NerdEfiko, Author at Zikoko!

There’s so much new music being released that it’s hard for even the most loyal fans to wade through the trash to find the gems. That’s why we’ve created #BumpThis – a Friday series that features new songs, by and featuring Nigerians, that you absolutely need to hear.

Chike — “Finders Keepers”

Thanks to his jaw-dropping audition, Chike became an instant favourite on the first season of The Voice Nigeria. While he might not have won the show, he certainly made a vital impression.

Now, after dropping a bunch of severely underrated singles, he’s come through with his confident debut album, Boo of the Booless, which includes the fantastic “Finders Keepers”.

On the standout track, Chike is looking to inspire, singing about having faith that we’ll all eventually find what we are looking for. It’s a delightful feel-good song on an equally feel-good album.
Last year, we did a series of #MyLoop interviews, asking a few stars the songs they listen to when they’re feeling any major emotion. With today being Valentine’s Day, it’s only right that we focus on love

From Joeboy listening to his smash hit, ‘Baby”, to Ladipoe jamming Burna Boy’s sneakily romantic “Pull Up”, here are the songs 9 of our faves listen to when they’re in love.

1. Joeboy: Joeboy’s “Baby”

2. Oxlade: Wande Coal’s “Superwoman”

3. YCee: Bryson Tiller’s “Don’t”

4. Maleek Berry: Musiq’s “Dontchange”

5. BUJU: Hozier’s “Nobody”

6. Prettyboy D-O: Donell Jones’ “This Luv”

7. Ladipoe: Burna Boy’s “Pull Up”

8. Lady Donli: Snoh Aalegra’s “I Want You Around”

9. Bella Alubo: Tomi Agape’s “Full Moon”
It’s never a bad time to interrogate your love life (or lack thereof). So, we created a quiz that tells you why you’re not in a relationship. From your insanely high standards to your lack of time, we discover why you’re still single.

Go ahead:

QUIZ: How Dateable Are You?

Are you worth dating? Take this quiz.
Too many Nigerian music videos are boring retreads of already tired concepts. That’s why we created #WatchThis — a series that focuses on the visuals that absolutely deserve your attention.

Lady Donli — “Corner”

Lady Donli’s debut album, Enjoy Your Life was easily one of 2019’s most compelling releases. Now, the captivating star has dropped an instantly iconic video for LP standout, “Corner”.

On the fantastic track, featuring VanJess and The Cavemen, Donli sings about people trying to take advantage of her. For the video, she expands on this theme, exploring how women are generally treated in Nigeria.

Beautifully directed by Shaun Kalu, the Nollywood-inspired clip thoughtfully tackles the effects of sexual harassment, the power of female solidarity and the importance of having our voices heard.
For most people, the number one thing on their list of New Year resolutions is joining #FitFam. Well, if you made that promise to yourself as you entered 2020, then this post is for you.

1. Your body, when you promised to join #FitFam in 2020:

“We’ve heard this before.”

2. You, dusting off your gym clothes from #FitFam2019:

I swear this time will be different.

3. You, refusing to return to the gym after one session:

Nah. Nope. Never. I can’t come and kill myself.

4. When you see how much you spent on healthy food.

From where to where?

5. You, shamefully waking up at midnight to eat eba:

Don’t look at me.

6. You, judging yourself whenever you cheat on your diet:

“After all the mouth you made?”

7. You, begging the calories in shawarma to reduce:

Please na. Just reduce for today.

8. When you climb the scale and the number has gone up.

What sorcery is this?

9. When someone posts their body transformation.

Abeg, shift.

10. When someone who is eating says “come and join me”.

Please, don’t tempt me.

11. How you reward yourself after eating a salad:

I’ve earned this.

12. You, secretly hoping the Okada ban helps you lose weight.

At least, let one good thing come out of this nonsense.
After creating a quiz that revealed how you’ll be spending Valentine’s Day, we’re now here to tell what gift you should expect on that very stressful day. From lazy hampers to affordable underwear, this quiz knows the main gift you’ll get on February 14.

Take to find out:

#ICYMI: We made a new show named Blind Date in which we sent a bunch of single people on an all-expense-paid date, interviewing them before and after they met. The first episode drops February 14 (Valentine’s Day) on our YouTube channel.
There’s so much new music being released that it’s hard for even the most loyal fans to wade through the trash to find the gems. That’s why we’ve created #BumpThis – a Friday series that features new songs, by and featuring Nigerians, that you absolutely need to hear.

Korede Bello — “Sun Momi”

There was a time Korede Bello was Mavin Records’ MVP, doling out monster hit after monster hit. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case for a while now, with none of his recent releases gaining adequate momentum.

Well, with his first single of 2020, “Sun Momi”, it seems the afropop star might have finally gotten his groove back. On the adorable Princeton-produced love song, Korede sings about having eyes for only one woman.

Complete with a brand new look, 2020 could very well be the year of Korede Bello’s long-awaited resurgence, and with the delightful “Sun Momi” — his best single in years — he is definitely off to a great start.
Nigerian parents seem utterly incapable of saying “sorry”. When they realise that they’ve messed up — specifically beating you like a criminal — they’ll try to apologise with everything from food to credit. Here are 13 of their most famous lines that really mean “sorry”:

1. “Have you eaten?”

Is that what is important here?

2. “Come and check if this shoe/shirt is your size?”

You’re lucky I like new clothes.

3. “…”

The silence is always deafening.

4. “I left food in the kitchen for you.”

Is food your solution to everything?

5. “Come and stay in the parlour.”

Hian! Is it by force?

6. “Go and take meat.”

I will go and take, but I’m still vexing.

7. “Do you have credit?”

Oh? Now I’m not pressing phone too much?

8. “How much is that thing you said you wanted?”

Something I asked for years ago.

9. “You are still crying?”

You beat me minutes ago. Yes, I’m still crying.

10. “So I cannot correct you again?”

Do you always use eba stick to correct someone?

11. “Is that why you’re squeezing face?”

Should I be shining teeth?

12. “Do you want more food?”

Do you want to kill me with food?

13. “It was for your own good.”

Na so.
Are you an ajebutter or not? Well, if you’ve gone through life blissfully unaware of its harshness, then you probably are. Now, we want to know just how high you rank on that ajebutter scale, using your food preferences as a (very accurate) measure.

Take to find out:
There’s so much new music being released that it’s hard for even the most loyal fans to wade through the trash to find the gems. That’s why we’ve created #BumpThis – a Friday series that features new songs, by and featuring Nigerians, that you absolutely need to hear.

Olamide — “Wonma!”

After Olamide went a whole year without dropping a project — an unprecedented move by the hard-working star — he’s finally come through with a new EP, 999.

While the project leans more into Olamide’s hip-hop roots than anything he’s dropped in a long while, he still makes room for a radio-friendly banger, “Wonma!”.

On the Cracker Mallo-produced track, Olamide sings about how difficult it is to satisfy a woman. Granted, it’s not the most thoughtful song on the EP, but it’s certainly the most fun.

Chike — “Finders Keepers”

1. Joeboy: Joeboy’s “Baby”

2. Oxlade: Wande Coal’s “Superwoman”

3. YCee: Bryson Tiller’s “Don’t”

4. Maleek Berry: Musiq’s “Dontchange”

5. BUJU: Hozier’s “Nobody”

6. Prettyboy D-O: Donell Jones’ “This Luv”

7. Ladipoe: Burna Boy’s “Pull Up”

8. Lady Donli: Snoh Aalegra’s “I Want You Around”

9. Bella Alubo: Tomi Agape’s “Full Moon”

QUIZ: How Dateable Are You?

Lady Donli — “Corner”

1. Your body, when you promised to join #FitFam in 2020:

2. You, dusting off your gym clothes from #FitFam2019:

3. You, refusing to return to the gym after one session:

4. When you see how much you spent on healthy food.

5. You, shamefully waking up at midnight to eat eba:

6. You, judging yourself whenever you cheat on your diet:

7. You, begging the calories in shawarma to reduce:

8. When you climb the scale and the number has gone up.

9. When someone posts their body transformation.

10. When someone who is eating says “come and join me”.

11. How you reward yourself after eating a salad:

12. You, secretly hoping the Okada ban helps you lose weight.

Korede Bello — “Sun Momi”

1. “Have you eaten?”

2. “Come and check if this shoe/shirt is your size?”

3. “…”

4. “I left food in the kitchen for you.”

5. “Come and stay in the parlour.”

6. “Go and take meat.”

7. “Do you have credit?”

8. “How much is that thing you said you wanted?”

9. “You are still crying?”

10. “So I cannot correct you again?”

11. “Is that why you’re squeezing face?”

12. “Do you want more food?”

13. “It was for your own good.”

Olamide — “Wonma!”