State of Mind

There was a time when Storm Records had Sasha, L.O.S, Jazzman Olofin, General Pype, Tosin Martins, Ms Jaie, Yung6ix, Darey, 2Shotz, Naeto C, Ikechukwu, GT the Guitarman, Alaye and Ikechukwu under it’s umbrella, some left the label on good terms while others had to fight their way out. So I ...

According to Etcetera, they are political prostitutes for getting involved with political campaigns. Some say Afro Candy is a prostitute. Some say she’s not or at least, not yet. A few others say she’s a porn star, which is not in the same league as prostitution. Porn stars are taxed, ...

In a piece titled “Democracy, Deferred”, award winning author, Chimamanda Adichie described the recent postponement of the general elections as an act of desperation from an incumbent terrified of losing. Below is the article published on The Atlantic… Last week, Victor, a carpenter, came to my Lagos home to fix ...

Some people have accused me of not liking politicians, so let me set the record straight. I don’t! They have done more harm to our nation than the military (their first cousins). At no period in our nationhood has the opportunity for reversing the dehumanising nature of a politically corrupt ...

Muna Obiekwe was a damn good actor. Quite good. I never really met him nor knew him personally but I admired his acting skills onscreen whenever I watched the movies he featured in. He was an actor who had a panache beyond comparison in many of his roles. I always ...

Hafsat Abiola is a human rights, civil rights and democracy activist, founder of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), and daughter of late business man/politician, MKO Abiola. Her letter below Dear President, As young global leaders we would like to express our deep concern about the recent situations in Nigeria. ...

In Nigeria, there are three classes of people: The Masses, The Politicians, and The Rich. The masses are the puppets, the politicians the hand that controls the puppets and the rich the hand that controls the politicians. The politicians have the system totally rigged in their favour. They have made ...

Nigeria is composed of many ethnic groups, the major ones are Hausas, Fulani’s, Kanuris, Yorubas, Igbos, Edos, Ijaws, Urobos, Idomas, Efiks, and Tivis. Each of these ethnic groups can be a state, a country in its own right. Each has its own culture and world view that is distinct from ...

Read this interesting article sent in Adewale Adeoye, CNN African Journalist of the Year Award Winner ..He detailed his experience during a recent fact finding visit to the Synagogue Church of All Nations.. “Amazed. Amazed. Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua amazed me. I was part of a delegation that visited him ...

Etcetera writes open letter to Christ Embassy head pastor Chris Oyakhilome. Greetings in the name of the lord. I hope this letter finds you in the best of spirit and health. I write to you, in the same form that Paul wrote to the Ephesians expressing his advice and counsel ...

When you are conducting job interviews your goal, if you are rational, is to find the person who can best do the job as specified by your work organization. Presidential elections are hiring interviews, this time the interview is conducted by the entire nation. The entire nation want to find ...

With the choice that Buhari made regarding his vice president (Buhari, Hausa-Fulani; Ideagbo, Yoruba; it is 1983 all over, again) the party henceforth could be considered a Hausa-Fulani and Yoruba party. It is now the party of those who prosecuted the Nigerian civil war. Igbos probably would see it as ...

Every person needs a philosophy, a frame of reference to which he refers everything that happens to him and in the world. A good frame of reference is not necessarily true but referring the events of this world to it enables one to make sense of the things that happen ...

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Fans of pop diva, Tiwa Savage woke up on the first day of the New Year to the good news that she’s now pregnant‎ 9 months into her marriage to former manager, Tunji Balogun. From the picture shared, the undisputed Queen of pop music in Nigeria is visibly in her ...

The year 2014 has ended but there are some events and personality we can say made our year memorable. Looking at the bigger picture 2014 is a year that has seen the height of terror in the world ranging from the ISIS, Taliban, Al Qudea, Al Shabab and Boko Haram ...

Here are the losers of 2014! (In no particular order).. 1. May D May D seem to be the architect of his own misfortune. Since releasing his debut album, the self acclaimed Sure Boy has been a very lazy artiste, choosing not to put out records every now and then. ...

2014 is indeed a wonderful year for some artists, we saw the rising and falling of many, Topping the List is non other than. 1. ORITSE FEMI aka MUSICAL TaLIBAN The Double Wahala crooner who moved recently from Ajegunle to his Lekki home, He is also a proud owner of Range Rover evoque 2014 ...

Report by Declan Eytan for Forbes magazine Illusionists flown in from Spain, flowers imported from France, or an R&B superstar flown in from the United States. No request seems to be out of line to Nigeria’s rich when it comes to the most beautiful day of their life. And don’t ...

On this last Sunday of 2014, Naija Vibe brings you the 10 most controversial pastors of the year. Ayo Oritsejafor The Founder and Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church tops our list of most controversial Nigerian pastors of 2014 for his involvement in the private jet caught smuggling ...