Features and Essays

Mama Deola
Mama Deola and the Trouble with Performing Womanhood

The question, then, is not whether Mama Deola accurately represents Nigerian women. She does not,…

Olu Jacobs
Olu Jacobs: The Lion Leaves the Frame

Perhaps the most fitting way to remember Olu Jacobs is not simply as a king,…

2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
Gynocentric Literature in Fivefold: On the 2026 Caine Prize Shortlist

If the Caine Prize can circulate its shortlist across all regions of Africa, it can…

2026 Caine Prize Shortlist
Variations on the Subject of Family: A Review of the 2026 Caine Prize Shortlist

In terms of quality, it might be one of the Caine Prize’s stronger shortlists in…

sexual abuse
Ask Your Brothers. Ask Them Their Stories, the Stories of Other Boys. Ask.

The misconception that men cannot be sexually abused, assaulted, or molested by women is entrenched…

Filmmaking
Filmmaking Within the Frame of Neglect

Infrastructure in Nigeria does not merely fail; it asserts itself as a constant condition, a…

Headies
What the Headies Awards Keep Getting Wrong: A Cursory Look at the 18th Edition Nominees List

If a category can be reopened and reshuffled hours after publication, what confidence does anyone…

Matt B
Matt B: The Water Remembered Him First

“When they found my living ancestral line, I said that it’s not enough for me…

Nollywood
Nollywood’s Political Unconsciousness and the Critic’s Quagmire

If films are inherently political, if all films have something to say, though they may…

VeryDarkMan
Who Needs the Government When You Can Tag Someone Else?

The ultimate measure of a functioning society is not how many generous citizens it can…