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In August 2019, a 23-year-old artist by the name of Stanley Omah Didia moved to Lagos from Port Harcourt after signing a record deal off the strength of two singles that had been creating a buzz in the underground circuits for more than 18 months. Less than two years later, Stanley, now popularly-known as Omah […]
After mounting pressure from citizens, the Nigerian government has decided to end its controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Sunday, BBC reports. SARS has habitually been accused of harassment, unlawful arrests, torture, and murders. One of the alleged murders sparked outrage and protests across the country. The hashtag #EndSARS became the movements rallying cry and spread […]
Nigerian citizens, activists, and celebrities have all banded together to protest police brutality in the country and call for immediate action. The youth of Nigeria has been leading the pack, sharing their disapproval and anger towards the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit, which they say has been responsible for serial kidnappings, harassment, and […]
While viewers missed out on Love Island action this summer after the UK version of the show was postponed due to COVID-19, fans of the love-finding series are now getting excited after it was announced that a Nigerian version will be hitting screens soon. It has just been confirmed that the everyone’s favourite guilty pleasure […]
Nigeria’s Kaduna state passed a new law dictating that men who are convicted of rape can be castrated, the New York Post reports. Child rapists face the steeper punishment of castration and then execution. Women who are convicted of raping a child can be subject to the removal of their fallopian tubes. “Drastic penalties are required to help further […]
Roddy Ricch‘s “The Box” has taken over the charts. Yet, this song isn’t just a hit stateside. The craze surrounding “The Box” only increased with the release of the single’s video. To show how much impact this track has had, a group of Nigerian children decided to recreate “The Box”‘s visual. In the clip that went […]
Jordyn Woods spoke out on her ongoing feud with the Kardashians for the first time in weeks. Woods adressed the controversy surrounding her alleged affair with Khloe Kardashian‘s former beau Tristan Thompson during a panel in Lagos, Nigeria. Woods said that she was “bullied by the world” during the dissolution of her friendship with the […]
