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The Media Blog: Tara Fela-Durotoye tells one hell of a story on King Women
It's in two parts, which make up a collective hour of viewing, but it's worth every second for the story Tara Fela-Durotoye tells. The head honcho at House of Tara spins…
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The Film Blog: 5 things we know about the sequel to The Wedding Party
So EbonyLife Films is at work prepping a sequel (of course) to The Wedding Party and while the movie is a long way off from getting released, there are a…
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Skye Bank hosts tech webinar with Nigerian tech executives
Skye Pearl, the women empowerment initiative of Skye Bank, is set to host a FREE WEBINAR featuring some of the leading lights in Nigeria’s Tech space including Eyo Bassey, MD…
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Adebola Williams tours Britain, America with nation-building message… speaks at Oxford, Columbia, Harvard and Yale
Co-founder of media group, RED and chief executive officer of its companies Red Media Africa and StateCraft Inc., Adebola Williams this week rounds up a whirlwind international tour, where he…
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YNaija Editorial: Before we celebrate the suspensions of Babachir and Oke
Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke pending the outcome…
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Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content this week
1. How to write about historic political campaigns: 2. Social discourse in the age of being "cancelled": 3. Is there a problem with gendered language: 4. More talk…
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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 22nd of April
Find the full stories and analyses via the links below.
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The Media Blog: The first episode of Toyin Lawani’s “Tiannah’s Empire” is online and we are so excited
We said before that we were eager to see this so you'll forgive our excitement. So yeah, here's the episode, with its official synopsis: Tiannah's Empire Reality TV Show…
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[The Media Blog] Currently watching: Episode 2 of Inspector K
You should check it out too. This episode of Inspector K is titled "What? Why? Who? When?" and stars much of the same cast from episode 1. Here's an official synopsis: After the…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 22nd of April
Read the full stories and analyses via the links below.
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ANALYSIS: How did the Abuja airport runway get finished on time?
by Mark Amaza When in January, the Federal Government announced plans to close down the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in order to have its runway repaved, there was a lot…
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[The Film Blog] Royal Hibiscus Hotel: EbonyLife Films is already at work on their next movie
Shooting apparently started on the 8th of April. From what we gather, the film stars Zainab Balogun, Kenneth Okolie, Lala Akindoju, Toni Tones, Jide Kosoko, Rachel Oniga and Akah Nnani…
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Faraday Okoro and Biyi Bandele’s ‘Nigerian Prince’ wins $1million grant at Tribeca Film Festival, New York
A proposed new movie on Nigerian email scammers, Nigerian Prince, written and directed by Faraday Okoro and produced by Biyi Bandele and Oscar Hernandez-Topete, has won a $1million AT&T grant…
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Wecyclers unveils #LagosIsRecycling initiative, encourages Nigerians to recycle their waste
Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, CEO of Wecyclers has urged Nigerians to adopt a waste-recycling lifestyle as an effective means of addressing diverse health issues. She said this during an interview on…
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F8 2017: Artificial Intelligence, Building 8 and more technology updates from day 2
April 19 concludes F8 2017, Facebook’s annual two-day event where developers and businesses come together to explore the future of technology. In the opening keynote, Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer…
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The Sexuality Blog: Tunde Ednut needs to STFU about TBoss – and anything else – for a very, very long time
Here's where we are. A woman was sexually harassed while she slept. On international television. We saw it. The videos remain. The woman in question says she didn't know what…
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BEYOND BIAFRA: Diamonds in the dirt of the Niger
by Victor Akhidenor The first sign of trouble should, perhaps, have been his unwillingness to disclose his identity, despite several glances at my face and identification card. “You are a…
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The Film Blog: Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial debut is upon us
We thought Genevieve would only be starring in (and producing) her latest project, Lionheart, which she's currently shooting in Enugu State. However, it turns out she's got far more up…
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Flavour shuts down Owerri for Hi-Life Fest launch [Photos]
Music superstar and Life Continental Beer Brand Ambassador, Flavour N'abania, on Friday, April 14, 2017, thrilled fans at Cubana Lounge, Owerri with a captivating performance at the launch of Hi-Life…
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F8 2017: Facebook launches new Camera Effects Platform, Facebook Spaces, Developer Circles and more on day one
Yesterday marks the first day of F8 2017, Facebook’s annual event where developers and businesses come together to explore the future of technology. More than 4,000 people attended the event…
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The Media Blog: We need to come together as a society and put a stop to House of Maliq
Seriously, just look at this. What is going on here? Why does Olajumoke look like loaves of bread were stuffed into her outfit? Or was helium pumped into her blouse?…
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BEYOND BIAFRA: The Olu-Aka academy is on a mission to battle youth unemployment
by Victor Akhidenor Finding the Olu-Aka academy is, in itself, a test of patience and endurance, a function of the fact that the roads leading into it, as well as…
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YNaija Editorial: How has EFCC managed to give us hope and bitter disappointment in one fell swoop?
On Wednesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced that it had discovered huge sums of money in an apartment in Lagos State of $43.4million, £27,800 and N23.2million. This…
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RED launches church communication agency, Church Culture
Church Culture, a church communication company under RED launched on Sunday, April 16, 2017 with a Rubbin' Minds Easter special on Channels Television themed 'Discussions on the Media and the…
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Reading Material: What you should be reading if you work in media content this week
1. The true life stories behind the Turkey vote that everyone is talking about. 2. It seems like we've been asking forever, but will there ever be press freedom in…
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The Media Blog: Funmi Iyanda (sort of) brings back New Dawn
It's easy to forget that, when she isn't ruffling feathers on the internet, either for opinions about marriage or for speaking up for gay people, or for her thoughts on…
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The Media Blog: #BBNaija’s Uriel took everyone’s advice and started a ‘Diary Sessions’ vlog
The first episode is a bit intense. Not in the over the top, fun way that Uriel was known for in the Big Brother Naija diary room sessions, but in a…
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Who has seen our Ministers? | The latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers
They've gone missing again. Maybe we shouldn't have complained that some of them apparently don't know what their jobs are supposed to entail (and not entail.) At least that might…
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Dino Melaye is the worst Senator in Nigeria yet again on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking
Was it inevitable that Dino Melaye would go quiet, or, at least, quieter (which isn't quite the feat, given the operatic levels of embarrassment at which he was performing) than…
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Governors Yari and Ambode are tied for the worst governor in Nigeria | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking
Governor Yari and Governor Ambode are determined to fight this thing to the finish, aren't they? For whatever reason, Abubakar Yari, who typically, for better or for worse (mostly worse)…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- 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
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- 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