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Tomide Marv

(He/Him)
Lagos
As seen in: The Punch, Zikoko
Covers:  Human Interest. Music. Culture. Everything Art.

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Mohbad: The Poet I Needed at My Lowest

Mohbad: The Poet I Needed at My Lowest

Recovering from a pandemic that delayed my graduation from uni for almost a year, 2021 was the year Mohbad fo…

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Nigerian Music Industry Flourishes Worldwide, Struggles At Home

Nigerian Music Industry Flourishes Worldwide, Struggles At Home

The uninhibited worldwide spread of Nigerian music has made it the newest darling of the global music market.…

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Afrobeats Cannot Be the Antagonist in Its Own Story

Afrobeats Cannot Be the Antagonist in Its Own Story

Afrobeats Cannot Be the Antagonist in Its Own Story

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Opinion: Slawn's Art Is Not That Deep

Opinion: Slawn's Art Is Not That Deep

Slawn, born Olaoluwa Akeredolu-Ale, isn't a basic Nigerian artist. What he creates as art isn't his most impr…

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Inspector Justina: The Officer in Service of Sabo-Yaba Kids

Inspector Justina: The Officer in Service of Sabo-Yaba Kids

After moving to the Sabo-Yaba Police Division in 2022, Inspector Justina Omogbai realised she had another cal…

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Will Female Sexual Liberation in Nigerian Music Ever Have a Champion Like St. Janet?

Will Female Sexual Liberation in Nigerian Music Ever Have a Champion Like St. Janet?

Exploring the evolution of women's voices and sexual liberation in Nigerian music, we looked at St. Janet, th…

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10 Nigerian Songs That Understand Your Grief

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By Tomide Marv
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Losing someone you love can leave you feeling lost and completely out of words. But sometimes, music can speak for us. For some Nigerian artists, music is  a safe place to process their pain after losing a friend, a sibling, or a parent. They pour their feelings into their songs to keep the memories of their loved ones alive and to make sense of the hurt. These tracks offer comfort when the days feel too dark and heavy.
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Ogogo Is Gone, But Yoruba Cinema Will Never Forget Its Action Man

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By Tomide Marv
| Zikoko
Everything to Know About Ogogo, Yoruba Cinema’s Action Man For over four decades, Taiwo Hassan was one of Nollywood’s most charismatic faces, prominently in Yorùbá cinema. He could play a charming disciplinarian, a reckless antihero, a family head, or a street-bred character with the same conviction. He died on August 23 2026 at the age of 66 and had been battling stage-four cancer.
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These 15 Rappers Define Nigerian Hip-Hop

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By Tomide Marv
| Zikoko
Ask the average Nigerian music fan under 25 to name more than three rappers and watch them stall. Afrobeats ate the conversation so badly that rap now gets talked about like a phase the industry grew out of,  or worse, like it just started. But somebody was rapping before Wizkid could walk into a studio, and somebody kept rapping through every stretch.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Music writer at TheBlotted.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

All the Google tools and Notion.

What's your favorite social network?

X (I’m tired though).

Awards

Zikoko's Best Writer (Q2, 2024)

2024 - Best Writer