Seyi Vibez was forced to make a difficult decision barely two weeks before his debut album, Billion Dollar Baby, was released to the public at the start of November [2022]. His manager informed him the remix of one of his songs, C Major, with Tiwa Savage, would have to be removed from the album (and […]

One sure way to show people on social media that you’re enjoying Detty December is by posting pictures from fancy restaurants. Even though Nigerian restaurants cost an arm, foot, liver, beard and edges, they’re the new December concerts, and there’s nothing we can do about it.  If, like me, you’re on a small budget, here […]

Are the main characters on TV shows created to be annoying and chaotic all the time? Or is it just a Puleng Khumalo thing?

My Bro is a biweekly Zikoko series that interrogates and celebrates male friendships of different forms. Adnan and Michael didn’t like themselves when they met at a job orientation four years ago — one was very serious, while the other just couldn’t be bothered about anything. Despite their differences, the two have become best friends, […]

We heard some Nigerian musicians are now farmers (Bubu will be proud), so we decided to investigate. Here’s everything you need to know about music streaming farms.

Do you want to get all the cool Black Friday deals without spending your January rent? Don’t worry. We’ve got you.

What if we said you didn’t have to hustle ₦70k for Detty December concert tickets? Here’s how you can attend all your faves’ concerts for FREE!

There’s a high chance you’ve heard about the #NoNutNovember challenge. The rules for the challenge are simple: step into November, and do your best not to cum for 30 days.  While I initially thought the #NoNutNovember challenge was just social media bants. I recently realised some people, mostly men, take it seriously. But why? And […]

Dear Grammys, Wizkid and Burna Boy are not the only Nigerian artists. Asake, Obongjayar, Asa, Show Dem Camp and everyone else on this list ate in 2022. How far?

Did you really watch #BlackPanther: Wakanda Forever if you didn’t notice these Easter eggs?

When Marvel‘s Black Panther premiered in February 2018, it was more than just a superhero movie; it was a cultural movement. In a time when audiences were getting tired of the Marvel formula of replacing creative risks with unnecessary jokes (and let’s not forget the lineup of superheroes that looked like the cast of Friends), […]

My Bro is a biweekly Zikoko series that interrogates and celebrates male friendships of different forms. Bolu and Zen are polar opposites. While Zen is quiet, calculated and shy, Bolu is very much in your face and not afraid to tell you exactly what he thinks. The two met at university almost ten years ago, […]

Something must kill a man and for Wizkid, that thing is bumbum. Here’s what we think about his new album “More Love, Less Ego” after listening to it for the first time.

From Caroline and Chioma’s epic fight on The Real Housewives of Lagos to the time Nengi dodged Ozo’s kiss on #BBNaija, these 15 iconic reality TV show moments will live rent free in our heads forever.

If you could do anything you wanted for a day, like the Elesin in Netflix’s Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman, what would it be? Let’s give you some tips.

Everyone is talking about Netflix’s From Scratch and how it made them cry. Well, I’m here to testify that I saw it and not one teardrop left my eyeballs.  The show follows the ups-and-downs love story of Amy (Zoe Saldana) and Lino (Eugenio Mastrandrea) . I didn’t cry, not because I’m heartless or insensitive, I […]

After storming Los Angeles and London over the last few weeks, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has finally held its African premiere in Lagos, Nigeria. And the film’s stars, Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright and Tenoch Huerta, pulled up to the premiere looking like this:  Nigerians decided to do the usual and create […]

Nigerian playwrights have been killing it for decades. But while Nollywood has been known to adapt a couple of books, they haven’t really touched plays. But with Netflix releasing Wole Soyinka’s Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman, I decided to bring up some other plays that need to make their way to the big screen ASAP. […]

My Bro is a biweekly Zikoko series that interrogates and celebrates male friendships of different forms. A random tweet and mutual love for photography brought Jerrie and Kunle together five years ago. Even though Jerrie hired Kunle as his photography assistant, the two have become best friends who aren’t scared to make fun of each […]

Everyone is talking about Kunle Afolayan’s latest Netflix fim, Aníkúlápó and its lead character, Saro, a man who could raise people from the dead. While being able to stroll into a cemetary to summon folks like Michael Jackson in Thriller sounds cool, we can’t help but think of some more pressing Nigerian problems that could […]

Let’s tell you what the new songs from Burna Boy, Rema, Fireboy DML and CKay on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever sounds like, and which songs you need on your playlist ASAP.

Have you ever watched a TV show to impress someone you like? Well, you’re not alone. These seven Nigerians can relate to your desperation to off someone’s pant with TV show references, and they spoke to me about how it all went down.  Bridgerton, Netflix — Tobi, 28 I used to make fun of people […]

Can someone please tell Runtown that we need new music ASAP?

From Wizkid and Tiannah Styling to Ebuka and Mercy Eke, we rank some of the most chaotic celebrity Halloween costumes we’ve seen.