Language has long been a concern in contemporary African arts. The disqualification of Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart by the panel of the Academy Awards, as discussed in the previous chapter, suggests, among other things, that English, as a commodity, does not belong to Nigerian users. Instead of using the language to function as a means to connect and foster relations among at least the Commonwealth countries, it is used to exclude, alienate and otherise Nigeria.