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Reading the Great Nigerian Literary Debate

Ancci·May 19, 2024

For several years now, a new generation of Nigerian writers and literary scholars has been debating the meaning of Nigerian literature. Last year, we finally came close to a breakthrough. Read More...

April/May 2024 Best of 2024: Essays Nigeria vol8-no2

Don Jazzy’s Global Machine

Oyindamola Depo-Oyedokun·May 12, 2024

The meaning of Mavin Global’s alliance with Universal Music Group. Read More...

April/May 2024 Best of 2024: Essays Nigeria vol8-no2

Revisiting 2Baba’s Face2Face

Emmanuel Esomnofu·May 12, 2024

Exactly 20 years ago, 2Baba came into the fullness of his potential on his debut solo album, Face2Face. A masterclass of form and feeling, the album continues to thrill and inform. Read More...

April/May 2024 Nigeria

The AMVCA’s 10-Year Milestone

Seyi Lasisi·May 10, 2024

Tomorrow, the AMVCA will hold its 10th annual award show. The AMVCA’s impact on African filmmaking is undeniable but there is still so much room to grow. Read More...

April/May 2024 Nigeria

From Alté to Alté-fuji: The Making of a New Genre

Som Adedayor·May 5, 2024

The exploration of fuji music by the likes of Asake, Seyi Vibez, Mohbad, Zinolesky and Barry Jhay has given rise to the subgenre of neo-fuji. Now, Odunsi The Engine, Cruel Santino, Lady Donli, Temmie Ovwasa, and a new crop of ‘Alté’ artistes, who are subverting and bypassing the neo-fuji template, promise to transform the future of fuji music. Read More...

April/May 2024 Nigeria

A Worthy Heir to Purple Hibiscus

Edwin Okolo·May 5, 2024

In his debut novel, Blessings, Chukwuebuka Ibeh uses the unique tableau of the Nigerian boarding school experience to explore the complexities of loving, accepting and outgrowing one’s biological and chosen family. Read More...

April/May 2024 Nigeria Reading

Birdwoman

'Pemi Aguda·May 5, 2024

‘Why are they screaming? Felicity raises an arm to clear the smoke in front of her face. But her arm doesn’t rise. Instead, feathers flap.’ An excerpt from ’Pemi Aguda’s short story collection, Ghostroots. Read More...

April/May 2024 Nigeria Reading vol8-no2

‘All Writing Is Re-Orchestration’ Kéchi Nne Nomu’s First Draft

Kéchi Nne Nomu·May 3, 2024

Author of ‘The Resilience of Nigerian Writing’, Kéchi Nne Nomu, has been reading science writings and creative nonfiction lately: ‘I think the world of science and the literary world need to meet more often. I like books or texts where that interaction is happening.’ Read More...

April/May 2024 Best of 2024: First Draft First Draft Interviews Nigeria

The Rap-Centric Philosophies of Illbliss

Emmanuel Esomnofu·April 28, 2024

The rapper, iLLBLISS, embodies the pristine elements of Hip-Hop. Across his music and imagery, there’s a unifying sense of consciousness which has been hard wrought, emerging from decades of deliberate work and positioning. On his twelfth album, his quintessential themes are reflected through an expanding personal palette, a masterclass in telling profound stories. Read More...

April/May 2024 Nigeria

A Man, a Church, and the Exploitation of Vulnerable Congregations

Adenike Fapohunda·April 28, 2024

While he was alive, Prophet TB Joshua paraded himself as the second coming of Jesus Christ. Following his death, accusations of physical and sexual abuse by him on his congregations were reported in what is becoming a pattern amongst some religious leaders in Africa. Read More...

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