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Poetry: Movement

by Omoleye Omoruyi Lazi’ful’ness minuses restitution, elders say Miscarriage is a stepladder to triumph, speakers hammer Looking back is an alleyway in a mistaken course, motivationals reiterate Tripping blocks only defer the expedition towards the destined destination, I say Destiny-attentive sentient beings hold on to focus They might not cognize the destined path... Read More

Pius Adesanmi: My advice to the Igbo race

by Pius Adesanmi Not everyone should be writing for the public. Sadly, the democracy of social media and the internet is such that we must endure the co-presence of all sorts of opinionated intellectual dilettantes who can wear the toga of “public commentator”. There are always the giveaways. You will always recognize the dilettantes through... Read More

biafra, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, Reno Omokri, restructuring, Sam Amadi, secession

Opinion: Between El Rufai’s lies and the “Restructuralists”’ realism

by Jude Ndukwe In an interview granted Channels Television recently, El Rufai in his usual manner sounded rash, brash, saucy, arrogant, insolent and illogical while answering questions on the groundswell of agitations for a restructured Nigeria that has gained currency in our polity recently. He went on to arrogate to himself possession of the alpha-knowledge... Read More

el rufai, Federalism, nigeria, opinion, restructuring

Opinion: Ahiara – The evil of disobeying the Pope

by Kingsley Ahanonu It is with sorrow that I write this treatise, and this is because the church has consistently been plunged into ridicule by what is an unnecessarily lingering crisis. The insistence of the Catholic faithful in the diocese of Ahiara that they have the final say over the bishopric position of the... Read More

Bishop Okpaleke, CATHOLICISM, nigeria, Pope Francis, tribalism

“The man you overlooked while you were searching for the perfect husband” 5 things we learnt from Phylicia’s article

Every single woman is on the hunt for the perfect husband. Phylicia has news: the perfect man just might not be where you’re used to looking. These are the 5 things we learned. *************************** 1 Disregard these immaterial things In five years it won’t matter if he was cute. It won’t matter if he was... Read More

Christ's love, Christian relationships, Love, Marriage, opinion, Perfect husband, singles

Opinion: The Bible already gave solutions to Nigeria’s economic problems

by David Temitope Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation, with an estimated population of 182 million (National population commission, 2016). According to the National Bureau of Statistics, over 112 million of the nation’s population lives below the poverty line. This is 61.5 percent of the people. The World Bank in 2015, pegged the new poverty... Read More

Economic solutions, nigeria, opinion, poverty, Scripture, United Nations

The Film Blog Thread: “Diamond Ring, an edge-of-the-seat winner” | A trip down memory lane to the Nollywood that made actual magic

Have you seen Diamond Ring, Dry leaves or Women’s Cot? If you haven’t, this thread is for you. Welcome to Old Hollywood, where story lines were gripping, dialogue was thoughtful and the acting, “American standard”. This is only a glimpse (the movies tell all) into the star power of RMD, Omotola, Onyeka Owenu, Opa Williams,... Read More

Chude Jideonwo, diamond ring, Kunle Afolayan, nigerian movies, nollywood, rmd, roti, Tade Ogidan, The Thread

Opinion: Christianity is unconquerable

by Matthew Ige There’s a dangerous wave and rave of rancorous rumours spreading like a firing inferno, far long before, I must add, that the Jihadists, the overzealous and the Islamic militants, want to invade the land and make ‘all’ Muslims. They are unsparingly spreading, prepared to spread like cancer to the down south of... Read More

Christianity, Islamisation of Nigeria, Jesus, opinion, Religion

Simon Kolawole: Shifting “cultivation” in Nigerian politics

by Simon Kolawole If you are a newcomer to Nigerian politics, you should be forgiven for thinking Igbo are sworn enemies of northerners (and I mean the “core north” by that, and hereinafter). Since the 2015 presidential electioneering, there has been no love lost between the two big power blocs and erstwhile political allies. Agitations... Read More

Igbo-Hausa love affair, Nigeria's political history, opinion, secession, simon kolawole

Today’s Noisemakers: Imam Tawhidi, Gbenga Olorunpomi, Seun Onigbinde and others

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today: 1 Wizkid This new... Read More

Gbenga Olorunpomi, Noisemakers: Imam Tawhidi, Seun Onigbinde

The Film Blog: Alakada Reloaded is premiering in the U.K.? Hey God!

We hope we don’t bear responsibility for joining the hype of this film. Actually, calling it a film is a disservice to the world – more a collection of unrelated skits shots by the same person. We liked it because, even though it was an unadulterated mess, it was funny. It was very funny. And... Read More

Alakada Reloded, Movie lovers, movie premieres, nollywood, The Film Blog, Toyin Abraham

The Film Blog: Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Roti’ is an exercise in brilliance – but will Nigerians go to see it?

The casting of this movie is excellent. Everyone is perfect – Kunle Afolayan, Kate Henshaw, Kunle’s mum (who, we hear, is his mum in real life!), Fatiha Balogun, Fathia’s husband. It’s a melting pot of depth and soul. And we are so grateful for their talent. Even the son, brings in talent far and above... Read More

kate henshaw, Kunle Afolayan, Movie lovers, nigerian movies, nollywood, roti, The Flm Blog

Opinion: Does Buhari want Nigeria to remain one?

by Umar Hassan That 2 of the 3 major tribes are actively clamouring for their own separate nations is in itself a failure for the Buhari administration.What makes it even more pathetic is how the government has made available an enabling environment for such agitations to fester and escalate to a point where we may... Read More

Arewa Youth, biafra, Buhari, Kaduna Declaration, nigeria, opinion, Politics, secession

Farooq Kperogi: The intellectual case against Nigeria’s break up (Pt III)

by Farooq Kperogi What I have said about the Yoruba people (see part II) is also true of many other ethnic groups in Nigeria. But, for reasons of space, I will only highlight the constructedness of Hausa, Igbo, and Ogoni. The notion of Hausa as a collective ethnic identity, particularly in its current form, is... Read More

Arewa Youth, biafra, colonialism, Farooq Kperogi, Nigeria's unity, opinion, secession

The Film Blog: You have to admire the bravery of this TNS review of Isoken

You know, one of us at The Film Blog absolutely insisted that Isoken is formulaic, and nothing special – at all. We shut him down. Not only because we are mostly Jade Osiberu fan boys and girls here, but also because, hey, this is the cool new film of the moment. If you don’t like... Read More

Chris Ihidero, Dakore, Jade Osiberu, Movie reviews, nollywood, The Film Blog, Tina Mba

Reno Omokri: The lesson Ndi’Igbo taught Jonathan and future leaders

by Reno Omokri By now, I am sure my readers have read the very disparaging comments against former President Goodluck Jonathan which were credited to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. So pedestrian are those comments that I will not repeat them here. You can Google them on your own if... Read More

biafra, Divisive politics, Goodluck Jonathan, Michael Jackson, Ndiigbo, nelson mandela, nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion, Politics, Reno Omokri, self determination

Dele Momodu: What exactly are we restructuring?

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me say categorically that I’ve never seen a country where the citizens like to argue over every miniscule issue like Nigeria. We are a country of absolutism. Every now and then we just enjoy coming up with highfalutin theories out of the blues and everyone begins to recycle and... Read More

Dele Momodu, Federalism, nigeria, opinion, Politics, restructuring

Opinion: Afenifere, OPC, what are you doing about the Badoo boys killings?

by Ademuyiwa Adebola Taofeek Hunting for a house in Lagos can sometimes be more difficult than getting a well in the desert. One of my friends soon learned this when he finally decided to settle down and secure an apartment somewhere comfortable in the state. To ease his search, he had secured the help of... Read More

Badoo boys, Badoo killings, Genocides, Gov Ambode, Ikorodu, lagos state, murderers, opinion

The Film Blog: Ehen, this is the Kunle Afolayan we knower

The Kunle Afolayan we know stoped playing in 1901, and so we were very surprised by the low-key rollout of his movie, Omugwo, the first of three done in partnership with Africa Magic for 2017. The movie had Patience Ozokowor and yet very few people know it happened. Which is very surprising for Afolayan. But... Read More

kate henshaw, Kunle Afoloyan, Nigerian movies soundtracks, nollywood, roti, The Film Blog

The Media Blog: The (ugh) ‘Buzzfeed of Africa’ just got $1.1m funding, and everybody is now fully tensioned

Everyone we know is sending email threads and WhatsApp messages to everyone we know who works in the media, sharing the news that Ghana-based, Y Combinator-chilling startup, OMG Digital, which runs OMGVoice.com has just received $1.1m in seed funding. You of course know the site if you play close attention to African media. They are... Read More

'Buzzfeed of Africa', African Media houses, OMG Voice, The Media Blog

Opinion: Evans’ law suit and our misconception of the justice system

by Izuchukwu Okafor The apprehension of Chukumdubem Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans was initially accompanied with jubilation and pomp by security agencies and when news trickled down that the notorious kidnapper was not only nefarious and malevolent but also a billionaire, everyone else paid rapt attention. The story of how an underworld kingpin stole his way to... Read More

Billionaire kidnapper Evans, nigeria, Nigeria's justice system, opinion, Police detention

Moses Ochonu: Why Nigerian universities need to move into the 21st century quickly

by Moses Ochonu Still on Nigeria’s nineteenth century universities operating rigidly in the twenty first century, here is another depressing instance of how the system’s inflexibility is hurting their financial bottomline, defeating the purpose for which they exist, and shortchanging students and potential students. An interlocutor, a stakeholder in the higher education sector, sent me... Read More

education, horror stories, moses ochonu, nigeria, opinion

Pius Adesanmi: Restructuring Nigeria must first begin with mental rewiring

by Pius Adesanmi Nigerians are all talking about restructuring. Now, that is funny. There are two types of Nigerians: those in government and those awaiting their turn in government. Forget all the talk about the size and potential of Nigeria’s economy. Forget all the talk about business, entrepreneurship, innovation, and the rise of a... Read More

Dangote, Femi Fani-Kayode, opinion, Politics, Psychological restructuring, Restructuring Nigeria, reuben abati, The corruption of Life in government

The Media Blog: Hope you heard that Facebook is now in the business of TV production

This was announced Monday. It is working with a small group of partners to start releasing episodes from around August. “Our goal is to make Facebook a place where people can come together around video,” Nick Grudin, who is Vice President of media partnerships said, adding that they will “experiment with the kinds of shows... Read More

amazon, facebook, mark zuckerberg, netflix, Snapchat, The Media Blog

Opinion: Is this the end of right-wing populism?

by Jideofor Adibe The outcome of the recent elections in several European countries – Austria, the Netherlands, Britain and France – is raising question about whether right-wing populism has peaked. The possibility that this ideology has run its course is further strengthened by the several challenges Donald Trump is facing in the USA, with... Read More

Brexit, nigeria, opinion, Right wing populism, Separatist agitations, Xenophobia

Adebola Williams: Why the #HallelujahChallenge became a cultural phenomenon

by Adebola Williams Hallelujah Challenge, the online platform promoted by Nathaniel Bassey to engage in an hour-long praise and worship session at midnight is undoubtedly a runaway success. Scheduled to last for one month – and now with three days to go – the platform has achieved all it set out to do, which is... Read More

adebola williams, Christianity, Hallelujah Challenge, nathaniel bassey, nigeria, opinion

[The Church Blog] These are the kind of Nigerian Christians that disgrace Jesus

Cool FM On-Air Personality did what he always does – seek attention. He got it by attacking the #HallelujahChallenge as a scheme to promote Nathaniel Bassey’s new single, as if that by in itself proves anything. But it’s okay. He is entitled to his opinion. So why would this man below think that this... Read More

Christians, daddy freeze, Hallelujah Challenge, The Church Blog

The Media Blog: If you are a young woman looking for a female mentor, all you need is Kemi Adetiba’s King Women

We know there is a mentorship movement these days, everyone looking for a magic mentor – most likely famous – that will solve all their problems and answer all their questions. Well, Kemi Adetiba has solved that problem for you. The series King Women had its finale for season one on Monday with the interview... Read More

Adesuwa Onyenokwe, Ayodeji Megbope, Chigul, Funmi Victor-Okigbo;, Kemi Adetiba, kING WOMEN, Media Blog, olajumoke adenowo, Remi Fagbohun, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, tara durotoye, TY Bello

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