Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog

One trend that is fast becoming the norm in the music industry is that African musicians, in their pursuit of genuine continental fame and fortune, adopt the strategy of collaborating with successful Nigerian artists to achieve them. So far, artists who’ve featured Nigerian artists in order to become more popular and successful include Ghana’s Becca and Sarkodie and Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz.

L-R: Obe, Shokunbi, Akinreti and Akanni during the launch One of the most vibrant organizations at the forefront of ensuring Nigeria’s democracy becomes enduring is the International Press Centre (IPC). Through the Strengthening Citizens Engagement in Electoral Process (SCEEP) which has been on for quite a long time now, it has actively sensitized Nigerians on how and why they should participate in governance so that democracy can become better for it.

Music legend and award-winning music artist, Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia, recently announced the signing of a new artiste OTiKe to his record label, Hypertek Digital. OTiKe’s debut single, FANTASY, which was released in March has been well received and is enjoying massive airplay.

In light of the corruption problems plaguing the nation, ActionAid Nigeria recently held a One Day Citizens Dialogue on Trending Corruption Issues in Nigeria. The dialogue was held in furtherance of the Strengthening Citizens Resistance Against Prevalence of Corruption (SCRAP-C) project of ActionAid Nigeria which seeks to look at the fight against corruption through social norm lenses, and complement the law and enforcement approach that has been in existence in Nigeria.