Lagos, the city of excellence is bound to reverberate this evening as the big names in the African music industry gather at the prestigious grand ballroom of Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, for the maiden edition of All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA.

Nigeria’s representative, Tayo Faniran, who emerged 2nd runner-up at the just concluded Big Brother Africa-Hotshots, has opened up on this year’s show, saying that he was shocked when Idris Sultan of Tanzania was declared the winner of the reality show.

In 2014 the Nigerian music scene witnessed a lot of groovy hit songs and stunning music videos that shaped both the fortune and terrain of the entertainment industry. These inventive works won the heart of the fans, epitomize ingenuity and unveil showmanship at its peak. We sang these songs endlessly, downloaded their videos on our phones, and danced to them whenever we hear them being played. As a special end of the year treat, we take a look at the top songs and music videos that ruled the airwaves in 2014.

Although fate may defeat the efforts of virtue to avert misfortune, it cannot deprive us of the power to endure it with equanimity’

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