“Wahala for who don already marry Nigerian”
For the past seven days Nigeria has had it’s biggest national scale protest since 1993. The #EndSARS protest is a peaceful but powerful movement against police brutality in Nigeria, both generally, and specifically by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police. In these marches, music is an important tool to keep the people going. This […]
Here’s a statement that you can’t disagree to: Nollywood movies are getting better every year. The growth in the quality of production, storytelling and general execution is noteworthy and must be celebrated. On Ranked today, I’ll go back to 2019, the gift that keeps giving, and rate some of the best movies released that year. […]
Let’s test your Nollywood knowledge.
Picture this: It’s a Nollywood movie. There’s a rich man with a big house. One wife, one maid and family problems. He has a gateman. The gateman is… well you already know: funny, foolish, all the works. Here’s a list of all the stereotypes of Nollywood gatemen. 1. Unnecessary foolishness We get that the gatemen […]
When EbonyLife released the trailer for Oloture a few weeks ago, we were on the edge of our seats. The thriller about a young and naive investigative journalist who goes undercover as a Lagos prostitute to expose human traffickers premiered on Netflix on Friday, 2nd October 2020, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. There’s one thing […]
“Women’s bodies are works of art and should be shown off.”
I wasn’t a big Runtown fan until I listened to a shitload of his songs for this Ranked. He’s actually got a great body of work, so I ranked his top ten best songs. Here you go: 10. Baby Answer “Girl my love for you be like kilimanjarooo…” and then the rhymes that follow. 2014 […]
If you had planned to skip the upcoming FIFA 21, you should probably reconsider. Yesterday, EA released the official soundtrack for the game, and it features songs by Nigerian superstars, Fireboy DML and Rema. Fireboy DML’s “Scatter”, off his acclaimed debut album, Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps, and Rema’s “Beamer” both made the cut, alongside tracks […]
If a killer is chasing you, do NOT hide in a closet.
Big Brother Naija 2020 has come to an end, and Laycon has won as we all knew he would. This BBNaija season turned out to be a script written by Nigerians and fiercely directed by Laycon’s fans. There may have been some unforeseen plot twists at the beginning but by week 8 everything became abundantly […]
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“Fornication brings death!”
Thanks to the success of her anthemic hit, “Try Me”, Tems, born Temilade Openiyi, was one of 2019’s biggest breakout stars. Now, she’s dropped a new EP, For Broken Ears, and I’ve already listened to it three times. Prior to the release of the project, Tems dropped “Damages”, a solid lead single that hinted at […]
You’ll find a Nigerian song about everything; politics, food, drugs… everything. On today’s Ranked, I’m looking at Nigerian songs about butts. What’s your favourite Nigerian song about butts? 9. “Lalakukulala” – Oladips ft. Reminisce You’ll probably forget this song is about butts by the time you begin to dance. Nice song. I can’t make much out […]
The eggplant just wanted to be an eggplant.
Yesterday, a video broke out on the internet about a guy who went into a BBNaija voting centre for Nengi fans to vote Laycon and got assaulted. Here’s the video: First thoughts: There are BBNaija voting centres? What happens in these centres if everyone just votes from their phones. Non BBNaija fans need more clarity […]
EbonyLife recently released the official trailer for their upcoming movie, Oloture, and we can’t wait to log into our Netflix account (or our friends’ Netflix account) and watch the thriller, which drops on October 2. The trailer, which depicts Sharon Ooja as a young and naive undercover investigative journalist, is a gripping introduction to the […]
With songs like “One Kain”, where she caught feelings for a friend, and “Angelina”, where she struggled to forgive a cheating lover, it’s already clear that Simi knows what she’s talking about when it comes to writing about relationship drama. Well, if you’ve ever been in a strictly physical relationship, with no room for emotional […]
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Netflix just announced that it has partnered with INKBLOT PRODUCTIONS to create a series!
First of all, we are dragging Biggie through the streets of Multichoice for straight-up lying to us without fear. There was NO twist in tonight’s eviction so what was he on about?Now that we have that out of the way, here are 15 hilarious tweets that tell what people really think about BBNaija Ozo’s eviction; […]
Every season of Big Brother Naija the housemates are different but the fans remain the same but the fans polarize in 4 major annoying ways; 1. The celebrities chasing clout. You can tell they don’t watch the show but because they see that BBNaija commentary garners a lot 2. Trolls. The one’s that can only […]
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