A Nollywood favourite whose Yoruba film roles, radio performances, and creative versatility have made her one of the industry’s most recognisable faces. Early Life and Family Background Mosunmola Filani was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, into a family originally from Ikole Ekiti in Ekiti State. She grew up in a close-knit household as one of…
1. This morning, on a radio station broadcasting in Yoruba, I overheard a presenter painting a picture of how a king was kidnapped in Kwara State, her voice exhilarating as though she was announcing the result of a rip-roaring football match between Arsenal and Chelsea: “Ori Ade ti sun Igboro Aye bayi o…shebi won ni…
Nigerian music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2face, has spoken publicly for the first time since the controversy involving him and his wife, Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawaru, began trending online. In a short message posted on his Instagram Story on Wednesday — now deleted — the singer wrote, “Help me.” This came just hours…
“When the nation girds for conquest over terrorism and banditry, some leaders choose to philosophize from the sidelines.”In the last month, Nigeria has endured a coordinated blitz of terror. From the bloodied pews of Christ Apostolic Church in Kwara to the haunted silence of classrooms in Niger and Kebbi, bandits have struck with chilling spread….
Have you noticed that the Erelu of Lagos, Erelu Abio̩la Dosunmu wears only white? If you haven’t we can tell you she does. And we can tell you why. A while back, Erelu spoke to City People Magazine about how she adopted white as her main colour. “I have been Erelu of Lagos since 1974…
The marriage of Nollywood actor and filmmaker Femi Adebayo and his wife, Iyana Aladuke, appears to be in turmoil, as revealed during a public altercation with actress Olatoun Olanrewaju.This comes after Aladuke accused Olatoun of betrayal, claiming she played a role in the collapse of her marriage. She wrote,“The betrayal cuts deep. How could you…
In a recent video on Facebook, Primate Elijah Ayodele has criticized Nigerian senators and the First Lady over what he described as an inappropriate display of comfort at a time when the nation is grappling with economic hardship and insecurity. Speaking during a live prophetic session, the cleric condemned the decision to host senators for…
This post may annoy many women, but I’ll write it anyway. Often, when I’m on social media platforms (except for LinkedIn), there’s always a woman somewhere aggressively dishing out content on how to deal with men and other related topics. The other day, I came across a post where someone asked women to advise themselves,…
When you have lived long enough to watch Africa rise and stumble and rise again, you begin to understand that greatness is never a sudden thing. It grows. It evolves. It passes through the hands of many. And when you see how far Africa has come in the eyes of the world, you cannot ignore…
Burna Boy has repeatedly said Nigerians did not make him, and that he rose to the top because of foreigners. To a large extent, he is right. Now, since we did not push him up, the least we can do is not pull him down. Seeing the anti-Burna trend among some Nigerians really saddens me….
