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Music Stars who took major strides in 2022

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The World Under Their Feet: 20 Nigerian Music Stars Who Took Major Strides In 2022

They did it all. They held their fort between the fine sands and flickering seas at the Afro Nation Portugal 2022, painted their walls with notable plaques, and sounded tracks…

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The Cavemen Are Keeping The Igbo Highlife Genre Alive. Here’s Why Purists Think Otherwise

Nigeria is home to multiple multi-talented artistes thriving in their respective genres while looking for ways to add modern spins and sounds to traditional genres to make them appeal to…

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27 Years After Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Execution, Burna Boy Makes Climate Plea With Whiskey

Before Isidore Okpewho’s Tides, Helon Habila’s Oil on Water and David Attswood’s Blood on Oil, Ken Saro-Wiwa had taken a strong stance against environmental degradation in the oil-rich Rivers State…

African films, Nollywood, has seen a recent rise in the exploration of cultural representation

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African Films and the Rise of Cultural (Re)presentations

Centuries after slavery and decades after colonialism, Africans still battle with a prerogative rendering of being labelled as the other. These misconceptions found early voice in westernised literary texts such…

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Wizkid Bids Lagos Goodbye With December Beach Concert – Here Are the Takeaways

“It’s the people ‘stanning’ Wizkid that I blame. Have you ever heard Drake say he doesn’t want to perform in Canada ever again?”, a music fan muttered when I asked…

MI Abaga. Vector and the redemption of Nigerian Hip-Hop

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How 2022 Marked the Redemptive Arc for Nigeria’s Hip-Hop Scene

Most of our youngest generation will be surprised to discover that hip-hop was one of the first foreign genres to gain adoption in Nigeria. The embryonic stage of Nigerian rap…

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From Afonja To Anikulapo: How Dr Toyin Bifarin Is Unravelling The Magic Of African Stories Through Costumes

At a time when Nigerian filmmakers are increasingly telling epic African stories in their truest form, innovative costume designers who are great arbiters of character transformation on screens with an…

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‘How Six Failed Attempts at the Life In My City Art Festival Prepared Me for Success’ – Ejiofor Samson, LIMCAF 2022 Winner

“Everybody’s born a winner, if only you just believe…” These lyrics by popular Nigerian music artiste, Teni were on the lips of Ejiofor Samson, a woodwork artist who after six…

Kizz Daniel has mastered the art of viral songs

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Catchy Chorus, Deft Dance Steps: How Kizz Daniel Is Proving to Be a Master at Making Viral Songs

Oluwatobiloba ‘Kizz Daniel’ Anidugbe has a penchant for being in the news every now and then. If Vado the great is not trying to address a fallout between him and…

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Uzoamaka Onuoha: From Nollywood Up-And-Comer to Breakout Star With Lead Role in Diiche

Uzoamaka Onuoha might be a relatively new face, but her impeccable acting skills and the ability to embody her roles perfectly have ensured her rise from an up-and-comer to a…

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The World Under Their Feet: 20 Nigerian Music Stars Who Took Major Strides In 2022

The Cavemen Are Keeping The Igbo Highlife Genre Alive. Here’s Why Purists Think Otherwise

27 Years After Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Execution, Burna Boy Makes Climate Plea With Whiskey

African Films and the Rise of Cultural (Re)presentations

Wizkid Bids Lagos Goodbye With December Beach Concert – Here Are the Takeaways

How 2022 Marked the Redemptive Arc for Nigeria’s Hip-Hop Scene

From Afonja To Anikulapo: How Dr Toyin Bifarin Is Unravelling The Magic Of African Stories Through Costumes

‘How Six Failed Attempts at the Life In My City Art Festival Prepared Me for Success’ – Ejiofor Samson, LIMCAF 2022 Winner

Catchy Chorus, Deft Dance Steps: How Kizz Daniel Is Proving to Be a Master at Making Viral Songs

Uzoamaka Onuoha: From Nollywood Up-And-Comer to Breakout Star With Lead Role in Diiche

18 Nigerian music talents win $2m Berklee scholarships through Tiwa Savage Foundation programme

Wizkid’s incredible run of collaborations shows no signs of slowing down

BNXN & Sarz announce joint project “The Game Needs Us,” set to drop May 11

Davido beats Gunna, Rema, and Tyla to win ‘Best International Act’ at the 2026 Liberian Entertainment Awards

US Singer D4vd faces murder charge, accused of possessing a ‘significant amount’ of child pornography on Phone

Wura is back and more ruthless than ever — Here’s What You’ve Missed

5 Nigerian creatives dominating Nollywood behind the scenes

10 Nollywood actresses who have been name-dropped on Afrobeats songs

Oscars set 2027 and 2028 dates ahead of 100th edition in 2028

New Tumi, Raw Emotions: Sharon Rotimi steps in as Wura’s past Leaves fans shaken

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault convictions

Paramount Pictures, Nile Entertainment seal West African deal for ‘Children of Blood and Bone’

Court orders Bill Cosby to pay $19M to former waitress in 1972 sexual assault case

Valerie Perrine, Oscar-nominated actress and ‘Superman’ star, dies at 82 after battle with Parkinson’s disease

Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star and Action icon, dies at 86

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