Today, Monday, October 13, 2025, there was renewed hope for peace in the Middle East for the first time in two years after Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners following a brutal war that led to tens of thousands of deaths in Israel and Gaza. An Israeli onslaught on […]
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In Nigeria, we don’t really talk about sex, at least not openly and with nuance. We talk around it. So, when you introduce a topic that can make even some of the most progressive, sex-positive, liberal groups squirm, you’re doing more than attempting to break a taboo, you just might be taking a sledgehammer to […]
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Nigerian artist and filmmaker Godwin has released his debut album, Atonement. Alongside the album comes the official video for “Fallen”, a slow-burning visual companion to one of the project’s most intimate tracks. A profoundly human body of work, Atonement is a story of affection, conflict, and healing, told with striking vulnerability and artistic […]
For the entirety of 2025, ODUMODUBLVCK turned the word “Machine” into a brand. Following the wide public acceptance of his debut mixtape, EZIOKWU, that etched the rapper as one of the most prolific in Nigeria, ODUMODU’s influence and credibility have only gone up and higher. That momentum culminated in his “Next Rated” win at the […]
For much of her career, Moet Abebe has nurtured a presence impossible to ignore in the Nigerian media and entertainment space. Since returning to Nigeria from the United Kingdom as a fledgling adult in 2012, she rose to prominence as a TV and radio personality at Soundcity, where she worked for a decade before exiting […]
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Grammy-nominated producer Shizzi is turning the page. After more than a decade of shaping Afrobeats from behind the boards, the Nigerian hitmaker has launched his own label, OBG Records (Ordained By God), and revealed its first artist, Tayor. His journey from a church drummer to a celebrated producer has seen him shape the sound […]
This week’s music scene is dominated by a trifecta of massive album drops, spanning Afropop’s sensual side, Nigerian Drill’s conquering force, and a monumental posthumous release in Hip-Hop. Following his LV N ATTN and GANGSTER ROMANTIC projects, Lojay delivers his long-awaited debut album, a 14-track exploration of modern romance described as “messy, emotional, sexy, and […]
For 72 days — from Saturday, July 26, to Sunday, October 5, 2025 — 29 housemates of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10 delivered unforgettable moments of drama, ranging from romance to bitter fights and everything in between. Even as weekly evictions reduced their numbers, the remaining housemates kept viewers hooked with endless entertainment. […]
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In Akinola Davies Jr.’s semi-autobiographical film My Father’s Shadow, the beginning might be the end. Davies, who won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for Lizard (2021), continues his fascination with memory, grief, and the uncanny, creating a film that strangely feels like a dream coalescing into a nightmare. At some point, you […]
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Tribal bigotry has always been a fact of Nigerian life, the kind of reality everyone knows is there but often pretends not to see. What has changed in the last decade is that social media has torn the veil away. What used to be expressed in jokes, muttered slurs, and private resentments has been dragged […]
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Imisioluwa Ayanwale, popularly known as Imisi, has emerged the winner of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10, tagged the “10/10” edition, beating 28 other competitors. Host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced her as the winner during the grand finale on Sunday, October 5, 2025, where she edged out Dede, the first runner-up, to claim the much-coveted […]
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This week is defined by a massive surge of new music, led by the highly anticipated album drop from Adekunle Gold. The Afropop icon delivers his sixth studio album, Fuji, a major artistic statement that sees him diving deeper into his Yoruba heritage to pay tribute to the indigenous Fuji music, a sound he calls […]
