Writings & Articles
Published Works
Essays
- The Songs of Jos (The Republic)
- Chinua Achebe Saw The Nigerian Oppression (Open Country Magazine)
- The Strange Genius of William Onyeabor (The Republic)
- The Photography of J. A Green (The Republic)
- Ayra Starr's Transcendental Vision For Afrobeats (The Republic)
- Revisiting 2Baba's 'Face 2 Face' (The Republic)
- Is Nigerian Comedy Getting Better or Worse? (The Republic)
- CKay, Omah Lay & The Rise of Emo-Influenced Nigerian Pop (Native Mag)
- Lagos According To Six Great Musicians (The Republic)
- How Flavour Reinvented Highlife (The Republic)
- How Does African Literature Interact With The Diaspora? (And Vice Versa) (OkayAfrica)
- Sonny Okosun & The Paradox of Nigerian Greatness (The Republic)
- Hip-Hop Saved My Life: A Love Letter To The Genre At 50 (Native Mag)
- How Policing Is Negatively Affecting Nightlife & Concerts Across African Cities (OkayAfrica)
- How Parents Play A Lifelong Role In The Mental Health of Young Nigerians (Native Mag)
- Ajegunle Music Played A Huge Role in Nigerian Pop But It's Now Becoming A Static Footnote (Native Mag)
- Outside With The Homeless (The Republic)
Artist Profiles
- The Many Faces & Voices of Dwin, The Stoic (Native Mag)
- Shallipopi's Incandescent Takeover of Afrobeats (The Republic)
- Beno Obano Is Inspiring A Generation of Rugby Stars Through Documentaries (Native Mag)
- Asa Returned Home And Turned In Her Brightest-Sounding Album Yet (Native Mag)
- Obongjayar Has Been Dreaming of Doors (Native Mag)
- Yemi Alade Has Always Been Rebelling---You Just Didn't Know (OkayAfrica)
- Romeo Oriogun Wrested Poetry From Pain (Open Country Magazine)
- Obi Asika & The Currency of Afrobeats Culture (Native Mag)
- The Rap-Centric Philosophies of iLLBLiss (The Republic)
- Anthony Azekwoh Is Creating A Future of Myths (Olongo Africa)
- How Patoranking Became The 'World Best' (Native Mag)
- The Vulnerable Art & Heart Of Simi (Native Mag)
- The Importance of Being Victony (The Republic)
- How Adekunle Gold Met Tio Tequila (Native Mag)
- M.anifest Solidifies His Legacy As A Storyteller on 'New Road & Guava Trees' (OkayAfrica)
- Fiokee Wants You To Know He's More Than A Guitarist (OkayAfrica)
- Angelique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf Connect Timeless Messages In 'Queen of Sheba' (OkayAfrica)
- Louddaaa Is Designing The Sound For Your Favorite Afrobeats Artists (OkayAfrica)
- NSG Connects London & West Africa on 'The Big Six' (OkayAfrica)
- Femi Kuti Soundtracks A 'Journey Through Life' in His New Album (OkayAfrica)
Film & Book Reviews
- Exploring The Humane, Cinematic Excellence of 'Mami Wata' (Native Mag)
- Sacrament of Bodies by Romeo Oriogun Review - An Originative Work By An Epochal Poet (Open Country Magazine)
- Black Paper: Writing In A Dark Time By Teju Cole Review - For Humanity And Its Art (Open Country Magazine)
- God's Children Are Little Broken Things By Arinze Ifeakandu Review - A Momentous Debut of Gay Love and Human Fullness (Open Country Magazine)
- Prophetess, Reviewed: A Modernist Portrayal of Faith (Open Country Magazine)
- The Fugitives by Jamal Mahjoub Review - Sudanese Music & Displacement (Open Country Magazine)
- How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue - Oil Politics in a Tussling Village (Open Country Magazine)
- Waterman by Echezonachukwu Nduka - A Sobering Stare at the World (Open Country Magazine)
Interviews
- 'There Is No Flawless Artist' - Emmanuel Esomnofu's First Draft (The Republic - Interviewee)
- Seun Kuti's New Album 'Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)' is "For The Working Class and Poor" (OkayAfrica - Interviewer)
- Niyi Okeowo is Capturing Africa's Future in Design & Photography (OkayAfrica - Interviewer)
- "Spring, summer and all that": Conversation with Emmanuel Esomnofu (Ernest Ogunyemi, Substack - interviewee)
- Mayra Andrade's 'reEncanto' is a Brilliant Fusion of the Classic and the Contemporary (OkayAfrica - Interviewer)
Creative Nonfiction
- This Black Body of Yours (Lolwe)
- Lagos, Their Lagos (Afapinen)
- A Portrait of a Man Finding Himself (Afapinen)
- Wanted Dread Or Alive (Afapinen)
- The Primitive Man Makes His Escape (Praxis Magazine)
Fiction / Poetry
- All That Could Make A Man Happy (The Muse Journal)
- As A Dying Sun (Kalahari Review)
- Chanting Fire (Brittle Paper)
