I have never been one to write about politics or its dirty nature, seeing that it gets all clumsy and it’s always shady. But the morning of the 29th May (Nigeria’s Democracy Day) had me in all sorts of strange emotions I cannot explain. I remember asking myself “Is Jonathan possessed?” Why must Goodluck Jonathan make a speech... Read More
The European Film Festival recently berthed in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. Arts and movie critic Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was there and is reviewing all 21 movies screened at the festival. Germany’s first film at the European Film Festival, Hans Weingarter’s ‘The Edukators’ is a love story, a thriller, and a study of modern activism. Two young... Read More
by Osolake Victor Indeed, many people passing judgments on the President did not listen to the speech neither have they read a copy of it. … Yes, he changed the name of a federal institution. And so? Of what serious concern is the issue of UNILAG/MAU to the Hausa cattle ‘rearer’ in Kano or the Ibo... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya With America slowly dropping back as Nigeria’s primary market for oil and the global economy showing signs of slowing, which in turn is pushing oil prices downwards, Nigeria has a lot to be worried about. While demand in Asia has helped shield the national economy from downturn, signs that China’s usually bustling economy... Read More
by Denike & Ifedayo After the explosive verbal melee between DKB and Zainab which brought the lady to tears, DKB apologised to her for what happened earlier. At Downville, Edith has expressed herself in relation to the way things are which are dissatisfactory. She reprimanded her sister, Eve, about moving with certain groups but Eve defended herself and told her she... Read More
by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo The European Film Festival recently berthed in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. Arts and movie critic Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was there and is reviewing all 21 movies screened at the festival. “This F**king French cinema,” says a character in Andalucia, the first of two French films which showed at the European Film Festival. Going by the puzzled silence greeting the... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Britain’s Supreme Court today ruled that WikiLeak’s Julian Assange can be extradited back to Sweden to face questioning by Swedish authorities over sex crimes allegedly committed by Assange. The WikiLeaks founder had argued against extradition, and over a series of legal back-and-forths, had been fighting to stay in Britain. He has just lost his latest appeal, leaving him... Read More
In the seemingly endless battle for the soul of Nigeria (whatever and wherever that is), both sides – or all the different sides – seem to have settled upon an unwritten consensus; that untruths and exaggeration are legitimate tools for engagement. We’ll take you on an uncomfortable journey through a few of them. It is... Read More
More pictures from Unilag (MAUL?) protests this morning and afternoon. Why were they protesting? As one of the students told our reporter: “Na for Unilag dem kill MKO? Why change our skill from its attractive naem?” See here for our coverage and here for more pictures. Photography by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Chioma Ezekobe Film Title: A christmas Passion DSTV Channel: 128 A Charles Novia movie MNET is sprinting on a track we barely know anything about. It beats my imagination why a Christmas movie was shown in this rainy month of May but anyway, here is a review of A Christmas Passion. Passion (Kate Henshaw) is engaged to Biodun (Charles... Read More
Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa The democracy day announcement about the change of name of the University of Lagos (Unilag) the Moshood Abiola University, sparked unrest on the campus, sending waves of unhappy students into the streets. Here are some of the pictures. More as they arrive. More pictures here.
The Central Working Committee (CWC) of The Future Awards has announced the start of Season 7. The event will launch on Democracy Day, May 29 at an invite-only media and VIP event at The Coral Reef, Lagos. Referred to by the World Bank as “The Nobel Prize for Young Africans”, The Future Awards continues... Read More
by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo The European Film Festival recently berthed in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. Arts and movie critic Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was there and is reviewing all 21 movies screened at the festival. There are a number of movies that show snapshots of several lives intersecting in unexpected ways: last year alone Hollywood made two that were little more... Read More
by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo The European Film Festival recently berthed in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was there and is reviewing all 21 movies screened at the festival. “Ben and the Bullies,” is the focus of Day 2. There are some remarkable portrayals of mentally challenged characters on Hollywood’s big screen, examples are; Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man; Tom Hanks in Forest... Read More
Photos from Linda Ikeji’s Blog
Super Eagles striker and West Bromwich Albion player Osaze Odemwingie jumped the broom and married his long-time girlfriend, Sarah Fallon. The wedding took place yesterday, May 26 in Nottingham, UK. Best wishes to the new couple. Photography: Colin Udoh
by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo The European Film Festival recently berthed in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was there and for the next 21 days, he’ll review all 21 movies screened at the festival. You don’t want to miss this. He kicks it off today with “Babette’s Feast”. Years before the publication of Hemingway’s... Read More
by Chioma Ezekobe MOVIE TITLE: TIMELESS PASSION (PART 1) AND PASSIONATE HEART(SEQUEL) DSTV CHANNEL: 128 Susan Peters: Allow me kidnap this woman, allow me kidnap her… Monalisa Chinda : My mother-in-law is so kind and yet so weak. Some of us were born Nigerian movie fans. It is rather painful that nobody thanks us for our large... Read More
by Kate Da Costa Ghana is an attractive country for Nigerian students seeking to study abroad. The reason for this is that both countries not only share similar historical experiences, they both have linguistic and educational resemblance having shared the same colonial masters. Besides, Ghanaian university educational system is acclaimed globally as outstanding. The Ghanaian... Read More
by Aderonke Adebanjo Men, men, men, how many times did I call your “name”? Lol. Listen up and listen good! This is not about leadership or the leading man in a major production. This is about the man who keeps leading women on! Yup. We have all agreed that men are from Mars and women are... Read More
by Temitope Shittu-Alamu I cannot get over the fact that many Nigerians do not love Nigeria. They have expressed their disgust in all the many ways they can. The twenty-first century way would be to swear, curse, and vent on twitter. On a second thought, it is probably more than being twenty-first century. Maybe it’s... Read More
by Seun Ajayi As I sat in the large auditorium watching the different winners for the 2012 AMAA Awards give their acceptance speeches, a thought clicked; African Cinema was finally choking out jokers. A new wave of healthy competition surges in African Cinema and it’s clear that the worth of flicks in the continent has nowhere to... Read More
by Abimbola Adelakun The case of Lagos State Government vs. doctors took a bizarre turn when 788 doctors were summarily dismissed and replaced with 373; the alarming shortfall seemingly papered over. And, so far, there are at least three factions of reactionaries: those who support the state government, those who support the doctors, and others, like me,... Read More
by Segun Dada “Except there is justice in the conduct of the elections, blood will flow because there will be bloodshed between the dogs and the baboons.” This is the statement reportedly made by General Buhari on Monday, the very words that is causing a lot of commotion and chaos. General Muhammad Buhari was also... Read More
by Garba Shehu An Indian friend once recounted a story about a former president of the United States of America, Calvin Coolidge. President Coolidge had a reputation not just for word economy, but also many without an intimate knowledge of Coolidge had mistaken him as a common citizen because he had neither the airs nor the carriage nor... Read More
It is bad enough that there is a gaping chasm where education used to be. Now, it seems, the hole is filled up with secondary school occultists who romance potential girlfriends with threats, and soon-to-be-music graduates, making terrorist phone calls to collect on a quick buck. 19 students of All Souls Anglican Grammar School, Ado Ekiti were recently arrested for the alleged... Read More
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