Hope Ibiale

Journalist

Words: @afrocritik, @thepgmclub, @newnewspod, @getunruly

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[Hope Ibiale @HopeIbiale]

My sister and I were having a conversation about the songs our parents listened to while we were growing up, and she was like, "Shebi, you are a writer? Ehn write about it na." So, folks, here it is. Still doing great things @afrocritik

https://t.co/0UEAX7xoGz

[Elnathan John @elnathan_john]

The memefication of outrage is what will ensure that no matter how egregious the actions of politicians, Nigerians will, instead of reacting in any useful way, turn to memes and skits, giggling as their home burns down.
Reminds me of the timeless words of satirist Peter Cook who, at the height of the satire boom of the 60's in Britain and worried that political comedy was turning into a facetious distraction, said that Britain is "in danger of sinking, giggling into the sea".

[Iyebiye Adeitan @KaizenKreativ_]

1 of 40 #ProtestbyDesign

[Jeff is trying @jeffreejude]

For @WKM_Up, I reviewed Call Of My Life.

https://t.co/pDB9emERuN

[Seyi Lasisi @SeyiVortex]

https://t.co/YC8SdpU2RM

"The question for African criticism and policy is not whether to accept or reject these films as African. It is whether the continent can build the infrastructure to eventually make the dual passport unnecessary."

we are live!!

[gst @wearegst]

Under Tinubu, it is hard for Nigerians to rest, gather, and exist joyfully.

[ADEAYO @ade_adeayo]

Finally, my documentary, ‘The Rise of Hip-Hop in the East’ is out.

The generation of rappers and producers driving the success of Eastern rap music share how their cultural identity can earn them a place on the global stage.

Please, enjoy, and share.

https://t.co/xXJflqaz6L

[PinkCappuccino💕 @DevanHunan]

men are raping women in delta state and calling it culture!!!!!!

men are raping women in delta state and calling it culture!!!!!!

[FBG 🚚 @fatimahgimsay]

Fun fact: I wrote this in 2022 lol

Directed by me
Starring @dadaomowunmi in & LYDIA for The Monologue Room Vol 1.
Cinematographer/Creator: @NoraAwolowo
Produced by Nicole Ofoegbu
Full Video: https://t.co/en4xjwFMqg

[Jeff is trying @jeffreejude]

For @WKM_Up I reviewed Love and New Notes which I didn’t like a lot. I also went a bit into the phenomenon of the “Nollywood wicked woman” and how the film accidentally engages with it.

https://t.co/jJhHOOrU1f

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

‘MY FATHER’S SHADOW’ wins Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at the 2026 BAFTAs.

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

BAFTA WINNER WUNMI MOSAKU

[Dami Ajayi @JollyPaps1]

“Listening to A-Q’s GE 3 helped me resolve that A-Q is my favourite Nigerian rapper, period. He continues to minister to me in ways that his peers don’t (side-eye Vector and Big Bird). Perhaps it is our similar backgrounds (Lagos mainland boy, public school education, family-oriented), but A-Q is not afraid to be vulnerable, temperamental and politically incorrect in the service of his conviction and craft.”

https://t.co/wEyFZKqeXZ

[49th. @the49thstreet]

When rape survivors speak in Nigeria, the first response is rarely protection, it is interrogation.

Rape apologism thrives on distraction. Question her story. Question her timing. Anything but question the perpetrator.

✍🏾: @aanu_id

🔗: https://t.co/44gKjV1r9D

[😡😡😡😡 @Misandrist2000]

List of Rape victims that have not gotten justice. 1. Ochanya Obaji(13)
2.Vera Uwaila Omuzuwa(22 years old)
3.Barakat Bello (18 years old)
4. Favour Okechukwu (11 years old)
5. Hamira (5 years old)
6. Onyinye (14 years old)
7. Aisha Haruna (14 years old
8. 12-year-old (Okpella,

[Shalommm🌸 @shaquille__t]

New role as Newsletter Lead on Pulse. Our second issue is out, read and subscribe 🫵🏼

https://t.co/UPCxTVxrwR

[Elnathan John @elnathan_john]

Nigerians have energy to kill poor gay people. Tie them and throw them from a three story building, then celebrate and mock them at their funeral. But zero energy for the people killing them daily, the people making sure they remain poor, in darkness, with no hospitals, dangerous roads, sub-par education.

Zero humanity. This is not even the government. This is fellow citizens murdering and celebrating the death of a young man just because he was gay. What a sad, sad way to live. What a wasteland.

[FBG 🚚 @fatimahgimsay]

Messy: a collection of 3 short films, Laraba & Balarabe, Fine Girl and ljo Releases on KAVA on the 12th of February. Happy Valentines week to you and yours 💘🫶🏾❤️

[Dikadi. @DikaOfoma]

An Enugu Homecoming is now streaming on YouTube.

watch here: https://t.co/YXnA3HdpZP

i am incredibly proud of this film and the team i made it with. big love to @uzoamakapower and @iamstedi, who joined me in Enugu and gave their time, talent and heart to this film.

[What Kept Me Up @WKM_Up]

Sundance 2026: Praise Odigie’s ‘Birdie’ Review (Short Film).

Praise Odigie Paige creates gorgeous imagery in Birdie, but the film’s narrative struggles to give its story the same weight as its visuals.

Read more in our Sundance review. https://t.co/TjkWxx55y1

[Jerry Chiemeke @J_Chiemeke]

I saw #Lady (the Nigerian feature film selected for this year's @sundancefest), and I felt like it missed a few things.

Read a summation of my thoughts on this polarising Lagos neo-noir below in @blackfilmwire1.

Thanks for publishing, @sahndrafondufe.

https://t.co/huShJ2YkIQ