4 takeaways from Etisalat&#8217;s departure from Nigeria

PROFILE: Biola Alabi is gradually building a media empire

Abiola Alabi is a Nigerian and African media expert passionate about developing the African creative and media scene. Born in the 1970’s in America, the powerhouse studied in the University of Cincinnati graduating with a degree in Public Health and Marketing. On graduating from the University, she remained in the United States of America where... Read More

AfricaMagic, Biola Alabi, M-Net Africa, Media space, profile

July 7, 2017

4 takeaways from that time Bukola Saraki almost became Acting President?

Weird and shocking news originally filtered into other major news channels. Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe representing the Abia-South Senatorial District of Abia State called for Senate President Olubukola Saraki to be named as the Acting President of Nigeria. His argument was on the basis that the President of Nigeria – Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice cum... Read More

Bukola Saraki, Muhammadu Buhari, Presidency, takeaways, Yemi Osinbajo

[The Music Blog] Jay Z’s 4:44 album is a carefully curated project that does everything right

Shedding the private tag that the Carter Knowles family is known for, the last albums from Beyoncé and Jay Z have been very open about their most intimate dirties. After the elevator episode where Solange dished out slaps and kicks to the legendary rapper, Beyoncé released Lemonade. The album sparked rumours of infidelity within the... Read More

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Thought Experiment: Does Nigeria need a dictator for the next 20 years?

I would take control of The Armed Forces and suspend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I will delete all the other elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives as well as all the governors. Essentially, I’m going to be the strongest and only person in political power. I will immediately... Read More

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LONG READ: Where the media and advertising meet with racism, prejudice and #BlackLivesMatter

Positives from Racial Stereotyping Racial stereotyping tends to create constructive results in conditions where the adverts are targeted to a particular demographic. Viewers habitually associate a perceptual bias toward people or characters similar to themselves. This is called an in-group. An in-group comprises of individuals that people socially recognise themselves with, for example, features like similarities... Read More

Advertising, Black Lives Matter, Media, Racial Stereotypes, Racism

[The Music Blog] Wizkid is not a Young Fela

Because we love to look for the next Legend or “New X”, we sometimes demand a lot of things from younger people, placing them in boxes and hoping they will fulfil our innermost desires. https://twitter.com/TOLAGRAFFITI/status/881466912269639680 Wizkid is the biggest Nigerian and African musician right now. This is as a result of several years of carefully... Read More

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Burna boy, Come Closer, Drake, fela, wizkid

July 1, 2017

PROFILE: How Kemi Adetiba is becoming a legend, before our eyes

Lawyer, defunct OAP, filmmaker and television director, Kemi Adetiba was born in Lagos on the 8th of January 1980 to the family of Dele and Mayen Adetiba. Dele Adetiba was a veteran and is a living legend especially in the advertising and broadcast industries and played a pivotal role in the development in Nigeria. He... Read More

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June 29, 2017

Earth to Nigeria: Your population is officially a crisis | 4 takeaways from latest United Nations data

By the year 2050, Africa will be the most populous place in the world and Nigeria will be the third most populated country in the world. The population of Nigeria is expected to surpass that of the US to become the third as the population of China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the United States of... Read More

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June 27, 2017

PROFILE: Muhammadu Buhari, the former soldier who defeated an incumbent president

Muhammadu Buhari was born on the 17th of December 1942, in Daura, Katsina State into a family of Fulani descent. His father’s name was Adamu and mother’s was Zulaihat. While record books do not tell us how many siblings he had, he was the twenty-third child of his father. He was raised by his mother... Read More

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June 21, 2017

As usual, Nigeria is trying to reap where it has not sown with the newly elected British-Nigerian MPs

In regular Nigerian style of reaping where they do not sow, Aso Rock in a brief moment showed exactly how this administration and the entirety of our independence and sovereignty as a nation is – expecting to reap where we exactly have not sown. Nigeria is like that Isale Eko family that does not rally... Read More

Anthony Joshua, Aso Rock, british, MPs, nigeria, takeaways

June 20, 2017

Music Review: It’s Not A Lie! Harrysong stole D’banj’s shine in his comeback track

In the build up to his new album; King Don Come Kokomaster D’Banj released a new song “It’s not a Lie.” Going back to his books on what made him Africa’s biggest musician and pushed him into GOOD Music and a SONY Music deal from his Mo’Hits days, he came back with a textbook D’Banj... Read More

D'banj, It's not a lie, king don come, music review

June 19, 2017

PROFILE: Madam Efunroye Tinubu, the wealthiest woman in Yorubaland in the 19th century

Business Tycoon, Slave trader and Socialite Efunporoye Osuntinubu Olumosa often shortened to Europe Tinubu after whom a prominent Lagos landmark, “Tinubu Square,” is named was born in the Ojokodo forest area of Egbaland to her father – named Olumosa and mother, Nijeede. Her mother named her Osuntinubu; a name that came from the belief that... Read More

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June 13, 2017

“To be submissive, you must be powerful” | 6 takeaways from Jumoke Adenowo’s King Women interview

Access Bank’s Accelerate TV has a webseries – King Women directed by Kemi Adetiba and on Monday on the interwebs, Jumoke Adenowo – award-winning Nigerian architect, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, as well as a speaker, radio host, and author gave a story of her life. Jumoke Adenowo’s episode of King Women is a punchline fest, all... Read More

Jumoke Adenowo, kING WOMEN, Mark Driscoll Female Submission, Power, takeaways

June 13, 2017

Movie Review: Isoken is an incredibly amazing story

The Jadesola Osiberu written, directed and produced Love movie cum romantic comedy titled Isoken is a brilliantly told story about feminism, family, society and its pressures, the gift of friendship and love that does not falter or fail. After a degree in Communications Engineering from the University of Manchester, she began her career in the... Read More

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June 10, 2017

LONG READ: You’re not really saved, you’re a Christian because you were born in the East

Religions relate humanity to what anthropologist Clifford Geertz has referred to as a cosmic “order of existence and is defined as any cultural system of designated behaviours and practices, world views, texts, sanctified places, ethics, or organisations, that relate humanity to the supernatural or transcendental”. A bulk of the world’s conflict – in modern and... Read More

Christianity, islam, Long Read, Religion

June 5, 2017

5 takeaways from Ariana Grande’s #OneLoveManchesterConcert

Twenty-three-year-old Ariana Grande hosted a #OneLoveManchesterConcert. This concert was a fundraiser for the Manchester bombing which also happened in her earlier scheduled concert. The attacker was Salman Ramadan Abedi, a 22-year-old Briton, who detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb at the exit of the arena after the show. Twenty-three adults and children were killed, including Abedi,... Read More

Ariana Grande, One Love Manchester Concert, Salman Abedi, takeaways

June 4, 2017

Movie Review: Alakada Reloaded, an elaborate hoax to collect money from Nigerians

A big screen answer to Jennifer Akindele’s Jenifa, Alakada reloaded is a meh attempt. The Falz-esque style of speaking, extreme lies and generic ‘grass to grace’ stories have been over told, much like Humblesmith singing Osinachi. Alakada Reloaded continues telling story of Yetunde Animashaun, a young girl from a poor family background from the earlier... Read More

Alakada Reloaded, movie review, nollywood, Toyin Abraham

June 4, 2017

LONG READ: Homophobia is learned behaviour; check yourself

Over the past few years, debates on homosexuality have taken the forefront in mainstream media. As with every new movement or revolution, there will always be a vocal opposition to ideas that might bring about a change in status quo and especially things perceived as social and cultural norms. Barack Obama legalising gay marriages in... Read More

Homophobia, homosexuality, Long Read, mental disorders

May 31, 2017

Album Review: Skales’ The Never Say Never Guy album is an easily forgettable body of work

Raoul John Njeng-Njeng also known as Skales released a sophomore album with twenty tracks, a bit too much if you ask me. This album gets a C score at most with its best showings in the features. While Skales in his own right is not a horrible musician, he lacks a particular spark; this spark... Read More

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May 29, 2017

Takeaway: What the hell is wrong with Davido?

A semi-talented Nigerian musician? Singer? Davido is problematic. From his early days of “I’m richer than your father”, to tweet fights, and now to promise and fail, he is not doing himself any favours, but maybe he is. No publicity is bad publicity and while among the good people of Twitter he is garnering a... Read More

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May 29, 2017

Movie Review: Slow Country, a mix of rowdiness and funny accents

Three hours of a good but not excellent movie. The truth is Slow Country isn’t a bad movie, it’s just not as good. While it gets marks for trying as a “Nigerian movie”, it’s still not in 2017 of movies. Maybe the 2002s of Action movies with weird looking effects and gunshots. Thirty-year-old Genevieve lookalike... Read More

Iviie Okujaye, movie review, nollywood, Sambasa Nzeribe, Slow Country

May 29, 2017

LONG READ: The subtle decline of TV culture in Nigeria

8 pm every Thursday in Lagos and probably every corner of Nigeria where there was electricity and NTA coverage, Nigerians were hurdled up in front of their TV sets or any place where they could get a peep of National treasure TV show, Super Story by Wale Adenuga. Save for the ever present rowdiness on... Read More

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decline, DSTV, Long Read, netflix, Super Story, TV Culture

May 26, 2017

Twitter is trash: We know 4 things you won’t learn about feminism from TwitterNG

When Beyoncé released Flawless and featured Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2013, it was a small step for humanity but a big step for Nigerian music and literature. A simple excerpt from Chimamanda’s TED talk about teaching our girls to shrink themselves was heard by the great Beyoncé and her god status transferred to Chimamanda by... Read More

Beyoncé, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, feminism, takeaways, twitter.

May 24, 2017

Music Review: Lady Donli’s Ice Cream will definitely remain on your playlist

Lady Donli born Zainab Donli is a Nigerian musician from Kaduna moving to the world via the UK. Currently finishing up with a law degree from the University of Surrey. The latest addition to her body of work, Ice Cream features the smooth vocals of Tomi Thomas and is an ode to a destructive lover... Read More

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May 24, 2017

Music Review: Mojeed’s Westernised West-African mixtape tells a beautiful story

Aristokrat records Mojeed is a rapper in the mould of vintage MI with a little bit of Vector and a little bit of Ycee in him. This carefully curated salad of intense American Nigerianness garnished with a beautiful voice and magical word flow created the second best EP/Mixtape of Nigerian rap; the best being M.I.’s... Read More