Category: Culture
Nnedi Okorafor wants us to destroy the ”light female, dark male” trope that has pervaded books and movies
The ”light female, dark male” trope is so entrenched in popular culture that it’s hard to ignore it. From cartoons ...
Daydream Esoterica is Victor Ehikhamenor’s homecoming and an homage to Lagos
If there is one principle that has consistently defined Victor Ehikhamenor’s art practice, it is the idea that the art ...
Now that ‘Game of Thrones’ is over, here are three reasons you should read Marlon James’ African fantasy novel, ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’
After eight long years and a six-episode season, Game of Thrones came to an end on Sunday night. Daenerys dies ...
We love Folake Olowofoyeku in the trailer for ‘Bob Hearts Abishola,’ but good God what was that accent?
The trailer for the upcoming CBS comedy Bob Hearts Abishola was out on Thursday and, judging by the reactions from ...
Lupita Nyong’o’s brilliant performances in ”Us” has received nominations for the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards
Let me say one thing: Lupita Nyong’o‘s performance in Jordan Peele‘s horror movie Us was brilliant. And she should get ...
How can we escape the stupidity of Okon’s videos justifying rape? Don’t watch them
Before now, no one knew Imeh Bishop aka Okon existed until he recently posted an incendiary video on his Instagram: ...
We prayed and Asa answered with a song – ‘The Beginning’ is here and we are saved
After years of drought, Asa has finally given us new music. Teasing her new material on Twitter last week was ...
Entertainment roundup: New ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ trailer to be featured as ‘Endgame’ post-credits scene; Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcome baby number four | Other stories
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
Asa has teased new music and we feel pure and blessed already
If, like me, you are simply tired of the onslaught of noisy pop songs then you are in luck. Today, ...
Harry Song granted an interview to BBC Pidgin about his depression and we absolutely love it
Last year September, Harry Song posted a disturbing message on his Instagram: he wanted his fans not to cry for ...
The fourth season of ‘Big Brother Naija’ is set to premiere this June
Since the previous season of Big Brother Naija show tagged Double Wahala ended in 2018, fans have been anticipating the ...
Entertainment roundup: Tiwa Savage leaves Mavin, signs new record deal with Universal Music Group; ‘Game of Thrones’ director casts Nigerian actor Shobowale Bamgbose in Warner Bros film | Other stories
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
Tonto Dikeh is playing with the idea of writing a tell-all book titled ‘Surviving Churchill’
Tonto Dikeh‘s buzzy, tell-all interview is still reverberating through social media, wherein she countered claims made by her ex-husband Churchill ...
The wife of Malawi’s vice president rapping to campaign for her husband is all what you need to see today
On May 21, Malawians will head to the polls to vote in the general elections. As such, Mary Nkhamanyachi Chilima, ...
The 2019 GTBank Food and Drink Festival was a blast – observations from a foodie
I have never attended the GTBank Food and Drink Festival, and maybe because I have always seen the event as ...
Diana Evans and Oyinkan Braithwaite are the only Nigerian authors whose books have been shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction
This year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist was announced Sunday evening, and out of six books My Sister, the Serial ...
Seun Kuti says Africans didn’t know about subjugating women until colonisation came and wow, this incredible ignorance
When it comes to personal politics, I have never held Nigerian celebrities to any standard. They are, after all, humans. ...
Layo Bright and Ajibola are spotlighting labour rights with ‘Maid In Nigeria’
We are all too familiar with domestic labour in Nigeria; the women, men, and sometimes young girls and boys that ...
Entertainment roundup: Idris Elba weds Sabrina Dhowre in beautiful Moroccan wedding; ‘Avengers: Endgame’ breaks global box office record | Other stories
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
Hey, look, Daenerys as a Nigerian mother is the best meme from #GOT’s second episode
While the buzz around the final return of Game of Thrones may have slightly dissipated, the second episode was sweet ...
Good riddance! Nnedi Okorafor unfriended a man on Facebook who had sexist views about women
I follow Nnedi Okorafor on Twitter, and one thing that I have noticed about her online personality is that she ...
Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright dazzled at the world premiere of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and now we can’t wait to see the movie
With less than seventy-two hours to the release one of the year’s robustly anticipated movie, Avengers: Endgame, cast members were ...
The age of the ‘active muse’ is over; its time for Nigerian stylists to get serious
At the 2017 and 2018 Lagos Fashion Week (LFWNG) showcases, commissioned stylists were conspicuously absent. Their absence was obvious because ...
Four important things we observed from the FUPA debate on Twitter
On Easter Sunday, Twitter was arrested by yet another contentious issue: a user on the platform @ladytiffs_ posted a full-length ...
Entertainment roundup: Universal Pictures releases crazy second trailer for ‘Hobbs & Shaw’; Tinsel actor Gideon Okeke ties knot with Chidera Uduezue | Other stories
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
From Coachella to album listening party: Burna Boy’s ”African Giant” already feels like a summer hit
Off from an interesting Coachella set last weekend, Burna Boy had a listening party for his upcoming album African Giant, ...
We are excited that Netflix has picked up its first African animated series, ‘Mama K’s Team 4’!
Netflix is so committed towards growing its African content that it intends to add its first original African animated series ...
No one is surprised that Reno Omokri is homophobic, and this makes him the second popular figure to spew anti-gay rhetoric this month
Nothing that Reno Omokri tweets should surprise you. The former media aide to erstwhile president Goodluck Jonathan has managed to ...
How Nigerians on Twitter reacted to the season eight premiere of ‘Game of Thrones’
Warning: If you are yet to watch the premiere of ‘Game of Thrones’ season eight, do yourself a favour and ...
Entertainment roundup: Disney releases official trailer for ‘The Lion King’; Mo Abudu emerges as first African to win the Médailles d’Honneur Award
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
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