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When Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was picked as the running mate for the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) in December 2014, very few people outside Lagos State had ever heard of him, as he was not a high-profile politician with the highest post ever held being that of a commissioner. But Nigerians soon cottoned to him... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche The Honourable Desmond Elliot representing Surulere constituency in the Lagos state House of Assembly makes the time from his no doubt busy schedule to direct Hire a man, a colourful ensemble romantic comedy starring Zynell Zuh, Enyinna Nwigwe, Nancy Isime, Shaffy Bello and Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey. There is a reason romantic comedies... Read More
For the second year in a row, the Lagos City Marathon has been won by Abraham Kiptum, with a run time of 2 hours and 10 minutes. Kiptum, a Kenyan, won the first edition of the marathon last year, with a winning time of 2 hours, 16 minutes and 21 seconds. Kiptum has previously made known his intentions... Read More
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by Wilfred Okiche After all said and done, the matter of the I Stand With Nigeria/One Voice Nigeria protest played out like many other significant events in history. The man who started a movement was the same person who almost brought it to a premature end. When the artiste formerly known as 2face Idibia,- he... Read More
When in the wake of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok town in Borno State in 2014 by Boko Haram, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, Hadiza Bala Usman and other women formed the group, Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) to pressure the Federal Government to be more proactive in rescuing the girls, they faced accusations that... Read More
Nicole Amarteifio made a name for herself, and a successful TV show, by ripping off Sex and The City. But, An African City worked because while she blatantly copied the format of the legendary HBO show, she was able to, within that framework, tell stories specific to Ghanaian women. Well, some of them anyway. And... Read More
Despite the withdrawal of music star Tuface Idibia from the nationwide protests he had been calling for against the Federal Government to voice the frustrations of Nigerians on the state of the nation, hundreds of protesters in Lagos, Ibadan and Abuja still came out to protest. Admittedly, the crowds would have been much larger if... Read More
by Adeniyi Adelakun 1. Nigerians are still not ready. The temptation is there to dismiss the ‘protesters’ who took to the streets in a pro-Buhari demonstration as paid urchins. While that would be convenient and comfortable, it wouldn’t necessarily be true. Who’s to say they weren’t paid? No one, except maybe the participants themselves. But here’s the... Read More
Accelerate TV is about to launch a new show. It’s called “The Shade Corner” and, as the name suggests, we imagine it’s going to involve a whole lot of shade throwing. They describe the show as “a Millennial focused chat show series based on open discussions about trending topics, urban fashion & style, celebrities, music... Read More
Today would have marked the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ten-day vacation in the United Kingdom, a period which has seen the emergence and spread of rumors about the true intention of his vacation, including allegations that he is gravely ill. That vacation has, however, now been extended by an unspecified number of days in order... Read More
by Mark Amaza For the past couple of weeks, the most dominant topic of conversation has been the planned rallies being spearheaded by afro-pop star, Tuface Idibia to protest against the state of affairs in the country, from the economic recession to insecurity, especially with respect to the recent killings in Southern Kaduna. Protests are... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche The makers of The Guest, the sexy romantic thriller directed by Christian Olayinka, must have figured that Nollywood was due for some sizzle; something mysterious and exciting to shake the entire industry out of its comedy induced stupor and deliver some sick shocks at the same time. At this point, it is... Read More
The British Council is pleased to announce the finalists for a prestigious award celebrating the outstanding achievements of the UK’s international alumni, with fourteen awards ceremonies taking place this year in Egypt, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey and the USA. Top alumni have been selected from... Read More
We were already excited yesterday. But. Seriously. What a wow. Big kudos to Emmanuel Oyeleke for the photography, and Jane Michael Ekanem and Favour Olugu for some superb styling. Snatch. Slay. etc.
Medium is pivoting to a subscription model. They’re calling it an “upgrade to your Medium experience” but it’s still too soon for anyone to tell just how true that will turn out to be. What we can say for sure though, is that it’s not remotely surprising. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know the company not... Read More
Kemi Adetiba’s on the cover of the latest issue of TW Magazine, and while we’ve only seen one photo (aside from the cover) from the full shoot, it’s enough to get us excited. What. A. Wow. We await the full shoot with bated breath.
So Red TV has released the second episode of their new webseries Our Best Friend’s Wedding. While this episode looks just as good as the first, it doesn’t do much to advance the plot, working more to flesh out character. We find out Jade, (played by Oreka Godis) works from home (or is jobless, if her... Read More
Nse Ikpe-Etim’s next project is about to be released. The movie,‘Tess’ which was produced in South Africa, is set to premiere in South African cinemas from the 24th of February. The movie, which Nse says gave her “one of the best roles I have ever had to play,” premiered in July 2016, at the Durban International... Read More
by Mark Amaza The recent elections of the African Union Commission have come and gone, and a new chairperson of the commission has been elected: Chad’s Moussa Mahamat replaces South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. In addition to the top office, there were also elections to replace the Deputy Chairperson and eight commissioners that have been in... Read More
Clearly not content with the runaway success of Jenifa’s Diary, Funke Akindele’s somehow found the time to work on another TV show. It’s called “Industreet” and you can check out the trailer below. So, yeah. Besides that title, “Industreet”, the trailer already raises red flags with us. We get that OAPs segueing into acting is... Read More
Three times more, really. Apparently he’s gotten a deal with MNet Africa to shoot 3 TV movies. Or at least they were originally meant to be TV movies, but he’s secured permission to take them to cinemas as well as release them on DVD. The first of the lot, ‘Roti’ is already in production, and,... Read More
by Mark Amaza As you are most likely aware, the afro-pop star and music legend, Tuface Idibia has called for massive protests against the Federal Government for 5th February against what he calls “the immense economic hardship of Nigerians, the persistent insecurity evident in the rampant killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen militia, and the inability... Read More
Last week RED TV debuted their first scripted narrative, Our Best Friend’s Wedding. The show, produced in conjunction with The Naked Convos, appears to be on its way to being a hit. The first episode has already racked up over 136,000 views. And that’s in just under a week. Sure, the show had a concerted marketing... Read More
In September 2016, YNaija.com launched a series called ‘We Survived Boko Haram’. The series was part of a larger goal of ours here at YNaija.com, to focus on telling the stories people don’t hear from across the country. The following month’s ‘Blood Money’ special saw a series of pieces, telling the stories of people from the Niger... Read More
