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Editor December 13, 2018

Toyin Abraham is starring in ‘Two Weeks In Lagos’

Award winning actor Toyin Abraham is well known for her dramatic and comedic roles in previous movies. However, the popular star asked her fans to expect a different version of…

Editor November 2, 2018

You can finally watch the full trailer for Ebony Life Films’ ‘Chief Daddy’

Since production of Chief Daddy commenced, EbonyLife Films has kept fans excited; releasing captivating content from the movie including behind-the-scenes visuals, five amusing teasers and, finally, the long-awaited full-length trailer.…

Editor October 31, 2018

Aftermath of the Aba Women’s Riot: Where are the women?

It’s 1929. Just after the Aba Women’s War, the women of Oloko are riding the waves of rebellion and victory to take charge of their lives after fighting the British. Sparked by a dispute that…

Editor October 30, 2018

CRPressXYNaija at Ake: Ayesha Haruna Attah’s diary Day 4

Editors Note: The Ake Book and Arts Festival finished last sunday with quite the bang. Panels by Diana Evans, Nnedi Okorafor and Mona El-hathawy, fantastic discussions of the future and…

Editor October 29, 2018

#CRPressXAke2018: Day one; Ayesha Haruna Attah

Editors Note: As part of our coverage at the 2018 Ake Books and Arts Festival, we have collaborated with authors under the Cassava Republic Press to give you a first…

Editor October 26, 2018

ACPN unveils official party logo, launches #SquirrelGang social media campaign

The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has officially unveiled its party logo just as it launched #SquirrelGang, a robust social media campaign to highlight the party’s core ethos of vision, resilience,…

Editor October 25, 2018

Meet the cohorts of the British Council Future Leaders Connect

On 1 August this year, six Nigerians were selected as winners of the 2018 British Council Future Leaders Connect cohort. A global fellowship where exceptional young people from around the…

Editor October 18, 2018

Dotts Media House emerges winner of Africa’s most outstanding quality digital marketing Company of The Year 2018

DottsMediaHouse (est, 2014), a leading digital marketing agency based in Lagos Nigeria, has been announced as the 2018 winner of Africa’s Most Outstanding Quality Digital Marketing Company of The Year…

Editor October 18, 2018

Oby Ezekwesili’s presidential bid is a game changer – Oluremi Sonaiya

Former KOWA Party (KP) Presidential candidate, Oluremi Sonaiya has thrown her support behind the #Hope2019 campaign of Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili. According to Sonaiya, Ezekwesili’s foray into politics is one of the…

Editor October 16, 2018

2019 is not a race for Vice President, #BuhariComeAndDebate now – Oby Ezekwesili challenges #APCPDP

Frontline presidential contender, Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili has called for a televised presidential debate with President Muhammadu Buhari and other party flag-bearers participating in the lead up to the February 2019…

Editor October 15, 2018

Friendly reminder: Long term friendships are no guarantee against sexual assault

This morning, an article surfaced on gossip blog Instablog9ja. On it a lady named The Whiskey Lady put out an extensive statement about how a long time friend of hers,…

Editor October 12, 2018

Quramo Writers’ Prize 2018 Top 5 unveiled

Quramo Publishing has unveiled the Top 5 finalists of the Quramo Writers’ Prize 2018, two weeks after announcing the Top 10 finalists. The winner of the 2018 edition of the…

Editor October 12, 2018

Isime Esene: Obasanjo has elevated hypocrisy to an art form

Yesterday, Atiku Abubakar got a much needed reprieve from his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo. The former Vice President got the forgiveness he had long sought from the former military leader…

Editor October 9, 2018

VPcube Studios celebrates 4th anniversary, set to support four young female entrepreneurs with TFESS photography training

VPCube Studios, a commercial photography company with specialty in maternity, child and family photography, is set to celebrate its fourth anniversary this year, as the brand recently unveiled its plan…

Editor October 1, 2018

On CTRL+M, Maka takes SZA’s signature sound and makes it her own

2017 was the year of SZA. The American singer had been bubbling under for nearly half a decade, and after a drastic change to her sound and a record deal…

Editor September 30, 2018

Davido’s new interest in politics and the optics of political influence

The just concluded elections in Osun state cannot be the standard to expect in 2019. By many observers’ accounts, it was a travesty. Everybody who had high hopes for a…

Editor September 25, 2018

Here are some observations from the ‘inconclusive’ Osun elections

by Kola Muhammed After the build-up to the gubernatorial elections in Osun, one would have thought we will do that and face the 2019 election but we are going to have…

Editor September 20, 2018

Chika Nwobi launches Decagon elite software institute with Pay-After-You-Earn option

The Decagon Institute, an elite software engineering institution that will train the most talented applicants in Nigeria, even if they cannot pay fees, is launching in Nigeria this October. Decagon…

Editor September 6, 2018

Emma Ikumeh: This is why I want the PDP to choose Saraki at the primaries

by Emma Ikumeh Former INEC chief, Professor Attahiru Jega recently made a case for competent leadership over strongman leadership. The latter was one of the major pivots on which Muhammadu…

Editor September 4, 2018

Read Vice President Osinbajo’s measured response to Atiku’s open letter

Editor's Note Recently presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar put out an open letter outlining the ways in which the current presidential team, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had…

Editor August 27, 2018

Jessica Gordon is beautifully created in her ‘I AM’ story

To begin the I AM Series, I put out an open call on Twitter asking to feature amazing individuals. There was a lot of radio silence at first, and then…

Editor August 25, 2018

Access Bank educates communities on World Mosquito Day

Access Bank has shown its commitment to giving back to the communities across Nigeria, through partnerships with other private enterprises, supporting the work of non-profit organizations dedicated to improving the…

Editor August 23, 2018

Here’s a first look at Leye Adenle’s new novel ‘When Trouble Sleeps’

Crime thrillers are a truly underserved genre in Nigerian literature. Only a handful of thriller novels have managed to reach critical mass, gaining local and international success and critical acclaim.…

Editor August 20, 2018

Stephanie Obi inspires women to turn their knowledge into Gold

The atmosphere was electrifying! More than 100 women entrepreneurs and small business owners gathered for a day of extraordinary inspiration and training with the queen of online courses, Stephanie Obi. The event…

Editor August 17, 2018

Dapchi ransom payment: Lai Mohammed’s integrity & the costs of cash to security

In March, Government Ombusdman Lai Mohammed described the return of the kidnapped Dapchi girls as being due to some sort of “moral burden” on the part of the girls’ abductors…

Editor August 6, 2018

Oghenekaro Itene is making her Hollywood debut in the upcoming thriller “Chase”

After making a huge splash in the 2017 Charles Uwagbai-directed epic blockbuster Esohe, distilled as a Nollywood-Hollywood collaboration, Tinsel actress Oghenekaro Itene has blindsided us with Chase - surprise! surprise!…

Editor August 6, 2018

Here’s the teaser for #DoYouKnow, the upcoming series from TIERS

While LGBTQ cinema and representation in Nigeria is in the lower percentile, The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) has been a strong proponent of LGBTQ advocacy through film, television, and…

Editor August 5, 2018

Here’s the full list of the AMAA 2018 nominations

Announced during the nominations party held on Friday at the Wheatbaker, the Africa Movie Academy Awards unveiled this year's nominees. Now in its fourteenth year as a reward system for…

Editor August 4, 2018

TRACE Naija is turning President Macron’s visit to The Shrine into a TV special

Back in June, the president of France Emmanuel Macron (still working on my French on this) paid a visit to the New Afrikan Shrine in Lagos. Hosted by Trace Events…