What Peller’s Job Call Reveals About Nigeria’s Systemic Failure
I’ll start this piece by saying: it’s hard to survive in a country where you can do everything right and still feel like you’re not doing enough. And no place…
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Mind-boggling things I’d change about Nollywood if I had a magic wand -by Omotayo Inakoju
We don’t need a magic wand; we need a change in Nollywood, and that change won’t come except we start speaking up and start taking action. If I had a…
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Nollywood is broken and we are all to blame -by James Abinibi
Nollywood belongs to all of us. No single individual or group of select people can claim ownership of it, no matter the false imagery they project. As long as you…
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Dear Odumodublvck and Blaqbonez; We want less twitter fingers and more studio fire
Ah, you do not have to be a Hip-hop head to appreciate the sweet symphony of Nigerian rap beef. But in this increasingly digital age, everyone has to make do…
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Fixing AMVCA’s identity crisis; whose choice is it anyway?
Every year, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) lights up Lagos, showering the continent’s film and television industry with glamour, recognition, and a much-needed platform. Organised by MultiChoice, the…
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Review: Ladipoe Reimagines ‘Olufunmi’ with Soul, Swagger, and Rap Flair
Ladipoe has reimagined in clever and artistic fashion the popular 2006 classic ‘Olufunmi’ by the music group Styl-Plus, breathing new life into it by infusing it with a contemporary spin…
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Burna Boy’s calculated pattern of throwing Nigerians under the bus
There’s a calculated pattern to the way Burna Boy moves in the months leading up to an album release. It’s either a controversial interview here or a provocative tweet there,…
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Adekunle Gold is up to something with his latest move and here’s what we think
Adekunle Gold is definitely up to something, and we suspect that he might just be gearing up for his sixth studio album. If recent clues are anything to go by,…
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Why James Omokwe’s Cheta’M Deserves Its AMVCA Flowers
When James Omokwe, the executive producer of Cheta’M, was asked to describe his emotions following the release of the Showmax Nigeria Original, he called it his best work yet –…
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The 17th Headies: A portrait of pandemonium or just Nigeria happening?
After two years abroad, the Headies, Nigeria’s longest-surviving music awards show, was finally “Back to Base,” and the anticipation was palpable, at least among music heads. It’s been a couple…
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