Pharell Meets Fela Kuti in ‘Happy’ Remix

    The late Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti created songs characterized by serious themes such corruption and dictators but one thing it did aside form make you think was make you happy! The cultural rhythms and African inspired melodies

African Music Stars Join to Promote Agriculture in the Continent

ONE.org has launched one of the continent’s largest musical collaborations titled which saw the release of a song titled, ‘Cocoa na Chocolate’. This was launched in support of a new campaign to boost investments in Africa in the area of

Inspirational Mondays: The Dawn of a New Day

By Omoniyi Ibrahim Olalekan The Dawn of a New Day Felt with every glance I make, Beauty bewitching my soul, My emotions plead for outlets, As I gaze amazed,engrossed in fantasies, She vanishes and awakens me to reality.She was vast

Confused About Publishing? 3 Tips on Publishing Your Book

Books!!! We are surrounded by them from the time we open our eyes and they’re the fundamentals of all of our learning. Its quite amazing that someone sat down and made observations about a given topic and then decided to

Jonathan Okeremute Wins Animation Competition

  Nigerian author, Jonathan Okeremute, has emerged winner of the Nigerian Film Corporation, NFC, competition on children’s animation and film project in script writing. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday, April 10, 2014, by the NFC’s Head

Poetry: Form or Freedom?

By Oyin Braithwaite Poetry is an art. Some of my friends have asked what the point or value of poetry is, which is interesting as these are the same people who are moved by certain songs; but for some reason,

5 Ways You Can Deal With Your Work Being Criticized as a Writer

Not everyone will like your writing. Heck, there are times you hate it yourself. As a writer, when you start putting yourself out there by showing your work, you are bound to find a stranger, fellow writer, or friend

About the Books at Connect Nigeria’s 1st Writers’ Conference

  The Writers’ Conference was a wonderful learning experience for every writer that participated. If you were not there, we are trying our hardest to contain our reflex shock! Anyway, this article is dedicated to those amazing books made

4 Powerful Lessons for Writers From the Tweet Chat with Jimi Tewe

Writing is a high paying profession. That fact sank into my head, when I attended ConnectNigeria’s first Writers’ Conference, themed ‘’The Business of Writing’’. You may be of the opinion that writing does not pay, and can only be a

KEISHA COLE & ASA Confirmed for this years Calabar Jazz Festival (EASTER)

Organizers of the Calabar International Jazz Festival have announced today that Grammy-nominated R&B singer Keyshia Cole and the multi-talented songstress Asa have joined the already star-studded lineup scheduled for 18-21 April 2014. Cole is well-known in Nigeria for her hits

Events This Weekend; April 4th-6th

Dtone Martins + His Live Band Join Dtone Martins as he performs exciting soul music alongside his band. Special guests such as Olatunde, Aramide, T’mo, Ibk and GT will also be performing at the event. Date: Friday April 4th 2014

The 2014 Edition of the Lagos Black Heritage Festival, LBHF, Will Focus on Music

The 2014 Lagos Black Heritage Festival will focus on music, organizers have announced with hope that the event will push aspiring musicians to take to other unexploited musical forms as an option to the current trend seen in the

Ibadan Museum to Hold Monument Day

The National Museum of Unity, Ibadan, will hold a Monument Day this month to draw attention to the condition of monuments in the country. The museum’s Curator, Bode Adesina, told News Agency Nigeria, NAN,that the date would be fixed by

Mandela Song Wins US Grand Prize

Songwriter and producer, Don Clarke, and lyricist Karl Bremer are the first South Africans to win the grand prize in the Great American Song Contest. They won an award for their song, “The Long Walk Is Over” dedicated to the

Lagos Art Auction 2014 Set to Take Off

The 7th Edition of the Lagos Art Auction, which is organized by TKMG Auction House, the brainchild of Terra Kulture and Mydrim Gallery will this year, present for sale to the highest bidders 90 exquisite pieces of art from the

Wande Coal Releases Video for ‘My Way’

Black Diamond Entertainment CEO, Wande Coal, has released the visuals for his R&B single, My Way. The first few seconds of the video features a short clip from his February 14, 2014 single, Plan B. My Way was shot by

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