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Turntable Hot 100: BNXN’s “Gwagwalada” Spends Another Week At No.1
Hit songs by Libianca, Ruger and Lojay make the Top 10
Interview

How Rivet Is Enabling Creatives Track & Manage Fan Engagement Across Social Media
Co-founders Anj and Simran let us in on how their platform will eases the content creation process for
Art

The Best Album Covers Of 2022, Ranked
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NCVRD: How Kemka Ajoku, Ariane Kayla & Afnan Yassin Created Blaqbonez’s ‘Young Preacher’
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Best New Music: Yinka Grapples With Unrequited Love on “Flowers”
addressing the confusion and pain that sometimes accompany

Best New Music: Falz & Tekno’s New Single “O Wa” Offers A Timely Message About Radical Action
a clarion call for Nigeria's youngest
Communities

New Era’s Latest Documentary Explores Accra’s Underground Youth Culture
part of a docu-series on creative communities around the

INEC Postpones Governorship & State House of Assembly Elections
+ details on the Court of Appeal ruling between candidates of the PDP, LP and the electoral

2023 Elections: Five states to watch in Nigeria’s gubernatorial polls
A look at some of the marquee states ahead of this

For Us By Us: Leadership, power & Nigeria’s government of the people
In Nigerian democracy, power is just
Culture

Ghana’s Contributions to Afropop History Goes Deeper Than Music
In reverence to the West African country's 66th Independence Day

WAFFLESNCREAM: How a Nigerian skate brand is providing community for a new generation of creatives
a skateboarding community united by music, fashion and
Essentials

Essentials : Co-curated by KMRU, ‘Insha’ Merges Innovative Electronic Music with Folkoloric Values
A versatile yet compact

Essentials: Ice Prince Celebrates His Wins & Struggles on New EP ‘To Be Continued’
the rapper hasn't lost his

Essentials: Pheelz is Affectionate & Aspirational On His Sophomore EP, ‘Pheelz Good’
a warm demonstration of his prowess
Fashion

Join Momo Hassan-Odukale at the Chanel Métiers d’art show in Dakar
Dressed in Abiola Olusola & Nyosi
Film

AV Club: ‘Your Excellency’ Encapsulates the Power of Media in the Political Arena
Pertinent to the ongoing election

The first episode of ‘Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda’ is now streaming on Disney Plus
the first episodes takes places in Lagos,

AV Club: ‘Crime and Justice Lagos’ tackles societal ills through the police & legal procedure
Starring Folu Storms and Jammal Ibrahim as lead
Politics

INEC Postpones Governorship & State House of Assembly Elections
+ details on the Court of Appeal ruling between candidates of the PDP, LP and the electoral

2023 Elections: Five states to watch in Nigeria’s gubernatorial polls
A look at some of the marquee states ahead of this

For Us By Us: Leadership, power & Nigeria’s government of the people
In Nigerian democracy, power is just
Reviews

A 1-Listen Review Of Bella Shmurda’s Debut Album ‘Hypertension’
the Nigerian singer's anticipated debut
Sport

The Qatar 2022 World Cup is riddled with controversy
The result of one of the most unholy alliances in football

What’s Going On: Nigerian Tiktokers Arrested, Sudan State of Emergency & More
Notable headlines from around the
Style

Join Momo Hassan-Odukale at the Chanel Métiers d’art show in Dakar
Dressed in Abiola Olusola & Nyosi
Tech

How Rivet Is Enabling Creatives Track & Manage Fan Engagement Across Social Media
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Get To Know The New PocketApp by PiggyVest, A Socio-Commerce Platform
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Inside FaajiApp’s Vision of Curating Worthwhile Experiences
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The Shuffle

The Shuffle: “E Ma S’eka” proves Bola Johnson deserves more reverence in the Nigerian music canon
The sample behind the latest Smino & J. Cole

Revisiting Olamide’s ‘YBNL’, the album turned street-defining movement
More than the title of a cult classic

The Shuffle: How Da Trybe left a reverential Nigerian music moment with “Oya”
A rap cypher formatted for pop
Viral

How Lupita Nyong’o and other women reopened the global issue of men like Harvey Weinstein
Speaking out against all the