against metal on…

When Joke Silva risked everything to marry Olu Jacobs

There are some choices in life that arrive not with trumpets and applause, but with whispers in the dark, heavy…

Why Tales by Moonlight was the last time TV felt sacred

There was a time when television in Nigeria was not background noise, not the idle chatter of sitcoms flickering while…

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