Aba-born Chinyere Ugokwe does not like to be put into categories. She finds it, in her words, “restricting,” like a corset wound around her artistic freedom. But she admits her
The song in Kwesi Arthur’s debut album that tugs this writer the most is, coincidentally, linguistically shut off to me. The song, Adom, is the last of the 12-track album’s
Kwesi Arthur is not being flippant when he says he wants to tell his people’s story. What’s sensed is a man who sees himself as a griot or chronicler of
There is something biblical about the timing of Boy Spyce’s EP release. Not only was it released on Good Friday, a day revered in Christendom, but it also came, as
Homecoming Festival has returned to Lagos, Nigeria for its fourth edition, where there will be performances from the likes of Fireboy DML and the new Ghanaian sensation, Black Sherif. As
In February, Women In Music (WIM) wrote a love letter to the Nigerian music industry. The non-profit organization launched its Nigerian chapter, which intends to cater to Nigerian female musicians
“Who is Angélique Kidjo?” “Who she be?” “Who be that sef?” That’s like asking, Who is Fela Kuti? Who is Ousmane Sembène? Who is Ebenezer Obey? Yet, questions of the
It’s the season of first times for Nigeria’s Super Eagles: For the first time since 2006, they’ll not play in the FIFA World Cup. And for the first time since
Future Leaders Network, a Nigerian youth-centric hub, will host its “Future Leaders Conference” on Saturday, 2 April 2022. Free and open to all, the conference is slated to start at
Last week, the Lagos State University (LASU) hosted its 25th convocation ceremony at the Buba Marwa Auditorium in its main campus at Ojo, Lagos State, in which 112 students graduated
At long last, the former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has officially announced his intention to run for the Nigerian presidency in the 2023 elections. As in the 2019
“Preyé means God’s gift,” the Nigerian Afro-fusion singer explains to me. “What I do is an Afro-fusion RnB Soul sound. I love infusing my influences into my songs,” she says,
The O2 Arena announced yesterday that Davido’s We Rise By Lifting Others concert, with a seating capacity of 20,000, has been sold out. Indeed, we rise by lifting others, and
A critic is tasked with deducing which parts of an artist’s work are intentional, and which parts are merely accidental, among other things. Töme has you sleuthing the ceiling for