Celebrities Biography

When Royal power faced State power in Court—and the Crown prevailed

In the heart of southwestern Nigeria, where the Atlantic breeze whispers through the palm-fringed coastlines and the rich tapestry of…

Why Ebenezer Obey’s lyrics triggered quiet investigations in Lagos

On certain Lagos nights of the 1970s, when twilight stretched across Marina and the humid air carried a mix of…

How MKO Abiola won the Streets with King Sunny Ade’s music

Lagos in 1993 did not sleep easily. The city was loud, restless, vibrating like a drum stretched too tight. Taxi…

The Night Ayinla Omowura’s Apala died in Abeokuta blood

Ayinla Omowura’s voice was the pulse of Abeokuta. From the dusty motor parks to the smoke-filled beer parlors, his Apala…

The Plays that shook Nigeria: Hubert Ogunde’s Anti-colonial revolution

In the turbulent 1940s, when British colonial power still held Nigeria in a tight grip, one man discovered that the…

The night Fela’s saxophone defied Soldiers and set Lagos on fire

Afrobeat did not emerge in isolation; it was forged in the turbulence of postcolonial Nigeria, where music, politics, and power…

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