Emmanuel Waziri Okoro

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Headies
What the Headies Awards Keep Getting Wrong: A Cursory Look at the 18th Edition Nominees List

If a category can be reopened and reshuffled hours after publication, what confidence does anyone…

Matt B
Matt B: The Water Remembered Him First

“When they found my living ancestral line, I said that it’s not enough for me…

Revival
“Revival” Review: Ladipoe’s Sophomore Album Proves the Wait Was Worth It

Revival is the rare comeback album that treats the wait itself as material, rather than…

Love is a Machinery
“Love is a Machinery” Review: Anendlessocean Gives Romance the Album It Deserves

Love is a Machinery succeeds because Anendlessocean treats its central theme literally; love, examined here,…

Jameson
Nigerian Bartenders Earn Global Spotlight in Jameson Black Barrel Competition

With Kazeem Oluwasegun Adefuye and Akilla Michael Adebisi heading to Ireland this autumn, Nigeria will…

oSHAMO
In Conversation: oSHAMO Talks Fuji, Self-Discovery, and What’s Next

“My job now is to put my culture on the map, and that is exactly…

Seun Kuti
In Conversation: Seun Kuti Talks “Bird’s Eye View” Podcast, Pan-Africanism, and the Power of Truth

“There’s always an African side to the story or the solution to the problem that…

No Excuses
“No Excuses” Review: Blaqbonez Reaffirms His Status With Swagger, Skill, and Clarity

No Excuses stakes a claim: the Nigerian rap scene should take Blaqbonez as seriously as…

Industry Machine
“Industry Machine” Review: Odumodublvck’s Album Is Loud, Bold, and Loosely Bolted Together

As a rap album, Industry Machine invites scrutiny of its lyricism. Odumodublvck’s chest-thumping is a…

Jameson
Jameson Distillery on Tour Returns to Lagos with Five-Day Cultural Showcase

The festival, which runs from Friday, 26th September to Wednesday, 1st October, marks Jameson’s biggest…