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Jul 8

Review: With “Love, Damini”, Burna Boy Has Made His Second Mid/Mediocre Album

Reliably, the conscious song on Love, Damini shows up early. It’s at track 6, not quite midway of this 19-tracker. The focus is on the pollution of Port Harcourt, the city that raised the man. Unlike a song like “Soke”, this doesn’t feel like Burna Boy puts a lot on…

Burna Boy

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Review: With “Love, Damini”, Burna Boy Has Made His Second Mid/Mediocre Album
Review: With “Love, Damini”, Burna Boy Has Made His Second Mid/Mediocre Album

Jul 7

The Callous Selfishness of Buhari

The Kuje prisonbreak was followed by news that the Nigerian Airforce had “mistakenly” bombed a village in Katsina and preceded by reports claiming that a presidential convoy had been attacked by “terrorists”. None of these events have spurred a satisfactory response from the government — mostly because none of them…

Nigerian Politics

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The Callous Selfishness of Buhari
The Callous Selfishness of Buhari

May 30

The Night Nollywood and Online Creators Collided at the AMVCAs (with Photos)

For the first time the AMVCAs honoured both filmmakers and digital creators in an 8-day extravaganza.

Amvca

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The Night Nollywood and Online Creators Collided at the AMVCAs (with Photos)
The Night Nollywood and Online Creators Collided at the AMVCAs (with Photos)

Mar 29

12 Thoughts On Will Smith Attacking Chris Rock At The Oscars

1. Medically speaking, alopecia (baldness) is about as dangerous as an inability to grow a beard. Man or woman, the harm is your vanity not your time on earth. I’ve realised that part of the debate online stems from ignorance. People think because it’s a “big word”, it carries a…

Will Smith

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12 Thoughts On Will Smith Attacking Chris Rock At The Oscars
12 Thoughts On Will Smith Attacking Chris Rock At The Oscars

Mar 26

Why Nigeria Needs Soludo to Succeed

Soludo’s speech at his inauguration should benefit from rigorous debate. But the man’s speech, promises, and barely hidden fears were hijacked by two women behaving badly in public. Thank God for technology. I finally got the chance to read the whole thing and have a few thoughts. We can’t forget…

Soludo

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Why Nigeria Needs Soludo to Succeed
Why Nigeria Needs Soludo to Succeed

Mar 22

Bento and Other Nigerian Employers Will Never Stop Being Cruel Unless…

Twitter has been awash with sordid tales of awful treatment by Nigerian employers. Not a lot of it is new. Anyone paying attention knows that to receive salaries from a Nigerian company or establishment is to put yourself at the mercies of their wickedest whims. If your boss is feeling…

Tech

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Bento and Other Nigerian Employers Will Never Stop Being Cruel Unless…
Bento and Other Nigerian Employers Will Never Stop Being Cruel Unless…

Nov 24, 2021

In Praise of Femi Kuti Or It’s Afrobeat vs Afrobeats at the Grammys

Please subscribe to my newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/2dd54326e9f8/oris-newsletter A few weeks ago I was talking to a filmmaker friend in Burkina Faso about the danger of being too early to some fields. You come too early but the market isn’t ready for you. …

Fela Kuti

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In Praise of Femi Kuti Or It’s Afrobeat vs Afrobeats at the Grammys
In Praise of Femi Kuti Or It’s Afrobeat vs Afrobeats at the Grammys

Nov 19, 2021

Why Are Wizkid Interviews Sooo Boring?

Wizkid gives the blandest interviews. Like fried eggs without salt. No real worldview, no substance, no pepper, no humour. Not even a slang. I just read his Rolling Stone interview and it’s clear that after Burna Boy’s win, his team is trying to position him for a Grammy. The interview…

Wizkid

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Why Are Wizkid Interviews Sooo Boring?
Why Are Wizkid Interviews Sooo Boring?

Oct 5, 2021

Nigerian Awards VS The Nobel Prize

Note: This morning saw the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics. I read the citation from the Swedes and it elicited this rant on Facebook, which I now share here. Back when we had no idea we were playing a game that would lead us directly to the current…

Nobel Prize

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Nigerian Awards VS The Nobel Prize
Nigerian Awards VS The Nobel Prize

Sep 28, 2021

Can A Nigerian Find R. Kelly Guilty?

There are those for whom the R. Kelly trial and verdict do not present any sort of dilemma. As a big fan of the man’s records from the early 1990s to his Chocolate Factory album, I am not one of those persons. Please subscribe to my newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/2dd54326e9f8/oris-newsletter I admit that reading that he had been…

R Kelly

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Can A Nigerian Find R. Kelly Guilty?
Can A Nigerian Find R. Kelly Guilty?
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