In the last year or two, a quiet revolution or rather, evolution has taken place in Nigerian music. For almost a decade, the hierarchy in the industry was something like this: Davido and Wizkid then the rest. At different points, the rest has been led by Olamide, Tekno, Kizz Daniel, Iyanya, Tiwa Savage, Mr Eazi, […]
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The queens of unsolicited opinions on this week’s episode of ISWIS are hot on sage wisdom. After the usual initial catch-up on Jollz’s fitness journey, brimming tensions between Brandy and Monica and the unrelated impressionability of legacy actor, Pete Edochie, both Jollz and FK settle on dishing out much-needed advice on our “plethora” of relationship […]
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Last year, Davido had the year of his life. It kickstarted with a sold-out date at London’s O2 Arena and found success stateside with Fall which was certified gold in the territory. He went on to release his sophomore album A Good Time which has achieved over 1.2 billion streams to date globally. Building on from that, he […]
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Our football podcast, The Cruijff turn makes its return right before the football season returns with the Premier League taking precedence with its season opener this weekend. Mayowa Idowu is joined by Ebitonye Atte to look at the Transfer Window and the standout movers ranging from Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle to Chelsea with the […]
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Unconventional career paths are very important, for me. They serve the purpose of recalibrating our minds on possibilities and their endlessness. They also offer a formula for what our future could be like. In a sense, that is part of the rationale for this series. It is important that people study the behavior of those […]
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Abba T. Makama is one of the more critically acclaimed filmmakers and visual artists of his generation. After the success of the 2016 film Green White Green, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In that time, it has screened in over 20 international film festivals including Stockholm International Film Festival and Berlin Critics Week. The film was […]
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In 2014, Jay Z purchased the Norwegian streaming platform, Tidal in a bid to ensure artists were able to earn more profitable splits from their work. The company also called attention to its superior sound quality as part of the strategy to help set it apart. Over the years, the company has gone from strength […]
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Tems is undoubtedly one of the most exciting artists in the country. The monster success of 2019’s Try Me essentially saw her transcend to the big time. Naturally, this has created a degree of expectation on what her next steps will be. As she gears up to the release of her new EP due this month, […]
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