Nigeria Archives

The Ethics and Polarities of Musical Feuds

Tomisin Ogunsanya·June 16, 2024

Spanning the gamut from contemporary rap to Afrobeats, the musical feud is a versatile dance, highlighting the universality—and the subversive delight—of artistic rivalry. Read More...

June/July 2024 Nigeria

‘Craft Is Eternal’ Adedayo Agarau’s First Draft

Adedayo Agarau·June 14, 2024

Nigerian poet and editor-in-chief at Agbowó, Adedayo Agarau, is rooting for all African writers: ‘I think we work extra hard on our craft, and for what purpose? We are writing and building structures for other emerging collectives, and it just has to work.’ Read More...

First Draft Interviews June/July 2024 Nigeria

Another Name for Memory Is Tragedy

Eniolá Abdulroqeeb Arówólò·June 9, 2024

Michael Imossan’s poetry chapbook, For the Love of Country and Memory, takes us back to a myriad of memories; memories that are familiar, frustrating, and festering. Read More...

June/July 2024 Nigeria Reading

A Daring Homage to the Igbo Apprenticeship System

Ernest Nweke·June 9, 2024

Engaging the very popular Igbo apprenticeship system (IAS), the movie, Áfàméfùnà explores what happens when the hierarchy that instils order in the IAS is truncated—even for the sake of ingenuity. Read More...

June/July 2024 Nigeria

‘I Wanted to Write About Manic Episodes Because of My Loved Ones’ Olumide Popoola’s First Draft

Olumide Popoola·June 7, 2024

In her latest novel, Like Water Like Sea, Nigerian-German writer, Olumide Popoola, wanted to explore bipolar disorder and manic episodes. Read More...

First Draft Interviews June/July 2024 Nigeria

A Tale of Unhinged Women

Onyekachi Iloh·June 3, 2024

In her debut collection, A Kind of Madness, Uche Okonkwo examines what it means to be an entity with multiple iterations of desire. Her approach is both intense and masterfully evocative of how multifaceted being human can be. Read More...

June/July 2024 Nigeria Reading

The Paradoxes of a Life in Ajegunle

Michael Osemudiamen Bestman·June 2, 2024

Despite the pervasive crime and hardship, Ajegunle has also inspired numerous celebrated figures in sports, music, and entertainment, demonstrating the unyielding spirit of its residents. Read More...

June/July 2024 Nigeria

Nollywood’s Glorious Five Years

Assumpta Audu·June 2, 2024

Nollywood’s successes over the past five years have been so diverse that what is happening can only be described as an entertainment boom. Read More...

June/July 2024 Nigeria

‘I Only Want to Write Things I Can Be Proud Of’ Oyindamola Depo-Oyedokun’s First Draft

Oyindamola Depo-Oyedokun·May 31, 2024

Author of ‘Don Jazzy Global Machine’, Oyindamola Depo-Oyedokun believes brilliant storytelling lies in the writer’s ability to connect readers with the narrative. Read More...

April/May 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

THE MYSTICAL ART OF RAINMAKING

Yinka Adetu·May 28, 2024

While Niyi Akinmolayan’s Rainmakers emerges as a bold foray into African mysticism, the film struggles to faithfully depict the ritual art of rain calling. Read More...

April/May 2024 Nigeria

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