Obituary: Victor Olaiya, the mercurial genius of high-life

On the 12th of February, at exactly twelve noon, Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON, iconic highlife maestro, trumpeter and vocalist breathed his last. Cause of death remains unknown but according to Bimbo Esho, managing director of Evergreen Music Company Ltd, the label that published Olaiya’s music, this development occurred at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi... Read More

The Cutting Floor

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May 18, 2017

Moji Olaiya: 5 things you should know about the actress

by Omoleye Omoruyi Born February 27, 1975, Moji Olaiya was a Nigerian actress, featuring in several Yoruba and English Nigerian movies. Moji started her career in the popular series, ‘Super Story’. She continued in films such as ‘No Pains No Gains’, in which she played Ireti, ‘Sade Blade’ (2005), ‘Nkan adun’ (2008) and ‘Omo iya meta leyi’... Read More

The News Blog

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March 7, 2015

”It’s not good when a woman is not under a man’s roof” – Discuss

by Anike Jacobs Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya who recently celebrated her 40th birthday, says she hasn’t ruled out getting married again because, according to her, it is not good for a woman not to be under a man’s roof. In an interview published on Punch Newspapers this morning, Olaiya said: “What went through my mind... Read More

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October 3, 2014

Forget the MTV Base list: Here’s the authentic list of the top 20 Nigerian songs of all time

by Anike Jacobs So earlier today, MTV Africa released a list of the top 20 greatest Naija songs of all time, with 2face Idibia’s ‘African Queen’ topping the compilation. Singer 9ice’s Gongo Aso, D’banj’s Oliver twist, Davido’s Skelewu and other contemporary tracks made the list but Nigerians do not agree with it and so we... Read More

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February 1, 2013

2face going old-school with Victor Olaiya (SNAPSHOT)

by Chi Ibe (H/T: LIB for Photo) Ace musician, 2face Idibia and high life legend, Victor Olaiya are allegedly working on one of Olaiya’s classic track, ‘Jowo’. 2face is to feature on the track and we are trying to imagine what is will sound like.

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