Edwin Okolo

September 10, 2018

Teebillz’s endless obsession with Tiwa Savage is peak male entitlement

For most of 2018, the rumour mill has spun non-stop around the relationship between singer Tiwa Savage and Wizkid. This rumour mill began when the two collaborated on a song on Tiwa’s SugarCane EP, her first major project since her marriage crumbled amid allegations of drug use and abuse. That collaboration led to a joint music video... Read More

Tebillz, tiwa savage, wizkid

Ghana

August 23, 2018

Ghana has ‘convinced’ 400 gay and lesbian people to join a gay conversion camp

It seems Nigeria’s obsession with controlling the lives of LGBT people is finally spreading to its neighbours. This is something we’ve all expected. Ghana has always had laws that criminalised homosexuality, a remnant of repressive British colonial laws. The laws, which prescribe a three-year jail sentence for persons convicted of homosexuality have been largely ignored,... Read More

gay, Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo

Editors Note: Lagos is dredging its way to megacity status, but who is paying the price?

You see them every day, as you cross between mainland and island or even travel out to the outskirts of Lagos, miles and miles of pristine yellow beach sand. This sand, while unassuming has borne a thriving industry of miners and itinerant dredgers for almost a century and served as the home for several hundred... Read More

Citizenship, Editor's Pick, Featured

Ebute-Illaje, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, lagos island, Lagos sand dredging crisis, Majidun, oto awori, Valentine Iwenwanne

charly boy

If the fight for LGBT rights will progress in Nigeria, then we will need allies like Charly Boy

With the exception of Bobrisky, do you know any open LGBT persons? This seems a question that comes up fairly regularly when the LGBT law passed in 2014 is brought up. People suggest that they know no LGBT persons, and they cannot understand why there is so much activism around LGBT issues. The reality is,... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

allies, Charly Boy, Dewy Oputa, LGBT

You really should attend the Joy Inc. Masterclass on dealing with depression

As a largely young population, Nigeria is experiencing a mental illness epidemic. There are many reasons for this epidemic and its most enduring symptom, the ever dwindling economy, a culture of violence and shame and guilt, social repression. All of these reasons usually manifest as depression, which in itself has unfortunately become a catch-all phrase... Read More

Citizenship, Editor's Pick

Temidayo Sidiq, The Joy Inc

Presidency

#YNaijaSays: How difficult can it be for the presidency to take decisive action that solves our institutional problems

June has been an especially disheartening month for Nigerians. Tragedy after tragedy has fallen on innocent Nigerians simply looking to survive the oppressive drudgery that is Nigeria today, killing, maiming victims and orphaning their families. A few weeks ago, a truck carrying wood fell off the Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos, killing several people. Though that... Read More

Thinking Through

benue, Femi Adesina, killing, plateau, Presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari

Kah-Lo

Kah-Lo is redefining what it means to be a party girl in 2018

If you were hip to pop music in the early 2000’s then you know that that decade saw the rise of the ‘Party Girl’. After a decade of worshiping slightly quirky, left of centre white girls who wore their quirkiness like a Prada purse, we were more than ready for something else, anything else. Into... Read More

dance, Farida Seriki, Kah-Lo, Paris Hilton, party girl

MakeChangeGreatAgain

#MakeChangeGreatAgain is another opportunity for Buhari’s government to do some needed introspection

This is one of the busiest June 12 celebrations we have had in Nigeria’s history. Actually, this is the very first June 12 celebration that is indeed a celebration, not another opportunity to debate the validity of the 1993 elections, or argue about the legacy of its major players. Thankfully, President Buhari in an unprecedented... Read More

Abiola

It’s nearly 25 years late, but M.K.O. Abiola finally finds his place in Nigeria’s history

As a child, one of the most important political events in my life was the June 1993 elections for several reasons. Three of the most important men in my childhood would have their lives irrevocably changed by the outcome of those elections and with each of them, the lives of all Nigerians would change too.... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

Abiola, Tribute

Benue

Benue state banning same sex marriage is the biggest joke of 2018

Benue state has been in the news since January 1st 2018, for all the wrong reasons. A series of violent herdsmen attacks targeted at its villages and small towns has left more than a thousand people dead and several thousand displaced and in need of aid or resettlement. The president and his vice-president have both... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

benue, legislature, same-sex marriages

Yemi Adamolekun

Yemi Adamolekun wants to know what it takes to foster a transparent government

On this National Democracy day, three days from the 2018 Nigerian Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders organized by The Future Project, we are forced to look back at the governments we have had since we left behind 40 years of dictatorships and embraced democracy. It took nearly two decades to manage our first internationally... Read More

enough is enough, gbenga sesan, Paradigm intiative, yemi adamolekun

Wizkid

Wizkid might not play well with others, but he does bad all by himself

There’s been a long struggle for the title of the Nigerian music industry’s enfant terrible. It used to be an open race in the early to mid 2000’s, anybody’s game really, with veterans like Eedris Abdulkareem and upstarts like Sinzu and 9ice all vying for the spot. But sometime in 2015, the field narrowed to... Read More

Adekunle gold, Brymo, wizkid

Falz

We know Falz means well but ‘This is Nigeria’ ends up tribalist and poorly executed

If you were really good at stretching the argument, you could probably convince a room of people that Falz is Nigeria’s Childish Gambino. Their career trajectories are quite similar, both of them have degrees and are academically gifted. Both have successful music and film careers and have been able to span several film and music... Read More

Donald Glover, falz, Music Blog, This Is America, This Is Nigeria

Lagos

Lagos meets Johannesburg in the unlikeliest of collaborations

There is no doubting that Lagos can inspire absolutely anyone. This is the reason why we have so many dreamers born in and migrating to Eko’s shores, seeking out that opportunities that makes them into mega stars. Even expatriates come here and find themselves totally smitten with our great city. But every now and then,... Read More

Logor, Loyiso Mzamane

WavyTheCreator

WavyTheCreator’s ambitious ‘Shaku Shaku’ is hamstrung by pandering to mainstream audiences

We’ve all lauded WavyTheCreator as the next big thing in Nigerian music, blazing her path through the industry and making a name for herself in the process. Her first few singles and her unrelenting branding have more than proven she knows exactly what she is doing and what her niche is in the music industry.... Read More

pop, Shaku Shaku, WavytheCreator

Toni Kan

Toni Kan’s The Carnivorous City makes CrimeReads’ best new crime novels list

Barely 24 hours after The Carnivorous City by Toni Kan made its American debut on May 15, the prestigious CrimeReads magazine has listed the book as one of the best crime novels around the world for May 2018. Consider this your go-to spot for the finest and most anticipated crime imports from around the world, the magazine... Read More

Carnivorous City, CrimeReads, Toni Kan

Aisha Yesufu

Aisha Yesufu & Ayisha Osori on the same panel is the best news we’ve heard all day

In a democracy, the citizens are the popular sovereign and one of the ways they engage the system is by participating in the selection of political leaders through voting. 2019 election is near, there is need for active and deliberate and conscious participation of citizen now. Citizens must understand that they have a direct influence... Read More

Accelerate Labs, Aisha Yesufu, ayisha osori

To solve a problem like Nigeria you need an Andela

“Is anyone comfortable enough to articulate what they know Andela to be?” This is the first question Mohini Ufeli, Communications Coordinator for Andela asks me as she starts our tour of the complex. It’s a question I’d wrestled with after the company first popped up in the news for raising millions of dollars in funding... Read More

Andela, nigeria, profile, Tech

Cynthia Morgan

Still looking for Cynthia Morgan? Here’s what she’s been up to

There’s been so much talk about Cynthia Morgan in the last month. After going underground regin early 2018, tweets started to surface from the most unlikeliest of sources asking where Cynthia Morgan was. Even Adesua Etomi chipped in at some point, genuinely worried about the princess of Nigerian reggaeton. And we could totally understand their... Read More

Cynthia Morgan, Madrina, Music Blog, TCMC

Deena, Ade

How do you mix Nu-soul and Afro Pop, Deena Ade finds out on ‘Melo’

I’d forgive you if you’ve never heard of Deena Ade. The nu soul chanteuse has been pretty low key as far as creating a public brand goes, though she isn’t in hiding or anything, she’s largely let the graphic album covers and her voice do all the work for her. It is a fairly understandable... Read More

Beat Smith, Deena Ade, Melo, Music Blog

Ebiye

Ebiye is a reminder that you cannot expect real change from our celebrities

The Headies was quite the event, complete with celebrity meltdowns, shady moments, no-show A-listers and of course, category upsets. We’ve come to associate the Headies with the best kind of drama, the kind that is televised right into our living rooms, fuss-free and ready to be consumed. There is often so much happening at these... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Aramide, Ebiye, headies, misogyny

J.Cole

J.Cole came to Nigeria and showed us all M.I was right all along

When rapper M.I Abaga released the first single off what was supposed to become his return project ‘You rappers should fix up your life’; he started an anticipated maelstrom. Understandably, M.I rose out of relative obscurity in the mid 2000’s after spending several years battle rapping in the US, into stratospheric fame with ‘Crowd Mentality’;... Read More

Afrobubblegum, J. Cole, M.I., purist rap, rap, Skales

Wizkid

Wizkid is running out of chances to redeem himself internationally

Wizkid, the golden boy of Nigerian music has proven quite the disappointment when it comes to getting his act together. When it was first announced mid last year that the singer was going to be one of the act headlining 2018’s Coachella Festival, Nigerians screamed with joy. After all, Coachella is only the most influential... Read More

Coachella, visa, wizkid

Preye Itams

Preye Itams and Davina Oriakhi make a power duo on ‘Vanity’

What is better than one powerhouse vocalist with a conscious message? Two of them doing a duet. This is the gorgeousness that we are treated to on the new standalone single by Abuja based jazz inspired singer Preye Itams (best known for her Bond Movie worthy collaboration with Major distraction ‘On The Move‘) and Davina... Read More

Davina Oriakhi, duet, duo, Preye Itams

Senegal

Senegal has cracked the code for sex work, when will the rest of Africa?

You might not have heard about this, but Senegal has quietly led advancements in West Africa through its partnerships with the rest of the world. However, the country isn’t just blazing the trail of progressiveness in its manufacturing and infrastructure, it is also taking a long hard look at the legacy of colonial laws and... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

hiv, senegal, sex work, The Sexuality Blog

Headies

We are predicting every single win at the 2018 Headies

After a number of delays and missteps, we are finally in the last stretch before the 2018 Headies. The Headies nominees list this year is easily the most diverse the award showcase has ever amassed, pooling critical and commercial hits from July 2016, to December 2017 in 25 categories. So far Davido leads the pack... Read More

Davido, headies, nominees, Nonso Amadi, predictions, wizkid

The Sexuality Blog: Milo Yiannopoulous is every LGBT person at 15

I try not immerse myself in American politics. It’s because I don’t care about what happens there (I do, I know better) but because in the last year American politics has become a pool so full of despair that even a cursory glance will sour your mood. This is why I largely missed the ascension... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Edwin Okolo, LGBT, Mila Yiannopoulous, Sexuality Blog

Police

November 1, 2016

Dear Nigeria Police, let’s not even pretend to be friends

Dear Nigeria Police, African Americans are only beginning to understand a truth Nigerians are very versed in: that the police is not your friend. Many people I know would rather die than involve the police in a domestic dispute or a criminal case. We cross the street when we see a policeman coming the other... Read More

Aliyu Giwa, Buhari, campaign promises, cybercrime, Jibowu, Nigeria Police Force, oshodi, Police injustice, sticky, Yaba

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