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Arts & CultureMusicNews‘Song is Good’, Music Critic Gives Reason for Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ Success

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2022

Since its release on 30 October 2020, as the fourth single from Wizkid’s fourth studio album, Made in Lagos, Essence is racking up numbers. The sensual song that sees Wizkid and Tems express their desire for each other has moved from a slow-burning fan favourite to a mainstream monster by making astronomical climb on prestigious music charts. Essence is the first Nigerian song in history to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200. It has also continued to scoop local...

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Arts & CultureNewsCriminals Should Dance in Village Square as Punishment — Runsewe

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2022

Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), has advocated for local solutions to curb Internet fraud, rape, and other social vices. Mr. Runsewe proposed in an interview on Sunday in Abuja that criminals should be taken to their family houses to dance in the village square. This, he said, would go a long way to curb crime in society. “We have to use local and native approach to tackle issues...

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Arts & CultureEntertainmentNewsBBNaija: Ilebaye, Khalid Evicted

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 15, 2022

Ilebaye and Khalid of the ongoing Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show have been evicted. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the host of the show, announced the eviction of the housemates during the live eviction show on Sunday. Adekunle, the week’s head of house, had nominated the two housemates for eviction alongside three other housemates, Phyna, Bryann, and Groovy last Monday. Ilebaye and Khalid are the third and fourth housemates to be evicted from the ‘Level Up’...

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Arts & CultureNewsLondon Museum to Return 72 Looted Artefacts to Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 8, 2022

A London museum, Horniman Musuem, has agreed to return to Nigeria artefacts looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin. It follows a request by Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in January, BBC London reports. Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass cockerel and a key to the king’s palace. Eve Salomon, chair of the museum, said it was “moral and appropriate” to return them since they were...

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Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicNewsTinubu Is 86, Not 70 — Tee Mac

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 29, 2022

Nigerian flutist, Tee Mac Iseli, has revealed that Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), is 86 years old. Tee Mac, ex-President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), made the disclosure on Facebook while airing his opinion on why Tinubu is not qualified to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The veteran flutist disclosed that though he and Tinubu were related by marriage, it was important...

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Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicNews2022 Headies Awards: Portable Disqualified Over ‘Social Media Misdemeanors’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 26, 2022

The organisers of the Headies Awards have disqualified Portable as a nominee at the 15th edition of the Nigerian music awards. The West African Pilot reports that Portable, born Habeed Okikiola, who is a first-time nominee, snagged a spot in the Rookie of the Year and Best Street-Hop Artiste categories. For the Rookie of the Year award, his co-nominees were Av, Fave, Magixx, and Ugoccie, and he was pitted against Bella Shmurda, Rexxie, Mohbad, Naira Marley, Nektunez and Goya Menor for the Best Street-Hop...

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Arts & CultureFilmMusicNewsTems Cover Version Of ‘No Woman, No Cry’ Features On ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Trailer

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 24, 2022

It is another win for Nigerian award-winning singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, as she features on the soundtrack for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer. Sharing the trailer on his Twitter page, Tems’ manager, Muyiwa Awoniyi, wrote, “Grateful to the amazing people at @MarvelStudios. BIG LOVE to the legend Ryan Coogler. “It’s @temsbaby on the official Black Panther 2 trailer. My father is in heaven. Thank you once again. Rest in peace @chadwickboseman.” The...

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Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicP-Square Drops Two Tracks After Five-Year Split

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 22, 2022

P-Square, the Nigerian music duo consisting of the twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, has made an explosive return to the music scene with two new hit tracks: Jaiye (Ihe Geme) and Find Somebody. The singles, with a music video for Jaiye, dropped across all music platforms on Friday, following weeks of anxiety by fans who were exposed to different teasers by the duo. Jaiye is a dance-pop track accompanied by an Amapiano sound. The music video was...

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Arts & CultureNewsRegionsAnnual IgboFest at Discovery Green Brings Houston to Life—Spectacular Photos

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2022

Houston was brought to life again after a 2-year pandemic break with the annual IgboFest celebration.  Ndi Ichie Youth Cultural Foundation hosted this event to reclaim the cultural capital on July 16th in Downtown Houston at Discovery Green. The event featured among numerous  groups; the Texas Southern University Debate Team, Igwe Cultural Entertainment, Nnewi Odogwu masquerade, Okoso Dancers, Akuma Dance Ensemble, Womba Africa Drumming and Dance, Umeze Dance Troupe, Ayaka Masquerade, Ijele Masquerade, and the...

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Arts & CultureLifestyleNigeriaNike Art Gallery: Quick Chat with Chief Reuben Osaruyi Okundaye

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)July 3, 20222

Nike Art Gallery, located at Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria is the largest privately owned Art Gallery in Africa with over 25,000 pieces of artworks of different forms housed in it. The gallery building also houses Nike’s Textile Museum with a huge collection of Nike’s Adire fabrics. Amongst the array of artworks are paintings by the Octogenarian Ex-Police Commissioner, Chief Reuben Osaruyi Okundaye, who is also the husband to Chief Nike Okundaye, the founder of the art...

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