Why Afrobeats went global faster than Nollywood
Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has revealed while Nigerian music, particularly Afrobeats, went global faster than Nollywood. Speaking in a recent episode of the Afropolitan podcast, Jalade-Ekeinde cited funding as the main factor driving the difference. The actress, who is also a singer and a former record label owner, explained that making music requires less…
Keyamo orders immediate change to Airport gate hybrid payment system
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has approved the introduction of a hybrid payment system for motorists entering airport access gates across the country. The development was made known in a statement by the minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Mr. Tunde Moshood. According to the statement, the directive was issued…
Afrobeats mainly for Lagos, Yorubas
Nigerian singer, Omah Lay has sparked controversy after claiming that Afrobeats genre is mainly for Yorubas and people from other ethnic groups struggle to break into the Lagos music scene. Omah Lay said coming from Port Harcourt, he had to work hard to earn a spot in the Lagos music industry, which felt exhausting at…
2027: Don’t waste your time, hard earned money
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe has advised opposition figures nursing presidential ambition to step wasting their time and resources. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Igbokwe implied that President Bola Tinubu has already won the 2027 election. According to him, contesting the election against President Tinubu would be “an exercise…
