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The Lagos Nightclub where Afrobeat was born

On certain Lagos nights in the late 1960s, the city pulsed with a sound that was neither highlife nor jazz,…

Burna Boy’s Lagos Blues: Before the Grammys, there was Struggle

Lagos is not kind to dreamers. The city carries its own pulse—a soundscape of danfo horns, market women’s bargaining cries,…

Senator Achonu condemns kidnapping of Ngozi Ogbu in Okigwe, calls for immediate release

Senator Athan Nneji Achonu, 2023 Labour Party Governorship Candidate in Imo State has strongly condemned the abduction of Hon. Ngozi…

80’s Afrobeat, 2000s Big 4, new Big 3: Tracing the three Eras of Nigerian Pop Dynasty

Every dynasty begins with a rhythm. In Nigeria, that rhythm has never belonged to one artist or one era—it has…

Hilda Baci’s Giant Jollof Attempt: Pot collapse, smoke, fire and the weight of expectation

Lagos had seen spectacles before. Concerts that shook its streets, political rallies that bent its traffic into knots, vigils that…

Celebrity chef Hilda Baci explains why she’s cooking 200 bags of rice

Nigerian celebrity chef and Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has explained why she opted to cook 200 bags of…

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