PinnedCould The Infiltration Of Netflix Be A Poisoned Chalice For Nollywood?What Was It Like, Pre-Streaming? Since the industry came to life, each era in Nollywood has been marked by different modes of movie transmission, flowing from the dominant medium of the times. In the early 1990s, audiences trooped to rental shops to get their hands on video cassettes that contained…Netflix9 min readNetflix9 min read
Aug 3I Dey My House Wey Trailer Come Jam Me, or Navigating A Country Designed To Kill YouThe 1990s and 2000s were replete with mid-budget movie franchises, some of these veering towards the realm of the hair-rising. Audiences screamed and yelled as Neve Campbell fended off serial killers in (at least) four instalments of Wes Craven’s slasher classic Scream, and the Saw films have been responsible for…Nigeria6 min readNigeria6 min read
Jun 11The “Fabulous” Life Of Marcus AmujiukwuThere was once a man named Marcus Amujiukwu, born into a low-income household in one of the more squalid neighbourhoods at Abakaliki. His father was a carpenter who loved listening to Bongos Ikwue, and his mother was a teacher who detested cats, as was common with many devout Christian women…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Mar 22Fantasising About You Being Someone That Loves Me(after JP Saxe) I don’t want to read about the new man that you’re loving. I don’t want to see those bright flowers, I don’t want to know how he got you a necklace & asked that you turn around so he fits it for you. …Romance4 min readRomance4 min read
Dec 9, 2022Maybe We Could Cuddle Until The End Of March, or A Migrant’s Perspective On Romance In WinterVulnerability breeds intensive cravings for company, and ultimately, Affection. One of my favourite albums from the early 2000s is Room For Squares, the debut album released by American singer-songwriter John Mayer. Ambitious, sophisticated, quirky and sometimes goofy, the record dropped at a time when pop acts like Britney Spears and…Dating4 min readDating4 min read
Aug 15, 2022Book Review: Exploring The Topsy-Turvy Nature Of Life As Illustrated In Jeremiah Oyebode’s “The Root”Whether we care to admit it or not, no human lives in absolute isolation. Our lives connect at one point or the other, directly or indirectly, and sometimes the ripple effect of one individual’s actions can still be felt even after several decades have passed. …Books4 min readBooks4 min read
Aug 6, 2022Book Review: Bimbo Ogunmolasuyi’s “A Woman’s Valour” Is A Poignant Take On Gender Disparity In NigeriaThe Nigerian economy is a volatile one, and being born into a poor family already places you on the back foot. For the girl child, however, it’s a double whammy: a girl who is born into a family of low-income earners is handicapped on double fronts — social status and…Literature4 min readLiterature4 min read
Jul 23, 2022Just Tell Me What I DidWhat does it take to un-adore you, to un-dream you, to un-taste you? It means banishing our WhatsApp conversations to the archive folder, it means hiding that Facebook post where I reviewed your E.P, …Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Jan 21, 2022Movie Review: Akinola Davies Jr’s “Lizard” Is A Short But Compelling WatchAll lizards lie prostrate. No one knows which of them has belly ache. African proverbs are usually multi-layered in terms of meaning, and the one referenced above is no different. It is often used to illustrate how the naked eye is unable to read minds, but it also points out…Film4 min readFilm4 min read
Dec 25, 2021BOOK REVIEW — VICTOR OMOTAYO’S “AFRICAN MENTALITY” IS A FESTIVAL OF DIDACTIC PROSEYear Of Publication: 2021 Publisher: SCLK ISBN: 979–846–59133–3–1 Nigerian literature in the 1960s and 1970s had a lot of bright moments, but one of the striking attributes of books released in that era was the capacity to cater to multiple audiences and demographics. Chinua Achebe wrote classics like Arrow of…Book Review4 min readBook Review4 min read
