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In Landline, Shalewa (played by Zainab Balogun) dies 11 times. Here’s why. A dual-protagonist story revolves around two characters and most times, the setting is just as limited as the characters. When written with intent and skill, a double protagonist...
Technically, the film excels in its simplicity. The sound design is clean and immersive, especially during radio scenes, which are used effectively to externalize Uche’s inner thoughts. The editing is tight, avoiding unnecessary melodrama while still preserving dramatic tension. The film’s score is understated but emotional, punctuating key scenes without overpowering them.
However, if I turn a blind eye to these inconsistencies, I would place Baby Farm as one of the most thrilling offerings from the Nigerian film industry. There is a seamlessness to the production that doesn't feel forced. Characters, through the actors, come to life in this
Kuti sounds jaded as he continues to address the discomforting political, economic, and social conditions of Nigeria on “Corruption Na Stealing”. Simmering with steady percussion, Femi Kuti shares incisive critiques with exhaustion, bemoaning the use of English language to subvert the truth and rule of law in favour of the rich.
Morayo is just a nominal dedication with erratic lyrics, jumping between different ideas, moods, and styles. It feels fragmented, thematically reflecting an artist at a crossroads. It oscillates between Wizkid’s penchant for romantic, mellow tendencies and upbeat, danceable tracks. The result is a sonically rich yet thematically inconsistent experience
One remarkable attribute of Fireboy is his ability to blend sublime lyrics with the mundane (Lamba). Throughout the album the lyrics poetically explore the complexities of romantic relationships with a touch of levity. The album is well-sequenced from the opening track to the end, but the smooth transition from “obaa sima” to “need me” is simple yet beautiful.
Will Affliction Arise a Second Time?: A Review of Lola Akinmade’s ‘Bitter Honey’— Olukorede S Yishau
What manner of a man is Lars? How should a mother handle a daughter who looks so much like her father, who happens to be a heartbreaker? These are two of the questions likely to dominate discussions about Lola Akinmade’s...
Resistance, as Okungbowa portrays it, is a refusal to accept and live by propaganda. To erase a people is to deny their history, to make it seem like they never existed at all.
The book shows us where and how the rich live in Abuja, we see its magnificent mansions, the mirrored hallways, and its pure opulence and grandeur, which are deliberately hidden behind high electric fences. We also see old money in its quiet and unimposing nature.
Hafsat Bebi is an absolute delight to read.
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My primary reservation with this binary polarization of gender into victim and villain, this apportionment of blame in Adichie’s literary works is that it almost denies men their humanity. It foists on men this ideological coat of perpetrator of female suffering, and within this paradigm, it becomes strange, almost impossible, to even conceive of men as victims of female cruelty.
