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When not held to scrutiny, Edun could project the image of a steady, reform-minded technocrat, a man of institutional pedigree navigating an inherited storm. But the main problem with his tenure is in key failures: he spoke of fiscal discipline while failing to disburse approved capital budgets, and championed economic reform while ordinary Nigerians saw inflation surge, the naira weaken, and poverty rising.
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OkayAfrica presents the fifth season of Afrobeats Intelligence, its long-running music podcast hosted by Joey Akan, with Martell as sponsor for the new season. Five seasons in, the show has become something genuinely rare: a serious, sustained record of African music told by the people who made it, building an archive that holds its value […]
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During Easter, Jameson brought together a mosaic of people from different groups and communities for a two-day Open House at Jameson Yard in Lekki. The Open House brought together interactive experiences like the Cocktail Face-Off, where guests created their own Jameson cocktails, alongside Bants Sessions and other activities that encouraged easy camaraderie. A music-heavy atmosphere, […]
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The recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, captured in widely circulated videos, has once again brought a familiar issue back into focus. Groups of South Africans were seen confronting and, in some cases, violently attacking African migrants, demanding that they leave the country. Some of the footage showed individuals being forced out of […]
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Abimisola Anibaba is a multimedia storyteller and host of Japa Diaries, a podcast delving into the African immigrant experience, while also creating online content and consulting for social impact and media brands focused on culture, community, and creativity. Her Zillennial habits—Instagram/TikTok splits for work-pleasure blending, no comment fights, and viral lessons from 2020 misinformation or […]
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On Friday nights in Lagos, the question used to be simple: which club? Now, it is something else entirely: which party? Across the city, a new kind of nightlife ecosystem has been taking shape. These independently run events operate very differently from traditional nightclubs. They don’t do sections, tables, bottle service, any of it. So […]
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What seemed like just another high-profile night in Lagos’ nightlife calendar has proven harder to read as just that. Earlier this month, Black Coffee headlined a major Afro-house event at the Royal Box Event Centre in Victoria Island, organised by M:E Entertainment and Dapo, with support from Caiiro, Da Capo, and Enoo Napa. It drew […]
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What he represents for many listeners is a self-portrait of dark emotions. Soso can’t take all our pains away. But sometimes, Omah Lay’s music can.
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