John Eriomala
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Human Interest Stories
When Darkness Fell on UCH Ibadan | The Republic
When Darkness Fell on UCH Ibadan | The Republic
The Republic: Serious Journalism from an African Worldview
In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For | Culture Custodian
In Nigeria, Shame is the Substance of Things Hoped For | Culture Custodian
The extent to which we churn out deliberate cringe does not make sense. Trained, sustained obliviousness to class division and socioeconomic disparity does not make sense.
Nigerian Music’s Disturbing Cult Ties | Culture Custodian
Nigerian Music’s Disturbing Cult Ties | Culture Custodian
Botswana and the Reality of LGBTQ+ Africans | Culture Custodian
Botswana and the Reality of LGBTQ+ Africans | Culture Custodian
How Nigerian Women Protect the Environment | The Culture Custodian
How Nigerian Women Protect the Environment | The Culture Custodian
Industry/Trend Analysis
Remembering Afrobeats’ EDM Origins | Culture Custodian
Remembering Afrobeats’ EDM Origins | Culture Custodian
Was there a critical mass of EDM production in early Afrobeats? Was it internally influenced? And how and why did it disappear?
'Left Right’: Why An Ayefele Sample Means More to Afrobeats | WeTalkSound
'Left Right’: Why An Ayefele Sample Means More to Afrobeats | WeTalkSound
‘Left Right’: Why An Ayefele Sample Means More to Afrobeats
On Classics & the Album Utility Decline in Nigerian Music | Culture Custodian
On Classics & the Album Utility Decline in Nigerian Music | Culture Custodian
Go Ayra, Go Ayra, Go | Culture Custodian
Go Ayra, Go Ayra, Go | Culture Custodian
On Afro-Agric and Numbers in the Nigerian Music Industry | Indy Press
On Afro-Agric and Numbers in the Nigerian Music Industry | Indy Press
We Need More ‘Odd’ Artists | UIMSA Press
We Need More ‘Odd’ Artists | UIMSA Press
Profiles
How Shallipopi Bent Culture To His Will | NATIVE Mag
How Shallipopi Bent Culture To His Will | NATIVE Mag
Shallipopi embodies Street-Pop but when he says, “Worldwide Plutomanians,” it truly is a worldwide phenomenon.
Because Imole Lived | IndyPress
Because Imole Lived | IndyPress
Jami Schlueter is the Future of Nigeria’s Combined Events | Culture Custodian
Jami Schlueter is the Future of Nigeria’s Combined Events | Culture Custodian
Omah Lay Is Still Soundtracking Melancholy│The Culture Custodian
Omah Lay Is Still Soundtracking Melancholy│The Culture Custodian
Critical Commentary
The Great Nigerian Rap Beef and Other Tragedies | Culture Custodian
The Great Nigerian Rap Beef and Other Tragedies | Culture Custodian
To treat the Odumodublvck-Blaqbonez beef and state of Nigerian rap as less than a tragedy is to oversimplify all we have observed.
Who Influences the Music Nigerians Listen To? | Culture Custodian
Who Influences the Music Nigerians Listen To? | Culture Custodian
Listeners distrust culture journalists out of apprehension about the idea that they could be manipulated into liking music.
On the AMVCA's Best Music/Score Category | Culture Custodian
On the AMVCA's Best Music/Score Category | Culture Custodian
Liner Notes on Homecoming ‘26: Is The Nigerian Underground Ready? | The Culture Custodian
Liner Notes on Homecoming ‘26: Is The Nigerian Underground Ready? | The Culture Custodian
PURPLE Lagos and the Illusion of Sincere Outrage | Culture Custodian
PURPLE Lagos and the Illusion of Sincere Outrage | Culture Custodian
Dear Non-Hip-Hop Heads, Your Opinions Do Not Matter | IndyPress
Dear Non-Hip-Hop Heads, Your Opinions Do Not Matter | IndyPress
Features
#31: Dave's Lagos Homecoming, Michael Markovitz On African Media, Nigeria's Cinema Screen Crisis, & Overnight Success Goes On Tour
#31: Dave's Lagos Homecoming, Michael Markovitz On African Media, Nigeria's Cinema Screen Crisis, & Overnight Success Goes On Tour
Michael Markovitz on solving problems for the media in Africa
Brushstrokes From The Premier: Into The World Of Visual Artistry In UI(Part 2)
Brushstrokes From The Premier: Into The World Of Visual Artistry In UI(Part 2)
By: Eriomala John This is a two-part article exploring visual artistry in UI. The first part focused on the creative process and opportunities gotten by current students of UI. You can read it here. Contrary to what you might think, for these artists, it’s not exactly rainbows and sunshine […]
UI’s Creative/Entertainment Ecosystem: Breaches and Bridges
UI’s Creative/Entertainment Ecosystem: Breaches and Bridges
Personal Essays
Entropy In Eight Notes - The Weganda Review
Entropy In Eight Notes - The Weganda Review
On the fascinating life of a Nigerian medical student, after Tolu Daniel’s 'Notes of a Non-Resident Alien'
Note XXIII and the Reality of Survival in Med School
Note XXIII and the Reality of Survival in Med School
Music Reviews
“M$NEY”: The Cost of Extending A Legacy? | Culture Custodian
“M$NEY”: The Cost of Extending A Legacy? | Culture Custodian
In the end, four is the unlucky number. Album four is where Asake's magic sticks fail to cast a working spell. There is not enough M$NEY.
Dear Sarz & BNXN, Did We Really Need This? | Culture Custodian
Dear Sarz & BNXN, Did We Really Need This? | Culture Custodian
The Game Needs Us is not something we ‘needed.' But it is something we wouldn’t mind. Dear Sarz & BNXN, the greatest have average days too.
“Paradise Now” Review: Obongjayar’s Sophomore Album Is a Fitting Treatise on Self | Afrocritik
“Paradise Now” Review: Obongjayar’s Sophomore Album Is a Fitting Treatise on Self | Afrocritik
One-Listen Review: Mellissa’s “Diamond Baby” EP| The Culture Custodian
One-Listen Review: Mellissa’s “Diamond Baby” EP| The Culture Custodian
Rave & Roses LP Played to Rema's Strengths | The Lagos Review
Rave & Roses LP Played to Rema's Strengths | The Lagos Review
Moviestar: On Rema and the Demons of HEIS | Culture Custodian
Moviestar: On Rema and the Demons of HEIS | Culture Custodian
One-Listen Review: KFMD, Qing Madi “Barely Legal” EP
One-Listen Review: KFMD, Qing Madi “Barely Legal” EP
One-Listen Review: activ.boizzz, YKB's NVR LZY III EP | Culture Custodian
One-Listen Review: activ.boizzz, YKB's NVR LZY III EP | Culture Custodian
Blaqbonez's Young Preacher: An Image of Cohesion and Maturity
Blaqbonez's Young Preacher: An Image of Cohesion and Maturity
Interviews
Interview: Llona on Overcoming Setbacks and Healing through Music | WeTalkSound
Interview: Llona on Overcoming Setbacks and Healing through Music | WeTalkSound
Interview: Llona on Overcoming Setbacks and Healing through Music
Interview: Ten Years Later, Tay Iwar is Still Evolving | WetalkSound
Interview: Ten Years Later, Tay Iwar is Still Evolving | WetalkSound
Interview: Ten Years Later, Tay Iwar is Still Evolving
Interview: Tomi Thomas is Reaching for the Music of the Spheres | WeTalkSound
Interview: Tomi Thomas is Reaching for the Music of the Spheres | WeTalkSound
Interview: F3line Welcomes You to a World of Emotions with Hopeless Romantic | WeTalkSound
Interview: F3line Welcomes You to a World of Emotions with Hopeless Romantic | WeTalkSound
Interview: Agatchu on Loving African Music and Spreading Positivity | WeTalkSound
Interview: Agatchu on Loving African Music and Spreading Positivity | WeTalkSound
Film and Theatre Reviews
Sundance 2026: Praise Odigie's "Birdie" is A Quiet Portrait of Refugee Grief | BlackFilmWire
Sundance 2026: Praise Odigie's "Birdie" is A Quiet Portrait of Refugee Grief | BlackFilmWire
Birdie at Sundance 2026: Nigerian-American director Praise Paige Odigie crafts a moving portrait of a Biafran refugee family navigating loss and identityOnce upon a time, a mother and her two daughters lived in the American countryside. They were from another country, building a new life in the aftermath of a war between their people and those whom they once called compatriots. The older daughter believed her father was dead. Mother and younger teenage daughter believed he was alive. Faith in Go
The Herd Review: A Maudlin Sojourn Saved By Thematic Excellence | BlackFilmWire
The Herd Review: A Maudlin Sojourn Saved By Thematic Excellence | BlackFilmWire
The Herd Review: A Maudlin Sojourn Saved By Thematic Excellence Daniel Etim Effiong's feature directorial debut falters on a technical level but shines as a reflection of Nigeria’s growing insecurity crisis.
Reflections on Osofisan’s Vision of Soyinka’s Ìṣarà: A Voyage Around Essay
Reflections on Osofisan’s Vision of Soyinka’s Ìṣarà: A Voyage Around Essay
Resume
John Eriomala's Resume (Official)
John Eriomala's Resume (Official)
ERIOMALA JOHN Ibadan, Nigeria, Phone: +2347063117410 eriomalajohn6@gmail.com EDUCATION University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria Program: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surg...
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