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Wizkid’s Ojuelegba and its connection to Lagos Military Rule in the 1970s
The year was 1971, and Lagos was a city gasping under the weight of its own contradictions. Soldiers manned checkpoints…
Beyond the Glam: 10 Celebrity Couples Who Show Real Struggles
In the glittering world of Nigerian entertainment, celebrity marriages are often painted as flawless fairy tales. Glossy wedding photos, coordinated…
How Pastor Enoch Adeboye transformed a Prayer Camp into a Global Megacity
Night in the mid-1980s along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway was the kind of night that swallowed hope. Darkness pressed against the…
Sikiru Ayinde Barrister vs. Kollington Ayinla: The Fuji musical feud that echoed in movies
In 1970s Lagos, Fuji was more than music—it was a movement. At its center stood two men: Sikiru Ayinde Barrister,…
Hushpuppi’s daily struggle: Life inside U.S. Federal Prison
Long before the courtroom verdict was sealed, Ramon Abbas—better known to the world as Hushpuppi—had already become a ghost of…
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…
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