Afro Nation, the largest Afrobeats festival in the world, is making its grand debut in Lagos, Nigeria, this December on the 19th and 20th at Tafawa Balewa Square. The news was announced via the festival’s official Twitter account. Èkó ò ní bàjé! 🇳🇬🔥The world’s biggest Afrobeats festival is coming to LasGidi! Oshey! 🙌🏾🔥Oya […]
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the renowned organisation responsible for the Oscars, has extended its membership to 398 new members, including four remarkable figures from Nigeria who have made significant contributions to Nollywood, leaving their imprint on the rich tapestry of the Nigerian film industry. These are: actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, filmmakers, Kunle […]
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The global hit song, “Essence,” by Wizkid featuring Tems wins Top R&B/Hip-Hop & Rap Song of the Year at the 2023 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. Legendury Beatz, the Nigerian record production and songwriting duo consisting of siblings, Uzezi Oniko and Okiemute Oniko, took R&B/hip-hip Song of the Year for co-writing “Essence.” .@wizkidayo’s […]
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The announcement of Wande Coal’s latest project, Legend or No Legend, sent a wave of excitement through Nigerians’ hearts. It felt like the return of a hero; one who vanished for several years into the wilderness before blessing us with his presence. Only that Wande Coal never vanished. His releases were few and far between, […]
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The fifth season of MTV Shuga Naija has finally kicked off! The series was originally slated to premiere on May 7th but was eventually postponed to Sunday May 21st, 2023. A drama series portraying the lives of young Africans in various social and moral predicaments, MTV Shuga was introduced in Nairobi, Kenya in 2009 […]
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Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has achieved an incredible feat by smashing the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual after cooking nonstop for an astonishing 100 hours. The previous record holder, Chef Lata Tondon, set a record of 87 hours and 45 minutes in […]
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In January, the first edition of Bounce Film Fridays took place, where indie filmmaker Yinusa A. Korede screened his film Purple Story. Jade Osiberu’s Brotherhood also screened, and Tobi Bakre, who starred in the film, was present for the screening. Film Fridays is an event held every other month by Bounce Networks, where African […]
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Cue the the drumroll. The second edition of our party series No Doubt is coming on the 24th of March at Danfo Bistro Rooftop. The night promises to be incredibly entertaining and fun, with a lineup of 6 diverse DJs who would all be taking us on an entrancing sonic trip. Learn more about the […]
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Burna Boy has been confirmed as one of the co-headliners of the UEFA Champions League Kick Off Show by Pepsi. The megastar will perform at the show scheduled to hold at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on June 10th. This was revealed in a tweet made by the UEFA Champions League page. Big news! @burnaboy will be […]
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Nigerian Afrobeats star, Adekunle Gold, has reached a milestone in his music career after officially signing with popular American record label, Def Jam Recordings. Even more, he is set to release a new album under the record label in June, 2023. This announcement came in a statement by the company’s Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, Tunji […]
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Walter Taylaur’s Jolly Roger, which premiered on 10th March, follows the story of Brume (Daniel Etim-Effiong) and two police officers, Felix Bassey (Frank Donga) and Pius Abayomi (Toyin Oshinaike) who try to exploit him. In the beginning of the film, the officer duo is seen harassing someone in a car before eventually asking the […]
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Nigeria’s electoral season is here again, and as usual, it comes with its own set of controversies. Tensions fly and the heated atmosphere does take a toll on Nigerians. The country’s political history has inspired (sometimes, from a place of annoyance) many of our artists to craft records that adequately represent the country’s state at […]
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