P. Adejare

Poor Script Writing in Nollywood: The Industry’s Quiet Crisis

By P. Adejare

Nollywood Before 1992: The Forgotten Yoruba VHS Era of the 1980s

The Foundational Home Video Movement Behind Nollywood’s Rise: Often Ignored, Never Absent

Why the West Chose Fela Over Sunny Ade and Obey

The global canon of African music did not emerge naturally. It was curated, shaped by institutions, critics, record labels, festivals, and…

Cinemas Don’t Owe Filmmakers Fairness — They Owe Investors Profit Inside the Nigerian Cinema…

By P. Adejare

Beyond the Myth: Why It Is Historically Inaccurate to Blame Awolowo Alone for Biafra's Starvation

Beyond the Akara Debate: When the Middle Class Speaks for the Poor but Really Speaks for Itself

One of the least discussed problems in public policy is how the voices of the poor are often replaced by the voices of the middle class…

The Agbara Nla Controversy: Why a Gospel Classic Is Dividing Opinions Decades Later

For many Nigerian Christians, Agbara Nla is more than just a film. Produced by Mike Bamiloye’s Mount Zion Faith Ministries in the early…

Gatekeeper Anxiety in Nollywood: Why Funke Akindele Keeps Breaking the Rules — and the Room

By P. Adejare

The Hypocrisy Behind the Outrage Over Lupita Nyong’o’s The Odyssey Casting

There is nothing wrong with wanting historical authenticity in film. If someone believes that ancient Greek characters should be portrayed…

The Dangerous Cult of Performative Leadership

Modern politics has become obsessed with performance. We no longer judge politicians primarily by the institutions they build or the…

The 4–1 Loss to Belgium Is a Reminder That America’s Pay-to-Play Soccer System Is Still Holding It…

The United States’ 4–1 defeat to Belgium wasn’t just a bad night. It exposed a structural problem that has plagued American soccer for…