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It has been a fabulous week in Nigeria as a lot of pressing issues are being talked about and deliberated upon. But the most trending story of the week is no other than the just released album(Moral Instructions) by Falz, a popular Nigerian musician; mainly for the fact that it addresses a truckload of political and democratic issues facing the nation today with glimpse memories of a musical legend known as Fela. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti! Whenever I hear the name of the Nigerian music legend, something always come to my mind, his name rings a bell, a large church bell at that. His name portrays a fearless, rebellious and politically vocal performer. But another name is making the rounds lately, he's called "Falz".  Falz is popularly known for his comics both in music and movie industry. But the release of the single "This is Nigeria" and his recent album titled "Moral Instruction," has stirred reactions from Nigerians both home and abroad, and many are comp...

'A hell of a ride' Artwork by Gabriel Esu Finally, I snapped to life. Had to sit-up sharply with inspirations from watching Undertaker series, else I would have wasted another hour moaning, groaning and grumbling in bed. It is 4 am, not too early in a city like Lagos where life leaves everyone behind at some point. If you stand still for a second; you are running backwards before you realize it. To beat time, I got up to have my bath and get set. By 5 am I was out, and guess what; yea you guessed right, people already bathed the city roads.  "Oh Lord!"  I exclaimed " Don't they sleep?"  I screamed inward.  The first thing I noticed was the yellow buses called Danfo(a popular commercial vehicle in Lagos), they were everywhere, I thought it's an advertisement for MTN. Funny thing is, from different parts they all, knowingly, trooped into a narrow path that led to a hell of traffic jams. At first I wasn't bothered till I reali...