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How the world reacted to Trump becoming president

How the world reacted to Trump becoming president

Trump has emerged victorious at the just concluded US Elections 2016 and will be the next President of the United States – but not everyone is happy about it. Today the world has slowly woken up to the news that Donald Trump has been voted President of the United States. after a long, bitter and divisive election campaign. The billionaire Republican who stunned the entire world with his crushing…

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Winners at the AFRIMA Awards 2016

Winners at the AFRIMA Awards 2016

The third edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) held on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Convention Center in Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos. The event was anchored by hosts, who were drawn from the three majorly spoken languages in Africa — English, French and Arabic — Ahmed Soultan (Morocco), Bonang Matheba (South Africa) and Ika Jong (Congo). It was a night to remember for Wizkid as he…

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2face Idibia is out with the video for ‘Hate What You Do To Me’

2face Idibia is out with the video for ‘Hate What You Do To Me’

The living legend, 2face Idibia, comes through with the music video of the 8th track off his “Ascension” album titled “Hate What You Do To Me”. 2baba channeled his inner NeYo on this track, setting off that hate-that-i-love-you mood, proper African style with “Hate What You Do To Me”. Too bad he didn’t have a partner to duet with like Rihanna did but he does more justice to it than a marching…

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Art X Lagos: What to expect at Nigeria’s biggest contemporary art fair

Art X Lagos: What to expect at Nigeria’s biggest contemporary art fair

The stage is set for Art X Lagos; West Africa’s first international contemporary art fair kicking off on Friday, November 4, 2016 and ending on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Art X Lagos will feature 30 exhibitions by 65 artists and galleries from 10 countries in Africa and the diaspora. Holding at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, the exhibition, co-sponsored by 7UP, will feature a selected…

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You can now stream Ice Prince’s “Jos To The World” album on Youtube Super Cool Cats rapper, Ice Prince Zamani, just released his album titled “Jos To The World (J2TW)” on 28 October 2016 with a track list of 19 songs and not only did the album drop, he's put out a free listen of the full album on YouTube.

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#BlackLivesMatter? Not to Lil Wayne and fans are not impressed

#BlackLivesMatter? Not to Lil Wayne and fans are not impressed

Lil Wayne couldn’t care less about the Black Lives Matter movement one bit because it apparently has nothing to do with him, according to Weezy himself before he stormed out of an interview on Tuesday night and fans aren’t going to let it slide. Lil Wayne is currently being dragged to hell and back on viral space for trivializing the Black Lives Matter movement. During a recent appearance…

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Why did Iyanya jumped ship instead of starting fresh?

Why did Iyanya jumped ship instead of starting fresh?

Yesterday, Don Jazzy activated Iyanya as a Mavin in an unprecedented move that makes Iyanya the first Nigerian pop artiste to leave his own established label to sign up with a competing company. Nigerian artists have been known to leave their starting labels once they track to go on their own but for Iyanya it is different. He chose to go under the Mavin banner, why? Here’s what we think about…

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What Iyanya's move to Mavin could mean for both parties

What Iyanya’s move to Mavin could mean for both parties

Yesterday, in an unprecedented move, it came to light that MMMG co-owner and artiste Iyanya, who had initially announced intentions to venture solo with his own label, jumped ship to join the Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records. This development being the first of its kind on record for an already established Nigerian pop act to leave his label for a competitor. We have to admit, Iyanya move was more than…

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'Gbagbe Oshi' - When Davido tried to PYPE

‘Gbagbe Oshi’ – When Davido tried to PYPE

We’ve either seen or heard cases when a song from one musician bears too much semblance or qualities of another song or style from a totally different musician right? Not all of such cases may be plagiarism but this recent divergence of Davido from his usual music style that we all know and have come to accept has our hairs raised and on closer inspection, opened our eyes to see that the…

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iPod Touch 7th generation: Rumors, expectations and known specifications

iPod Touch 7th generation: Rumors, expectations and known specifications

Apple waited three years before bringing out the 6th-generation iPod touch and this does not bode well for the 7th generation of the device that users are already looking forward to in the usual yearly release fashion the brand has been known for. With the 6th generation of the iPod Touch released last year July, it could be some time before the next one comes out, as this year is almost capped…

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Recap of MAMA 2016 awards

Recap of MAMA 2016 awards

The MAMA 2016 has come and gone but talks about the prestigious event will still be going on for a while. Apart from musical performances and awards given out to winners, there are some interesting activities from that night that are noteworthy. See a recap of what went down below. Korede Bello wore a Plumber/Maintenance Worker/Mechanic/Astronaut…… (You Name It) outfit. The Godwin singer made an…

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MAMA 2016 full winners list

MAMA 2016 full winners list

Arguably the biggest music award ceremony in Africa, the 2016 MAMAs held in South Africa on Saturday evening, 22 October 2016 at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg hosted by Bonang Matheba. The fashion was tight, the stage performances were LIT, and the awards went to some of the most talented on the continent. Nigeria cleaned up most of the awards of the night. Among the award winners were our…

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The many shades of Korede Bello's MAMA 2016 appearance

The many shades of Korede Bello’s MAMA 2016 appearance

Mavins Singer Korede Bello appeared in a particularly curious outfit at the MAMA’s on Saturday that got fans abuzz and throwing all shades at the ”Godwin” crooner. Korede Bello showed up to the red carpet an MAMA 2016 Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday to the shock of everyone watching in a denim jumpsuit that defied all laws of fashion sense in what he claimed was a deliberate…

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First African Fashion and Art Festival to hold in Lagos

First African Fashion and Art Festival to hold in Lagos

West Africa is about to witness its very first International Art Fair, courtesy Art X Lagos as a 3 day art fair is coming to The Civic Center in Lagos from the 4th to the 6th of November. Tagged Art X Lagos, the three-day exhibition is a new art fair established to connect Nigeria to the entire African art scene, showcasing works from about 50 artists from across 10 countries. The First African…

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Ice Prince’s new album #jos2theworld confirmed for 28th of october

Ice Prince’s new album #jos2theworld confirmed for 28th of october

It’s finally happening. Ice Prince Zamani’s new album, “Jos 2 the World” or #J2TW will drop on the 28th of October. We knew that the album was close when the rapper and singer released the artwork for all to see over the weekend: Hey, Thank you for your patience and a big thank you for your continuous support still. My 3rd Studio Album #JosToTheWorld is ready! TrackList And Date out On Monday!…

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Can you guess who Tekno's 'Diana' is?

Can you guess who Tekno’s ‘Diana’ is?

While we’re still trying to rehabilitate ourselves from the musical addiction that is Tekno’s song “Pana”, he’s gone and dropped another bomb off his arsenal of tunes with this new single titled “Diana” and we have to say that it hits all of the right notes. A note of warning though, listening to this groovy, upbeat track and the lyrics will definitely leave you wondering who “Diana” could be to…

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Davido taking over charts as “how long” video drops

Davido taking over charts as “how long” video drops

2016 has been a torrid year for DMW magnate and Afro Pop sensation Davido, but ever since he announced the release of his new EP, things have been looking up for the singer and after a long wait and anticipation, Davido hits us with ‘HOW LONG’ featuring Tinashe. The “Son of Mercy” era has begun in earnest! The EP was released on the 14th of October (21 October for some Countries) and the DMW…