Month: February 2026

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos: A Meditation on Legacy and Endurance – Michael Kolawole

This section humanises Wizkid by refusing spectacle. Even at this height of his success, the documentary insists, greatness is still labour. Fame does not erase anxiety; it simply magnifies what is at risk. And when he learns that his ailing (now deceased) mother’s health has worsened, almost colliding with his struggles to get his set ready, we see the pain behind the fame.

A Master Storyteller: ‘BackHomeAbroad And Other Stories’ by Pede Hollist –  Akumbu Uche

Some authors mine their lived experiences for inspiration and indeed, Hollist’s own life has been shaped by migration. Born in Freetown, he spent part of his childhood in London, pursued postgraduate education in Nova Scotia, and is currently resident in Florida, where he is a professor of English at the University of Tampa. He might be a citizen of the world