Popular Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold, has taken to social media to appreciate rapper Olamide for accepting him into the YBNL music label. Olamide launched the record label in 2012 after the release of his second studio album, ‘YBNL’. Adekunle Gold, on the other hand, was signed to YBNL in 2015 and delivered his first album…
Nigerian music star Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has ignited a flurry of reactions among fans with hints about possibly launching his own church. The renowned Nigerian musician, who has had an increased activity on social media recently, stirred curiosity through a series of cryptic posts on his official X account. In one…
The rapper — who addresses societal expectations in his music — opens up in a new interview with PEOPLE about his latest single “A Real Man” Dax dives into the perceived gender role placed upon men in “A Real Man” “My goal for when men hear it is to feel heard,” he tells PEOPLE The…
Singer Victony has revealed senior colleague, rapper Olamide inspired him to turn his project, “Stubborn”, into a full album. Initially, Victony said he had planned to release “Stubborn” as an EP, but a meeting with Olamide changed his mind. Olamide, fondly called Baddo, advised Victony to capitalise on the momentum and release a full album…
Grammy-nominated Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has lamented that Burna Boy is erroneously being credited for records set by him and others in the Nigerian music industry. He recalled that Burna Boy was widely reported as the first artiste to play in Coachella in 2020 despite his (Kuti’s) performance at the festival in 2012. He also…
Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), detained by the Nigerian police since Wednesday, May 1, 2024, has regained his freedom. SaharaReporters learnt that Ojukwu was released on Friday. The journalist’s release comes a day after a coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Action Group for the Protection…
