Masculinity + Money | MENtality with Ebuka: ft Banky W, Seun Kuti & Noble Igwe

In the first episode of MENtality with Ebuka, host Ebuka-Obi Uchendu and Co-Host Banky Wellington sit with Artist & Activist Seun Anikulapo-Kuti and Creative Entrepreneur Noble Igwe for a brutally honest conversation about money—how it shapes men, pressures men, defines men, and often breaks men.

From the expectations placed on boys from childhood, to the pressure to provide, the rise of betting culture, the glorification of wealth, and the fear of appearing unsuccessful, this episode digs into the financial weight Nigerian men silently carry every day.

00:00 – What is “Mentality”?
00:56 – Is the Rapture here?
02:30 – Why talk about men and money?
07:35 – Can you live off your talent in Nigeria?
12:30 – The pressures of young men
18:50 – The weight of pressure
23:20 – The hierarchy of friendship among men
27:05 - Should friends be your therapists?
30:22 - The Betting Epidemic
33:00 - Marriage & women earning more
38:10 - The Great joint-account debate
48:15 - The role of music and the media
52:30 - Are religion and pastors complicit?
58:22 - Provider or infidel?
59:10 - The importance of context
1:08:06 - Religion and the gospel of prosperity (provision)
1:14:29 - Did we destroy the world for Gen Z?
1:18:10 - Money and its link to masculinity
1:23:14 - Our duty to liberate each other
1:26:50 - A terminal illness away from poverty
1:29:20 - Black Tax & Failed Systems
1:33:00 - Validation & public perception
1:38:55 - Characteristics that make men
1:42:02 - The need for men to commune
1:44:45 - A man’s worth

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