TCMP — Independent journalism and creative storytelling that elevates African voices in the UK, Nigeria, and global diaspora.
TCMP — Independent journalism and creative storytelling that elevates African voices in the UK, Nigeria, and global diaspora.
Part 3: The Path to Freedom By David Ola One Father and One Mediator The gospel of Jesus Christ establishes one Father, who is God, and one Mediator, who is Christ. When we come to Christ, we are adopted into God’s family and given direct access to the Father through the Holy Spirit. We are…
By Ola Aina Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sierra Leonean American foreign policy and security expert Chidi Blyden has been named Executive Director of Harvard University’s Center for African Studies, CAS, bringing more than two decades of experience in African affairs, national security, economic development and international policy to the prestigious institution. Sierra Leonean Heritage Blyden has deep…
Part 2: The Price of Dependency By David Ola The Question No One Wants to Ask “I can’t hear from God without my father.” “I can’t make major decisions without my pastor’s approval.” “If I leave this church, I will lose my blessing.” Statements like these are heard among Christians in churches across Nigeria, Ghana,…
By Seun Oni Nollywood Film Draws Record Crowd in Lagos Nigerian film Black Market has set a Guinness World Records title after 51,258 people attended its screening at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos on September 26, 2026. Guinness World Records officially recognised the achievement as the largest attendance at a film screening. The organisation confirmed…
Rihanna Expanding Beauty, Redefining Who Gets Seen By Seun Oni Rihanna has built a global career in music, fashion and culture. But through Fenty, she also built a beauty business around a simple idea, more people should be able to see themselves in the products they buy. When Fenty Beauty launched in 2017, it arrived…
Women Seeking Husbands and Men Describing a Different Dating Reality By Olivia Grant Three Months in Latvia I had been hearing about Latvia for some time before I travelled there. I had watched videos, read opinions and followed conversations about a country often described as having far more women than men. Some of the stories…
By Oliver Grant For generations, the international education map appeared remarkably predictable. Students seeking prestigious universities, better career prospects and an international experience gravitated towards London, New York, Boston, Paris, Toronto and other established Western centres. That pattern is changing. Seoul offers one of the clearest examples. South Korea’s capital has ranked as the world’s…
An identity shaped by memory, rupture and reinvention African American identity sits at a crossroads shaped by memory, rupture and reinvention. For millions of Black Americans, Africa is an ancestral origin that can feel both intimate and distant, a place from which their ancestors came but whose precise communities, languages and traditions may have become…