AOT2, Osagie and Steve discuss the Super Falcon winning their 10th AWCON title, the GMO conversation, Senator Natasha's refusal to enter the National Assembly, Billboard's 50 best Afrobeats songs list, Burna Boy's apology for his 2023 Afrobeats remark and other news that made the rounds this week.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
33:50 - Super Falcons win 10th AWCON title after coming back from 2-0 to beat Morocco in the final
39:38 - This week, the conversation around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on Nigerian Twitter was intense.
01:31:00 - Senator Natasha was refused entry into the National Assembly.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3nd8n255wo
01:39:40 - Bariga Local Council renames popular bustop from Charly boy to Olamide Baddo
02:05:00 - Pregnant women and nursing mothers in prisons
https://guardian.ng/opinion/of-pregnant-women-and-nursing-mothers-in-prisons/
02:46:20 - Billboard 50 best Afrobeats songs.
https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-afrobeats-songs/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
02:52:52 - This week in History
03:00:00 - Pop Culture
13th Anniversary of Davido’s debut album ‘Omo Baba Olowo: The Genesis’
Burna Boy apologises for his 2023 Afrobeats remark
https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/music/burna-boy-apologises-for-dissociating-himself-from-afrobeats-2025071512503543526
15th anniversary of the Uplifted album by Flavour
03:46:50 - Sign out
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