Features and Essays

Afrobeats Superstars
Opinion: We Have Taken Afrobeats to the World, and Now They Are Taking It From Us

In our quest for global dominance, we have been reckless as a culture. Afrobeats has…

Chidimma Adetshina
Chidimma Adetshina’s Inspiring Rise to the Miss Universe Stage

Beyond the glitz and glamour, Chidimma Adetshina has become a symbol of what it means…

BBL Comedy Box
BBL Comedy Box: Showcasing South-Eastern Nigeria’s Comic Brilliance

BBL Comedy Box promises few hours filled with waves of humor, free-flowing drinks, and more…

Igbo language
What Has Happened to Igbo Language Novels?

That the Igbo language, as exuberant a cultural repository as any in the world, is…

The scene on Tom Mboya's assasination
Too Early for Birds Chronicles Tom Mboya’s Legacy with Wit and Heart

Too Early for Birds presents a production that becomes more than just a performance—it’s a…

The legacy of loss
The Legacy of Loss | Nonfiction by Damilola Olaniyi

You will find yourself longing for home, the rowdiness, the chaos and the antiseptic smell…

Yankari Game Reserve
What Is the State of Nigeria’s Natural Parks and Game Reserves?

The Yankari Game Reserve is arguably Nigeria’s most well-known wildlife and forest reserve but stories…

Nobel Prize in Literature African hopefuls
Which African Author Will Win the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature?

While it is hard to determine a given pattern in Nobel Prize in Literature awards,…

Ruth Agbolade
Fragmented Visages, Unbroken Light: The Art of Ruth Agbolade

As a multi-disciplinary artist, Ruth Agbolade has worked across mediums ranging from painting, sculpture to…

Chidimma Adetshina
Xenophobia Blues and the South African Complex: Is the Dangerous Politics of Nazism on the Rise Again?

The recurrent pattern in these controversies in South Africa is that they are consistently targeted…