IN GOD'S COURT, BUHARI WILL NOT BE PARTIALLY DEAF

There are people very skilled in the art of escaping the truth and the only time they don't deploy those skills are when the truth favours them.The most privileged of the lot are the partially deaf.Their condition avails them the special luxury of selecting what they want to hear even though they heard all there is to hear and it is almost impossible to prove otherwise.
Our President flew overseas to treat an ear infection earlier in the year (the nature of which was never disclosed), so needless to say that his 'truth dodging' skills are as legit as they come.Buhari listens with the good ear when people agree with him that the arms deal scam perpetrated by Dasuki was most abominable and anything being said about the unlawfulness of Dasuki's continued detention after being granted bail falls on the bad ear.
Its been almost 2 weeks since the ECOWAS court sitting in Abuja ordered his immediate release and awarded N15M as damages but all that has fallen on the President's bad ear.The damning consequences of this judgement worry me more than the amount awarded.We are demonstrating to the world just how low we have degenerated to by flaunting our disregard for the most basic democratic tenet; the rule of law.Anyone with the best interest of this nation at heart isn't any different from him at the moment.They are hoping God takes control.When our leaders turn oppressors and stop our laws from applying to some, the victims can only hope for their day in God's court.On that day, Buhari will not be partially deaf for God knows all that is in the heart of men.
The EFCC still hasn't answered the  critical questions bordering round its modus operandi.Patience Jonathan and Ayo Fayose have all claimed that the provisions of Section 34 of the EFCC Act which states that the EFCC must obtain a judge's order before freezing their bank accounts were not adhered to.Sen.Musiliu Obanikoro is also claiming that no search warrant was presented before his house was searched and documents carted away in the raid on his Lagos home.Neither the EFCC, the President or his agents have debunked these claims with proof.Laws exist to regulate human conduct.No authority no matter how highly placed has the right to just barge into your house and begin to search your belongings or walk into any bank and order that your account be frozen.The law puts checks in place to safeguard the rights of all citizens.But where these laws are a luxury not afforded some and where orders of courts are obeyed only when they fall on the right ear of the man in charge, then what we have is a dictatorship.When our laws are subjected to discretionary obedience and the judicial system is rendered powerless, there is a place where nothing is hidden and no one will bully the weak.That place is called God's court.
After an alleged attack on the Chief of Army staff by members of the Shi'ite islamic sect in the Northern city of Zaria in Kaduna state, the army embarked on a killing spree of its members leaving 347 dead (official number).The leader, Sheik Elzakzaky appeared critically wounded in photos of his arrest and is still being held in captivity as we speak.Some state governments have recently banned the sect and in what seemed an orchestrated attack in about 4 northern cities, its members were descended upon while performing their annual shura procession.The attacks extended to their homes after the procession had ended and it was sad to see innocent men and women butchered right in their houses.A lot of shi'ite members have been protesting before the procession and what have they been protesting against?.The reluctance to release or prosecute its leader.They were mostly on the streets in their ceremonial outfit to protest an injustice done to them.
The Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani while speaking with Buhari after the Zaria killings, urged him to treat the matter with utmost caution so a small matter doesn't degenerate into a bigger one.This is where our President's deafness has landed us.
In God's court, Buhari will not be able to feign ignorance of the many calls to prosecute that man since last year.He cannot claim that the constitution he swore to uphold does not specify a time frame in which a person can be held without trial.There is no doubt as to the ear that listens to his aides say he is laundering our image and attracting foreign investors with the constant trips abroad but I also pray that same ear listens to the implications of his deafness. 
The international community frowns at human rights violations and everyone seizes every opening to parade itself as an advocate of these rights.The U.S was said to have considered lifting the arms sale ban it placed on Nigeria under the Leahy Law until the killing of the Shi'ites in Zaria.The continued detention of Elzakzaky and the non-prosecution of the military officers indicted by the Judicial Panel of inquiry set up to probe the incident does us more harm than good.This country has a lot of agreements in place with Iran; the spiritual home of the sect and it is unlikely we are still in their good books.
At the end of the day, Buhari's deafness affects us all.What a lot of people saw as an unparalleled zeal to see the guilty punished, they now consider a worrisome problem.
For the people no longer guaranteed any protection by our laws, they will have their day in God's court.A day when all ears will hear.

OYEGUN:THE APC NEEDS A CHAIRMAN BEFITTING ITS NEW STATUS

The current crisis spawned by the Ondo guber primaries in the APC further highlights what was never in doubt-the party is not being run well. Sometimes to move forward in life, you have to leave some people behind.The APC Chairman, John Odigie Oyegun is one of the major reasons why the  party still hasn't grown accustomed to life as Nigeria's ruling party.
The APC's primary objective was kicking out the PDP and its really sad that the party's framework still reeks of that desperation.Oyegun came in handy when the 'unofficial' party leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu needed a man that would nod to his every word as party chairman and now that actual leadership skills count, the time has come to make the leap to a Chairman befitting its new status.Having benefited directly from the internal crisis that plagued the PDP under Bamanga Tukur, the party knows first hand the ills of having the wrong man in charge.
The National Assembly leadership tussle just after the APC assumed power was Oyegun's first real test and he failed woefully.President Buhari stayed true to his promise of non-interference and with Tinubu reluctantly following in PMB's footsteps, he was saddled with the responsibility of handling the divergent interests involved.Despite having chosen its preferred candidates in a mini-election, the Chairman still couldn't rally the troops or at least ensure they all attended the meeting with President Buhari.Like we all know, what followed was the Saraki 'coup'.
While Oyegun may still boast the support of a lot of party members including the President, he has certainly not done enough to deserve it.
Some time in March this year, Oyegun said elections into the party's BoT leadership positions would be postponed by a week because President Buhari wanted to be part of the process and more than 6 months after, the elections have still not held.While I agree Atiku Abubakar squaring off against Bola Tinubu for the BoT seat may have drastic consequences on the party's well-being, its also a pointer to Oyegun's ineptitude at preventing or resolving internal conflicts.The major problem the party has had to contend with since its ascent to the apex is its inability to keep the house united at all times and that could ultimately prove its greatest undoing.
I may not agree with Comrade Timi Frank on a lot of things but I'm with him on the fact that the party deserves better than Oyegun.When the deputy national publicity secretary of the APC  came at Oyegun for hinting that the party was searching for a capable replacement instead of elevating him to the substantive role, it underscored the fact that the Chairman had lost the respect of some high ranking party members.Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu; arguably the 2 most influential APC members have just being added to that list.
A lot of people expected Oyegun to move against Frank and ensure he is removed to keep the house in order but he never did.A high ranking member coming out publicly to attack the Chairman without having exhausted all means of pressing home his grievances in-house definitely didn't augur well for the party.Sadly, Oyegun has not only allowed Frank; a man who argued that Saraki's corruption charges be dropped because he helped the APC win elections continue to paint the party in bad light, he has left the substantive national publicity secretary post vacant.
The time has come for change in the APC.What Tinubu put in place was a haphazard arrangement and the side effects are starting to become obvious as it has become twice as hard to live with the mediocrity they ordinarily would have.
Tinubu reportedly agreed to help secure Buhari the party's 2015 presidential ticket in return for leading his CPC flock into the APC arrangement and allowing him total control of the party's machinery.Agreeing to these terms was the only other criteria for leadership positions asides an endorsement by Bola Tinubu.The party has since grown into Nigeria's ruling party but with a man like Oyegun in charge, the ship might just sail back to the opposition dock.Perhaps they are cut out for that.

LETTER TO MI:TOO MANY CHOCOLATES IN A LOST CITY

Dear MI,

First of, i must say i'm a huge fan and i've been one from the jump.You would think that would deter me from speaking my mind but it turns out its quite the opposite.Guess I wanna see you become a better you.
Its no secret you had long taken over key decision-making from Audu Maikori before he stepped down as Chocolate City boss.You were responsible for almost every artiste the label had signed since you,Jagz and Ice Prince.It was quite easy; you baked the most bread and more or less put the others on.While I am not disputing the fact that you may very well be the best rapper on these shores, i must say you haven't done well as a label executive and that, quite ironically, is more down to your love for music than anything else.
Well, Love is irrational, Love is toxic and Love is wicked.
Love blinded MI to the most basic principle of label management-you don't sign every artiste you love.Asides having to consider a probable investment-return ratio within a certain time frame, you also have to worry about how much time you can devote to their careers, Moreso for a recording Artiste/Exec like yourself.
A budding talent is like a baby and these days, promos are more unconventional than they used to be.The importance of time and attention cannot be over-emphasized.Asides, Dice Ailes and maybe Koker, none of your signees have come close to getting enough of these.I'm talking solid back to back releases in the space of three months with at least a video and enough buzz to not escape the average music lover.
There are just too many artistes on your label and what I am used to seeing is just songs or videos on blogs.Know how Don Jazzy managed to have us all talking about Reekado Bank's SPOTLIGHT album before it dropped even with no hit single and anything outstanding about the artiste?.He pays quality attention to his artistes' careers-lnterviews, lots of 'he & us, he & they' photos; a testament to the unconventional route promos are taking these days.
Jazzy knew when to flood the airwaves with his singles and knew when to give us a break.He cut him loose to go feature on non-mavin tracks (some by upcoming artistes) before and after the album dropped and the end result?.Reekado is everywhere you turn with no bonafide hit to match all the efforts.
I'm an avid music follower but I still can't remember watching or reading any Dice, Nosa or Ruby interviews.If you ask me, leaving Choc City gave Milli all the promo he couldn't get on the label for UNLOOKING and yes, so many people are starting to know Pryse just after she left you.
Sometimes I wonder if you have any money left at all at the end of the day.The label has so many artistes it has to spend on one way or the other without getting anything in return and by 'spend' I mean salaries, allowances, bonuses or whatever remunerative framework you have carved out.Know the sad part bro?.You keep talking about expanding!!.Yea, thats what it is-TALK.You had Jagz's Jagz Nation and Ice Prince's Super Cool Cats become part of Chocolate City and I wondered why a record label run solely from the pockets of its President and Vice with no visible success would talk about emulating Aftermath, Universal and Sony by incorporating its artistes' imprints?.The answer is simple; you are getting way ahead of yourself.
Perhaps a day will come when we will start to run our labels like the oyibos do by talking structuring et al in detail but for now, here remains Naija.If it don't mean more naira then it don't mean anything at all.Expanding a virtually non-existent business doesn't make sense to me.
While we understand it is the dream of every label to run Africa, signing another Kenyan act (Qritical) after watching the Victoria Kimani experiment blow up in your face doesn't speak well of your business acumen.Thats charity bro.
Finally, the part where I offer some free advice.Free up the roster and retain a very 'bankable' few while also improving the promotional aspect of things.Watch what you learn from the white man because we simply aren't even close to them yet as far as music being a business is concerned.Its better to worry about how best to get returns on your investments than being  excessively standardized.
I guess thats all I have to say.All the best.

                                   Yours,Sincerely,
                            Umar Sa'ad Hassan

'BUHARI, PLEASE LET US ASK YOU....'

There are two types of bad Presidents.Ones that erroneously believe they are on the right track and ones that aren't even on any track at all.The first types are very much concerned with optics while wallowing in their illusion of a 'better day some day' because it is the only currency they believe can buy them patience while the second types just go with the flow.Their enthusiasm appears drained by the fact that they know they aren't headed anywhere and are stuck with a people who are stuck with them (Oh no, we don't do resignations here).
The appellation-'clueless' fits President Buhari more than it did President Jonathan.GEJ might be a lot of things but at least he had the nerve to answer to the Nigerian people.He hosted Presidential media chats at an average of once every 6 months.We didn't have to believe in his 'good work', he always popped up to defend it as best he could.Buhari on the other hand, has hosted just one in about a year and 5 months in office and what makes his situation quite anomalous is the fact that in such short period, Nigerians have had to contend with probably the worst suffering in the history of this country.From December 30 2015 when his maiden media chat held to this day, more questions have constellated than in the reign of any President in recent memory. Nigerians want to hear first-hand details of the confusion and indecisiveness involved in the handling of the fuel crisis.How he removed subsidy and reinstated it before finally bumping the price to N145.
We know to well that previous administrations mismanaged our funds and failed to diversify our economy.As a matter of fact, we are tired of being reminded by Buhari why we voted him in in the first place, he needs to tell us about concrete short and long term plans to walk us out of this mess and not bore us with what the PDP has or should have done.Accountability and Transparency were words that featured prominently in the APC   Presidential campaign. 
Even if Buhari were one to allow his work do all the talking for him, it has become imperative that he reverts to his mouth because the story his work tells is one of sheer ineptitude and utter incognizance.Nigerians have a lot of questions they need answered.With the current state of things, one would ordinarily expect PMB to go out of his way to create more avenues to interact and reassure Nigerians and not shy away from existing ones.
A leader with a clear vision and mission or at least one under an illusion he is such, would rigorously pursue our patience by any means necessary and 'Baba Clueless' doesn't seem any of the two.
In a nutshell, the President's relations with us in these trying times go mostly 1 of 2 ways:assurances to rid us of our problems without letting us in on how he intends to do that or heaping the blame on previous governments.
We just can't become big time agro-exporters and in just a year or two and expect it to replace or viably complement oil, it takes ample time and resources to make that happen.Quite frankly, the talk about agriculture is one every government before his seemed to have being 'passionate' about and if he doesn't lay different plans, he won't get a different result.
In his trademark confusionist approach to key issues, after reversing the Jonathan administrations's ban on rice importation through the land borders, he has gone on to re-instate the ban.I simply cannot understand how that makes sense at a time when Nigerians are facing untold hardship due to food scarcity.Well, they may be some sense to that but the President hasn't made himself available to enlighten us.
From where I stand, the PDP may have inflicted serious damage but Buhari seems to be compounding our problems.
While I understand his handlers  may be wary of his tendency to fumble under pressure, having watched him tell 'those christians to go and fight Boko Haram' when questioned about concerns over his decision to join a coalition of Arab states to fight terror and also shockingly refer to his appointment of Ibe Kachikwu (from Delta State) as a South-Eastern appointment amongst other things, they must understand a 'disconnect' will do him more harm than good because it gives the impression that he simply has no solutions to our problems and is scared of being asked questions.
For the good of both of us, Buhari please let us ask you.

WHY WASN'T PATIENCE JONATHAN CHARGED IN THE FIRST PLACE?

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote on what I felt was some plea bargain deal between the Presidency and certain key members of the Goodluck Ebele  Jonathan administration-http://umarfarukhassan.blogspot.com/2016/08/gej-sambo-and-deziani-biggest-cows-are.html.There seems to be a calculated non-enthusiasm in making them account for what was perhaps the most corrupt stewardship since our return to democracy and President Buhari has already proven to be one to shut his eyes to the truth as far as certain individuals are concerned by telling us there was no 'Abacha loot'.When reports surfaced that Dame Patience Jonathan, the former first lady had sued the EFCC over its freezing of accounts connected to a fraud case involving a former Presidential aide, Waripomei Dudafa and a host of companies with no known addresses, it made the math much easier.
The said accounts are said to be holding a total sum of $15M and the Dame has slapped the EFCC and Skye Bank with a N200M suit for a number of reasons prominent among them, the absence of a court order allowing the freeze.If you ask me, the temerity of the act suggests there might even be more than a plea bargain in place.No one can easily rule out instances of a few 'thank you' sums here and there.The ex-first lady isn't feeling lucky to be left out, what she appears to be doing is sticking her neck out for other members of the 'team' in what maybe a threat to those they had agreed with.It would be next-to-impossible for the EFCC to sell any theory about missing the part where she was involved, so they leaked a report that a further $5M has been found in another account with the same bank (Skye Bank) as a face saving measure but that hasn't seemed to work any magic.
From where I stand, the bullseye should have been on who gave Dudafa and his bogus companies those sums from the get-go.It is rather strange that the EFCC didn't seem to trace the origin of those funds at anytime during investigation and its case cannot be said to be water-tight if the companies are non-operational and they leave Dudafa room to say he picked up the money at a dump site and still get away with it.At the time of filing the charge and Patience was nowhere near the case, whose money did Dudafa ought to know was stolen?.There is certainly something no one is telling us and whatever it is, it is very bad.In an affidavit deposed to by a Mr Somiari supporting her application, it was stated that she had being using the ATM cards to the accounts from 2010 till they were frozen, so are we to just believe the EFCC forgot to charge her as well or that they neglected to investigate all transactions carried out in respect of the accounts in question?.Two things make perfect sense to me: One, there was never any intention to charge Mrs Jonathan and two, her guts make me want to believe GEJ and 'the team' may have entered a mutually beneficial agreement that transcends plea bargain.The audacity of the former first lady is simply mind-blowing.
The attempt by the EFCC to cover its tracks only worsens matters.It sounds rather too convenient that they chose less than 48 hours after the Dame's lawsuit to stumble upon a $5M account in her name and in the same bank.Instead of mitigating the damage, all it does is raise further questions as to the sincerity and credibility of this war.
The integrity card played a huge role in PMB's victory at the 2015 polls and its a shame to watch him disappoint Nigerians.We wanted a sincere war on corruption that would spare no one but so far, the biggest cows still remain sacred.It remains to be seen what will happen to the one that has brought herself to the slaughterhouse. 

THE 2019 ANGLE TO PRESIDENT BUHARI'S ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR

"A cockroach is never safe amongst rats"

A lot of neighbourhoods in Kaduna where I grew up had at least one 'old soldier'.They literally live off their exploits either as soldiers of the biafran army or ones drafted in to help the Nigerian army fight the civil war.They always seem to be under a perpetual illusion of invincibility.They do nothing other than bore you with the same war stories everyday; either at beer parlours or at the  drought game joint.The few that actually chose to pursue a means of livelihood mostly did so as gate men perhaps in line with the 'once a soldier' saying.
President Buhari is playing old soldier and he has something the one in my neighbourhood never had-Power.And like Walter Annenberg rightly said: "The greatest power is not money power but political power".What makes his particularly very easy to weild is the fact that virtually everyone who has ever played a prominent role in government is dirty.
There is always a 99.9% chance of digging up dirt on anyone who has held office so its just a matter of 'point and kill' as far as most Nigerians are concerned. Our 'old soldier at the top' has gone on to silence two of his  fiercest critics-Olisa Metuh, the Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Media/Publicity Director of the Party's Presidential campaign, Femi Fani Kayode with corruption charges.The third and fiercest of them all, Ayo Fayose is barely being protected by the immunity clause as the EFCC till date hasn't furnished us with any proof that it secured a Judge's consent before freezing his account with Zenith bank as stipulated by Section 34 of the EFCC Act.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki's prosecution by the EFCC remains the only one of an APC member and it just so happens that it came after he embarrassed President Buhari in broad day by conspiring with the opposition to have himself voted in as Senate President on a day set aside by PMB to meet with the party's lawmakers.The President's anti-corruption war is largely one-sided so when a top member of his party is pencilled down for investigation, it is more or less an eclipse.The quite 'unusual' investigation of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso for the use of over N3 Billion from his state's joint local government account during his time as governor to fund his Presidential campaign came as a shock.It had me looking deep to carve out an ulterior motive if any and I ended up discovering a pattern.
Apart from serving as a means to decimate critics and weaken the opposition, the war could very much also be serving as a weapon against potential threats to the President's seat .The most potent threats are bound to come from the north and so far, virtually all the sellable northern candidates have been targeted by the EFCC.I'll take it from the very top.
Sometime last year, Isa Yuguda, the former governor of Bauchi state was invited to the EFCC to answer questions as regards an aircraft of the Bauchi state government.He was never charged with any offence and it automatically implies that he is innocent if the matter has not been revisited till date.
Then you also have the case of Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau who was accused of sharing in the N950M campaign funds sent to Kano by the Jonathan presidential campaign.After his release, he said someone named him as a N25M recipient but could not state where, how and when.His case seems closed as well.
With a President who has lost so much love in just his first year in office, these ex-governors represent two of the PDP's best possible options for the Presidential ticket come 2019. The PDP will definitely field a northern candidate come  next elections and the 'anti-corruption' channel remains the easiest way to diminish a candidate's popularity.
With Sule Lamido, the ex-governor of Jigawa state technically ruled out as a result of his protracted battle with the EFCC, Ibrahim Shema, the immediate past governor of President Buhari's home state of Katsina stands a better chance than even any of the aforementioned names of flying the party's flag but just last week, a certain Nasir Ingawa, who served as a Special adviser of his,has come out to accuse him of diverting billions of SURE-P funds allocated to Katsina State for political campaigns.He still hasn't fulfilled his promise of providing proof till date and one can't conveniently dismiss it as not part of a plan to taint Gov. Shema's name early or even one to lock him up ahead of the polls.
Senator Kwankwaso represents the best in-house option to President Buhari.He was second at the primaries and performed extraordinarily well as Governor of Kano state and if there is one person the APC can sell to Nigerians in the President's place, it is Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.With the APC shedding some of its formidability as a unit due to internal fighting, the Senator could capitalize on that to upset the President at the primaries and good old EFCC is very well on the path of making him only the second casualty of Buhari's party.I wouldn't be surprised if the matter dies a natural death like others before it.The deaths suggest more than anything that the EFCC has no case against them and that there could be another version of selective prosecution we are just learning about: one to weaken potential threats to his seat.
With most Nigerians fast running out of patience, the President may have devised a means to stay in the game and whether it works or not, time will tell.

5 MOST UNDER-RATED ARTISTES IN NIGERIA

Our mamas always told us quality sells itself and that with the right dose of it, you needn't go the extra mile to grab anyone's attention.But then there is also that line: it ain't what mama said it was gon be.
Its always sad to see great artistes not get a rep commensurate to their talent.The truly outstanding ones who continue to stand outside the A-list despite being as good or even better than the ones on it.
Below are 5 of the most slept-on artistes in Nigeria. 

1.CDQ
It was always going to take a great talent to share the spotlight with Olamide and Reminisce and I must say Orile's finest fits the bill perfectly well.
CDQ has a very potent raw element to his game and that has endeared him to quite a lot of fans.A classic example is how in a style reminiscent of the days we slotted in our lyrics in place of ones we didn't understand as kids,he played Young Thug on his version of Tyga's HOOKAH titled WADANMIWO.The freestyle blew up his fan base in no small measure and that in a nutshell has been CDQ's story so far.He connects effortlessly with the streets.
The slangs 'Woss'....'Wobi' are coming to a hood near you soon if they already haven't thanks to CDQyeayea.While a lot of people may be of the opinion that toning down on the realness and adding a more vicious pop edge would do him more good, it certainly doesn't change the fact that CDQ is doing what he does well in a largely over-crowded market.

2.DI'JA
If you ask me, this lady has a much huger potential for mainstream success than any of her other Mavin 2.0 colleagues.If Don Jazzy commits just as much time to her career as he does Korede Bello and Reekado Banks, the story might just change.She just returned from a 'pregnancy leave' and who knows?.With Reekado still sounding like an underground middleweight and Korede doing nothing to disprove the one hit wonder notion, Jazzy might just start to explore the 'Di'Ja' avenue better than he previously did.What stands her apart from her peers is simply talent.She isn't your regular afro-pop artiste who drops a killer chorus and bores you all through the verses till the hook comes back on, she pays extra attention to her lyrics as well.The ingenuity and wittiness involved wows to no end.Whats more?.She has a voice to die for.

3.ZORO
Contrary to what a lot of people think, Zoro has been banging hard on the door way before his current hit single-OGENE featuring Flavour and the smash remix featuring Lil Kesh and Ycee.He already had really good songs like 042 and one of my personal favourites-OTU (Onitsha State Of Mind) in his discography.
He has a more meaner delivery than Phyno and is probably the first indigenous rap purist outta the East.There is no soft side to his game and it pleases that he is commercializing his sound without worrying too much about that.
He is the only viable competition Phyno has to contend with and come to think of it, Ibo rap has indeed grown to a point where there are more than a few fans who love it hard and not on the rocks (Pun Intended).
You are missing out on a lot if you think Phyno is the only rapper from the East worth your time.

4. Mz KISS
A good Femcee stands a much better chance of hitting it big than her male counterpart in Nigeria.The best publicity gets everyone talking and being a female rapper alone guarantees you that.You just need to be good enough to hold onto the attention you get.
Even if there weren't few indigenous female rappers around, it would still take something out of this world to yank the throne from Mz Kiss.Gal has got Yaba mad skills.
For dark days, she can be a brawler on wax as evidenced by her latest single- IKILO featuring label boss, Illbliss and for bright weather days, she can make you laugh just as hard as you nod.Her remix to Ycee's monster hit-JAGABAN alongside Tipsy is by far the best version out there.Indigenous rap sells faster down here and I hope the Queen is accorded the props due to her real soon.

5. ERIGGA
The Nigerian rapper with the most credible street cred and certainly, the only bonafide pidgin hardcore lyricist.Erigga is a blessing to every Nigerian who truly appreciates rap music.To hear a guy get on some beastly word play and punchlines in our unconventional lingua franca is inexplicably exhilarating.He has scored major collabos with Olamide,Harrysong,Oritsefemi and dropped his sophomore album-OKORONWATA as a much more established artiste than when he did his debut.
From PASS DAT to MONKEY KILL MONKEY, there are always lines to blow you and make you wonder why the only reason to dispute Yung 6ix's King Of The South proclamation isn't getting the love he deserves.To borrow some of his lines, we need to "shine our torch and comot our leg for high tension".