Feb 22, 20144 min read
The Diasporian Experience: British Nigerian Me
I recently watched ‘British Nigerian Me’ which is a short documentary by Dayo Adeneye on the problem many Nigerian youth born in England...
Oct 24, 20134 min read
My future children
I currently live with my cousin and for some reason the idea of settling in Ghana has come up quite regularly. My cousin is against the...
Mar 22, 20131 min read
StereoTypes Paris: French African vs. African American
StereoTypes is a web series which tests assumptions about race, culture, style and musical tastes based on physical...
Nov 27, 20122 min read
My Manifesto?
Today is my birthday and I had a bit of an epiphany. I started to ask myself the ‘life’ questions. Am I at the place where I need to be...
Jun 30, 20122 min read
Sydney Film Festival : Today
A film that was high on my must watch list at the Sydney Film Festival was TODAY – the Senegalese film by French-Senegalese filmmaker...
Mar 4, 20122 min read
Movie or Porn?
Is it just me or are some of the Nigerian and Ghanaian movies bordering soft porn? What is going on in the industry? Heart of Men, Dirty...
Jan 14, 20121 min read
Words on Africa
I have been thinking about my perception of Africa now and how I thought of it when I was a child. If you asked me when I was 10, what I...
Dec 10, 20111 min read
Africa Misrepresented?
Every so often Africa becomes the ‘trending’ thing. Take for instance the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas” by a posse of celebrities in...
Nov 2, 20112 min read
Africa + Culture = Creativity
Before I started ‘The Afroklectic Project’, I was on the train on my way home from Uni. I was about the get off the train and an African...