Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) will return for its 11th season on Sunday, July 26, 2026. MultiChoice Nigeria announced the launch date on Wednesday, July 15, at a press briefing in Lagos, with the highest prize purse in the show’s 20-year history. We’re LIVE at the #BBNaija Season 11 Media Briefing. Everything you need to […]
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While Victony’s 2024 album Stubborn leaned into grittier and more resilient mid-tempo Afrobeats themes, his 2026 trajectory toward his upcoming album Starlife represents a striking thematic pivot. Rather than navigating struggles and vulnerability, his new singles, including the newest track, “SLICK”, showcase an artist basking in smooth sensuality. His new single “SLICK” trades raw, […]
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The ongoing 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in the United States (US), Mexico, and Canada has arguably been the most exciting in recent memory. It has written some of the most beautiful pages in world sports history, showcasing the ultimate uniqueness of football. Millions of football fans will not soon forget the incredible story […]
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By the time the fifth edition of VVS Lagos entered its midweek stride, it had become clear that this year’s convergence was about far more than just fashion shows. Under the theme of “Afromodernism,” VVS Lagos has spent the past few days presenting a vision of African creativity that is simultaneously rooted in heritage and […]
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The Nigerian music mid-year is officially entering its elite phase, and this week’s playlist rotation arrives with tracks that ooze effortless vibe. At the absolute forefront of this week’s Fresh Out is Victony with his chart-topping new anthem “SLICK,” setting a distinctly premium, late-night atmosphere for the entire queue. Barely a month since he dropped […]
Three Nigerian boys walked into an international STEM competition in Rome. They walked out as World Champions. Chimdiebube Onwubuiko, Don Anele Munachimso, and Egejurum Onyedikachi, had joined their peers from across the world to sit for STEM exams at the Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma on Saturday, July 4. And at the awards ceremony of […]
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Nigerian Cinema, led by Rixel Studios, is on the run to make global history with its upcoming feature film, Black Market, by attempting to break the official Guinness World Record for the largest attendance of a film screening in a single venue. The directorial debut of Fatimah Binta Gimsay will be released in Lagos, Nigeria, […]
When Afrobeats star Davido stepped onto the stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Countdown Concert on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Los Angeles, it wasn’t his black leather jacket that caught the eye, nor his baseball cap with ear flaps. It was the green pins, each bearing the name of one of more than […]
Starting yesterday, Africa’s foremost creative convention, VVS Lagos, officially returns for its fifth edition, drawing one of the most prominent gatherings of fashion, arts, film, music, and tech. From July 5 to 12, 2026, the convergence is set to celebrate and empower African creatives through culture, community, opportunity and innovation. With this year’s edition themed […]
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In 2019, when Falz released the critically acclaimed album Moral Instruction — a 24-minute project that arrived with heavy sampling and the ferocious anger of activist-musician Fela Kuti — which explicitly criticized Nigeria’s political leadership, corruption, and hypocrisy, the chances of a sequel weren’t far-fetched. Seven years later, he returns with a new EP, Break […]
After a four-year hiatus from music, Nigerian rapper YCee recently sat down with The Afropolitan Podcast‘s Eche Emole and Chika Emole to discuss what life out of the public eye has been like. The “Jagaban” crooner was quite honest and vulnerable: he revealed a bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2020 at the height of Covid that […]
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For the first time in contemporary Nigerian music, a Wizkid classic is being sampled, and Singer-songwriter Taves is behind it. The Ibadan-born artist is bridging generations by reimagining Wizkid’s legendary hit “Don’t Dull” on his new single “Uche Jumbo.” The charming pop track blends his signature emotive songwriting with smooth Afro-fusion production. The latest […]
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