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![Di’ja’s “Save Me” calls attention to violence in Jos & news of the past 9 months: Watch](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Dija-1.png)
Di’ja’s “Save Me” calls attention to violence in Jos & news of the past 9 months: Watch
An anthem, in the lead up to Nigeria's Independence Day
![Burna Boy’s official music video for “Gbona” is a delight to watch](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Burna-1-1.png)
Burna Boy’s official music video for “Gbona” is a delight to watch
the creator himself is on a prolonged spell of
![Watch Rudeboy’s new release, “Together” featuring “Patoranking”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RudeBoy-1.png)
Watch Rudeboy’s new release, “Together” featuring “Patoranking”
they close a boundary between R&B and Reggae to sing about
![Netflix sets premiere date for “Been So Long” starring Michaela Coel and Arinzé Kene](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/COEL-1.png)
Netflix sets premiere date for “Been So Long” starring Michaela Coel and Arinzé Kene
casts George Mackay and Ronke Adekoluejo in supporting
![Burna Boy’s new single, “Gbona” is a celebration Afrobeat as a dance genre](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Burna-Boy-Gbona-1.jpg)
Burna Boy’s new single, “Gbona” is a celebration Afrobeat as a dance genre
A testament to Burna Boy's ability to make the music of the past feel an awful lot like the
![Mide Michael will go to extreme lengths for love on new single “Pepe”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Mide-Michael-Pepe-1.jpg)
Mide Michael will go to extreme lengths for love on new single “Pepe”
When love becomes a means and an end in
![Mystro and Wizkid’s “Immediately” is your typical nightclub music video](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Mystro-immediately-1.jpg)
Mystro and Wizkid’s “Immediately” is your typical nightclub music video
With cameos from Maleek Berry and Kelechi
![Cholera outbreak reveals that over 35% of Nigeria’s population has no access to safe water](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Public-Toilet-PIcture-1030x687-1.jpeg)
Cholera outbreak reveals that over 35% of Nigeria’s population has no access to safe water
From the 2016/2017 edition of the National Bureau of Statistics' Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
![Major Lazer releases video for “Tied Up” ft Mr. Eazi and Raye: Watch](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tied-up-1.png)
Major Lazer releases video for “Tied Up” ft Mr. Eazi and Raye: Watch
in the lead up to Major Lazer's Lagos tour next week
![Mannywellz teams up with Adekunle Gold for “Yeoo”: Listen](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ellz-1.png)
Mannywellz teams up with Adekunle Gold for “Yeoo”: Listen
a remix of an original from Mannywellz' EP,
![There will be no registration fee for Miss Nigeria 2018 pageant](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ng-1.png)
There will be no registration fee for Miss Nigeria 2018 pageant
call for entry starts September 26 and will end October
![Nnedi Okorafor will launch Sci-fi Comic Series “LaGuardia” in December](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/STL102782-1.jpg)
Nnedi Okorafor will launch Sci-fi Comic Series “LaGuardia” in December
about "African and Alien immigrants" in
![Watch Juls, Kwesi Arthur and Akan in the beautiful Ghanaian video for “Saa Ara”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Juls-Saa-Ara-1.png)
Watch Juls, Kwesi Arthur and Akan in the beautiful Ghanaian video for “Saa Ara”
he needed the video to be as traditional and iconic as
![Nigeria’s D’Tigress secures first win at 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DTigress-1.jpg)
Nigeria’s D’Tigress secures first win at 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup
defeating Turkey to become 1st African team to win at the
![Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s highest selling artwork is a 2017 piece valued at $3.4 million](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cropped_NAC_Bush-Babies-800x962-1.jpg)
Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s highest selling artwork is a 2017 piece valued at $3.4 million
titled "Bush
![Eugy and Kwesi Arthur team up for a new hustler’s anthem, “Pray In The Morning”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Eugy-pray-in-the-morning-1.jpg)
Eugy and Kwesi Arthur team up for a new hustler’s anthem, “Pray In The Morning”
marrying their delicate inner-thoughts with materialistic