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Majek Fashek and the Rain that never stopped falling

There are nights in Nigeria’s memory where music and weather blur, when sound seems to summon sky. Among those nights,…

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…

Nollywood’s Comedy Power Couple: Baba Suwe and Omoladun Kenkelewu’s enduring story

There are lives that flicker across a screen and disappear, and then there are lives that linger long after the…

Why Yoruba Chiefs warned against filming “Sango”

The night air in Oyo still carries a weight that words cannot quite capture. Travelers who have walked the silent…

Why every skitmaker now calls themselves an ‘actor’

If you’re on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, you’ve probably noticed that many Nigerian skit-makers, from Broda Shaggi to Taaooma to…

When Bishop Oyedepo declared war on Witches at Ota and what followed

The morning had begun like any other at Faith Tabernacle. The sprawling grounds of Canaanland in Ota were alive with…

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