Features and Essays

rap
Odumodublvck & the Never-Ending Fight Over What Nigerian Rap Should Be

The issue at the heart of this debate should not be whether “Cast” qualifies as…

Ogbanje Abiku
Ogbanje or Abiku Phenomenon: An African Spirit-Child Myth or the Enigma of Modern Health Struggles?

Some manifestations of the spirit-child concept in Africa can be intensely prejudicial and even more…

X
X Is Doing Us In and We Don’t Know It

It is this endless yelling, this factionalisation, these mindless banter/vendettas, systematic mass-dismissal (read: erasure) of…

Mede Akran
Fusion and Superimposition in Mede Akran’s Photography

There is something in Mede Akran’s work that brings her life into her work in…

Nollywood sitcoms
What Happened to Nollywood Sitcoms?

Nollywood has quite an impressive history with television shows, from melodramatic soap operas to the…

NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature
Opinion: Is It Time to Revamp the Judge Selection for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature?

For a prize that awards literature that tackles widely disparate subject matters, it is important…

Igbobinna Eze
Igbobinna Eze: An Artist Staying True to His Spirit

“I’m going deep down and finding myself, which I think is what all artists should…

In the Place Between Sleep and Awake
In the Place Between Sleep and Awake

I find my inspiration in a child that babbles his place in the world so…

Afrocritik’s 50 Notable Essays from Africa in 2024
Afrocritik’s 50 Notable Essays from Africa in 2024

What we are witnessing presently in Africa is that the essay has been taken to…

Digital streaming platforms
The Evolving Role of Streaming Platforms in Global Culture

Streaming platforms serve as gateways to cultural exchange, offering users windows into worlds they might…