Even though the President of Nigeria, Buhari has come to address the nation on the ongoing End SARS campaign a lot of Nigerians are not pleased with his state of the nation address.

Buhari’s speech comes after weeks of protests in Nigeria against an Special Anti-robbery squad (SARS) and police brutality. These protests which took place every where that there are Nigerians was master minded by the youth of Nigeria with heavy support from their stars. 

A lot of stars joined the protests either been there physically or through social media. The End SARS campaign got the ECOWAS Chair to speak to Buhari and it also got other state men and women to speak. 

The likes if Hilary Clinton in a post on social media, made a plea to the Nigerian President Buhari. 

As part of supporting the END SARS protests and paying our respects to all families who lost their loved ones, OneplayAfrica in house DJ and curator Nii Bongo has released a mixtape titled: END SARS. 

This Mixtape is to give all families hope that their fallen sons and daughters are heroes. Their toil will not be in vain. They will not be forgotten not today or tomorrow. 

This MIXTAPE features a lot of artists from both Nigeria, Ghana and the world. We hope you enjoy this mixtape. 

Many Africans have become known for becoming Icons in first world countries, where they’ve broken norms and glass ceilings to prove that as a people, Africans are enterprising. One such name rising from the diaspora is Esi Chelle.

The singer who was raised in Denver and other parts of America spoke on the importance of the diaspora in Africa’s quest for better. The singer who began her musical journey while she was in Ghana attending Achimota School, has been passionate about pan-African progress and lent her voice to the Black Lives Matter calls, in the wake of police killings of unarmed black men in America.

With a similar social revolution springing up from Africa with #EndSars, Esi Chelle has described African’s at home and those in the diaspora as similar in our struggles.

Citing the #EndSars solidarity protests in many cities of the west, Esi pointed out that Africans who may have found better lives away from the shores of the continent must be participative in amplifying cries from the motherland.

Esi Chelle, who is set to release her EP titled, “A letter to my lover” says she’s committed to her roots and is looking to build a bridge between African and the Diaspora with her sound.

For many youths in Nigeria, the fight for bad governance didn’t start today neither did it start yesterday. 

The fight against bad governance in Nigeria started so many years ago and still the people are fighting for the end of bad governance. 

Musician Zlatan Ibile has added his voice to the ongoing End Sars protests happening in Nigeria. 

The Zanku hit maker who together with his friends led the Ghana version of the ENDSARS campaign has released a one minute song pouring out his disappointment and frustration. 

In the song Zlatan opines that Fela Kuti (the Afrobeat Originator) has been fighting bad governance and police brutality so all these years when he was alive and yet nothing has been done. 

Quoting the lyrics in the song, Zlatan who was full of pain when rapping on this new one minute END SARS song said: 

“I was born on the 19th  December 1994, and ever since I was born Nigerian government never gave a Fxxk. Fela died saying this, different president same old sh#t”. 

The Youth of Nigeria including their celebrities have been protesting for close to a week and over asking their leaders to come to their aid by putting an end to SARS (A special Anti-Robbery squad) formed by the government. 

 Zlatan Ibile new song SORO SOKE, End SARS is one that tackles the issues in Nigeria heads on and hopefully will inspire young people to not loose focus but fight for a good course. 

Listen to the song here: 

The whole continent is singing one song in the midst of all the cautions happening in Africa. For some past weeks now, African countries such as Nigeria and Congo have been in the news for a lot of ‘sad’ reasons. 

While the people of Nigeria are fighting for the end of police brutality and asking for the end of bad governance, it is said that Congo too is bleeding. 

The Youth of Nigeria including their celebrities have been protesting for close to a week and over asking their leaders to come to their aid by putting an end to SARS (A special Anti-Robbery squad) formed by the government. 

After weeks of knocking on the doors of their government, Nigeria Youth are been killed during their peaceful protests in Lagos and so the world is asking one question: ‘Where are the youth in Nigerian going to run go after the leaders “kill” all the youth in Nigeria. 

The latter is a song by Ghanaian Reggae and Afro-dancehall star Stonebwoy. His  2015 Juls produced Song Run Go has become the go to song for all the youth in Africa. 

Every one on social media is asking the same question: ‘Where are we going to run go, after our leaders make our continent a bitter place to live”. 

The song also addresses the fact that all African young people want is a simple life, one that we can get food, shelter and clothing. 

Stonebwoy, the award winning Ghanaian musician and “Put” hit maker also used his song to speak to the leaders in Nigeria during a live band rehearsal. 

Listen to Run GO by Stonebwoy below:

https://youtu.be/udGxZOEX7Lc

One member of the FOKN Bois Mensa apparently has a different view on the whole End Sars protests happening in Nigeria. 

The Gimme Pinch’ hit maker who is known for his voice in not just music but injustice has spoken against the people using the Pray for Nigeria tag. 

In a social media post, the also one member of the music group Red Red who have a hit song with Sarkodie called Ghetto, lamented that very soon Pray for Nigeria will take center stage and all the lives lost will amount to nothing. 

He wrote: 

The phrase: “go make beans” in Ghana is often used for a situation with no hope of success. 

The president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to resign by lot of youth in Nigeria. Muhammad Buhari who took office in 2015 and is the 15th President of Nigeria is tagged as many as the most incompetent leader to lead the country. 

Nigeria has been going through tough times with the youth of the country calling for a total reform in the whole police force. 

This kicked off when a Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) formed by the government started attacking  and killing innocent young men and women in Nigeria on the allegation that they are robbers. 

Nigeria youth rose to the occasion by organizing peaceful protests led by some able youth and celebrities. 

The issue has escalated so much that the governor of Lagos issued a curfew in Lagos but the youth still pressed on with their peaceful protest. 

It is reported that a lot of young men have been killed and the government have said nothing about the incidents. The President of Nigeria has been silence since the whole issue started and has done nothing to bring his people to order.

For his silence, a lot of Nigerian youth are calling for the resignation of Buhari. This list including music stars such as Wizkid, Runtown, Davido, just to list a few. 

Wizkid in a post on social media called the President old, failure and must resign. 

Davido also shared similar sentiments when he said Buhari it is time you resign. He even shared a petition link with his followers to sign on their President facing International Criminal Court:

Buhari it’s game over step down 

Mad Over you hit maker Runtown also shared a post asking Buhari to step down. The singer openly confirmed that he has received death threats. 

He wrote:

The African Giant as he is called now, Burna Boy has dedicated his BBC1xtra performance to his fellow Nigerians during these crazy times of police brutality. 

Burna Boy earlier on when the whole endsars protests began in his country, Nigeria, mounted billboards across Nigeria in support of the campaign on end police brutality. 

The Twice As Tall award winning afrobeat artist also launched a Project protect as a way of supporting his fellow country men and women fighting for their lives a d freedom. 

Project Protect is Under @thereachng PROJECT PROTECT is an initiative set up to provide financial, medical and legal resources during and after #ENDSARS protests.

Burna Boy who just released visuals for his new song “Real life” featuring Stormzy, dedicated his performance on BBC1xtra to all Nigerians. 

The 23 hit maker wrote: 

Shot my headline performance for @bbc1xtra a month ago, had to call up everyone in the building to make sure we shed a light on the atrocities happening in Nigeria. The youth have had enough!! We’re demanding better so this is for you. Every single person supporting and fighting for a better life/country 

In the wake of all the things happening in Nigeria, the youth have not just come together to protests but they are supporting each other with food and all kinds of welfare to make sure that every one fighting for the over 20 innocent souls lost will not be in vain. 

Burna Boy’s Monsters you made speaks volumes during thee times. Listen below

The new Wizkid Album that was set for release on Fela Kuti birthday – 15th October did not make it to stores, fans cannot find the album.

The  announcement of the album titled Made In Lagos got fans of the ‘Fever’ hit maker happy because they have been waiting for the full dosage after hit single SMILE was released off the project but unfortunately due to the current situation in Nigeria, Wizkid has to push.

In a series of post on social media by Wizkid, it looked like all was set for the new Made in Lagos album as the singer even dropped some hot singles off the yet to released album. 

Unfortunately for fans of Wizkid, they have to wait another time and date for the much anticipated album as the singer communicated that he does not feel it is right to release a body of work looking at how heated things are in Nigeria. 

Wizkid is pushing the album back in support of the whole End Sars, end SMAT and police brutality happenings in Nigeria. 

In the past days Wizkid has been very vocal about the end SARS campaign and still is championing the end police brutality against the youth of Nigeria. 

To show his full commitment to the people of Nigeria,  Wizkid was seen bashing fellow musician Rekaado banks for trying to release music that features him in these times. 

Let Africa not take for granted the sacrifices the youth of Nigeria have done in pursuit for their freedom. We applaud every musician and celebrity for their contributions but we applaud the youth of Nigeria for standing for their right.

We don’t know when a new Made in Lagos album date will be announced but until then, lets ENDSARS and police brutality in Nigeria. 

October 15 is world Fela Kuti day. The late Nigerian legendary Afrobeat originator was born on that day hence the day is dedicated to the African musical genius all across the continent. 

This year’s World Fela Day is happening in a year (2020) where the world has seen COVID 19 pandemic, lot of deaths in music generally and now a police brutality in Nigeria. 

The Late Fela Kuti during his hay days was not just a musician, he was an activist and a social commentator who fought for the welfare  and freedom of his people of Nigerian and Africans as a whole. 

His music is not just food to the soul but they are prophesies. Fela Kuti had sang about police brutality in his country for some many years ago so it is not surprising that his great great grand children (musically) are also championing the freedom for their people.

The Late Fela Kuti would have been 82 Years on 15th October 2020 and the question is, would he have been happy with the way things are in Nigeria or he would have joined the protest.

In a video posted on Facebook, the late Fela’s son, Femi Kuti, mentioned that he has been fighting for his people for almost 42 years and still police brutality is still on going. 

It is sad that on the very special day of the great music genius like Fela Kuti, the continent cannot happily celebrate him because we have to support our brothers and sisters in Nigeria to fight for something he has been fighting against so many years ago. 

One will say that it is no coincidence that in 2020 on world fela Kuti day, Nigerian youth are up and doing. It is actually about time that all the fighting the late Fela fought for his people will mean more than just words in music but it will come to pass. 

Happy world Fela Kuti Day, late legend, your great great grand kids are making you proud, on 15th October 2020, the day you would have turned 82years, your children’s children great children’s future is been secured by the legacy you left behind, we hope that makes you happy.

We do this for not ourselves but for tomorrow’s kids – Arise all compatriots, Nigeria call obey. Come on all youth in Nigeria, serve your land. 

American Rapper Childish Gambino did a song two years ago that took the world by surprise. The song tackled all the recklessness and carelessness in America. The song speaks on killings in America, drugs system, bribery and corruption among many social vices in America. 

The song resonated with lot of Africans because in our part of the world, Corruption and bribery is a day to day thing but we in Africa have more serious issues than just killings and so on. We have bad leadership problem. 

So, it was not surprising that Nigerian rapper Falz did a cover of Childish Gambino’s song this is America and called it this is Nigeria. 

Two years down the line, the song is the go to song for all Africans especially Nigerians as they fight for their lives and freedom against police brutality. 

The song addresses all that is happening now in Nigeria and it is not shocking that every youth in Nigeria has jumped on the song as a reference point for morale. 

Yes, we all knew the things Falz mentioned in the song are in Africa but to witness it with our naked eyes makes it more serious. Our cancer sickness is more serious than we thought it was. 

If leaders in Nigeria can send police force to attack the youth of Nigeria because they are peacefully protesting their civil rights as citizens, then in deed, this is NIGERIA. 

Take  a listen to the song and find inspiration to either join the youth in Nigeria to fight this noble cause because who knows, that could be an inspiration to other young people in Africa to rise against bad leadership. 

We do this for not ourselves but for tomorrow’s kids – Arise all compatriots, Nigeria is calling. Come on all youth in Nigeria, serve your land.