Gen on Fire
Yuletide Infernos: a journalist’s diary of fire and frustration in Port Harcourt.
God Of Vengeance
An African-inspired, Shakespearian tale of love, betrayal, revenge and justice.
Which Way Nigeria
Leaders come and go, corruption remains: a tale of Nigeria since independence.
Synthetic Landscapes Soundscape
Deep soundscape from the creeks unreels at the Venice Architecture Beinnale
Change: with Coby Sey in the studio
Change takes time. We take our time with this version of 'Change'.
AKA Coby-Sohukwu in the studio
Coby Sey came to visit. He left home to come home.
Black Market: Night Creatures
Back market blues: sometimes to understand a city, you need music.
Afro-Urban Superheroes
Afro-urban superhero league: regenerating Nigeria's oil capital is a superhuman task.
Angala Community Ep.12: Vigilantes and Police
Money Stolen. Protests planned. Vigilantes out. Where are the police? Tune in!
Kpofire: The Burning Economy
In the informal oil economy, market volatility involves actuals flames.
Never Expect Power Always
National Electric Power Authority, AKA: Never Expect Power Always
Angala Community Ep.11: Time Don Reach
What's more important than a young woman's education? Who's learnt what?
Roadside Hustle
Daily enterprises of survival meet city task-force: we hustle-hustle, they chop-chop
Egede Down
They painted red crosses on the walls. Then they bulldozed Martha's neighbourhood.
Naadaa’s Story Pt .1
After the bulldozers: for many, the struggle is only just beginning.
Angala Community Ep.10: Fruits of My Labour
Marriage celebrations; criminal investigations; someone has trouble breathing. Tune in!
Egede: Before and After
My house stood here. My daughter's shoe marked the spot. One shoe.
The Yam Zone Assignment
Was a man killed? Is the governor implicated? The Yam Zone Assignment.
This is Not a Natural Disaster
Bulldozers rolled like a tsunami, but this is not a natural disaster.
Angala Community Ep.9: Under My Roof
How will evidence of police corruption change the story?
Lekki Girl: where did mama poo?
Walk 20mins to a toilet hanging over the water. A childhood adventure.
Angala Community Ep.8: Super Policing
The community rebuilds after demolition. Cecilia and Jesse pursue their investigation.
Fire Report
One night from a year of contagion and conflagration in Port Harcourt
Angala Community Ep.7: Cobweb
Boys still in the cells. The search for evidence is on.
No Agreement Today
A song of the sister, a feminist interrogation of contemporary Nigerian society.
Marriage Monitors
Public health policy or photo opportunity: marriage monitoring in viral times.
Angala Community Ep.6: Wey We Dey
Rubble at our feet. Children in jail. Lawyer Ngowari has a plan.
Sex Work, Pandemic and Police
An accelerating pandemic. Violent police impunity. Sex-workers struggle to make a living.
Independence Day
In the streets, struggling to reimagine Nigeria. Some paid with their lives.
Angala Community Ep.5: No Escape
Too much drama. It's no game. Victory and disaster in a day.
Ifunaya’s Report
School's closed, but the holiday's not a holiday if it never ends.
Angala Community Ep.4: Bad Market
Police treat people like cash machines. Then people talk back.
Reading in the Dark PT.2
We read in the vanishing light. It will be dark till dawn.
Angala Community Ep.3: Cell Show
After the mass-arrests, friends can't find him: Jesse's in a dark place.
Backseat Business
Some thieves are billionaires. Others rob those as poor as they are.
Free Ride PT.1
There's no such thing as a free ride in pandemic Port Harcourt
Angala Community Ep.2: Human Left!
We stand up for our rights. Get slapped down. Get back up!
Behind the Wall
Martha speaks of life behind the wall. Before lockdown. And after.
We Can’t Breathe Here Either
As a virus attacks the lungs, our dark air becomes deadlier.
Angala Community Ep.1: Dey Hot!
Angala Community episode one: fire and police sweep through the community.
6AM Bulldozer: Pushback Talks
We love the film, we love the podcast. Now we're on it!
Most Wanted and Their Crimes
You were arrested for having tinted hair, tortured for having an iPhone
Angala Community: Soon
The song that starts the story. Angala Community radio drama coming soon.
Fear Fear
Written for his brother in unlawful detention. Better to shout than shoot.
Happy Vampires
The taser-powered taskforce terrorised market-goers through the day. At night, vampire-shoppers roamed
Pandemic Timeline: October
A corona chronicle of October: the numbers, decisions and consequences
Reading in the Dark PT.1
We can't take the light for granted. Nothing beautiful here is easy
Letter From Moses
Tortured. Sentenced to death. Freed after popular campaigning. Continue the struggle.
#EndSARS: Somebody’s Brother
End police brutality. Start now. Watch this. Share this.
Welcome To Viral Times
An audio-manifesto. This is not science-fiction. Not the news. Tune in!
Pandemic Timeline: September
A corona chronicle of September: the numbers, decisions and consequences
Chicoco Crew: Covering Corona
Stories of the storytellers: they cover a changed world from their hoods
Nobody Knows (2020)
In uncertain times, fraught with risk, Osom's still making music that matters
Pandemic Timeline: August
A corona chronicle of August: the numbers, decisions and consequences
Small Potatoes and the Great Unmasking
Our correspondent battles between losing her mask or losing her faith
Viral Fashion: On Mask
Local tailors get creative with the newest must-have accessory of our time
Pandemic Timeline: July
A corona chronicle of July: the numbers, decisions and consequences
Chicoco Space: Building Together
How to imagine and build together in a time of social distance
Closed Borders, Open Wallets
As the borders close, police force people to open their wallets
Coronanonsense
An audio-journey into strange worlds of corona-conspiracy and potentially deadly nonsense
Pandemic Timeline: June
A corona chronicle of June: the numbers, decisions and consequences
Bad Hood Good Market
Lockdowns turn perceptions upside-down: bad hoods become good markets
Distance Learning at a Social Distance
The digital divide has never been deeper as the pandemic disrupts education
Silent Motor Parks and Rising Fares
The motor park falls silent as tensions and fares rise.
Pandemic Timeline: May
A corona chronicle of May: the numbers, decisions and consequences
15 mins
A song about sexual violence, breaking the silence and taking back control
Fight For Noodles
Emmanuel tells of his struggle for government relief instant noodles
New Markets in Okujagu
The governor said, 'Go hungry and live'. A difficult order to follow
Pandemic Timeline: April
A corona chronicle of April: the numbers, decisions and consequences
People Pay The Price
Some police see lockdowns as commercial opportunity. Ordinary people pay the price
Frozen Foods And Burning Oil
How local businesses and informal economies are adapting
Biomele’s Balcony
A kids’-eye view of their city under lockdown: touching and terrifying
Rush Hour at Midnight Slaughter
Nocturnal economies: secret slaughterhouses feeding the city
Between the Task Force, Hunger and Disease
Forced to chose between hunger or exposure to disease and taskforce violence
Across the Border on Foot
Medical logic stops at the border. Howell's nonstop on the guitar
The Cost of Social Distance
Social distance does not come cheap. We count the costs
Tori Tori
Through lockdown many are locked into violence. Millie's story brings this home
Sunday Morning in Okujagu
Sunday morning in Okujagu doesn't sound like Sunday morning anymore
Pandemic Timeline: March
A corona chronicle of March: the numbers, decisions and consequences