Features and Essays

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The Life and Political Imaginations of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o passed away at the ripe age of 87 as a towering figure…

Dreadlocks
What’s Behind Nigeria’s Fear and Criminalisation of Dreadlocks?

More importantly, the stigma associated with dreadlocks shows favoritism and protection of colonialist culture and…

JAMB
JAMB: Exam Body in Crisis or Symptom of a Broken Educational System?

The fact that the correction of this year’s JAMB errors revealed the best result in…

Tolani
Tolani Is Creating Music on Her Own Terms

“I find that authenticity is something that perfectionism robs you of”. – Tolani By Emmanuel…

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…