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Rema, the Young Mavin Star on Obama’s Summer Playlist

Two days ago, Barack Obama sparked a fresh round of excitement on Twitter. This came just before we got over Burna Boy’s Anybody on Sir Elton John’s show. Barack Obama shared a list of the songs he and his wife

Code Wilo has Just Been Released in Cinemas

Film lovers who would like something different from the usual comedy and romance of most Nollywood movies have an answer in Code Wilo. The story is a political thriller which centers on the drama that a chief triggers when he

Davido’s Moment with 50 Cent in New York

It isn’t clear if Davido broke the record set by Wizkid in 2018 at the O2 Arena by selling all 20,000 seats. A few days after his performance on the 27th of January, he shared an image on Twitter that

Did You Know? Lagbaja is not the First Nigerian Musician to Cover his Face

Lagbaja was born in 1960 and he began his music career in the 90’s. He is now known as ‘the masked one’ because of the unsettling masks made of traditional African cloth that he wears over his face when performing.

The Best of Burna Boy’s Epic Year

Last week, Sir Elton John featured Burna Boy’s hit song Anybody on his weekly radio show Rocket Hour. He called the track ‘fantastic’ and gave Burna Boy some quick praise. The recognition was a huge honor. Sir Elton John is

These Teenage Filmmakers from Kaduna are Going Places

Nine teenagers in Kaduna who go by the name, The Critics, went viral last week. From a small compound in their area, they produce films with better video, audio, and content quality than a lot of local home videos. Their

Abba Makama is Taking Nigeria to TIFF Again

In The Last Okoroshi by Abba Makama, a local Nigerian man struggles to make the most of his unremarkable life as a company security guard until he begins to have strange and terrifying dreams. After hearing about his dreams, an

Did You Know? Bolanle Austen Peters Didn’t Plan to be a Movie Director

Bolanle Austen Peters, founder of Terrakulture and director of the recently released film Bling Lagosians, didn’t plan to be in the Nigerian film industry. In fact, she wanted to be a dancer. In an interview with Okay Africa, Austen Peters

Arit Okpo is the New Host of African Voices CNN

Arit Okpo, seasoned Nigerian TV presenter and producer, has been announced the new host of CNN’s African Voices. The announcement was made by CNN Africa’s official Twitter handle and was confirmed by Arit Okpo on the 8th of August. African

Everything You Need to Know About Aki and Pawpaw

Quick question. When was the last time you saw the face of either Aki or Pawpaw on Twitter? If you’re a regular user, probably at least once in the past two weeks. Even though their combined mainstream acting career ended

Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido Dominate Song Sales on Billboard World Chart

August is looking like a good month for Nigerian music. 2019 has definitely been a good year. Wizkid’s latest feature, Brown Skin Girl, has spent 2 weeks at Number 1 on Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart. Davido is at

Did You Know? In 2002, Nollywood went on a Strike

In May 2002, the Video Marketers Association of Nollywood shut down the distribution of Nigerian films so that they could try to control production. The market was saturated with poorly produced home videos and marketers were not making profit. According

Malika: Warrior Queen is a Semi-Finalist in the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards

Malika: Warrior Queen, is a bold animation project by Youneek Studios and Anthill Studios. It was brought into the limelight earlier this year when it was announced that Adesua Etomi would be the voice of the lead character on the

Music Videos We Love: ‘By You’ by Simi ft Adekunle Gold

By You begins with Simi showing off a huge engagement ring while singing ‘diamonds are forever’ and ends with Adekunle Gold singing his song ‘Orente’ to Simi at their traditional wedding. Viewers follow Adekunle and Simi as they dance, drive

Entertainment Events This August

It’s the 8th month of the year! We’re all thinking it, and everyone is saying it: this year went by fast. Feels like it was just January yesterday. The first weekend in August is packed with a variety of relaxing

Did You Know? The Wedding Party 2 is the Highest Grossing Nigerian Film

The Wedding Party, released in 2016, is the first Nigerian film to gross more than 400 million naira in the Nigerian box office. Its sequel, The Wedding Party 2, grossed 312 million dollars in its first month. These are incredible

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