At a time when Nigerian culture commands global attention through music, film, sports, and the arts, two filmmakers are turning their lenses inward to preserve the foundational traditions that shaped it all. Filmmakers Abdulafiz Shittu and Ifedayo Afolayan have embarked on a cultural documentation project focused on BÀTÁ, the revered percussion and dance tradition of … Read more
Nigeria’s Century-Old Celebration of Unity and Culture What is the Argungu Festival? Photo Credit: Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu via Getty Images The Argungu Fishing Festival is one of Nigeria’s oldest and most iconic cultural celebrations. It is centered around a massive fishing competition in Argungu, a historic town in Kebbi State, where thousands of fishermen rush … Read more
Over the past two years, TheNextShots has carved its identity as a platform committed to highlighting rising figures in the creative world. Having built real momentum with the support of our audience and community online, we’re now stepping into our first-ever physical gathering, carrying that same ethos offline with a clear agenda: to create a … Read more
Amanar Group is a culture-led strategy and project management company redefining how African creative ideas are structured, scaled, and delivered globally. Led by global business mogul and music executive AQT (Abdul Quam Tadese), Amanar operates across music, live events, creator partnerships, fashion, and cultural initiatives, bridging African creativity with international audiences. EUROPEAN EXECUTION: AFROBEATS … Read more
When Niche Artists Build Stronger Communities Than Mainstream Stars Nigeria’s music scene currently provides a clear blueprint for building strong niche communities. The definition of stardom is expanding; many artists are now achieving remarkable success without the backing of major labels or mainstream funding. There is a growing wave of artists who are proving that … Read more
A Pioneering Figure and Visionary Who Transformed Modern African Art. Before Nigerian art found its footing on the global stage, before African modernism became a respected language in international galleries, and long before the world began to seriously reckon with African artistic authorship, Ben Enwonwu was already building the blueprint. His work helped define Nigeria’s … Read more
When popular streamer iShowSpeed touched down in Lagos last week, Nigerian content creators got their moment. Some seized it. Others fumbled it. Talk is cheap. Everyone’s a creative until it’s time to be one. Titles are easy to claim, but when the spotlight finds you, when there’s no script and no second take, can you … Read more
We are living through a strange contradiction. Never before have artists had so many tools, platforms, and audiences within reach, and yet, never has genuine artistic expression felt so under threat. The speed-over-depth, frequency-over-intention, and visibility-over-meaning mindset that the modern audience now demands has turned a once-sacrosanct, slow, and demanding practice into a content laboratory, … Read more
Let me tell you about a pattern I have been noticing in the Nigerian creative industry: Everyone is a creative director. Everyone is a music exec. Everyone is a brand strategist, a consultant, a cultural curator. Their Instagram bios say so. Their LinkedIn profiles confirm it. They’re at every industry event, every album listening party, … Read more
Smirnoff X1 is the reason Lagos nightlife now hits on a whole new level – louder, freer, more expressive, more communal, and unapologetically rave-ready. Forget the traffic, deadlines, and the endless Lagos grind for a second; the real truth is this: when Smirnoff X1 shows up at a rave, the city’s youth show out, because … Read more