Davido’s Timeless has been one of the hottest trends since its debut. The project marked the singer’s highest charting album of all time after reaching the No. 2 spot on Billboard‘s World Music chart and No. 10 spot on the U.K. Albums Chart. Consequently, to back the success of Timeless, Davido has been setting up […]
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There’s a palpable liberty that drives ytboutthataction’s music; it’s intrinsic, flowing through her incredibly relatable bars down to her beat choices. This sense of emancipation which permeates every corner of her artistry is aptly captured on “Pill Head”, a scathing rap record which practically serves as an avatar for what ytbouthataction is all about. The […]
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As a result of the social culture around sexual assault and other forms of sexual crimes, we may never truly know the extent to which these crimes go majorly unpunished. Unfortunately, many perpetrators even go on to achieve personal success, almost like they were rewarded for their bad behavior. One thing that has always stood […]
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Many Things – Zinoleesky Zinoleesky came into the Nigerian music scene with a bang, but seemed to tail off after a while. However, since the release of his 2022 Grit & Lust, he has gained another gear. He releases “Many Things” on the back of the success with “Party No Dey Stop”. His latest release […]
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The first few months of a new year have passed yet again. This can be an instrumental period of time, where there are still some reflections of the past year seeping in. People are taking stake of what they achieved, setting goals for the upcoming quarter and also planning ahead to ensure that the same […]
Nigeria’s electioneering, particularly, the management of elections, which lies squarely on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has come a long way from 1999 when voter registration was done manually, with the details of registrants written manually with a pen on a form provided by INEC officials. There was no database of registrants, thus cases […]
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Since Bayanni broke onto the scene, he has looked to find his feet within the industry. Witnessing his performance at the Mavin All Stars concert in December 2022 indicated that he is quite a promising artist. His self-titled EP was released to announce his arrival, and it was met with some mixed reviews. But even […]
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For Africans, our culture is dance. All our music is borne out of the desire to get everyone on their feet; whether to rejoice in the name of a higher power or out of plain hedonistic euphoria. Afrobeats has taken off and is soaring worldwide, picking up new passengers aboard its express. Down south, Amapiano […]
Davido hosted a press conference yesterday, April 18th, where he confirmed that there would be a deluxe version of his recent album, Timeless. Timeless is the most Shazamed album by an African artist. It set a new African record on the US iTunes Albums Chart after topping the chart, making history as the first African […]
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2018 was a great year for Odunsi (The Engine). A couple of years before, he’d slowly made a name for himself as an enigmatic singer who paired the nostalgic flair of early 2000s R&B music with a discernible local influence. rare., his remarkable debut, however, moved him from a promising act to a cult hero […]
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Everyone knows that expectations are the killer of joy. Yet, we find so many ways of letting expectations dictate or even rule our lives. We make them the author and finisher of our fate. Growing up, I let the desire to be thin, slimmer than I was at the time, take precedence over enjoying what […]
The 2023 general elections have come and gone, but the dust it generated is yet to settle. Across the country, contestants have won and lost; some who lost have found it a bitter pill to swallow and have resorted to various means to seek redress. Most have proceeded to the various Election Tribunals to seek […]
