Like, really change the world?” Abumrad, one of our most distinctive podcast-makers, is a natural guide to Fela Kuti’s story. On “Radiolab,” the public-radio science show that Abumrad founded, ...

Salome Strom was born and raised in Ha’alaufuli, Vava’u, within the Kingdom of Tonga. She grew up singing “Folofola Mai ‘a ...

Popular Yoruba comic actor, Tunde Usman aka Okele, has revealed the interesting story behind his moniker, which has now become a household identity in the Nigerian movie industry. The actor recounted ...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. Fall is a lovely time of year, particularly here in D.C., where capital residents are blessed with the two weeks of pleasant weather we get ...

With crime or the economy, most people can recognize improvement even when they don't agree about what is causing a problem or how to measure it precisely. More job opportunities? That's progress.

A coalition of 130 Pan-Yoruba groups has written to the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, warning of what they described as a looming genocide against the Yoruba people of Western ...

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Ekiti state - The Alara of Aramoko Ekiti in Ekiti state, Oba Olu Adegoke ...

In Nigeria, online spaces are rife with ethnic slurs traded between the Yoruba and the Igbo — and this has worsened since the tense 2023 election that featured presidential candidates from these ...

A Babylonian hymn lost for over a thousand years was rediscovered. Experts pieced together the hymn using an AI model to decipher hundreds of cuneiform tablets in a Baghdad library. The library’s ...

What are the most popular cultural names in Nigeria, and what are their meanings? Walk with me as I go through some of them. Here is the meaning behind popular Nigerian names O Oreoluwa Olanipekun ...

Laura has been writing about anime for some time. Anime is now a strong soft power asset for Japan, with 44% of Gen Z watching popular anime in the US. The anime industry has doubled in size since ...