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Rema’s “Calm Down” Makes History as First African Song to Reach 400 Million YouTube Views

Rema, the talented Nigerian singer, has taken the music world by storm, as his hit song, “Calm Down,” has reached an astounding 400 million views on YouTube. This impressive achievement has made Rema the first African artist to hit this milestone on the popular video-sharing platform. The song, which was released around 10 months ago,... Read More

Blogs, The Music Blog

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February 6, 2023

Grammy Awards 2023: Tems bags her first Grammy, Beyonce makes history, Viola Davis becomes an EGOT

The 2023 Grammys are over! All 91 awards were presented on Sunday, February 5 in downtown Los Angeles, beginning with the Grammy Premiere Ceremony at 3:30 p.m. ET and continuing with the prime-time Grammy Awards program at 8 p.m. ET. Here are some of the highlights from the awards show. Tems bags her first Grammy... Read More

Blogs, The Music Blog

album of the year, Beyonce, EGOT, Grammy awards 2023, Harry Styles, history, Tems, Viola Davis

January 24, 2023

Full list: Tems makes history with Oscars nomination

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, has again made the country proud with her historic nomination in the 2023 Oscars for her contribution as a songwriter on ‘Lift Me Up’, one of the soundtracks on Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. Tems co-wrote “Lift Me Up” with global singer, Rihanna; music producer, Ludwig Göransson; and Black Panther’s director,... Read More

Blogs, The Music Blog

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, history, Lift me up, Oscar Nomination, Rihanna, Tems

January 10, 2023

Rema makes history as first African act to reach No.1 on Billboard Global 200 Exl. US Singles Chart

With a leap from No. 8 to No. 1, “Calm Down” by Rema and Selena Gomez became each act’s first top-charting single on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. Starting in September 2020, Luminate began compiling data from over 200 regions across the world to rank songs on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global... Read More

Billboard Global 200 Exl. US Singles Chart, Calm down, history, no.1, Rema, Remix, Selena Gomez

December 15, 2022

Wizkid makes history as the first Nigerian musician to perform at a World Tennis League event

Wizkid has added another accomplishment to his long list of successes. Wizkid, also known as Ayo Balogun, will make history as the first Nigerian musician to play in a World Tennis League event. On the 19th of December 2022, the World Tennis League will begin, and he’ll perform with other industry heavyweights like NeYo, Armin van... Read More

Blogs, The Music Blog

Armin van Buuren, Ayo Balogun, Coca-Cola Arena, dubai, history, Ne-Yo, wizkid, World Tennis League

History

November 18, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Why History must return to our schools

Nigeria is rife with misinformation. It is the very lifeblood of our political class, the primary way with which they have been able to navigate our nationhood especially since the advent of democracy in the year 1999. The Nigerian political understands that knowledge in the hands of the proletariat is a dangerous tool and have... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

history, Ken Saro-Wiwa, schools

September 30, 2017

How Wizkid made history in London last night

We won’t be reaching if we said a Grammy win is imminent, will we? Nigeria’s biggest export after crude oil is Wizkid and you can argue that with Minister Lai Mohammed if you so wish. The starboy was due to make a debut outing at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Albert Sessions... Read More

Thinking Through

Albert Sessions, history, London, performance, Royal Albert Hall, show, wizkid

Nnamdi Kanu

September 27, 2017

Opinion: Where is Nnamdi Kanu?

by Anthony Ademiluyi According to radical writer, Tariq Ali, a true revolutionary is one who disregards personal safety in the pursuit of one’s beliefs. He cited Che Guavara who left the comforts of Argentina to fight in the jungles of Bolivia and died while in combat. He never failed to also mention Malcolm X as... Read More

Freedom fighters, history, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion

September 22, 2017

Opinion: Everything President Buhari has gotten wrong about IPOB

by Anthony Ademiluyi The right to self-determination is as old as mankind. All through history, people have been bound by the idea of a better life than they currently have through the idealism of living in a homeland where their shared culture reigns supreme. For centuries, England was the colonial master of Ireland. It was... Read More

england, history, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion, secession

September 19, 2017

The Thread: Nigerians need to shut up about racism

Racism is always a hot button topic across the Atlantic and TwitterNG is full of itchy fingers and ITKs, kinda like that of President Orange so sometimes someone has to call the children of anger to order. This time around, that assignment fell to Elnathan John, Lawyer, writer, author. Pay attention: https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/909833943645659137 Reactions: Doesn't global... Read More

elnathan john, history, Issa Rae, Racism, The Thread, TwitterNG

We are the highest performing in the history of Nigeria – Senate

The 8th Senate has said it “remains the highest performing Senate in the history of the country.” Chairman, Senate of the Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, in a statement on Sunday, said Nigerians should judge the upper chamber based on its achievements and facts. Abdullahi said, “The facts speak for... Read More

highest performing, history, nigeria, senate

The Thread: “I almost died in that flood” | Lagosians tell horror stories of floods from years gone past

Today, residents of the ‘island’ were reminded that all it takes is a little body of water to revert to the status quo nature designed. The brilliant ones devised new methods of getting from one place to the other by swimming and kayaking. https://www.instagram.com/p/BWTE5OXBiRD/?taken-by=ynaija https://www.instagram.com/p/BWSUU-WBrye/?taken-by=ynaija This isn’t the worst of Lagos floods, though. History buffs... Read More

Drainage problems, Fashola, flooding, history, lagos state, The Thread

PROFILE: Muhammadu Buhari, the former soldier who defeated an incumbent president

Muhammadu Buhari was born on the 17th of December 1942, in Daura, Katsina State into a family of Fulani descent. His father’s name was Adamu and mother’s was Zulaihat. While record books do not tell us how many siblings he had, he was the twenty-third child of his father. He was raised by his mother... Read More

Thinking Through

head of state, history, Military, President Muhammadu Buhari, profile

Lagos

[The Alausa Blog]: LASG releases the Lagos in history documentary (WATCH)

The Lagos state government has released the first part of the documentary of the iconic state. The documentary is one of the visual projects carried out during the just concluded 50 days celebration commemorating the Golden Anniversary of the state. Watch Below;

The Alausa Blog

ambode, Documentary, government, history, lagos, Lagos at 50, Lagos@50

Opinion: Why parents calling for the removal of Manyika’s Independence from JAMB list is deceptive

by Kenneth Osakwe A few days ago, a petition signed by Mrs. Fatima Mahmud-Oyekan, Head of Crescent schools, and Alhaji Aliyu Gudaji, Chairman, Parent-Teacher Association of the school was submitted to the Federal Ministry of Education asking that a few books that I haven’t read and one that I have read, InDependence be removed from... Read More

education, history, independence, nigeria, opinion

The Thread: The heroics of M.K.O Abiola

Today is June 12. In Nigeria, June 12 is significant for two reasons: first for the man, M.K.O Abiola whom people described as “larger than life” and symbolised charity, freedom and a detribalised Nigeria. Second for democracy. June 12, Twitter NG agrees is Nigeria’s true democracy day, because for the first and only time we... Read More

Abiola, history, Mr Aye Dee, nigeria, Politics, The Thread

How Nigerian slave girl, Sara Forbes Bonetta became goddaughter of Queen Victoria

by Rachel Ogbu// Sara Forbes Bonetta continues to be remembered every Black History month, but who was she really? The princess, Queen Victoria’s goddaughter, or an African slave girl? The answer is all three! She was the famous ‘Black Victorian.’ Born as Aina in 1843 as royalty in the Egbado clan (Western Nigeria), she was... Read More

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Opinion: A wink to Banky W and 4 other spectacular moments from Yemi Osinbajo’s #Biafra50 Speech

by Alexander O. Onukwue Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was the Keynote Speaker at a ‘Biafra at 50’ colloquium, held in Abuja on May 25, 2017. The event had a congregation of eminent statesmen and women gather to reflect on the hereafter of the beginning of the unforgettable three-year hostilities. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, John Nnia... Read More

Biafra at 50, civil war, history, IPOB, nigeria, Obasanjo, opinion, secession, Yemi Osinbajo

Feyi Fawehinmi: Iskelebete and the history that is not written

by Feyi Fawehinmi I was at the One Africa Music Fest in London the other day. No point rehashing the usual issues around disorganisation and inability to keep to time — I have since concluded that the self-same God who blessed Nigerians with the ability to move their waists and dance in ways other people... Read More

falz the bahd guy, Feyi Fawehinmi, history, Iskaba, Iskelebete, Mr Eazi, Nigerian Music, opinion, Popular culture, Wande Coal

Simon Kolawole: Predators as Nigeria’s ultimate saviours

by Simon Kolawole For decades, I have been holding on tenaciously to the belief that Nigeria would develop someday. I like to be practical, so I come up with all kinds of thoughts on how this would or could be achieved in real life. However, I have seen my hypotheses and postulations disintegrate one after... Read More

Chibok girls, development, history, IBB, nigeria, Obasanjo, opinion, simon kolawole, Yemi Osinbajo

Dele Momodu: Season of books and denials

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me confess that one of my addictions is reading books. I just love the feel and thrill that books can give to you. I simply cannot resist great covers. And the subject matter is irrelevant. From prose to poetry, fiction to science fiction and even faction, autobiographies, biographies or... Read More

books, Dele Momodu, history, nigeria, Nigerian Youth, opinion, Prof A.B.O.O. Oyediran

Opinion: The Ijesha Oba of Lagos and his confused history of Lagos

by Dele Awogbeoba A purported statement from the palace of Oba of Lagos stated that Eko (Lagos Island) is not part of Yoruba land. Part of that statement read: “Oba Ado fell in-love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chief, they had two sons and... Read More

Benin, history, lagos, nigeria, oba akiolu, Traditional leaders

Farooq Kperogi: Top 8 popular national lies that won’t die in Nigeria

by Farooq A. Kperogi In Nigeria, once lies and historical myths take roots, they are almost always impossible to uproot. But the stubborn persistence of lies is no reason to give up on correcting them. Find below 8 oft-repeated lies with the most staying power in Nigeria. That Wole Soyinka had a third class degree. After... Read More

donald trump, Farooq Kperogi, history, myths, nigeria, The Thread, trump, Wole Soyinka

The Thread: Funmi Iyanda goes in hard on Nigerian youth and war erupts

The daily scuffles we see on social media daily are representative of the state of the Nigerian society itself. Whether religious or cultural; whether Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram or the presidency, Nigeria is warring on many fronts. But the explosive conflict below is not on that level. It all began with History. Common history. But... Read More

Funmi Iyanda, generation x, history, Military regime, Nigeria youth, The Thread, twitter wars

Feyi Fawehinmi: How sex trafficking came to reign in Edo state

by Feyi Fawehinmi I recently started reading Hugh Thomas’ magisterial thousand pager on the Atlantic slave trade. My reading is somewhat motivated — I am looking for patterns that have been in place for hundreds of years that you can still see today. What if someone somewhere, hundreds of years ago, set in motion something... Read More

Benin empire, Feyi Fawehinmi, history, opinion, prostitution, sex trafficking, slave trade, The Hand of Oba Ozolua The Conqueror?

ootc

Demola Olarewaju: Response to Chude – Regret is not an option, but learning is without option

by Demola Olarewaju One would be forgiven if on reading Chude’s attempt at justifying his and others’ 2015 electoral choice one thought he was saying that the sail of the ship of the Nigerian state is on a steady and smooth trajectory towards nationhood. That, of course, is exactly what he was saying and from... Read More

Buhari, Chude Jideonwo, Demola Olarewaju, history, nigeria, opinion, Osinbajo, Politics

February 23, 2017

Letter to the son of man: Between Yahya Jammeh and President Buhari

by Adeyemi Kolawole Adeojo Hannibal Dear Son of Man, Your response, which was succinct and aptly posited, dissects the hearts of men at its vainglorious and peripatetic best. I was effusively excited to read from you. I wonder why we cannot have on earth as it is in heaven, as the level of privations... Read More

Barrow, Buhari's London soujourn, history, Jmmeh, nigeria, opinion, yaradua, Yemi Osinbajo

February 10, 2017

Opinion: A loud nay to free education

by Anthony Ademiluyi In 1999, democracy returned to Nigeria after a sixteen year military interregnum. At the time I was a senior secondary school student of the prestigious Kings College Lagos. Michael Orimobi, Kodilinye Acholonu and I felt it was necessary to spread the ideals of democracy to the rest of the students. Our collective... Read More

Awo, free education, history, nigeria, opinion, Zik

February 6, 2017

Cheta Nwanze: Nigerians, can we stop the blame game?

by Cheta Nwanze Dear Yetunde, So here was I ready for marriage and dating a girl, Awele, whom I was head over heels for. It was great at the beginning. She was a looker, made nice meals, the sex was great. But as the relationship progressed, I found that she had a terrible habit. She... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, history, nigeria, opinion

February 1, 2017

Opinion: When a nation decides to forget her past

by Orji Sunday Sylvester “The past remains integral to us all, individually and collectively. We must concede the ancient their place, as I have argued. But their place is not simply back there in a separate and foreign country; it is assimilated in ourselves, and resurrected into an ever changing present” -David Lowenthal When David... Read More

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