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Tabi is a pop culture critic, humorist, and writer for her Substack newsletter Party’s Over, where she crafts prose, essays, and short stories probing the cognitive dissonance between natural instinct and social conditioning. In this version of Obasanjo’s Internet, she reflects on her day to day Internet habits and the evolution of her relationship with […]
3 days ago
Oluwatosin Adentan is a product designer, content creator, and self-proclaimed “noisemaker” who thrives on being boldly present online. Her unfiltered routines—waking to Snapchat/Twitter/Instagram checks, bedtime YouTube scrolling as a coping essential, and quick blocks/mutes for boundary-keeping—capture the internet as a chaotic pleasure hub for community-building (like 2023’s career-shifting discoveries) over disciplined work, with Instagram’s “controlled […]
3 weeks ago
Kate Henshaw’s career is a template for utilising celebrity status for social impact, while still maintaining a strong presence and evolving on screen.
3 weeks ago
With this campaign, we spotlight some of these women across the many dimensions of the industry and use them as a lens for the wider progress that has been accomplished through the resilience and persistence of women in film.
4 weeks ago
Substack is like heyday Twitter when there was a true sense of community.
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I remember the first time I was cognizant of who Ayeni Adekunle was. As a teenager with an interest in media and the music industry, his columns in Punch and Thisday captured my interest and offered something to aspire to. Years later, I would make his acquaintance on Twitter, and he would prove a passive […]
3 years ago
Nigerian music has been one of the centrepieces of the current Nigerian cultural renaissance. It’s perhaps a sign of the growth of the industry that it’s increasingly common to find people pursue career paths within the industry. Record Producer, A&R, DJ and Architect, TMXO falls within this category so naturally, he made a good subject. […]
5 years ago
Unconventional career paths are very important, for me. They serve the purpose of recalibrating our minds on possibilities and their endlessness. They also offer a formula for what our future could be like. In a sense, that is part of the rationale for this series. It is important that people study the behavior of those […]
6 years ago
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Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features cinematographer, producer and director, Nora Awolowo. When Nora Awolowo joins the late-evening Google Meet call, she is only just settling down […]
4 months ago
Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features film score composer and sound designer, Tolu Obanro. Born in Kwara State, Tolu Obanro spent his formative years between Lokoja, Kogi […]
6 months ago
Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features cinematographer, editor and colorist, Emmanuel Igbekele Odihiri. Emmanuel Odihiri grew up in the 90s Ikotun, Lagos, living with his grandmother in […]
6 months ago
Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features film editor and post-production supervisor, Martini Akande. The arts have always been dear to Martini Akande’s heart. In secondary school, his […]
7 months ago
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In Nigeria, a job offer can feel like salvation, a golden ticket out of financial instability, a symbol of dignity, or proof that hard work finally counts for something. But sometimes, that ticket burns before it’s cashed. The email doesn’t come. The call never follows. The role disappears into silence, or worse, goes to someone […]
5 months ago
When the Federal Government announced a new minimum wage of ₦70,000, it was heralded as a major victory for Nigerian workers. Politicians hailed it as evidence that the state was listening, with promises that the new pay floor would allow families “live decently.” But for many workers, the reality is far less optimistic. Against a […]
7 months ago
In Nigeria today, a nine-to-five job is rarely enough. Salaries vanish by mid-month. Bills pile up. Fuel is expensive. Food is a luxury. The economy is dragging everyone by the throat. So, people hustle after hours, on weekends, during lunch breaks. How are people surviving? We asked seven Nigerians about the side gigs they’ve picked […]
8 months ago
Polygamy in Nigeria is more than a question of culture or faith. To grow up within its walls is to inherit a complex blend of love and silence, kinship and competition, belonging and betrayal. For some, it was a beautiful chaos: the laughter of half-siblings echoing across shared courtyards, a mother’s quiet resilience, the structure […]
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Tabi is a pop culture critic, humorist, and writer for her Substack newsletter Party’s Over, where she crafts prose, essays, and short stories probing the cognitive dissonance between natural instinct and social conditioning. In this version of Obasanjo’s Internet, she reflects on her day to day Internet habits and the evolution of her relationship with […]
3 days ago
Oluwatosin Adentan is a product designer, content creator, and self-proclaimed “noisemaker” who thrives on being boldly present online. Her unfiltered routines—waking to Snapchat/Twitter/Instagram checks, bedtime YouTube scrolling as a coping essential, and quick blocks/mutes for boundary-keeping—capture the internet as a chaotic pleasure hub for community-building (like 2023’s career-shifting discoveries) over disciplined work, with Instagram’s “controlled […]
3 weeks ago
Substack is like heyday Twitter when there was a true sense of community.
4 weeks ago
Anita Eboigbe, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Big Cabal Media (home to TechCabal, Zikoko, and Citizen), has lived a rich life across the Nigerian media space. From pioneering box office data at News Agency of Nigeria, helping to build the conflict-reporting powerhouse HumAngle, and now scaling operations at Africa’s top digital media firms. Her unique […]
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