Nigeria: Over the past year, Kano State's Film and Video Censorship Board has emerged as one of West Africa's most assertive cultural regulators. In May 2025, it suspended 22 popular Hausa-language drama series including Labarina and Dadin Kowa, barring all broadcast and streaming. The Board also banned singer Usman "Sojaboy" and actresses Shamsiyya Muhammad and Samha Inuwa on moral grounds, while closing eight entertainment centres and restricting Islamic musical debates. These actions reveal how sub-national authorities reshape artistic ecosystems through enforcement of Sharia-aligned cultural policy—while clashing with Nigeria's federal broadcasting regulator.