Hafiz A. Oyetoro

ART AND NATION-BUILDING IN ALIBABA'S COMEDY

This research examines the role of Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome (Ali Baba) in the professionalization of Nigerian stand-up comedy and its evolution into a medium for socio-political engagement. Since the early 1990s, Ali baba has transformed comedy from a low-status craft into a mu...

ART AND NATION-BUILDING IN ALIBABA'S COMEDY

This research examines the role of Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome (Ali Baba) in the professionalization of Nigerian stand-up comedy and its evolution into a medium for socio-political engagement. Since the early 1990s, Ali baba has transformed comedy from a low-status craft into a mu...