Music Break. Kefee & Becca
Kefee (from Nigeria) and Becca (from Ghana) bring their version of ‘Dan Maliyo’. Pop and play
Nigeria
Plenty Koko
We didn’t expect anything else: the video for FOKN Bois “Sexin Islamic Girls” goes all the
Football: The 11 Commandments of Rigobert Song
When the good Lord handed down the Decalogue to Moses atop Mount Sinai, he limited himself
Nigeria Fashion Week
Probably to coincide with New York Fashion Week, Vice released the Nigerian installment of its “Fashion
Africa’s first 21st century global pop star?
Nigerian D'Banj draws big crowds on the continent and regularly plays the diaspora circuit in cities like London. Next, pop stardom.
Thandie Newton is bi-racial, and not Igbo
Thandi Newton choice as a female lead in the screen adaptation of "Half of a Yellow Sun" has some people upset.
The whole ‘Afrobeats’ thing
Afrobeats is broadly what most people think when they try to define black music in the UK. But it is hard to pin down.
Guinness for the people
Beer company Guinness’s new commercial “The Ticket,” made for its huge Nigerian market and first unveiled
Dissatisfied young people
Chika Unigwe has been at the forefront of solidarity efforts in support of the #OccupyNigeria protests. Tom Devriendt spoke to her.
Modern life in Lagos
Nigeria is surely too large and its art community too diverse for any claims for representativeness to be sincerely possible?
Nigeria's Prophet
By now you’ve probably watched the (British) Channel 4 TV documentary film about Nigeria’s millionaire preachers–the
On Brand Nigeria
A quick read of comments to recent posts defending gay rights, point to how deep-seated and widespread homophobia is in Nigeria.
Fighting somebody else's war
By Basia Lewandowska Cummings We British are very good at honoring the dead. Last Friday Prime
Music Break. Friday Bonus Edition, N°1
Girl Power is big among female West African pop singers. Or so recent music videos suggest.
Take me to your leader: Babatunde Fashola
The Governor of Lagos has larger ambitions than just governing Nigeria's and probably Africa's most vibrant megacity.
Found Objects No.14
“Judge Hatchett Discovers She Is Nigerian.” She even does accents. The Hausa gets mangled in the
‘The Art of El Anatsui’
Film Review by Elliot Ross* Making a film about an artist whose work is as beautiful
Nigerian Independence
Okay we’re a day late. (It’s Sean’s fault.) Happy Indpendence Day Nigeria. Your music industry is
Music Break / Nneka
Nneka‘s “Soul is Heavy” from her new album. Extras: Part 1 and Part 2.