CULTUR FM returned to Lagos on Saturday, 29 August, for a sold-out night of music, culture and community at Casa 45 Night Club, Victoria Island. More than 1,500 creatives, tastemakers, music lovers and members of the CULTUR FM community gathered from 9PM to 4AM, turning the venue into a meeting point for Lagos’ music and … Read more
It’s been an uphill ascent for the recognition and nurturing of a streetwear scene in Nigeria, and for Lagos, we gathered some of the city’s finest young streetwear founders for an editorial series. In no particular order, and with no ranking based on skill or success, we took them one after the other, starting with … Read more
Clapped Mob is run by five people: Michael, Carvello, Kene, Gzy, and Helen, who all linked up in university, with Helen joining the crew a little later, after she’d already left school. Michael and Helen are siblings, which makes the “mob” part of the name feel even more literal. The five couldn’t join the shoot … Read more
Seyifunmi Michael has become one of the driving forces behind Afrobeats’ move into orchestral territory, arranging and directing for Adekunle Gold across stages from Lagos to London. In this conversation, he talks through his roots in church music, what actually separates a producer from a music director, and the process behind bringing full orchestras into … Read more
Nine is a skate-adjacent streetwear brand that’s found its way, in recent years, to becoming one of the most talked-about emerging underground streetwear brands out of Lagos. The name ‘Nine’ comes from his surname, Naiwo, also known as “9wo,” and the fact that it’s the highest single digit there is. Simple as that, but everything … Read more
Not until Boxing Day 2024 did Crayvelli bring to life ‘Triads,’ the idea he had been piecing together for the longest time, together with friends. He wanted a name that felt like a collective, a unit, and TRIADS best represented that: young creatives coming together and navigating life through art. The military-adjacent aesthetics of the … Read more
Olamide Olowe, 29, has stepped down as CEO of Topicals, the skincare company she co-founded with Claudia Teng in 2020. In six years, Olowe helped build Topicals into a Gen-Z beauty brand with 12× revenue growth in five years, $22M+ in funding, double-digit profitability, and over 10 million eye masks sold. The company has also … Read more
Earlier today, September 2, 2026, Uber Nigeria sent an email to its users announcing the immediate closure of its operations in the country, bringing an end to the ride-hailing company’s 12-year presence in Nigeria. Uber, which first launched in Lagos in 2014, said the decision followed a “thorough review” of its business and its evolving … Read more
Salako Halimat started learning textile design, particularly tie-dye, as a means of survival, a skill to lean on rather than a calling. But as she kept creating, something shifted in how she perceived her designs. It stopped being just a way to make a living and became a way to express how she felt, what … Read more
Yusuf Sanni, aka Buch, has spent the past eight years building champ to be more than a clothing label. Drawing from his deep background in photography, he has built a brand whose name is more than just a clothing tag, but a form of affirmation, inspired by people who simply do things and get them … Read more