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The streaming wars have loomed large over the African content space in the last couple of months. Netflix has increased its investment in the space by commissioning original content leading to suggestions that Multichoice via its DSTV platform was under threat. However, it seems a bit of a truce has been reached that should mutually […]
5 years ago
Looking at contemporary Nigerian culture and its milestones of note, music has stood right at the center. This highlights the need for creators and curators who take on the thankless task of documenting the industry and its numerous subgenres for generations to come. It is with this in mind that Rap Joint Lagos, an initiative […]
5 years ago
On a trip home to the country of her origin for a family birthday, Nigerian-American YouTuber, Seun Okimi found herself intrigued by the manner in which Nigerians used relaxers to condition their hair. Interested in digging into this culture, she sought out to create documentary digging into its use using some of her nearest and […]
5 years ago
Johnnie Walker partners with Johnny Drille for its Father’s Day campaign tagged JWToastToDad. The #JWToastToDad campaign aims to showcase the positive influences made by men at home and the society at large. It also sends the message that all father figures are valued, even if they are not biologically our dads. In the campaign video, […]
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This year marks the 50th year anniversary of the Nigerian Civil War- perhaps the most defining event in Nigerian Post Independence History. The war, the result of two coups and turmoil which saw about a million Igbos forced to return home, led to the secession of the Republic of Biafra led by the 33-year-old Emeka Odumegwu […]
5 years ago
Insecure star, Yvonne Orji has made it her trademark to represent the Nigerian diaspora through her work. This has been reflected in her Jollof and Jesus podcast hosted in conjunction with Luvvie Ajayi. As she readies for her HBO special, Momma I Made It, she has embarked on media rounds to promote it. For Vanity […]
5 years ago
What? President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of a former two-term Minister of Finance and former Managing Director (Operations) of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This comes three weeks after the incumbent, Mr. Roberto Azevêdo, announced that he would step down from […]
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1. FAST & FURIOUS: HOBBS & SHAW Three words: Johnson. Statham. Elba. The only thing more satisfying than watching Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham whup each other’s asses is watching them team up to whup someone else’s. In Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw, two sworn enemies – Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) […]
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