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A brief reflection on #EndSars and protest in Nigeria
Posted on October 25, 2020

A brief reflection on #EndSars and protest in Nigeria

The abiding images of #EndSars are for me, threefold – the image of the young (mostly male) people valiantly at the barricades, the bloodstained Nigerian flag, the video of gunshot victims pleading – and the short video by Seun Kuti contextualising the poverty of many of those characterised as Hoodlums – and the powerful image … Continue reading A brief reflection on #EndSars and protest in Nigeria

Whose shit are you sniffing? A discourse on opinions in the 21st century
Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Whose shit are you sniffing? A discourse on opinions in the 21st century

One of the most frequently touted dictums of our current age is that we must not set too much stock by what people think of us, yet most of us are striving it seems to be human beings worthy of some esteem in our communities and societies. How to square the circle? It’s a problem … Continue reading Whose shit are you sniffing? A discourse on opinions in the 21st century

Archiving Africa: IRep Film Festival, Lagos
Posted on March 19, 2017June 18, 2017

Archiving Africa: IRep Film Festival, Lagos

I had the privelege of speaking on Saturday at the 5th edition of the iRep documentary film festival in Lagos, alongside a great panel including producer, Mo Abudu, Marion Wallace, Africa Collections Curator at the British Library, Darey Dan, Poet and part of the Lagos, Film Collective, and historian, Ed Keazor (out of shot). We … Continue reading Archiving Africa: IRep Film Festival, Lagos

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