Four Icons That Changed The Face Of Nigerian Entertainment In the Last 20 Years

Ali Baba – Comedian

Acknowledged as the ”Oga at the top” of Nigerian comedy, Atuyota Alleluya Akporobomeriere is the catalyst that brought respect and (ahem!) the big bucks into the humour industry, paving the way for the likes of Basketmouth, Julius Agwu, AY and many others making a decent living today off their jokes.

Ali Baba was among an amazing troupe of pioneer funny-men that took their jokes as serious business. His early contemporaries in the early nineties were the late Mohammed Danjuma, Yibo Koko, Alarm Blow and Basorge Tariah. He started telling jokes for a fee as a student of the then Bendel State Univerrsity, Ekpoma in 1987 and moved to Lagos for greener pastures in 1990.

D'Leads Break Out With Dance Track - "Nkaboleke"

Lagos based duo, D'leads made up of two self confessed dance addicts recently put finishing touches to the video of their high energy debut track titled Nkaboleke.

The first time we got a hold of the track, courtesy of D'Leads front-man, Eric Cool we were apprehensive of it being a rehash of reigning material in the clubs and radio but by the end of the track we all found ourselves humming unconsciously to the catchy chorus.

I immediately placed a Skype call to Eric Cool to ask him the message behind the track since large parts are in his native dialect and in a heartbeat and a big smile he replied - "its all about making the people dance".

With the sort of passion they radiate, expect more dance floor fillers from these guys.

Enjoy!

AK-47: The Gun That Changed The World

First model from 1949

While recuperating in a hospital bed from injuries sustained in a battle during World War 2, Sergeant Mikhail Kalashnikov of the Red Army became obsessed with the idea of creating a gun that would drive the Germans out of his motherland. He started the sketches for a super weapon that would match the 7.62mm calibre cartridge and suffered initial disappointments including the gun not being adopted by the Soviet Army before the German war machine was beaten back to the heart of Berlin.

Sergeant Kalashnikov in 1949