Cosmic Yoruba, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/cosmicyoruba1/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Thu, 14 Dec 2017 08:15:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Cosmic Yoruba, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/cosmicyoruba1/ 32 32 67616479 Nigeria’s flamboyant funerals: Celebrating the dead, but at what cost? https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/nigerias-flamboyant-funerals-cost/ https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/nigerias-flamboyant-funerals-cost/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2017 08:15:14 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=29633 Funerals honour the life of the deceased. Nigeria’s elaborate and expensive funerals are rooted in history and are not unique to that country. But, says Cosmic Yoruba, the high costs and expectations surrounding these events can place a strain on the wallet and the emotions

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/nigerias-flamboyant-funerals-cost/feed/ 0 29633 “We don’t need your world”: The Jarawa people’s fight for self-determination https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/dont-need-world-jarawa-peoples-fight-self-determination/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/dont-need-world-jarawa-peoples-fight-self-determination/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:14:58 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=27971 At first sight, the Jawara look African, but genetically they have more in common with South Asians. They are considered to be one of the earliest people to have walked this earth – and now their livelihood is in danger.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/dont-need-world-jarawa-peoples-fight-self-determination/feed/ 0 27971 Is there a growing porn production scene in Nigeria? https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/is-there-a-growing-porn-production-scene-in-nigeria/ https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/is-there-a-growing-porn-production-scene-in-nigeria/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:43:18 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=27618 The porn culture in Nigeria is growing: Nigerians are said to consume the most porn online, surpassing the United States. Now, a small number of Nigerian producers are creating a home-grown industry by making and sharing sexually explicit content online.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/is-there-a-growing-porn-production-scene-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 27618 What it means to be LGBT in Nigeria – an interview with author and academic Unoma Azuah https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/means-lgbt-nigeria-interview-author-academic-unoma-azuah/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/means-lgbt-nigeria-interview-author-academic-unoma-azuah/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:17:06 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=21220 Unoma Azuah is a Nigerian academic and the author of Length of Light and Sky-high Flames, both works of fiction. In this interview, she spoke to TIA contributor Cosmic Yoruba about her latest project, Blessed Body, an anthology of real-life stories from Nigeria’s LGBT community.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/means-lgbt-nigeria-interview-author-academic-unoma-azuah/feed/ 0 21220 Pop culture eyes the Orisha https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/pop-culture-eyes-orisha/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/pop-culture-eyes-orisha/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2016 04:00:00 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//lifestyle/?p=13848 Little by little, I am noticing more mention of Orisha in music, films and books than ever before.

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