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
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
Jahmade Socarvin started Deloca the way a lot of good ideas do: as an obsession that outgrew its original shape. He always loved styling people, to the point of keeping pieces he knew he’d never personally wear, just in case they were right for someone else one day. Over time, that instinct grew into what … Read more
Wavy The Creator reflects on nine years of building in Lagos. From being a major aesthetic reference point for Lagos’ alternative scene to making genre-bending music, launching an upcycling-focused fashion label and opening a multidisciplinary creative studio, Wavy The Creator says every part of her career has always belonged under one identity: creator. There are … Read more
Award-winning director speaks to TheNextShots on why he treats every fashion film as a historical document and more. Adeola Fadola is quietly building one of the most distinct visual languages coming out of Nigerian filmmaking right now, one where fashion is never just decoration but a way of speaking about identity, heritage and aspiration. Raised … Read more
A year ago, Mavo officially released the already TikTok-viral record with WAVE$TAR. What followed was a cultural moment that none of them saw coming, and all of them helped make. We caught up with some of the contributors, and Mavo himself, to talk about how it all came together. TOBI TEJ — THE MUSIC VIDEO … Read more
Dxtiny opens up on his breakout, viral success, and the life that shaped his debut project, Sweet Sins. There is one thing Dxtiny wants you to understand before you press play on his debut EP, Sweet Sins: he was almost never meant to make it this far. Not because the talent wasn’t there, but because … Read more
Photosagie talks MAVIN, building trust with Johnny Drille, the vision behind The Hybrid Space, and growing from industry photographer to creative world-builder. Ireoluwa Giwa-Osagie, known as Photosagie, traces the beginning of his serious creative life back about five years, to when he joined Mavin. He’d previously held the lead photographer position at Affinity Art Gallery, … Read more