The Lagos famous Bogobiri house teemed with faces on Sunday, the 31st of July as comedian DeeMajor, real name Onuorah David Ositadimma, showcased his colleagues in the budding Nigerian stand-up comedy circuit. As it holds once every two months, this edition of Rendezvous featured a
Before Akpantanibo died, everyone knew it was only a matter of time; and in unanimous consensus, they felt when it happens, it would be his penis that did him in. So, when news hit the people on Mosadoloun street in the evening some of them
The Nigerian music industry revs the engine with another week of superb music. As usual, we went digging for gold, and found it. This here, is the third week of 'A Tiny Blot Picks Music'. Artwork Pick: Bury Me For Gold - PayBac iBoro, with Alpha Ojini
As the Afrobeats landscape evolves in size, landscape and influence. And as the releases mount each week, a lot of songs slip through the cracks. In a weekly series, TheBlotted highlights Nigerian music with memorable artworks, production, sound engineering, features, and presents a wildcard. This
Teenage pregnancy is a recurring theme in the Nigerian experience. It is estimated that between 1.8 to 2.7 million women resort to abortion annually and it accounts for over 40% of maternal deaths recorded in the country. Behind the long list of complications that might
Prologue I wanted to write this ‘essay’ as an essay – a long form of words organised in deep sentences and weighty paragraphs explaining where I was, and how the words D said to me are helping me hold on. But that failed, perhaps because I
Caveat Venditor by A Billion Laughs is commentary on the comedy industry by practitioners who seem to exist on the outskirt of its mainstream. Their manifesto, which is the first piece of information that introduces the show goes “A documentary-ish variety special by four comedians
On the day you turned 22, your father invited someone to your wedding. You were single, broke, unemployed, confused and not in love with anybody. This happened at the wedding of an acquaintance. You sat across the table from them in the reception hall having
The current pandemic is my generation’s first. But thanks to technology, advancement in medicine and our will to survive in the face of death and adversity, coronavirus will leave the world with scars, as against the envisioned damage it would have left if it had
Mental Health has barely had its 15 minutes of fame when discussing poignant Nigerian issues. Apart from a vague glance at it now and then, little has been done to control the narrative. Mental disorders in Nigeria is usually invoked to discredit people suffering from