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Fashion Feature Pop Culture

GAEA LUMI: The Fashion Brand Behind Nigerian Hip-hop’s Most Famous Hat

October 16, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Ayakeme Udokang typically listens to music as she works. Fittingly, music has brought her work its most attention yet. In late March 2019, a crowd of about five thousand gathered

Pop Culture Technology

Segam Mobile Services: The Ecosystem with New Solutions For Campus Students

October 16, 2023 by Adedamola Adedayo

As the world continues to evolve and human problems take different dimensions, great initiatives are being developed to tackle these problems, leading to unique solutions and game-changing opportunities for consumers

Feature Film & TV Pop Culture

Seven Old Nollywood Actors We Want Back On Screen

October 11, 2023 by Alex Omenye

Since the turn of the decade and the birth of new Nollywood, actors and actresses who used to be the cynosure of our eyes in the 90s, and 2000s have

Events Feature Pop Culture

How Activity Fest Is Taking Lagos on a Transcendent Afro-EDM Experience

October 10, 2023 by Jacqueline Alabi

Electronic Dance Music as a genre has never been mainstream in Nigeria. In fact, it’s a relatively newer genre in this region. Possibly due to the cultural differences between Nigeria’s

Feature Music Pop Culture

The Sarz Academy Artistes Close Out 3-Weekend Residency At Afrika Shrine

October 6, 2023 by Culture Custodian

Every Friday since the 18th of August 2023, the 6 talents of The Sarz Academy (TSA) Class of ‘23; Perfext, Syntiat, Gimba, Pjstar, MillyMay_Pod and Charmaine L.A, have taken the

Feature Music Pop Culture

Portable; Troublesome, Uncouth yet Witty.

October 6, 2023 by Culture Custodian

Personality Clashes with Talent, and other interesting gems on surviving the music industry. “A lion isn’t afraid to walk alone, Stars don’t beg to shine” Beyond Portable’s boorish and

Feature Music Pop Culture

The Artistry And Journey Of Asa

October 5, 2023 by Culture Custodian

Forty one years ago, in a modest corner of Paris, Bukola Elemide, known to us as Asa, was born to two young Nigerians, one of whom, her father, was a

Events Feature Pop Culture

2023 African Folklore Festival Engages Next-Gen

October 4, 2023 by Culture Custodian

by Phendu Kuta, bird story agency The second Pan-African Folklore Festival wowed audiences and brought Johannesburg alive for almost a week during South Africa Heritage Month as multi-faceted storyteller

Pop Culture

Unleashing the Maverick Spirit: Glenfiddich celebrates Bold Futures and the Nigerian Dream

October 3, 2023 by Amber Akagbu

What does it mean to be Nigerian? What does it mean to be free? What does it mean to be audaciously relentless? The answers to all these questions lie in

Feature Music News & Politics Pop Culture

On Nigeria’s 63rd-Year Independence, We Celebrate Our Music

October 2, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

On October 1, Nigeria celebrated her 63rd year as a sovereign state, since gaining independence from Britain in 1960. But the word ‘celebrate’ is used loosely as most Nigerians barely

Feature Music News & Politics Pop Culture

Odumodublvck Makes An Ill-Advised Gaffe With MC Oluomo

September 26, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Odumodublvck’s very essence stands contrary to what is considered proper or popular. His tough-talking rap music finely contrasts the feel-good cornerstone of Nigerian Pop, but like other artists who successfully

Aesthetics Feature Pop Culture

Inside Anthony Azekwoh’s Unique N1K Art Sale In Lagos

September 21, 2023 by Culture Custodian

At exactly 7:12 AM on the 26th of August 2023 , multi-disciplinary artist Anthony Azekwoh posted a not-so-subtle reminder on his Twitter account about his exhibition cum charity sale holding

Events Fashion Pop Culture

5 African Fashion Brands At SS24 London Fashion Week

September 21, 2023 by Damilola Oyeleke

Twice a year, the world’s leading fashion designers, models and fashion enthusiasts come together in London,to showcase and enjoy the innovation and artistry of modern day fashion. The week-long event

Feature Music Pop Culture

Five Songs That Encapsulate Mohbad’s Effusive Artistry

September 20, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

Mohbad’s passing on Tuesday at the age of 27 put an untimely ending to the story of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, son, brother, husband and father, who leaves behind a family

Music Pop Culture

The Headies Awards Gets Less Nigerian With Each New Edition

September 20, 2023 by Patrick Ezema

After the backlash that trailed hosting the 15th Headies in the USA, it would have been a safe assumption that subsequent iterations would put the cross-continental ambitions to bed