Features and Essays

“A Japa Tale” is Dika Ofoma’s Intriguing Exploration of Migration, Relationships, and Ambition

…the sentiment of migrating is not shared by all young adults, and most are still…

Are Creative Writing MFAs the New Reality for Contemporary African Writing?

As writers are rulers of the page, they are also the serfs of the publishing…

How Africa is Turning Against People with Albinism

In 2018, 22-year-old MacDonald Masambuka was brutally murdered alongside ten others in Malawi by his…

Don’t Sleep, Wake Up! How Afrobeats Motivates Listeners to Aspire for Success

So when the lines, Don’t sleep, wake up. Collect your money! (Kizz Daniel in “Buga”),…

Masquerades: Ancestral Spirits, a Dying Art, or Mere Entertainment?

In festivals and during events, masquerades are mainly present to perform before an enchanted audience;…

African Gospel Artistes May Have Found the Springboard to World Domination

Gospel artistes have worn the metal wig of deliberateness and are gradually shredding the cloak…

“Na God Go Punish Una!” Concert Culture in Nigeria is a Slippery Slope for the Progress of Nigerian Entertainment

…back at the home front, the concert culture is rather deplorable, even as ticket sales…

The Female Camus | Abigail George

The smiles in the photograph I know now are just for show. There’s an indentation…

Is There Truly ‘No Big Deal’ in the Sarkodie-Nasty C Feud?

In the freestyle rap titled “No Big Deal,” Nasty C claims that Sarkodie had snubbed…

15 Things To Know About Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Chieftaincy Title

Despite Adichie’s title, this is not the first time women are taking titles in Igboland……