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August 30, 2017
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The music finally does some talking for the man: A review of D’Banj’s ‘King Don Come’ album

by Umar Hassan Of all major Nigerian artistes, D’banj has thrived more out of the viability he has engrained into his brand than the quality of his music. As a matter of fact, Dapo Oyebanjo alongside erstwhile producer and business partner, Micheal ‘Don Jazzy’ Enebeli taught the Nigerian music industry the full art of musical... Read More
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August 17, 2017
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Film review: Banana Island Ghost has the cool factor

Banana Island Ghost is a consolidation of recent developments in the Nigerian film industry. Coming in with a real great story that takes intense care of how the narrative is unspooled and a surprisingly large detail given to the development of the characters, it is hardly surprising to see why Nigerians are endeared to the... Read More
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August 13, 2017
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Film review: Banana Island Ghost – Between style and substance

by Wilfred Okiche As far as Nollywood is concerned, comedy is in right now. No other genre is even close to being as lucrative. 2017 has brought Isoken, 10 Days in Sun City and Alakada Reloaded, all attempting to continue where the duo of record setters, The Wedding Party and A Trip to Jamaica left.... Read More
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August 10, 2017
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Film review: Alter Ego is a convoluted product of star baiting and calculated marketing

by Wilfred Okiche Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde hasn’t made a movie in three years. Omotola is back, with a bang too. In an early scene of Alter Ego, her comeback vehicle, Ms Jalade-Ekeinde introduces her character’s wild side. She is in a car, stuck in one of Lagos’ legendary traffic jams. A mood comes over her and... Read More
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August 10, 2017
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Theatre review: Hear Word is as brilliant as you remembered, and just as necessary

by Wilfred Okiche This weekend, the buzzy play Hear Word made a triumphant return to the stage at the Muson Centre, Lagos in what can now be considered an annual tradition. Directed by iOpenEye’s Ifeoma Fafunwa, and populated by an all-female cast that consists of some of the finest actresses of stage and screen, this... Read More
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July 25, 2017
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Album Review: Omawumi’s Timeless album is a purposeful curation of nostalgia and versatility

Carving a name for herself as one of the most durable figures on the Nigerian music scene, Omawumi despite long spells in the sidelines has always managed to retain relevance in the industry. While boasting of a unique vocal skill set that arguably sets her aside as one of the best vocalists of her generation... Read More
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July 19, 2017
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Opinion: Wizkid’s Sounds From The Other Side is a futile effort for African music

by Michael Ace As much as it remains evident that this musical act is a beautiful product of Africa’s uniqueness and creativity, an unprejudiced mind will agree with me that Wizkid’s “Sounds From The Other Side” is another precise feat aimed at buying the whole world into his own pocket. Someone would tell me that... Read More
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July 17, 2017
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Good could have been better: A review of Wizkid’s Sounds From The Other Side

by Umar Hassan   Who releases a 12 track EP in 2017?.A Nigerian musician; Wizkid to be precise.Perhaps this was what Seyi Shay meant by ‘electronic package’ (lol). But on the real, it’s just another pointer to the fact that this incredibly talented young man needs to understand the ‘biz’ in showbiz better than he... Read More
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June 5, 2017
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5 takeaways from Ariana Grande’s #OneLoveManchesterConcert

Twenty-three-year-old Ariana Grande hosted a #OneLoveManchesterConcert. This concert was a fundraiser for the Manchester bombing which also happened in her earlier scheduled concert. The attacker was Salman Ramadan Abedi, a 22-year-old Briton, who detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb at the exit of the arena after the show. Twenty-three adults and children were killed, including Abedi,... Read More
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June 4, 2017
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Movie Review: Alakada Reloaded, an elaborate hoax to collect money from Nigerians

A big screen answer to Jennifer Akindele’s Jenifa, Alakada reloaded is a meh attempt. The Falz-esque style of speaking, extreme lies and generic ‘grass to grace’ stories have been over told, much like Humblesmith singing Osinachi. Alakada Reloaded continues telling story of Yetunde Animashaun, a young girl from a poor family background from the earlier... Read More
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May 31, 2017
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Album Review: Skales’ The Never Say Never Guy album is an easily forgettable body of work

Raoul John Njeng-Njeng also known as Skales released a sophomore album with twenty tracks, a bit too much if you ask me. This album gets a C score at most with its best showings in the features. While Skales in his own right is not a horrible musician, he lacks a particular spark; this spark... Read More
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May 29, 2017
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Movie Review: Slow Country, a mix of rowdiness and funny accents

Three hours of a good but not excellent movie. The truth is Slow Country isn’t a bad movie, it’s just not as good. While it gets marks for trying as a “Nigerian movie”, it’s still not in 2017 of movies. Maybe the 2002s of Action movies with weird looking effects and gunshots. Thirty-year-old Genevieve lookalike... Read More
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May 26, 2017
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Twitter is trash: We know 4 things you won’t learn about feminism from TwitterNG

When Beyoncé released Flawless and featured Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2013, it was a small step for humanity but a big step for Nigerian music and literature. A simple excerpt from Chimamanda’s TED talk about teaching our girls to shrink themselves was heard by the great Beyoncé and her god status transferred to Chimamanda by... Read More
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May 24, 2017
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Music Review: Mojeed’s Westernised West-African mixtape tells a beautiful story

Aristokrat records Mojeed is a rapper in the mould of vintage MI with a little bit of Vector and a little bit of Ycee in him. This carefully curated salad of intense American Nigerianness garnished with a beautiful voice and magical word flow created the second best EP/Mixtape of Nigerian rap; the best being M.I.’s... Read More
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April 25, 2017
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Book review: Lie to me, Dan: A tale of emotional adventure

by Adaugo Okoli If you would enjoy a refreshing romantic thriller steered by a pair of young adult protagonists, take your chances and settle in with Lie to Me, Dan. The novel is a contemporary romantic action-thriller written by Longrin Wetten. From the first page, he captures the reader’s attention with a wounded protagonist on... Read More
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April 8, 2017
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Film review: Patience Ozokwor makes a spectacular return to form in Kunle Afolayan’s Omugwo

by Wilfred Okiche When the most influential filmmaker of a generation decides to join forces with the continent’s most important platform for small screen content to make a major feature film, it is hard not to feel apprehensive. And for good reason too. How do you marry two distinct thematic styles; one that has thrived... Read More
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March 25, 2017
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Film Review: American Driver moves in different directions, some of them funny

by Wilfred Okiche Moses Inwang’s latest film, American Driver isn’t a film per se, but a promotional reel of material shot along the sidelines of the Golden Icons Academy Awards (GIAMA) which is held in the United States of America. Which is not to say that American Driver isn’t funny. If you ignore the film’s... Read More
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March 21, 2017
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Film Review: Ojukokoro is what happens when a fan of the Coen brothers jumps off a plane without a parachute

by Chi Ibe There were about 14 of us at the cinemas to watch the new film, Ojukokoro yesterday. The 14 included my friend who I had dragged with me, because – as I told him – it had been highly recommended by two people I deeply respect, who know how excited I get about... Read More
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March 19, 2017
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Album Review: Mr Eazi’s Accra to Lagos isn’t quite ready for take off

by Wilfred Okichie Tosin Ajibade, the artiste better known as Mr Eazi was the toast of the past year. He scored moderately successful singles,- by himself and as a guest artiste,- and appeared on a good number of the big albums released in 2016. Life was so good he even put together a Lagos concert... Read More
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March 18, 2017
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Film Review: In Dare Olaitan’s Ojukokoro, greed is good

by Wilfred Okiche In the 1997 Hollywood film, Devil’s Advocate, Al Pacino, playing a human incarnation of Satan, mischievously named vanity as his favourite sin. For Dare Olaitan, writer and director of the offbeat black comedy/thriller, Ojukokoro, there is nothing quite as grand as greed. It isn’t just the title of his debut film,- Ojukokoro... Read More
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