It is no news that the Wild Card show created another opportunity for each of the seven contestants called back to perform on the Nigerian Idol stage once again. Rather, what will be news is which three contestants among the seven (Modele, Okey Jazz, Dani Angus, Oweck, Moses, Abasiakan and Michael) will sail through and complete the Top 12 contestants on the show. For the lucky three, it wil ...Read More

Our judges are without doubt nothing short of legends in their own rights but they have fun on the show doing their jobs in very excited and down-to-earth attitudes.

On the last result show for example, many may have noticed the excitement amidst the judges’ courtesy Yinka Davies. Everyone that watches the show religiously knows Yinka is the hyper sort. However, the last res ...Read More

The wild card is not only a second chance for the contestants to make it to Top 12, but also a second chance for you to vote in your favourite contestants that you did perhaps, forget to vote in the last time or just did not vote enough times.

Seven contestants were selected for the Wild Card after being evicted from the Top 30. Dani Angus, Modele, Michael, Okey Jazz, Moses, Abasi ...Read More

The Wild Card show is one that is usually anticipated because of the second chance it offers evicted contestants and today’s episode is not different. 

To begin, Ill Rymz breaks down as always, the format of the show and then the judges Wild Card selection.

The first contestant called back was Modele. Then Deola who did not make it to the Wild Card and then K ...Read More

The show starts with a big surprise as we promised. Afrobeat heavyweight, Femi Kuti resumes on the show in his former capacity as a judge. The three-time Grammy nominee left the show for a brief period to embark on a world tour. During this period, HIP-HOP STAR, Naeto C filled in for him as guest judge. However, tonight, we were indeed pleased to see Femi.

Also, sadly, seven conte ...Read More

Everyone knows that guest judge; Naeto C is full of surprises. Every episode so far since he resumed as judge, he has surprised the viewers and contestants, whether it’s his judging aesthetics or his style, he has managed to adequately entertain us and stand-out.

He joined the show at the end of the Top 30 stage as a temporary replacement for Femi Kuti who joined the show as ...Read More

Is Femi Kuti coming back? That’s the question on all of our minds. Well, we cannot tell you for sure if he is coming back or when he is but we do have a surprise for you Nigerian Idol fans soonest.

Hip-hop star, Naeto C has filled in for him since he’s been away. Naeto has managed to gain a new legion of fans, either hating him for his honest, raw judging approach or l ...Read More

Today's episode starts off with  short clips showing last week’s performances and eviction thus making It clear that the competition is indeed getting stiffer. In similar fashion as last week, the contestants did a group performance of Bill Wither’s ‘Lean on me’ in a different style from the original version that got rave applauds from the audience.

Thereafter, the judges ...Read More