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8 Jan
Hip-hop's golden jubilee wouldn't be complete without a beat from Nigeria's finest. Chocolate City Music, a titan of the African music scene, drops the mic with the "Chocolate City Cypher," a star-studded tribute track celebrating five decades of lyrical fire and cultural revolution. From park jams in the Bronx to packed stadiums across the globe,…
9 Dec
Since Afrobeats’ fated boom to the global radar began with soaring acts of homegrown talents, all eyes have been on the future of the multi-billion dollar music scene.
28 Oct
Talented rapper and songwriter, Akumefule Chukwuemeka George, known professionally as Blaqbonez, has released his highly anticipated album, titled, Emeka Must Shine. The album, which was released yesterday..
21 Oct
To commemorate its 50 years in business, Hennessy, makers of the premium cognac, will join forces with renowned Nigerian rappers – Vector, Blaqbonez, Zlatan, and Ladipoe – to deliver an explosive performance in the much-anticipated rap cypher tagged, “Hennessy Cypher 2023.”
2 Sep 2023
Candybleakz is settling into her own niche in the music industry comfortably and is constantly proving that she’s here to stay. The self-acclaimed Ladies Dragon has soared for her ability to construct and narrate stories in her songs by blending the indigenous Yoruba ...
8 Jul 2023
Acclaimed rapper-singer Blaqbonez has joined the league of Nigerians releasing two-pack singles with his just-released singles, Like Ice Spice, and Bezos, after teasing fans on social media with the snippets to these songs a few weeks ago.
24 Jun 2023
Rising Chocolate City’s maestro, Ajogwu Boluwatife, popularly known as Major AJ, has returned with his debut offering for the year dubbed, My Own. On this impressive record, he tag-teams Hip Hop icon Blaqbonez to deliver an audacious return from his last project, Retroverse EP.
24 Jun 2023
Hundreds of fun-seekers gathered at Activyard, in Victoria Island, Lagos, for an enigmatic time-out dubbed, “The Yusful Experience,” in celebration of YKB’s recently-released album of the same title.
13 May 2023
African rap heavyweight Blaqbonez has returned to further emphasise his lyrical prowess on his latest release, a duet with one of America’s prolific rappers dubbed, Cinderalla Girl.
4 Apr 2023
Nigerian rapper Blaqbonez, has made a mockery of controversial singer Portable. Portable, who is popularly known as "Zazoo" star, was arrested on Friday by the Ogun State Police after he initially resisted arrest. Blaqbonez posted the last chat he had with Portable on his Twitter page, where Portable had requested a musical collaboration. He posted…

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In the wake of the explosive documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider has issued an apology. The four-part documentary, which aired its first two episodes on March 17, delves into the working conditions behind the scenes of the beloved children’s entertainment life. The documentary sheds…
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Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey, Nathan Tella, Moses Simon, and Stanley Nwabali are among the 10 players who have arrived the Super Eagles camp ahead of their friendly games against Ghana and Mali. The other five players already in camp are Semi Ajayi, Jamilu Collins, Bruno Onyemaechi, Cyriel Dessers, and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. More players are…
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A prominent DR Congo journalist was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for allegedly incriminating military intelligence in the murder of an opposition politician. Stanis Bujakera, 33, has been jailed since September over an article in Jeune Afrique magazine that suggested Congolese military intelligence operatives had killed opposition politician Cherubin Okende the month before.…
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Senior and junior workers of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have threatened to shut the ports. The threat was made after workers on Monday issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to reverse the presidential directive on automatic deduction of 50 percent from its internally generated revenue (IGR). In a letter signed by the…
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Nigeria’s leading provider of digital infrastructure, Pan African Towers (PAT), has announced the appointment of Oladipo Badru as its new Chief Financial Officer. The appointment comes at a key moment in the company’s growth, with the recent influx of fresh investments from Development Partners International (DPI) and Verod Capital to solidify its position as Nigeria’s…
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Consumer goods giant Unilever has announced plans to cut around 7,500 jobs globally as part of an overhaul aimed at saving around 684 million euros (869 million dollars) over the next three years. The Marmite-to-Dove soap firm said the jobs affected were largely office-based and the move came as it looked to invest in technology…
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Veteran nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has reached out to the public for financial assistance to undergo a crucial kidney transplant in India. The actor was seen in a video circulating on social media, looked, visibly frail, pleaded for help while lying on a hospital bed. Accompanied by his colleague Kingsley Orji, who spoke on his…
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Troops from the Nigerian Army have successfully averted a kidnap attempt by a violent extremist and insurgent group in Tantatu Community in the Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Tuesday also confirmed that the troops deployed in 1 Division area…
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The leader of Singapore's opposition was charged Tuesday with two counts of giving false testimony before a parliamentary committee during a probe into one of his party members, police and prosecutors said. Pritam Singh, head of the Workers' Party, was charged at the State Courts for having twice "falsely testified" before the committee in December…
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Victor Osimhen will miss Nigeria's Super Eagles' two friendly games against Black Stars of Ghana and Eagles of Mali due to injury. Osimhen was an unused substitute for Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Inter Milan at San Siro and barely trained in the days before the match. According to Napoli coach, Francesco Calzona, Osimhen's absence was…