Category: Blogs
Johnny Drille’s new single ‘Bad Dancer’ is a declaration of love
Johnny Drille’s debut album, whose title we don’t know yet, is already picking up momentum with the release of yet ...
Lupita Nyong’o’s children book ‘Sulwe’ is coming to Netflix as an animated musical
Released in 2019, Lupita Nyong’o’s children’s Sulwe was well-received and broadened her creative streak from being an actress. A #1 ...
Niniola has released the tracklist for her upcoming RnB EP ‘6th Heaven’
RnB has always been Niniola’s first love, as far back as her stint with reality show Project Fame in 2013 ...
The #BeLikeNgoziChallenge has been weaponised to hold women to a standard of appearance
Yesterday’s announcement of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation was a huge feat for the ...
What’s next after the #OccupyLekkiTollGate protests?
Saturday’s turn of events on the #OccupyLekkiTollGate protests confirmed what we already know: that the government would mount a resistance. ...
Afrobeats’ best Rema and Tiwa Savage tapped for Stefflon Don’s ‘Can’t Let You Go’ remix
Stefflon Don has enlisted Tiwa Savage and Rema, two of Afrobeats’ homegrown mascots, for the remix of her single Can’t ...
Here’s what we know about the violent ethnic clash in Oyo
The state of Oyo has been seized by violent clashes between Hausa and Yoruba residents in Shasha area of Ibadan, ...
Going for the #OccupyLekkiTollGate protests? | Here’s what you should bring along
As Nigerians peacefully protest the reopening of the Lekki Toll Gate tomorrow with #OccupyLekkiTollGate, it is important we take lessons ...
Blaqbonez recruits Tiwa Savage for the remix of sex-tinged single ‘BBC’
Blaqblonez has given new life to his salacious single BBC by teaming up with Tiwa Savage for the remix. Released ...
Nigeria’s ‘The Milkmaid’ loses out on Oscars 2021 Best International Feature
Desmond Ovbiagele’s insurgency thriller The Milkmaid was easily the best Nollywood film of 2020, having scaled through the Oscars eligibility ...
#EndSARS and Igbos: Nigerians still don’t see divisive tactics when it is glaring
About three months since the Nigerian Army opened fire on peaceful protesters. More than three months since government thought of ...
Adesuwa Omon’s short film ‘Grapes’ takes a look at rape culture and victim blaming
Tackling rape via the media can never be exhausting. Women – and men – are using the medium to address ...
4 Nigerians reveal why they are quitting Clubhouse
No social media platform is currently buzzing right now like Clubhouse, the voice-chatting, invite-only app that has gained huge popularity ...
The trailer for crime thriller ‘La Femme Anjola’ is finally here
Mildred Okwo’s hotly anticipated crime thriller La Femme Anjola has been in limbo for a long time, thanks to the ...
#OccupyLekkiTollGate is proof that the government can’t be trusted to deliver justice
In response to the decision to reopen the Lekki Toll Gate by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by ...
Nigerians are resisting the CBN’s crypto ban with #WeWantOurCryptoBack hashtag
Nigerians on social media are expressing their displeasure in what they perceive is an attack on their financial autonomy by ...
Teni, Niniola, Blaqbonez, Johnny Drille – these artistes are dropping albums in 2021
If 2020 taught us anything, it is that a pandemic can’t stop the release of albums. Everyone and their grandmother ...
How women from IDP camps are getting back their livelihoods
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are persons who have been displaced by natural disaster or conflicts from their homes, and with ...
Niniola makes observations about the church and faith in video for Innocent (Fagbo)
Off her sophomore album Colours and Sounds released last October, Niniola has just delivered the Adasa Cookey-directed visuals for Innocent ...
Tems goes to space in the video for ‘The Key’
Tems released her debut EP For Broken Ears last September, an impressive outing that cemented her nascent status as an ...
The Nigerian police has launched a crime-reporting app, but tech illiteracy is the problem
The Nigerian police has just launched a crime-reporting mobile application called NPF Rescue Me, which will also provide intervention for ...
Joeboy has released the tracklist for debut album ‘Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic’
On February 4, Joeboy will release his much-anticipated debut album Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic, following the impressive outing of ...
The #SilhoutteChallenge gives us an opportunity to interrogate our gender bias
So much has been written about the inherent bias with which we judge the actions of people based solely on ...
When online oversharing crosses the line, here’s what we owe each other
How does one begin to process the monumental loss of a parent? If you have ever spoken to anyone who ...
Can women have fun with the Silhouette Challenge and not be policed?
There are three constant things in life: rain, tax, and internet challenges. Just fresh from the Buss It Challenge and ...
Singer-songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo on growing up blind, and surpassing the odds in the music industry
Singer-songwriter and superstar producer, Cobhams Asuquo has always been the perfect example of grit, hope, and passion. On this week’s ...
#WithChude: Actress, Dakore Egbuson-Akande speaks on motherhood and post-natal depression
Amongst many profoundly emotional episodes of #WithChude, this week’s conversation with multi-brand ambassador and award-winning actress, Dakore Egbuson-Akande on her ...
Theatre Lagos and Alliance Française Lagos present Konkortion
Theatre can be an instrument of positive change in the society through the satirical exposure of unpleasant political situations, social anomalies ...
What we know about the military killings of Orlu natives in Imo
Yesterday, videos surfaced on the internet showing the Nigerian military in Orlu, Imo releasing live rounds into streets where indigenes ...
From rock bottom to CEO, Yinka Obebe bares it all on #WithChude
“The day I left the company, I left with nothing but a backpack” – CEO of Pop Central TV, Yinka ...