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Featuring cuts from Minz, Suspect 95, Shatta Wale &

TG Omori leads nominees for Video of the Year at Soundcity MVP Awards 2023
Burna Boy, Rema and Asake lead all

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Mixed reactions trail Nancy Isime’s body double revelation in Netflix’s ‘Shanty Town’
women are given limited spaces to occupy in

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Notable headlines from around the
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Introducing The Blacklist West Africa, in partnership with Guap Mag
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Hot Takes: Abike Dabiri-Erewa’s Vexations & the Premiere of ‘Black Panther’ in Nigeria
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a clear indication of his penchant for

Essentials: Ovye’s ‘Ramin Tsuliyan Ungwan Pama’ Is For The Wanderers & Truth Seekers
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Essentials: Ukweli & Xenia Manasseh Explore Minimalist Grooves On New EP, ‘Maybe’
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Film

Mixed reactions trail Nancy Isime’s body double revelation in Netflix’s ‘Shanty Town’
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Politics

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Notable headlines from around the

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A 1-Listen Review Of Bella Shmurda’s Debut Album ‘Hypertension’
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Sport

The Qatar 2022 World Cup is riddled with controversy
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The Shuffle

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The sample behind the latest Smino & J. Cole

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More than the title of a cult classic

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