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Ayodele Ibiyemi

Ibadan, Lagos
As seen in: Global Voices, YNaija, Africa Is a Country, Culture Custodian
Covers:  Africa, Entertainment, Popular Culture, Literature, Life Writing, Popular Music, Tech, (multi)Media, History and Art
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Ayodele Ibiyemi’s Biography

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I am a freelance arts and culture journalist, writer and literary critic.
I am experienced with interviews, conducting research and criticism.

Interests: Literature, Life Writing, Popular Music, Tech, (multi)Media, History and Art.

Ayodele Ibiyemi’s Journalist Portfolio

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Decaying Memories at the Oyo Museum - Olongo Africa

Decaying Memories at the Oyo Museum - Olongo Africa

Print 🖨 PDF 📄 eBook 📱I was recently at the National Museum located in the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo and ev…

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A Precious but Uncertain Gift - Olongo Africa

A Precious but Uncertain Gift - Olongo Africa

Nigeria's movie industry, Nollywood can no longer be regarded as a nascent industry, even though theorists an…

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A Precious but Uncertain Gift - Olongo Africa

A Precious but Uncertain Gift - Olongo Africa

Print 🖨 PDF 📄 eBook 📱Nigeria's movie industry, Nollywood can no longer be regarded as a nascent industry, eve…

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Hubert Ogunde: The Doyen of Nigerian Theatre

Hubert Ogunde: The Doyen of Nigerian Theatre

This essay profiles Hubert Ogunde, the father of Nigerian theatre and drama.

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The cinematic grand finale of Nigeria's late star actress, Rachel Oniga

The cinematic grand finale of Nigeria's late star actress, Rachel Oniga

This article by Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí was previously published on Culture Custodian . An edited version, with some …

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'A Naija Christmas': Rachel Oniga's Closing Glee

'A Naija Christmas': Rachel Oniga's Closing Glee

Until her death on the last day of July 2021, Rachel Oniga was one of Nollywood's most prolific stars making …

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Articles

Ayatese

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By Ayodele Ibiyemi, Sean Jacobs, Peter Cole
| Africa Is a Country
When the then Oyo monarch Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III conferred a chieftaincy title on Reverend Jesse Jackson in 1989, Jackson was already a globally recognized figure. As an acolyte of Martin Luther King Jr. and a two-time presidential candidate in the United States, it was fitting, though not surprising, that he would be honored by a monarch in southwestern Nigeria.
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Looking back to launch forward: a self-reflexive approach to decolonising science education and communication in Africa

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By Temilade Sesan, Ayodele Ibiyemi
| jcom.sissa.it
Essay The imbalance in the global scientific landscape resulting from the enduring legacy of colonialism in the south and the hegemony of scientific paradigms originating in the north is immense. Our paper makes a case for employing traditional knowledge systems and paradigms as tools for redressing this imbalance in African societies.
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The cinematic grand finale of Nigeria’s late star actress, Rachel Oniga

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By Ayodele Ibiyemi
| Global Voices Verified
Nollywood's Rachel Oniga (1957-2021). Image by Culture Custodian, used with permission. This article by Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí was previously published on Culture Custodian. An edited version, with some contextual additions, is re-published here with the permission of the author and the original publishers.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Being a campus reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

It is liberalizing views

Awards

Lagos Book and Arts Festival

2019 - Literary Criticism

The Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Critical Review

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Wawa Book review

2018 - Literary Criticism

I was part of young critics selected and mentored by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu and Adewale Maja-Pearce

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