Author: Bernard DayoAuthor: <span>Bernard Dayo</span>

Daniel Obasi

[The Media Blog] “An Alien in Town” is Daniel Obasi’s most metaphorical work yet

Anyone who is familiar with Daniel Obasi's art would know that they are distinctly subversive and usually non-conformist. His 2017 photo essay The Illegal Project utilised the medium of photography…

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Michelle Dede

[The Film Blog] Marriage, marriage, marriage: Michelle Dede makes “June” a bearable romantic comedy

If you have ever attended a Nigerian wedding, then you have already seen half of June, the sappy, Desmond Elliot-directed romantic comedy that places itself right within the wedding-industrial complex…

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Inxeba

[The Film Blog] You can now stream South African queer film “Inxeba” (The Wound) on Netflix

“In The Wound, being a man isn't about being a naturally dominant person, but about learning to submit yourself to a patriarchal model that demands heterosexuality,” Brett Pardy writes in…

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Black Panther

[The Film Blog] African Americans or Native Africans: Who is “Black Panther” really for?

The press cycle for Marvel's Black Panther is currently in overdrive. Op-eds and think pieces are out in torrents, quotes and memes and merchandise seem firmly entrenched in the zeitgeist,…

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MTV Shuga

[The Media Blog] Watch the Teaser: “MTV Shuga” Season 6 is Back in Naija

Your favourite prestige, millennial-driven drama series MTV Shuga is back for its highly anticipated sixth season. After a year long hiatus for a South African edition, it is making a…

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Seyi Shay

[The Film Blog] Seyi Shay channels her inner diva in the teaser for “Lara and the beat”

Lara and the Beat sounds like Beauty and the Beast, or is just me? Is it because the film stars artistes Seyi Shay and Vector? I have a right to…

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Lala Akindoju

[The Film Blog] Lala Akindoju takes Naked, her One Woman Show to the stage

Though Lala Akindoju isn't new to theatre and stage productions, the announcement of her One Woman Show which will be open at this year's Lagos Theatre Festival is a first…

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Adeolu Adefarasin

[The Film Blog] Hello, Adelolu Adefarasin joined the roster at Agency 106

He's Nathan in the NdaniTV hit web series Skinny Girl in Transit, one of the romantic players vying for Tiwa's love. His feature in the record-breaking rom-com The Wedding Party…

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Dunkirk

[The Film Blog] We need to talk about the Oscar-nominated “Dunkirk” and its exclusion of women

I'm on a must-watch Oscar movies marathon. The idea is very simple: I try to watch all the films nominated in key categories, and, if there's any endurance left, I…

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linda Ikeji

[The Media Blog] A First Look at “Annabel: My Life As A Former Stripper” on Linda Ikeji TV

Is there anything that Linda Ikeji TV hasn't done? At the moment, I'm losing track of its soon-to-be-aired content and that's necessarily not a bad thing. We are getting prepared.…

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hereditary

[The Film Blog] “Hereditary” is the Scary Horror Film Everyone was Talking About at Sundance

Every film buff knows the Sundance film festival is always a useful precursor for the films that will dominate the conversation in the coming year. And although the festival is…

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Tobi Bakre

[The Media Blog] Big Brother Naija: Controversy is already brewing around Tobi Bakre

Amidst the media coverage of a rather bloodless Grammy Awards, the third season of Big Brother Naija made quite an impression with its opening live show. The twenty housemates were…

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Big Brother Naija

[The Media Blog] How will Big Brother Naija play out in a post-Harvey Weinstein world?

At this point, it might seem as though the #MeToo movement and all that it stands for has been overflogged. We have always known about sexual assault and harassment, going…

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new money

[The Film Blog] The teaser for Tope Oshin’s “New Money” is here and it’s all about the money

They say money makes the world go round and new money is even better. In the hands of Toun Odumosu (Jemima Osunde), a lowly shop attendant living a simple existence,…

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linda ikeji

[The Media Blog] A daily entertainment news show is coming to Linda Ikeji TV & this could be huge

Renowned blogger and entrepreneur Linda Ikeji has taken another step towards turning her nascent TV brand Linda Ikeji TV into an entertainment monolith. So far, LiTV's overall programming philosophy has…

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Wedding Party

[The Film Blog] “The Wedding Party 2” is now the Highest Grossing Nollywood Film Ever but Where are the Receipts?

Before the cinema-wide premiere of The Wedding Party: Destination Dubai in Nigeria, I wrote about the untold appeal of The Wedding Party and why the sequel won't be as commercially…

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Oscars

[The Film Blog] Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” leads 2018 Oscars with 13 nominations

The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards was announced yesterday morning in a live stream hosted by Girls Trip star Tiffany Haddish and Lord of the Rings actor Andy Serkis,…

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ajegunle

[The Media Blog] A first look at Linda Ikeji TV’s new reality show “Ajegunle…With Love”

Last year, we filled you in on the slate of upcoming shows on Linda Ikeji TV, the fledgling web platform helmed by renowned blogger Linda Ikeji. The eponymous TV brand…

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SAG

[The Film Blog] Complete Winners’ List for the 2018 SAG Awards

The 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards held in Los Angeles last night and hosted by actress Kristen Bell. This will be time the first time the awards will have a…

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Liam Neeson

[The Film Blog] “The Commuter” is Liam Neeson’s Swan Song

At 65-years-old, Liam Neeson is kind of a pop cultural icon. His entire career has been built on the versatile creativity that's hard to find in Hollywood these days. Unlike…

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Wives on strike

The Film Blog: “Wives on Strike: The Revolution” might be funny, but It seriously deals with the social illness of domestic violence

There's a funny scene in Omoni Oboli's Wives on Strikes: The Revolution where Sola Sobowale, who plays the Iyaloja of the Areja Market Women Association, passionately tells her fellow aggrieved…

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Harry Potter

[The Film Blog] Harry Potter Fan Film explores the Dark Origins of Voldermort

From TV shows to movies, fan fiction has always been part of pop culture, fuelled by an active cauldron of ideas, theories and imaginations aimed at preserving and extending the…

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MeToo

[The Media Blog] The #MeToo Movement is getting its own documentary series

Some of the more profound questions that have been asked with the emergence of the #MeToo movement is this: What will happen now? Yes, powerful and influential men have fallen…

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Youtube

[The Media Blog] How YouTube’s New Monetization Policy Will harm Small and Local Content Creators

Earlier this week, popular video platform YouTube announced a new eligibility requirement to monetize videos in an attempt to better the YouTubing community. For new and existing content creators, even…

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Tonto Dikeh

[The Media Blog] Why we may never see an episode of Tonto Dikeh’s upcoming reality show ‘King Tonto’

Anyone who has been closely following Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh since 2017 would know that her life has been fraught with the kind of tabloid-worthy problems plugged into larger cultural…

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Ringier

[The Media Blog] Ringier Africa Signs pan-African content agreement with The New York Times

In a commendable media partnership, Ringier Africa Digital Publishing (RADP) has further expanded its news and media platform portfolio by entering into a digital content license agreement with The New…

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Ebuka

[The Media Blog] Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has just revealed he will be on a brand new TV special

Just fresh from hosting the 2017 Sound City MVP Awards last weekend, celebrity TV host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu revealed via his Instagram today that there will be a brand-new TV special…

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David, Oyelowo

[The Media Blog] David Oyelowo to star in Les Misérables miniseries

David Oyelowo will star in BBC One's upcoming six-part miniseries of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, along with Golden Globe nominee and theatre veteran Dominic West. Andrew Davies' non-musical adaptation of…

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Kiss Daniel, Yeba

[The Music Blog] Kiss Daniel’s explanation of “Yeba” still burdens women with the responsibility to speak against sexual misconduct

With the calamitous downfall of Harvey Weinstein and his ilk, and the springing up of the #MeToo movement and Time's Up, we are currently living in a critical moment of…

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Ojinika

[The Media Blog] These pictures of Ojinika Obiekwe interviewing DJ Jimmy Jatt are the stuff dreams are made of

You may not have heard of Nigerian-born and Emmy award winning journalist Ojinika Obiekwe and that's fine. I have also not heard of Jon Snow, the fictional character in HBO's…

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