MusicSpolight SPOTLIGHT: Crówn, the ‘Lagbaja-endorsed’ Afrobeat gem hurtling to stardom Leave a comment March 13, 2021 Quitting a high-paying job as an accountant with a top UK firm in June 2019 amid plans to jet back to Ireland alongside…
Editor's PickFilmSpolight SPOTLIGHT: Mathew Alajogun, the filmmaker who cooked up lies to escape medical school Leave a comment February 7, 2021 Mathew Alajogun, a Nigerian graduate of the MetFilm School London, just witnessed the release of his first feature movie starring revered actors in…
SpolightStudent Life I did it because of ASUU strike, lockdown, says landlord who waived 2020 rent for Abia students Leave a comment December 16, 2020 The strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the COVID-19 lockdown that left many without income are two main reasons…
Spolight SPOTLIGHT: Kalistus, the goateed actor of Yawa skits cracking ribs with hustle gimmicks Leave a comment December 11, 2020 He’s always in some trouble. The long-bearded lanky hustler of Yawa skits often caught haggling over no more than his next meal is…
Editor's PickSpolight SPOTLIGHT: Diligence got me into Smart Adeyemi daughter’s wedding, says Uber driver who won N3.5m, Lexus car Leave a comment December 8, 2020 Austin Haruna, an Abuja-based Uber driver, who won a car alongside N3.5 million at the wedding of Deola Smart, says diligence in his…
SpolightStyle & Travel SPOTLIGHT: Meet Iman Al-Makura, senator’s daughter who prefers making clothes for living to ‘inherited wealth’ Leave a comment December 4, 2020 It is a path not many in her class would tread. Born into affluence with almost everything at her beck and call, Iman…
Spolight CLOSE-UP: DJ Switch — the entertainer who turned activist over Lekki shooting Leave a comment November 20, 2020 For many citizens of Lagos, especially inhabitants of Lekki, it was the reverberating shriek of #EndSARS protesters and the crackling gunshots that turned…