Photo credit: YvonneOrji/Instagram If you’ve spent enough time scrolling through social media, you’ve probably come across “Pop the Balloon.” Someone stands there, hopeful, holding a balloon, then pop, they’re out. No long explanations, no second chances. Netflix is now bringing the viral dating experiment to live television with “Pop the Balloon LIVE,” where finding love…
Last week, following the release of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) nominations, arguably the biggest movie award on the African continent, critics discussed the quality of movies coming out of the continent as a yearly practice. While Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, is the second-largest producer of movies globally, releasing about 2,500 films…
If there’s one soup that deserves the most versatile title, it’s vegetable soup. It goes with just about anything, swallow, rice, boiled yam, and even plantain. Today, Uzoms Kitchen is showing us how she makes hers with chicken. She starts by cooking the chicken, stockfish, scotch bonnet peppers, crayfish, and seasoning together for about 10…
In this edition of Meet the Star, our segment spotlighting Nollywood’s brightest talents, Bamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan (Bambam), tells us everything about her role in ‘Love In Every Word,’ the latest YouTube blockbuster by Omoni Oboli. She plays Chioma, aka Achalugo alongside Uzor Arukwe as Obiora, aka Odogwu. She shares her surprise at the film’s overwhelming reception, her experience on set, insights…
On the COLORS stage, Jacob Banks poured his heart into a soulful performance of ‘A Tree Never Waters Itself,’ delivering a spellbinding rendition of the closing track from ‘Yonder: Book 1,’ the first instalment of his three-part album. In the song, the Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter reflects on resilience in the face of adversity (“a sword…
One of Nigeria’s premier cultural events, Zero Gravity Lagos, is set to return for its highly anticipated third season, running from March 30, 2025, to February 15, 2026. Curated by DJs Consequence and Eniola Tizzle, the event has run consistently on Sundays since 2023. Hosted at Sol Beach, Elegushi, it takes place every Sunday from…
