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FỌ́KÁSÍBẸ̀!

August 28, 2023

By Toyin Falola I accidentally owe the inspiration for this piece to Glorious Vision University and its Dean of Humanities, Dr. Samson Ijaola. I was invited to pay a

IGBÓ!

August 18, 2023

By Toyin Falola Kilode! Don’t say you won’t read this fine piece because it is about Igbó, alias Indian Hemp. I sympathize with the Indian, as the one I want

Nigerian artistes net N11b from Spotify in 2022, says official

August 10, 2023

Spotify, an online streaming platform has revealed that Nigerian artists made over N11 billion from the streaming platform in 2022. Ms Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Spotify’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, made

Ọmọkọmọ!

August 10, 2023

By Toyin Falola Do you remember the wedding party I attended the other day? The one I saw Bẹ́kùnBẹ́kùn at? Yes, that one. I called it Ayamatanga! Google it!! I

Nigerian writers on Nigeria

August 8, 2023

Why are Nigerians able to walk on rivers abroad but often struggle to crawl at home? Why is it that these days, most Nigerians have to leave home to excel?

Mrs Adedowole for burial in Owo

August 8, 2023

Funeral activities for the burial of Deaconess Esther Adewolu Adedowole, popularly known as (Mama Oni Koko (Cocoa), who died on May 21, 2023, will commence on Wednesday, August 9,

Teni becomes Spotify’s EQUAL Africa artiste for August

August 7, 2023

Spotify, an online music streaming service, says Nigerian songwriter, Teniola Apata, popularly known as Teni, is its EQUAL Africa artiste for August. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan

Nigeria’s Adebayo makes Booker Prize longlist

August 1, 2023

By Olayinka Oyegbile Nigerian novelist Ayobami Adebayo is among 12 other writers who made the 2023 Booker Prize list. The Booker Prize is Britain’s most prestigious literary prize open to

Adekunle Gold’s music most streamed in U.S., Nigeria, UK – Spotify

July 28, 2023

Spotify, an online streaming platform, says Adekunle Gold’s music has been observed to be mostly streamed in U.S. in the last 28 days. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music

Kole Omotoso: In memoriam

July 24, 2023

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday and no tomorrow.

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