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YNaija Analysis: With this second interview, Buhari proves he is exactly like Donald Trump
Garba Shehu should not have bothered. He really shouldn’t have. In the aftermath of Buhari’s misogynistic comments about his wife’s place, while standing right next to the female Chancellor of…
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The Film Blog: When Love Happens Again is a f__king stupid disgrace of a film
We wondered if to be truly honest about how we feel about this train-wreck of a film, especially if we stand the risk of p__sing off people who don’t strong…
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The Media Blog: The late, great Chris Jeyibo was one of the most powerful people in Nigerian media
Chris Jeyibo passed on last week Friday in a car accident. It’s quite a frightening photo – his car crushed on Magodo Road, Lagos in a way that he couldn’t…
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The Media Blog: This WashPo headline shows how the world now sees Nigeria’s president
And at the end, for those who wondered, there is how the world's most powerful women reacted to the misogyny. "His remarks were made in front of German Chancellor Angela…
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Mrs. Aisha Buhari. You better not apologise for speaking your truth, don’t you dare apologise to that man
by Nkechi Nwokorie I see that twinkle in your eyes from time to time, Aisha. You are a strong woman. You are a smart woman. You are a strong willed…
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Our president is a ‘bush man’ | 5 takeaways from the shameful battle between Buhari and his wife
by Chi Ibe Finally, Aisha Buhari spoke. I don’t mean she opened her month. I mean, she ventured an opinion – stepped out of the role of Stepford Wife and…
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YNaija Analysis: Buhari’s comments are not a domestic squabble. They are a national embarrassment
Over the past two or three weeks, the world has looked on in horror as a man who had a realistic chance of becoming the most powerful man in the…
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YNaija Says: Shame on you, Obasanjo, for saying Chibok girls were gone forever
For a woman who has been front and center of the agitation to bring back the Chibok girls, it is ironic that the biggest breakthrough in that agitation so far…
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The Media Blog: The Nigerian politicians who own media houses
We just thought: it would be fun to put up a list of some of the politicians in Nigeria who own major media houses. Not a long list. But interesting…
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The Media Blog: Orji Kalu has two media houses – but he still smells like a loser
You know the other day, we were just thinking about it – politicians in Nigeria buy media platforms in order to own power, to shape conversations, to control narratives, to…
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YNaija Analysis: With 21 girls released, #BringBackOurGirls is breaking through
It has taken 913 days, countless protests and sit-outs at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, several marches to the gates of Aso Villa, a vast number of tweets, uncountable tears,…
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The Media Blog: Toke Makinwa had a very uncomfortable moment on ‘Moments’ talking about bleaching
One of our favourite people on television, Sika Osei (host of Studio 53 Xtra) was the guest on the Nigerian version of Moments, on EbonyLife TV yesterday. The topic was…
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YNaija Analysis: The bombs have come for the one thing Buhari is doing right – and we are very afraid
The one thing President Buhari has gotten mostly right since assuming office is the security situation in the North East, to the point where bombs going off is news. It…
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4 women accuse Trump of sexual assault
by Chi Ibe It just gets worse for Donald Trump. Yesterday, two women were published by the New York Times accusing the Republican presidential candidate of groping them, just three…
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Reading material: For those who work in media content (3)
Let's go! Newspapers are dying, dying, dead, in America. Read Twitter’s woes show the perils of building platforms for ‘premium audiences’ alone Read. Hian. We agree Trump is…
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The Media Blog: Punch just took it to Buhari – and we’re bloody proud of them
Punch has been a thorn in the flesh of Presidents since Olusegun Obasanjo – their irritation crystallising with Goodluck Jonathan. Of course, straight from the backwaters of ignorance, some of…
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The Media Blog: Did you know that some StarTimes subscribers pay only N17 a day?
On August 1, iROKO chief executive, Jason Njoku shocked those who pay attention when he announced (it’s an impressive Jason trick to always announce big things with such striking -…
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The Film Blog: It’s just a fantastic time to be a Nigerian actor, we tell you
Think about it really. Look at all the New Nollywood projects that have come out this year: Arbitration, Okafor’s Law, It’s Her Day, Green White Green, Isoken, Surulere, for some.…
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SPECIAL EDITORIAL: President Buhari, on DSS arrests, you are wrong. You are desperately wrong
Anyone reading the news today would be forgiven for thinking Nigeria is back in the 1980s and 1990s. In some ways, we are already there, what with a recession caused…
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The Media Blog: It’s not only DStv and StarTimes that Nigerians watch on Cable o
What’s the reason why many people are shocked – SHOCKED – by the huge success of platforms like Linda Ikeji Blog and Nairaland? It’s because these are the same people…
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The Film Blog: ‘Old Nollywood’ in one bad-ass photo
Alex Usifo. Dodgy costumes. A story-line that obviously involves rituals of some sort. Actors with dodgy expressions. Delicious exaggeration, everywhere. Sigh. Oh, Old Nollywood. How we miss you so.
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The Media Blog: Because we serve a living God, Gidi Up Season 3 has FINALLY started shooting
What cows have not been sacrificed to get this particular show back on the road (Season 2's finale was in September 2014!)? We have waited for almost two years for…
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The Media Blog: Here’s a list of all the terrestrial TV stations in Nigeria today
So we'll just drop this here. Because we don't know who'll need it. These are the terrestrial (or DTT, if you want to impress someone) TV channels Nigeria has, today.…
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The Film Blog: Zack Orji returns!
Zachee Ama Orji (that’s a trick old Nigerian journos use when they want to show you they know more than you – use his full names) has been away…
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The Media Blog: Jason Njoku has completed the cycle from online TV to linear
To understand what’s happening here, you have to unpack anodyne press statements with enough corporate-speak to drown the smart and the cynical. There are many analogies between Shane Smith and…
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The Media Blog: They say ‘Your View’ on TVC is Nigeria’s most watched talk show today
According to confirmed rumour-mongers, ‘Your View’ on TVC is Nigeria’s most watched TV show. Some say it’s most watched talk show. But media planning agencies are certainly treated it as…
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The Film Blog: In Elder Maya, another under-appreciated Nollywood veteran takes a bow
You don’t know the name Maya Ndubuigbo (credits including The Barrister, Battle of Indemnity, amongst others), but if you watched Nollywood well over the past two decades, you couldn’t miss…
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The Media Blog: Cool FM is 18 years old
Wow. Has it been that long already? The "#1 hit music station" turned 18 four days ago. And that's actually a big deal. Because 96.9 Cool FM is a pionner…
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The Media Blog: We know you think Nigeria only has about 7 TV stations – but you’re wrong
So we have been doing this snap poll. Asking people, even those who work in the media: how many stations does Nigeria have? We usually hear just about seven: AIT,…
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The Film Blog: Someone captures the madness of ‘Kannywood’ banning an actor
Because sometimes the best way to cry out loud, is to laugh. So while we were trying to think up the best way to address this thought debauchery, someone wiser…
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