Skits literally crack ribs with laughter. The line separating fact from fiction or faction (fact and fiction) in skits is paper-thin. An instance was a skit cobbled together in Addis Ababa on 11 January 1976 at an OAU Extraordinary Session on Angola. This high-octane skit was documented by General Joe Nanven Garba in his Diplomatic Soldiering (1987). Garba was a …

Popular skit maker and content creator, Mark Angel has recounted how he almost abandoned comedy due to challenges and discouraging comments from friends. In a recent interview with Teju Babyface, Mark Angel recalled how a friend who was working with Shell Nigeria mocked him during his days as a struggling skit maker, questioning if it was skits he wanted to …

The Nigerian police have condemned the ‘disrespectful use’ of its uniform by popular skit maker, Abdulgafar Abiola, better known as Cute Abiola. In a statement, Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi described the skit maker’s portrayal of the police as not only derogatory but also punishable under the law. Adejobi pointed out that the portrayal of the police …

Oyo State Magistrate Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, the state capital, has remanded skit maker, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa (popularly known as Trinityguy) in prison for allegedly sexualising a minor in his viral skit video. Last week, Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent Olumuyiwa Adejobi had called for the skit maker’s arrest following a trending video of his dangerous …

The objectification of women and the sexualisation of children in skits in recent times is a worrisome developing trend, the Centre for Accountability and Public Participation (CAPPA) has lamented. The Civil Society Organisation (CSO) noted that skits containing such harmful and repulsive storylines perpetuate dangerous stereotypes that validate the exploitation of vulnerable individuals. It also foresters a culture of misogyny, …

Popular skit maker and content creator, Obotuke Timothy Ochuko Sirbalo (well known as Sirbalo) has conveniently established himself as one of the top skit makers in Nigeria, and probably one of the richest. In a recent chat with Potpourri, the man from Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State gives a tip on how skits makers make their money, …