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Days into 2026, quips about 2026 being the new 2016 began to circulate on social media. In a sense, this gestured at Gen Z’s relentless penchant for nostalgia, a phenomenon that’s as palpable in the music of the day as it is in fashion. It also doubles as a pun, or a meme, if you […]
4 weeks ago
If Nigeria is a country of good people, what does it take to build a great nation? Where does personal virtue end and collective responsibility begin? And what happens when goodness exists in a system that does not reward it?
2 months ago
Afrobeats’ global expansion has opened doors at an unprecedented pace. New artists are stepping onto festival stages, international showcases, and headline slots far earlier in their careers than was once possible. But with that access has come a noticeable erosion of standards — particularly when it comes to live performances. Increasingly, poor showings are being […]
2 months ago
Everyone has a podcast—or is about to launch one. From living rooms to YouTube studios, microphones are plugged in, ring lights are on, and conversations are being recorded at a dizzying pace. Podcasts flit from hot topic to hot topic, with a steady stream of camera ready guests lending instantly viral ‘insight’ to the increasingly […]
8 months ago
The wait is over! Alté Culture Festival, Africa’s leading celebration of alternative youth expression, is back for its 4th edition, and it promises to be the biggest and boldest yet! Set to take place at Muri Okunola Park on 2nd August, Alté Culture Festival 4.0 will spotlight the vibrant creative energy of Africa’s alté scene; […]
7 months ago
Days ago, Ayra Starr released on social media, the snippet to her imminent single, a chirpy pop number entitled Hot Body. In the clip, she’s dressed like a character from the 20th century cartoon series The Flintsones. She wears a wispy crop top and distressed shorts fastened together by a belt with an obscenely spiky […]
8 months ago
In 2021, an unlikely song emerged as a contender for song of the year—Vector and Goodgirl LA’s Early Momo, a sinuous love song that skillfully evokes the feeling of a freshly budding love story. In the video, the pair cozy up on a fluffy bed draped with white sheets, behind the kitchen counter bathed in […]
8 months ago
A running theme throughout BNXN’s career is that he has always been described as underrated; the guy whose mythology pales compared to his talent; an artist who could be so much more. In 2020, he vaulted to public renown with the remix of Lenu, a syrupy pop number which features Burna Boy. In the video […]
8 months ago
If you’ve been outside anytime in the last five years, you already know the Vogue Boys don’t throw events — they curate experiences. What started as a homegrown movement in Lagos has now gone international this summer.
8 months ago
Minutes into our call, Aleruchi Kinika, whose photographs have the uncanny ability to evoke a stillness that can feel almost transcendental, tells me she was perpetually depressed, weird, and reclusive as a child. “There’s a reason why my work is the way it is. I was a melancholic kid growing up. I felt so alone […]
8 months ago
Asherkine’s latest video opens with him in Enugu State, specifically at the University of Nigeria. He’s wearing a white tee, baggy jorts, and sneakers. As the video shows, not too long after arriving on the campus, he spots a damsel: Becky, a 300-level mass communications student, seated with her friends, taking cover under a sprawling […]
8 months ago
With love on the backburner and manhunting at the centre, the template for Nigerian romantic relationships doesn’t exactly place men and women on equal footing and it is against this backdrop that transactional relationships have been able to exist in the first place.
8 months ago
