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Rhythms of the Night

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Amaka was the undisputed queen of late night radio in Lagos.  She had been in the industry for over a decade and over that time, she had built the largest following of any On-Air Personality in the city. She started out in 2007 reading the headlines on "Good Morning Nigeria". She had a unique voice - lower-pitched than most females but every bit as sultry - and the first time the new manager heard her on-air, she reassigned her to co-host all the late night shows. "You're absolutely perfect for nights", Moni, her manager had said. That was it. She had been skeptical about it at first but when the callers and Tweeters began to gush with their flirty messages, she got more comfortable and began to own her new-found territory. She went from co-host to producer in less than 3 years and eventually landed a voice-over role for Disney's Queen of Katwe. She definitely had very little to complain about career-wise. Amaka and Femi had been dating for a little over 2