We’ll get round to reviewing Falz’s new album in a minute. First, I’d like to talk (extensively) about how keenly Falz understands how to do rap music in Nigeria. I
Sunday, June 5 2022, was a dark day in Nigerian history. The parishioners of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in the city of Owo, Ondo State, in southwest Nigeria, went
The Nigerian creative space is aflutter with copyright infringement accusations, counter-accusations and in the rare case, court rulings. Comedian and recent AMVCA winner Sabinus has just sued Peak Milk and
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