State of Mind

A typical African, gets really defensive and quickly irritated when the vast areas of his or her intellectual shortcomings are highlighted and compared to people of other races, who by the way, have proven to make better decisions at numerous spheres of national life. We’re quick to condemn criticism however ...

The large craving for gender equality and a continuous upgrade in affirmative action for women, may yield a generous amount of progress in the liberal world, but will continue quite sadly, to suffer recurring setbacks in Africa and the Middle East! • The Supervised Entitlements of Women In Africa: Africa ...

The ‘practice’ of Christianity in Africa, is gradually on the verge of a wild goose chase. The more impressive the proliferation of churches (the credibility of which cannot be truly ascertained), the higher the population of indecisive religious tourists, who continuously fall victims of marketing hype! The second coming of ...

By Nimi Princewill In the coming year, there will be a lot more roadside thieves and ‘phone snatchers’, hence more jungle justice in 2017! There will also be more treasury looters, accompanied by more ‘prosecution’ and ‘persecution’ (it depends on how you see it) of ex-treasury looters by the current ...

Apga Alaigbo has made some startling allegations, claiming that a certain Mr Uche Nworah who heads Anambra Broadcast Service (ABS, the organisers of the beauty pageant) is one of the brains behind the alleged blackmail. He also alleged the contestants in the Miss Anambra pageant are used as Executive prostitutes ...

Top entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly called, Charly Boy in a series of tweets on Monday called for revolution in the country. The singer and TV personality indirectly stated that he is set to lead a revolution against corrupt politicians. While saying that Nigerian people are victims of corrupt system, he ...

OAP Freeze has penned down his thoughts about modern day pastors in an article he titled; Pastors Today Are Businessmen in Pentecostal Suits, they are so unlike Christ and his disciples! Read below; Most pastors today are not serving God, they are so unlike Christ, and many are just business ...

Read the open letter written by Emeritus Archbishop of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Okogie to President Buhari below Dear Mr. President, Last year, when you assumed office, the chant of “Change”, your campaign slogan, ushered you into the Presidential Villa. Today, cries of “hunger” could be heard across the length and ...

A lot of names came to mind when I was compiling this list because in all honesty there are so many of these artiste that are very promising and then you wonder what happened or is happening to their career, especially the ones that are very talented. 1. Jayru This ...

The entertainment scene in Nigeria has witnessed immeasurable growth like no other sector in the Country, most especially Nigerian music. Aside oil, music seems to be our second largest export to Africa and with collaborations with established acts in the US I can comfortably say we are taking it to ...

The Nigerian music industry has come a long way and several secular artistes, despite their music genre still always find a way to stay thankful to God by doing one or two Gospel songs in a bid to show appreciation to God for their immeasurable talent bestowed on them. While, it is ...

Fellow Nigerians, reactions to my column last week were not unexpected. As anticipated, they were indeed varied. Some people were impressed that anyone could tell President Muhammadu Buhari what most people would never dare. Others felt I could talk because I don’t work with the President and therefore do not ...

I’m a passionate lover of our country Nigeria for many reasons. Not many countries in the world are as blessed as this country. We have abundance of natural and human resources, we are blessed with rich land and hardly have any records of natural disasters. No matter how blessed you ...

Ovation magazine boss and one time Presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu on his Thisday Column this week, had something interesting to write about. He wrote about the questionable quality of appointments by the Buhari led government, describing it as ‘appallingly lacklustre’. Dele Momodu also criticized the way the president broke the Ramadan fast ...

EME boss, Banky W who just released a new single shared an open letter to all singles in a bid to promote the new single. If I got a million naira every time I am asked when I will marry, I’d be a billionaire but thankfully, I am not the ...

The Nigerian soundscape is mostly famous for preppy pop numbers that can light up any dance floor with irate fans bobbing to heavy bases and popping synths. However, this does not mean Nigerians are always so happy-go-lucky. Occasionally, the music sails towards somber narratives capable of tripping the most stable ...

Babatunde Okungbowa a.k.a OJB Jezreel was born on July 4th, 1966 in Lagos to Chief Anthony Okungbowa & Isabella Abiodun Okungbowa (Nee Pinheiro) in a matrimony that produced 5 others. He was the last child of his mum. He attended Yewande Memorial Primary School & Mainland Preparatory Elementary School between ...

Ice Prince has been pushing hard for the 2016 release date for his highly anticipated “Jos To The World” album for quite a while now. Considering how lukewarm 2015 has been for him, dropping the mixed-review “Trash Can EP”, before going out of his way to record ‘Boss‘ and teased ...

It is quite unfortunate to hear all this talk about breach of contract, Artiste label rivalry, fraudulent dealings by Artiste and their managers; and the list goes on. In the light of recent controversies trending on social media concerning Artiste and their record labels, I’d like to lend my voice ...

Blackmagic’s brand is one of the strongest brands in the industry, he is not always after having a major street hit, but dishing out meaningful songs with powerful lyrics is what he’s known for. ‘Loyal‘ was released as a birthday gift to his fans who have been with him from ...