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A Moment Of Silence, For Sound Sultan

His Last Words The late Singer, Lanre Fasasi, a.k.a Sound Sultan had urged Nigerians to celebrate people while they were alive. This was his last appeal on his Instagram before he died last Sunday. Sound Sultan said it was necessary to...

ROTIMI AMAECHI: On Family, Going back to School & Making Hit Music

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Do you thrive on being controversial? I’ve never been controversial. What Nigerians refer to as controversy is when you say the truth and stand by it. Nigerians don’t really understand or believe in the truth and once I’m convinced that...

Happy Children’s Day From The Ikorodu Bois & A Girl!

How did this all begin? Babatunde: We’ve always loved movies right from a young age. All of what you see us do in our videos are pretty much what we do on a daily basis. I knew Maleek has always...

There Is Only One Festus Keyamo!

Excerpt: Why do you keep calling them indomie generation? It’s just a word that people use to describe the much younger generation beacause the noodles take about 2 minutes to be done, it’s not cooked deeply. They are too surface-based and...

Olamide Adedeji: The Show Goes On

How come you produce great shows and performances that often push people to stardom, yet shy away from publicity? Some people can’t handle fame and publicity. I think I’m one of such people. I’d rather stay behind the scene and...

AMAJU PINNICK: Taking Warri to the World!

Excerpt For so long women’s football has suffered neglect and disrespect.. what are your plans to change that narrative? That’s not true, it has never been like that. Nigerian female football is number one in Africa and one of the best...

Ejoya’s Toba Adeyanju: On Curating The Next Grammy Winners

Considering that the company is predominantly run by young Nigerians, how does that affect structure? Honestly, it’s not very easy particularly because we’ve had to work remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our office space has been closed since March...

Timi Dakolo: On His ‘Yard People’, Music And The Importance Of Consistency

Excerpt: What inspired the name “The Yard people”? I grew up in a yard. When I mean a yard, I mean face me I face you where everybody knows everybody’s issues. So, I wanted to grow my children in that way,...

FADE OGUNRO: A Feminist in Tech

What do you think is the best part of being a woman in the tech industry? To be honest, I think it’s being able to leave a tangible mark in the world that can mold people. I think that’s the...

BOSE OGULU: Is Much More Than Just ‘Mama Burna’

How does it feel to be mother and manager of a Grammy winner? Has it sunk it yet? Yes and no because it’s more than that for me. As the mother of a Grammy award winner it makes me proud....