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As seen in: Substack, Okayafrica, The Republic (Nigeria), Minority Africa, Culture Custodian, Document Women, Radio Workshop

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Esohe Iyare’s Biography

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Lagos-based cultural analyst whose research focuses on: digital culture, women, minority experiences, and African perspectives.

Esohe Iyare’s Journalist Portfolio

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OPINION: How 'Call of My Life' Heals Our Perception of Gender

OPINION: How 'Call of My Life' Heals Our Perception of Gender

Beyond the rom-com tropes, the Nigerian film offers a gentler vision of gender, showing how consent, vulnerab…

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Op-Ed: Piracy and African Literature: The Blurred Lines Between Ethics and Access

Op-Ed: Piracy and African Literature: The Blurred Lines Between Ethics and Access

End-user literary piracy is rising due to the unavailability and high cost of classic African titles. This op…

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Blindsided - Radio Workshop

Blindsided - Radio Workshop

Abiodun Oyeniran lost his sight completely at age 21. At 28, he finally makes it into the University of Lagos…

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"The words did not come out": Nigerians who stutter navigate work in 'speech centric' professions...

"The words did not come out": Nigerians who stutter navigate work in 'speech centric' professions...

In Nigeria, stuttering creates professional barriers for the less than 1% of the population with the conditio…

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Is West Africa Undergoing Another Colonisation?

Is West Africa Undergoing Another Colonisation?

Cultural analyst Esohe Iyare interrogates the issue of black colonisation of West Africa and the nuances of A…

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The Build of: African Energy Democracy

The Build of: African Energy Democracy

Inside the movement turning every African household into an energy producer, trader, and minister of power.

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OPINION: How ‘Call of My Life’ Heals Our Perception of Gender

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By Esohe Iyare Verified
| Okayafrica Verified
Squeals, screams, and loud laughter have filled cinema halls in Nigeria and Ghana, as young people troop to watch Call of My Life, directed by Dammy Twitch. The romantic comedy stars Uzoamaka Power (Soluchi), Andrew Yaw Bunting (Eli), and Zubby Michael (Kalu) as main leads in a love triangle that asks: what does love look like for an unconventional woman? The film itself is unconventional.
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Op-Ed: Piracy and African Literature: The Blurred Lines Between Ethics and Access

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By Esohe Iyare Verified
| Okayafrica Verified
On the 2nd of March, a fresh installment of an old match erupted on Twitter (now X) when a Nigerian archivist, Fortune Amor, shared a folder containing scanned copies of many titles from the African Writer Series. Some rejoiced at the resource because 289 of the 359 titles in the series have been out of print since 2002.
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“The words did not come out”: Nigerians who stutter navigate work in ‘speech centric’ professions

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By Esohe Iyare Verified
| Minority Africa Verified
Image Description: A close-up of a person’s lips slightly parted as if speaking. From the mouth, fragmented blue sound waves float outward like scattered shards of glass. In March 2020, the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) was recruiting. An advertisement went out encouraging all members of the public to apply. One exception to this invitation was people who stutter.
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Reading African literature.