Author: Media Blogger
The Media Blog: So what’s up with Mania Magazine?
To say that Mania Magazine came out swinging with their 2011 launch would be an understatement. The brainchild of Dimeji ...
The Media Blog: Are you here for more Skinny Girl In Transit?
We’ve never really talked about Skinny Girl In Transit, have we? Suffice it to say, our feelings about the show ...
The Media Blog: Toke is not nearly done, guys
See ehn, Toke will make a success of this book if it’s the last thing she does. Shebi you laughed ...
The Media Blog: Which one is TalkStuff again?
You think you’re tired of social networks? You’re joking. They say there’s a new one launching in Abuja on the 8th ...
The Media Blog: Bye Bye Shuga
No, the show isn’t getting canceled. Not anytime soon, as far as we know. But after 2 seasons in Nigeria, ...
The Media Blog: This Vimbai interview will make you think
OnoBello.com might not exactly be a site many people flock to for serious or affecting pieces of journalism. Actually, it ...
The Media Blog: No, but maybe we should all be learning from Toke
Toke Makinwa is pulling off a coup, guys. It’s not today celebrities started writing books, but we’re hard pressed to ...
Reading Material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (9)
1. Because post-Trump, rigorous and in-depth reporting is more a necessity than ever before: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/us/politics/donald-trump-international-business.html 2. What is “the truth”?: https://medium.com/thoughts-on-journalism/its-a-tricky-thing-this-truth-stuff-d32150e8b5cc#.t2yeuvwnk 3. ...
The Media Blog: Who’s watching Motion Town?
Why is no one talking about Motion Town? Don’t look to us for answers. We think it has a lot ...
The Film Blog: Somkele Idhalama and Ifeanyi Dike Jr. – 2 on a roll
You know, we’re quite wary of noise. Its very function in many regards is to distract. And so we’re equally wary ...
The Film Blog: And the (AFRIFF) winners are…
And after a week of feverish activity, the 2016 edition of the Africa International Film Festival has come to a ...
The Film Blog: Ojukokoro is coming
It’s rare that a Nigerian movie generates what is clearly organic buzz (as opposed to, you know, Nollywood people just ...
The Media Blog: We’ve been watching these 3 Nigerian vlogs
Everyone’s favorite (former) child star Benita Okojie, and her sister Bella Rose Okojie (herself a star in her own right, ...
The Film Blog: Denrele The Groom
We couldn’t be more curious about Denrele’s new film role. “How To Play A Player,” you say? Our eyes are ...
The Media Blog: Jason Njoku stopped being a tech entrepreneur in 2015
Forget all of the “tech” talk. Jason Njoku is now firmly a media entrepreneur. Sure, many may find that difficult to ...
The Media Blog: Pulse TV might be even more influential than we thought
Because we watched this video and weren’t sure if we’d accidentally stumbled onto the Pulse TV page instead. What say ...
The Media Blog: Coke Studio is pretty good television
It’s a bit uneven, as can only be the case with a show whose success depends largely upon the chemistry ...
The Media Blog: Bobrisky on Sahara Reporters is the strangest thing you will see today
Is this an interview or an interrogation? Why does he seem so tired? Was he forced to do this interview? ...
The Film Blog: Room 315 has no time for your drama
It was just about a month ago when the internet was hit with a flurry of controversy about two similarly ...
The Media Blog: Do you watch Mr. and Mrs. Kogberegbe?
Guys, things are happening. That’s how we found out the other day that a show called “Mr. & Mrs. Kogberegbe” ...
Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (8)
1. It’s been quite the sobering week, hasn’t it? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/us/elections/to-our-readers-from-the-publisher-and-executive-editor.html 2. On Facebook and fake news: http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/13/13613566/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-misinformation-hoax-media 3. If video ...
The Film Blog: Is Fathia Balogun about to pull an Ngozi Nwosu?
One thing often lost in the pointless (and totally stupid, we just have to say) Old Nollywood vs New Nollywood ...
The Film Blog: We can’t be bothered with ‘5ive’
A consequence of the current “revolution” Nigerian film and TV is seeing is that there will, at some point, simply ...
The Film Blog: We have questions about this ‘Lotanna’ movie
We’re hesitant to join the crew of Nigerians who complain about “Nigerians” but sometimes it does feel that only Nigerians ...
The Media Blog: Maybe we should be thanking HiTV
Has there been any day where you were on Twitter between the hours of 7:30 and 8:30 pm, and didn’t come ...
The Media Blog: Are you here for a Toke Makinwa memoir?
Maybe we should ask ourselves that question first. Are we here for a Toke Makinwa memoir? We aren’t quite sure ...
The Media Blog: Arese Ugwu is here to slay
Maybe it’s the recession. Maybe it’s the result of constant badgering and a generation of women awakening and eager to ...
The Film Blog: ‘This Is It’ has our attention, and Lowladee is a quiet storm
Nigeria’s film industry will be great(er). There is no doubt. It is a logical impossibility for that to not be ...
The Media Blog: The Naked Convos is getting in the TV business
Remember when we mentioned our friends over at The Naked Convos making big moves? Well they’ve just announced that an adaptation of ...
The Film Blog: We’re not sure about First Stars
For all of the problems Nollywood has (and has had,) a lack of raw talent is at the bottom of ...
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy