Author: Oluwatosin Adeshokan

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanMarch 12, 2018

Nigeria’s thriving vegan community wants to change your mind about meat

In March of 2017 after reading an article about the inhumane treatments cows were given in the slaughterhouse, Tomiwa Isiaka ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJanuary 4, 2018

LONGREAD: Does globalisation strip Nigerian musicians of their identities?

In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJanuary 4, 2018

LONGREAD: Nigeria’s Fintech space needs a lot of education to achieve limitless penetration

In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanSeptember 12, 2017

Album review: The African Gentleman makes monotony beautiful

Ric Hassani’s debut project The African Gentleman is the typical Nigerian song. It begins the way it is supposed to ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanSeptember 7, 2017

The Film Blog: What Lies Within lands in cinemas

2017 has been quite the year for Nollywood. From Isoken to Alakada Reloaded, local films have scored at the box ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanSeptember 4, 2017

[The Film Blog] These two short films have important messages on inclusion

As the United States of America continues to confront its legacy of racism and inequality, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has its ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 30, 2017

Film Review: My Wife and I is a decent project with lazy characterisation

Nigerian movie writers and production companies are riding high on the wings of the romantic comedy genre. The box office ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 27, 2017

PROFILE: Wo! Who can stop the Olamide juggernaut?

The music industry hasn’t seen a phenomenon like Olamide for the longest time. After bursting into the music scene in ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 26, 2017

[The Film Blog] It is Reset for Lights Camera Africa film festival

For many years, Nollywood has been plagued with bad movies. Dingy projects filmed in terribly lit rooms, by a cinematographer ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 20, 2017

LONGREAD: How to deal with multicultural Africa

I grew up in Nigeria at a time when there was hardly any conflict, not like what exists today but ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 19, 2017

[The Film Blog] Two Nigerian movies are going to the Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto film festival is one of the best and diverse film festivals in the world. Since its establishment in ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 17, 2017

Film review: Banana Island Ghost has the cool factor

Banana Island Ghost is a consolidation of recent developments in the Nigerian film industry. Coming in with a real great ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 17, 2017

“Donald Trump will not do anything if it happens again” | 4 takeaways from the Charlottesville, Virginia clashes

Charlottesville, Virginia has degenerated into a ‘war’ zone. The type of war zone that typically would lead to a grand ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 16, 2017

The Film Blog: AFRIFF and Ford Foundation are helping to increase female participation in Nollywood

On the 9th of August, 20 young filmmakers gathered on the 9th floor of the CBC Towers in Lekki. They ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 14, 2017

LONG READ: The impact of Electronic banking on bank performance in Nigeria

Financial institutions have been tasked with sustaining and setting the pace and direction of the economic development of Nigeria. The ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 8, 2017

PROFILE: The colourful life of Femi Fani-Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 16th October 1960 to Chief Remilekun Adetokunbo Fani-Kayode and to Chief (Mrs) ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 7, 2017

Young Nigerians need to be taught about sex differently

As Nigeria is home of the just and holy and chaste, there are hardly ever conversations about sex. A lot ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 7, 2017

The White House is in disarray | 4 takeaways from the Scaramucci exit

In bizarre fashion, Donald Trump fired his new White House Communications Director – Anthony Scaramucci. The 53-year-old is a former ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 1, 2017

The Film Blog: Tribute to Adebayo Faleti shows that Yemi Osinbajo has sense

Nigerian poet, journalist, writer and actor Adebayo Faleti is dead. He will be laid to rest on the 8th of ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 30, 2017

[The Music Blog] Davido’s new single, Pere is infectious but will not gain him new fans

Davido just like Wizkid is making international moves. He has released a new song with Rae Sremmurd and Young Thug ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 25, 2017

Album Review: Omawumi’s Timeless album is a purposeful curation of nostalgia and versatility

Carving a name for herself as one of the most durable figures on the Nigerian music scene, Omawumi despite long ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 25, 2017

4 takeaways from Macron’s almost distasteful racist rant

“The challenge in Africa is very different, and much more profound. It is civilizational today. What are the problems in ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 22, 2017

[The Film Blog] EbonyLife TV is making a film about Black Germans in Nazi Germany

Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife TV is making a film about The fate of Afro Germans under Nazis. Before the Nazi party gained ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 21, 2017

[The Music Blog]: Chester Bennington’s death reminds us that the mental health topic remains crucial

Chester Bennington was the stuff of dreams. His music was the first introduction of a lot of millennials into rock ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 19, 2017

[The Music Blog] Meet Jacob Banks, the British-Nigerian singer who deserves massive support from us

While he was born in Nigeria, Jacob Banks moved to Birmingham in England at the age of 13. Right now, ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 18, 2017

“Nigeria isn’t ready for the ban” | 4 takeaways from FG’s move to ban artistes from shooting music videos abroad

Bringing back the 80’s, the Federal Government of Nigeria is looking to ban Nigerian creatives and musicians from making films ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 17, 2017

LONGREAD: How marital conflicts affects a child’s education

Usually, people confuse education with schooling. When the word ‘Education’ comes to mind, people instantly visualise schools, universities and colleges. ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 15, 2017

Music Review: Wizkid’s Sounds From The Other Side is versatility at its best

Wizkid’s Sounds from the other side mixtape dropped onto the world and it was a beautiful thing. The project is ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 15, 2017

[The Music Blog] What makes a person a One Hit Wonder? | The curious case of Morachi, Gino and Klever Jay

The Summer of 2007 brought with it the super catchy and super sexual Hapuya like that. Released by industry newcomer ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 15, 2017

[The Music Blog] Is Small Doctor the new voice of the street?

All hail Small Doctor – Omo Iya Tisha. Temitope Adekunle aka Small Doctor might just be the new voice of ...

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