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Asake Tops List Of 10 Nigerian Music Albums Of 2022

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3 years ago

December 16, 2022

The Nigerian music industry is known to be among the best in the world with exciting talents and songs that fail not in making waves across continents.

2022, apparently, didn’t drop that bar as music talents from Nigeria gave music lovers around the world hit songs on end to revel in.

Here is a compilation, in no particular order, ten top Nigerian albums released in 2022:

1. Asake: Mr. Money with the Vibe

Asake is one of the revelations of the Nigerian music industry in 2022. While his meteoric rise continues to shock music lovers, especially in Nigeria, the popular opinion is that he rightfully deserved all accolades that has come his way this year as his fans look forward to what he has in store for them next year.

His famed album, Mr. Money with the Vibe was released on September 8, 2022 with a combination of Afrobeat, Afro-Classic and Fuji in it. It contained hit tracks like Terminator, Organize, Joha and Sungba remix featuring Burna Boy.

The album topped the Nigerian music charts for weeks, and even transcended beyond the country, topping global charts for weeks since its release.

2. Fireboy: Playboy

Fireboy continued from where he left off in 2021, releasing awesome tracks symbolic of Fireboy all through 2022.

His album ‘Playboy’ is filled with tracks that played with our hearts, and has continued to play with it since its release.

From Playboy to Ashawo, to Peru ft. Ed Sheeran, to Diana featuring Chris Brown and Shenseea. After these amazing collaborations, Fireboy took it a notch higher with Bandana featuring Asake, his label record mate.

3. Burna Boy: Love Damini

Burna Boy will definitely remember 2022 for good with his album Love, Damini taking the music scene by storm. ‘

Consisting of songs like Last Last, It’s Plenty, Cloak and Dagger, Common Person, For My Hand ft. Ed Sheeran, the masterpiece did get music lovers singing and dancing to every lyric of the tracks in the album.

4. Adekunle Gold: Catch Me If You Can

Adekunle Gold released his album on February 4th. 2022 consisting of songs like It is What It Is, Sinner, High among others, plus the top artistes like Davido, Lucky Daye, Ty Dola that got featured in the album.

5. Omah Lay: Boy Alone

Omah Lay didn’t disappoint his fans when his muchly anticipated album was released on 15th July.

It consisted songs that eclipsed the Nigerian music scene for months, and still have music lovers dancing to the tracks.

Woman, Soso, Understand, Attention are some of the tracks that caught people’s attention from the 14-track album.

6. Rema: Rave and Roses

Rema recently had his 2022 track Calm Down played at one of the stadias at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, an evidence of how big a year 2022 is for the Nigerian music star.

Rema continues to prove that his emergence into the Nigerian music industry is no fluke, and that he is here to hold his own for a long time with his musical talent.

His album, Rave and Roses, imbued amazing songs such as Calm Down, Dirty, Hold Me, Time and Affection and others that made it delight to listen to.

7. Falz: Bahd

Falz continued his phenomenon on the Nigerian music scene with his album Bahd released on the June 9th, 2022.

Bahd, is his sixth music studio album, featuring phenomenal artistes such as L.A.X, BNXN, Tiwa Savage among others.

8. Simi: To Be Honest

Simi, once again, showcased her powerhouse vocals with her amazing and spellbinding To Be Honest Album.

The Album contained interesting songs like Nobody, Temper, Balance featuring Adekunle Gold among others.

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9. Wizkid: More Love, Less Ego

Wizkid also never ended the year without serving his teeming fans epic tracks that highlight his musical prowess.

Released on November 11th, the Ojuelegba crooner didn’t disappoint with his album that incorporated Amapiano, Afrobeats and other beats.

10. Victony: Outlaw

Victony would definitely go down as one of the artistes that lit up the Nigerian music industry in 2022.

The fast-rising music star released his album on 6th May, 2022 and included songs like Apollo, All Power, Soweto which got music lovers dancing and grooving to it.

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Why I Stopped Attending Church Service – Funke Akindele

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1 day ago

May 4, 2026

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Famous Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has opened up on why she lost interest in attending church service.

The actress who made the revelation in a Snapchat video on Sunday, stated that she stopped going to church because attention often shifted to her rather than the service.

While explaining that she’s always the one they take pictures of, the actress said she now joins church service online.

Akindele said “Anytime I go to church, I am always the one they take pictures of. So I will join online.”

Recall that in 2022, Akindele openly identified herself with the Celestial Church of Christ.

“Every time I have challenges I go to the Celestial church quietly at night for solutions. But I have to stop hiding and publicly identify with the church”, she said.

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‘My Mum Started Quoting Bible’ — Shank Sparks Debate After Tattoo Confession

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1 day ago

May 4, 2026

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Popular Nigerian content creator, Shank has stirred reactions online after opening up about a personal clash with his mother over tattoos, while also revealing a fresh body ink linked to his “Lit Gang” identity.

The revelation surfaced in a recent viral video shared on his social platforms, where he recounted the moment he tattooed his mother’s name, “Oluremi,” on his arm.

According to him, what he expected to be an emotional moment quickly turned tense.

“The day I tattooed my mum’s name on my arm, she started crying and quoting Bible,” Shank said.

He explained that his mother strongly opposed the act, citing religious reasons and warning him against marking his body.

“She told me, ‘did I ask you to draw my name? I don’t like it. Don’t do tattoo again. God said don’t mark your body,’” he recalled.

Shank, however, said he challenged her stance by pointing out what he described as a contradiction.

“I asked her, if you say I should leave my body the way God created it, why do you shave your hair? You that shave hair and me that draw tattoo, we are committing the same sin,” he added.

The content creator used the moment to advise young people navigating similar situations with parents, stressing the importance of independence when making personal decisions.

“Just make sure you’re independent before doing what your parents are not comfortable with,” he said.

Amid the conversation, Shank also unveiled a new tattoo on his back with the inscription “Lit Gang,” a move that has further fueled reactions among fans.

While some social media users backed his arguement on personal choice and self-expression, others sided with his mother, citing cultural and religious concerns about body markings.

The development has continued to generate debate online, highlighting the growing tension between traditional beliefs and modern youth culture in Nigeria’s entertainment space.

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Drama As Eniola Badmus Challenges Funke Akindele To Celebrity Boxing Fight

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May 4, 2026

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Popular Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus, has challenged Funke Akindele to a celebrity boxing fight.

This came a few hours after Nigerian streamer, Carter Efe defeated Portable in a celebrity boxing match.

Carter Efe defeated Portable on Friday to win the N50 million prize.

Following Carter’s victory, E-Money, a Lagos-based socialist gifted him N50 to celebrate his win.

Prior to the match, popular talent manager, and music executive, Soso Soberekon, gave N40 million to Carter Efe and Portable each.

However, speaking in a now viral post on her Instagram page, Eniola Badmus challenged Funke Akindele to a boxing fight and called on E-Money and Soso Soberekon to sponsor the match.

She wrote “Funke Akindele, let’s get on the boxing ring. It’s about time. Soso, E-Money, let’s get to it. No time. Money has to be made.”