Where Do Nigerian Youths Draw the Line on AI Use?

Nigerian youths have taken to shunning AI in their daily lives, particularly in media and entertainment spaces. This belief runs counter to the prevailing notion that the future of technology is AI, and it has us wondering why Nigerian youths are anti-AI in media spaces and exactly where they draw the line. Although Nigeria currently... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Dive, Media

April 25, 2026

Afrobeats Already Got Out. So What Is the $200 Million Creative Fund Actually For?

Music Ally published a guest column on April 13 by Michaël Spanu, a French cultural-strategy researcher, asking whether European countries can engineer their own version of K-pop’s global breakout. Spanu’s answer, after walking through the South Korean model in detail, is no. Korea concentrated its industry and ran intensive trainee pipelines. Public authorities structured the... Read More

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Afrobeats, creative fund, Deep Dive

April 22, 2026

Why Do Nigerian Artists Keep Leaving Their Labels and Who’s Really Winning?

There is a pattern in Nigerian music that has become so familiar it almost feels like a rite of passage. Artist signs with the label, the artist blows up, and the artist leaves, sometimes quietly, often messily, almost always with receipts. The internet takes sides. And then everybody moves on until the next one. Except... Read More

15 Minutes of Fame: Nigeria Loves a Viral Star Like Olajumoke But Rarely Saves Them

Nigeria knows how to make people famous overnight. What it does not know how to do is sustain them. Take Olajumoke Orisaguna, popularly known as Olajumoke Onibread. Nearly a decade after TY Bello discovered her on the streets of Lagos, she is trending again, but this time the tone is different. The thrill is gone.... Read More

Which Hurts More: Friendship or Romantic Breakups?

Breakups are painful, regardless of the label attached to the relationship. Whether it is a romantic partner or a close friend, losing someone who once held a significant place in your life can feel destabilizing. But many people quietly admit something surprising: friendship breakups can hurt just as much, if not more, than romantic ones.... Read More

Deep Dive

Deep Dive, friendship, friendship breakups, healing, relationship, romance

November 4, 2025

A Deep Dive Into the Clash Between the Government of Nigeria and President Trump Over Christian Genocide

There has been a recent clash between the Nigerian and the United States governments, and in this article, we discuss where it all stemmed from. The uproar started back in September when news stations in the United States reported on the genocide targeted at Christians in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. A genocide that has... Read More

Deep Dive

Deep Dive, Nigerian christian genocide

Where Do Nigerian Youths Draw the Line on AI Use?

Afrobeats Already Got Out. So What Is the $200 Million Creative Fund Actually For?

Why Do Nigerian Artists Keep Leaving Their Labels and Who’s Really Winning?

15 Minutes of Fame: Nigeria Loves a Viral Star Like Olajumoke But Rarely Saves Them

Which Hurts More: Friendship or Romantic Breakups?

A Deep Dive Into the Clash Between the Government of Nigeria and President Trump Over Christian Genocide

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