Features and Essays

AI
Who Wrote This? The Crisis of Criticism in the AI Era

The pivotal question all curious individuals must be asking today is what the future of…

AMVCA Trailblazer
It’s the Eleventh Edition, and We Still Don’t Know What the AMVCA Trailblazer Award Is

Historically, the AMVCA Trailblazers have been newish or breakout talents who generated a buzz in…

Kester Kanayo Onyemaechi
Kester Kanayo Onyemaechi and His Archive of Healing

It is easy to feel hopeless against a system, to accept that maybe this is…

Sinners
The Success of “Sinners” at the Nigerian Box Office: Five Lessons for Nollywood

The success of Sinners can serve as an opportunity to think and take lessons from…

Dhee Sylvester
Dhee Sylvester: The Designer Revolutionising Nigerian Book Covers

“As much as I want people to buy books because they like the cover, I…

A Raised Hand in Greeting Left Unanswered
The Obscured Realities in Shegun Oseh’s Smokescreen Images

A keen observer would notice that much of Shegun Oseh’s work is the conscious artistic…

gambling
The Complex Relationship Between Football and Gambling

However, the growing influence of betting companies in the sport makes it harder to maintain…

NYrobi BookFest
NYrobi BookFest 2025: Exploring the Shifting Currents of Kenyan Literature

Future editions of the NYrobi BookFest may hold greater promise for the new generation of…

NollyTube
Nollywood Needs NollyTube, But Does NollyTube Need Our Brains to Be Turned Off?

Nollywood needs NollyTube, regardless of the merits and demerits, or the sustainability of YouTube as…

creatives
10 Young African and Black Personalities Redefining the Creative Space

While influencers chase the spotlight, these creatives are building legacies, one original idea at a…