Category: Opinion

By Sam Wilkins and Richard Vokes Just three weeks into his official campaign for the Ugandan presidency, Ugandan musician and parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi (better known by his stage name Bobi … Read More

By Lyn Johstone   In a 2017 TED Talk, the Kenyan film director Wanuri Kahiu shared her mission to make what she called “Afrobubblegum” art. The aim is to contribute to a world … Read More

By Garhe Osiebe Musicians play a prominent role in Nigeria’s dynamic political landscape, especially since the country became a democracy. Politics and music have always enjoyed a symbiotic relationship, even … Read More

By Stevie Marsden Douglas Stuart’s debut novel Shuggie Bain has won the 52nd Booker Prize. The ceremony, normally a glitzy affair with long speeches, readings from shortlisted books and a lavish … Read More

By Paul Onanuga Music is a reflection of the society within which it is produced. As a music genre, hip hop has not only gone global, it has taken up the … Read More

By Lesley Nicole Braun & Ribio Nzeza Bunketi Buse Memes have become expressions of contemporary culture worldwide, as people document their daily lives through images. The world of memes – the humorous … Read More

By Sola Balogun Ahead of his death on October 13, 2020,the renowned Nigerian poet and playwright John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo had given instructions on his burial.y He wrote a poem, “My Last Testament”: This … Read More