Love, power, money and thwarted dreams — all set to an Afrobeat. Those are the essential ingredients of “Wakaa! The Musical”, a Nigerian stage production set to hit London later this month. A runaway success in Lagos last year, the … read more
Contemporary Nigerian arts, culture and music will be celebrated in London’s West End next month as Wakaa! – the hugely successful homegrown musical becomes the first of its kind to debut at the Shaw Theatre. This big, bold new musical … read more
Four-time Grammy Award winning American singer, India Arie has confirmed she’ll be in Lagos, Nigeria this June for a concert. It’ll be the first time the 41-year-old singer and actress will be in Lagos, or indeed West Africa as a … read more
Nigerian-born, Brooklyn- based artist, Laolu Senbanjo is back again with yet another huge gig. This time, his work was featured in Beyoncé‘s recently released visual album, Lemonade. Fresh off his megawatt collaboration with Nike, which saw the talented artist creating … read more
Nigerian pop star Wizkid, 25, has been rated Nigeria’s best-dressed pop star by Vogue Magazine. The international magazine published an interview Wizkid yesterday (February 19) on its site. “Wizkid is pretty much the biggest thing in Nigerian pop, which itself … read more
You might want to strike a pose if you ever see camera flashes in your direction, because your modeling career might be just around the corner. In the case of one young lady in Nigeria, a chance photobombing moment has … read more
In this article for The New York Times, Normitsu Onishi looks at life from behind the lens of Nollywood. Sitting on a blue plastic stool in the sweltering heat, Ugezu J. Ugezu, one of Nigeria’s top filmmakers, was furiously rewriting his … read more