Music icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has announced plans to release a new album titled ‘Oldest Young Man’.

The singer shared the news in a brief Instagram statement, reflecting on his longevity in the music industry.

“I’ve lived it.

The title appears to speak to the artist’s enduring career, having remained relevant in the Nigerian music scene for over two decades since his breakout with Plantashun Boiz in the early 2000s.

While the singer did not provide a specific release date, the phrase ‘soon come’ suggests the project will be released in the coming weeks.

2Baba’s last studio album, Warriors, was released in February 2020. Since then, he has released several singles and collaborations.

Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is not the major problem facing Nigeria.

He argued that the main problem with Nigeria was institutional corruption, stressing that if Nigeria had a good judicial system, Tinubu wouldn’t have been able to contest for the presidency in the first place, due to the multiple allegations against him.

Speaking in a recent episode of the Good News Naija podcast, Kuti said corruption in Nigeria was deeply rooted, emphasising that all the people entrusted with leadership across every sector belonged to the same class of corrupt elite.

“Do you think Tinubu is the problem? The judiciary that didn’t stop him from getting there in the first place is a problem. If all the allegations against him are true, how did he contest?

“If we had men and women of calibre and integrity, he wouldn’t have been able to contest in the first place,” he said.

Kuti added that the systemic corruption in Nigeria was enough to dash the hopes of young Nigerians in the country.

The mother of Afrobeats star, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, Nene Aderibigbe, has promoted her daughter’s forthcoming ”Starr Girl” album on the streets of Lagos ahead of its Friday release.

Aderibigbe, popularly known as Genzmummy on Instagram, shared a video showing herself, the singer’s sister and other women promoting the album.

The caption reads: “We declare stargirl album to God in the name of the father and the son and of the holy ghost”

The women were dressed in matching black outfits and purple headgear while holding placards promoting “Starr Girl”.

The placards carried messages including “Stargirl album out on the 14th of August” as the women promoted the forthcoming project on the streets.

The street campaign comes as Ayra Starr prepares to release “Starr Girl”, her third studio album, following 19 & Dangerous, and The Year I Turned 21.

Aderibigbe, was born in Cotonou, Benin Republic, and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. She rose to prominence after signing with Mavin Records and releasing her self-titled debut EP in 2021.

She subsequently released 19 & Dangerous in 2021, followed by The Year I Turned 21 in May 2024.

Her 2022 single “Rush” earned a nomination for Best African Music Performance at the 66th Grammy Awards.

Ayra Starr had earlier announced that “Starr Girl” would be released on Aug. 14, with the project expected to mark her latest album release.