Another tragedy hits the South African music industry as 27-year-old artist, Costa Titch, has been reported dead. There are claims that he was performing at the Ultra Music Festival on March 12th, 2023 before suddenly slumping on stage and confirmed dead a few minutes later. However, the actual cause of his death is yet to […]
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Burna Boy breaks record as the first Nigerian artist with two RIAA platinum plaques as a lead artist as his global hit track, “Last Last”, receives RIAA platinum plaque. It reached the sales and streaming equivalent of 1,000,000 units sold in the US and is the fastest Afrobeats song to be certified Gold […]
Co-written and directed by Tope Oshin, Here Love Lies follows the story of Amanda (Tope Oshin) who has ill-luck finding a good man for herself, but eventually finds “the man of her dreams”. The film opens with teenage Amanda getting disowned by her parents, because she has gotten pregnant. Her father even goes […]
The electoral cycle in Nigeria for 2023 will soon end, but not before the gubernatorial elections in 28 states have been conducted on the 11th of March, 2023. Elections will not hold in 8 states given that they are off-cycle states. These are states whose elections have been subject of litigations in the past that […]
On February 25th 2023, Nigeria held a nation-wide election for the position of our incoming president. This new president is expected to be on seat for four years, pending another incoming election.The president elect would be following after a tumultuous eight-year tenure under Buhari, a renowned former dictator. Following the voting for presidency is the […]
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Lojay is looking to take center stage. The 26-year-old broke through a couple of years ago, pairing his stirring, distinctive melodies with compulsive lyrics to create LV N ATTN, his sophomore tape. The singles – “Tonongo” and the award-winning “Monalisa” showcased Lojay’s range: the former a stripped back, slow-burning Afropop number and the latter an […]
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Efforts directed at attaining social justice intensified toward the end of the 2010s. This is due in no small part to the evolution of social media which allowed society the means to educate itself on pressing social issues, especially women’s rights. These conversations continue to open more gateways for opportunities for women and marginalized people, […]
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Today is International Women’s Day, and we can’t help but celebrate the women who are making a big difference in the world of film. One of these women is Ololade Okedare, the Founder & Lead Consultant at Emerge Story Lab, a lab where writers develop their stories from scratch till it is ready for the […]
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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“AVAILABU” – Lojay March begins with one of the first major drops of 2023. The last few months have seen Lojay build momentum through a series of single releases, including “Leader” and “Moto”. Today he releases his second EP and the first project since the successful LV N ATTN, and this one is titled […]
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Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a palpable sense of angst that has lingered in the air; thick enough to spur schisms or rupture personal relationships. This is due to the recently concluded 2023 presidential elections which will go down in Nigerian history for a number of reasons, most notably the emergence […]
About two years after the release of his critically-acclaimed debut EP, LV N ATTN, with one of Nigeria’s beats masters, Sarz, Lojay finally unleashes his long-awaited sophomore EP titled, Gangster Romantic. The project is a 7-track collection of Lojay’s sonic abilities and his dexterity at mashing up different tunes for an intriguing listening experience. The EP […]
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