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.
By Ola Aina Ekiti is turning one of Yoruba cuisine’s most enduring traditions into an ambitious global cultural project. Through the World Iyan Carnival, organisers are targeting a Guinness World Record for the largest Iyan pyramid, while linking the celebration to yam cultivation, tourism, heritage preservation and the wider possibilities of Nigeria’s cultural economy. When Tradition Becomes…
Her deportation battle has become a debate over more than immigration status, with Nigerians divided between those questioning her decision to remain in South Africa and those defending her right to fight for her status. By Ola Aina From Pageant Controversy to Legal Battle Chidimma Adetshina’s continuing legal battle in South Africa has become a revealing debate…
By Felix Nyerhovwo Jarikre Japa Is More Than an Economic Problem As a young banker in the early 1980s, like many of my colleagues, I did not see going abroad as an opportunity to abandon Nigeria. Going abroad meant acquiring relevant education and skills, with the expectation of returning home to contribute to national development. Permanent…
Can Four Leading Cocoa Producers Rewrite the Rules of Global Trade? By Ola Aina Africa produces more than 70 per cent of the world’s cocoa, giving the continent a dominant position in one of the world’s most important agricultural commodities. Despite this overwhelming role as the primary source of cocoa beans, the countries that produce them…
Three weeks had passed since Ayo attended the Arsenal Development Centre trial, and the silence had begun to feel like an answer. Peter no longer asked Sola whether any new email had arrived. He already knew. Every morning before leaving for work, he checked his inbox. After returning from his security shift, he checked again. …
A Viral Interview and a National Conversation Few interviews have generated as much discussion in recent weeks as that of Nigerian real estate investor Morenikeji Giwa. Clips from the interview spread rapidly across social media after Giwa suggested that his personal fortunes were not necessarily tied to Nigeria’s economic trajectory and implied that certain forms of…
By late 2023, Sola had stopped seeing care work as temporary. It had become survival. Every morning followed the same structure. Wake up early. Prepare the children for school. Rush to work. Return exhausted. Submit more job applications at night. Then repeat. Her Master’s degree in Data Science still sat on her CV, but the transition into…
The Luxury of Corruption Amid National Crisis The Life They Live In the heart of London, England, a luxurious Porsche purred into a gated driveway. The driver, a well-dressed and relaxed woman, waved at a neighbour. “Her husband is a Nigerian politician,” the neighbour whispered with a chuckle. “He doesn’t live here, but this is one…