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Thought Experiment: What if Kemen’s eviction from #BBNaija is the proof we need that feminism is slowly becoming patriarchy?

*This is not a real opinion. This is a writer trying to explore a theory that has been touted around: that feminists are becoming the perpetrators of the very inequality that they so strongly condemn. In doing this, we hope to explore the reasoning behind the organisers of Big Brother leaving Debbie-Rise on the show while... Read More

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On Kemen’s eviction: two tragic truths that this mess will reveal about Nigeria and Nigerians #BBNaija

Kemen, one of the more popular housemates on the ongoing Big Brother Naija show has just been evicted and the whole of Nigerian internet is awash with theories and postulations about the housemates, the reason for his eviction and just generally the future, especially as regards sexual assault and other inappropriate behaviours of sexual nature. Below... Read More

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“How low has Obama gone?”, “This is a country of savages and animals.” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

It started with a confusion and then progressed to speech denials and rude accusations. There was a global trend we noticed in the utterances made throughout this week and it made us think that shades and passive-aggressive allegations and subliminal messages are coming to stay in 2017. See all our top quotes from the past... Read More

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Chief Osinbajo, Oscars drama and Kellyanne on the couch | See our top 10 photos from the past week

From the confusion at the Oscars to some improvement in doing business in Nigeria, we kept our eyes peeled for all the visuals that will summarise the past week. Enjoy our top 10 photos below: Jumoke Oduwole at the Corporate Affairs Commission event where the new single incorporation form was launched. This photo made... Read More

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Theatre review: Beauty lives within the thrilling, imperfect world of Iwa L’ewa

by Will Fred For the week long first edition of the Lagos Contemporary Dance Festival, dancer/choreographer Quddus Onikeku and his Q Dance Centre ensemble brought a revival of the dance performance event Iwa L’ewa to the National Theatre, Iganmu on Saturday, 4th February. Iwa L’ewa has had a storied and somewhat controversial run since its... Read More

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Remember when Nana Akua Addo wore this “rude” dress? | The #AMVCA2017 looks you have not seen

It does not matter what we do or whose outfit we remember from last night’s AMVCA’s, our hearts keep skipping back to this dress. Nana Akua Addo, as they say, #Slayyyyed! https://instagram.com/p/BROwOgZhIXc/ https://instagram.com/p/BROQmnNBXTE/ The Ghanaian media personality floated to the AMVCAs wearing a ball dress from the Filipino designer, Leo Almodal and all but turned... Read More

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Mercy Aigbe-Gentry and her #AMVCA love-hate affair | “Who missed Mercy Aigbe… say Hi?”

This time last year (i.e the day after the AMVCAs) the whole of the fashion internet was confused about what to make of Mercy Aigbe-Gentry’s smashing look to the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. She’d turned out completely beaded in a silver number and looked as “old-Hollywood” as any Nigerian girl had ever dared. It... Read More

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The Dummies Guide to understanding red carpet style at the AMVCA

The Fifth edition of the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA) is scheduled to go down tomorrow, Saturday, the 4th of March, 2017. The nominees are ready and we know for sure by now what are favourite movies to win are. The AMVCA is by far the biggest movie award night around these parts, what... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] They have a list of 11 things Buhari has done to promote accountability | we have 11 he hasn’t

At the first day of the 2-day National #CorruptionDialogue organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption in Abuja, the Presidency bragged about the 11 things the President has achieved so far as regards transparency and anti-corruption during his 22 months in office. It turns out, though, that we didn’t even have to think hard... Read More

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Still on The Matter: Gbadamosi’s recount of his experience may finally prove that the DSS is disturbed

Babatunde Gbadamosi, a staunch critic of the Buhari administration has finally been released from the custody of the Department of State Security after spending weeks with them since his arrest in February. The DSS obviously like its foreign counterparts, CIA, FBI et al (we, know. Our use of the word “counterpart” is very loose) like to... Read More

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Countdown to Buhari’s return | Bye bye Buharinomics says The Economist, but who asked them?

You did not think we were joking about it, did you? We will be counting down to the President’s return to Nigeria and today we have someone who thinks the President can stay away longer if he pleases. UK-based The Economist, released the following video in a very late attempt to weigh in on... Read More

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This Snapchat IPO might just be a waste of time and money

So Snap Inc. a.k.a Snapchat has just gone public and has risen almost 45% in stock value from its guide price of $17 a share to $25. So now, institutional and private investors are happy. Even happier are the two under-30 co-founders, Evan Spiegek and Bobby Murphy who now own more than the $3 billion... Read More

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3 million Nigerians lost 18 billion to MMM: here’s how that happened

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim has just made the claim that about 3 million Nigerians lost a total of 18 billion Naira to the MMM scheme. A scheme that sneaked in on Nigerians in a year of need #2016 and promised to give help – monetary –... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] Let’s just admit it, Aisha Buhari is a star!

The other day, we said we were sceptical of what the wife of the President’s game plan was with the Aisha Buhari Foundation after she opened a school and orphanage in Borno State. She’d said at the ceremony that her drive was “born out of her passion to improve the living condition of victims of conflict and... Read More

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What Zimbabwe can learn from Nigeria now that Mugabe is on medical vacation

Barely two years into his four (maybe eight)- year tenure, President Buhari has effectively changed the game of communication for Nigerians. We are bound by threats of punishment to take what we are told as gold. If the President’s people – who he speaks with, by the way – tell us he is great, then... Read More

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Countdown to Buhari’s return: Have you been counting how long?

So we have been sleeping on this for a while now thinking: “he’ll be back today… he’ll be back tomorrow”. And now: BUT SAY NO MORE! We are stepping right into these empty shoes that the President’s absence has left. Because let’s face it, there’s a lot to talk about! We can start by giving... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] Did anyone at the Presidency really know about Buhari’s latest phone call?

A statement from the Royal office in Morroco says King Mohammed VI held a phone call with President Buhari yesterday where he inquired about his health status and commented on his noteworthy improvement. However, no one from the Presidency felt the need to brag about this until 10 minutes ago. The call happened yesterday. The... Read More

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We are getting a sense the DSS and other security agencies didn’t quite move on from the military era

The Department of State Security is not having a good time in the court of public opinion right now. And it’s actually for good reason. We should even be raising more hell than we currently are, The other day in Lagos, a group of photographers had to spend about two hours waiting at the DSS... Read More

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Let’s be honest, Rihanna is lowkey already winning this 2017

Not to start a feud here but it was you all that came for Rih at the last Grammy’s when she was just busy minding her business (bottled in a flask). Everyone said she had to turn to her bejewelled flask to cope with not getting any award while Queen Bey and Adele swept the... Read More

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Where is TemiDollFace?

There’s hardly a Nigerian won’t fondly recollect the cool moves, weird looks and catchy phrases from the 2013 pop song, Pata Pata. This was Temi Dollface’s chance; her way into the hearts of many Nigerians who’d previously seen her as a quirky doll-faced girl with more than enough clothes to play with. She’d grown up in... Read More

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February 28, 2017

Is it time to let Obasanjo off the hook for his ‘giving us’ Yar’Adua?

If you haven’t yet noticed, you should. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is back on the scene and he’s been giving pointers here there and everywhere. Over the weekend, he granted an interview at his hilltop residence in Abeokuta where he expressed his lack of disappointment in President Buhari’s leadership. He said the President has worked... Read More

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February 28, 2017

Dear Obasanjo, maybe it’s you, and not your generation that failed Nigeria

Dear Olusegun Obasanjo, Abeokuta to Kaduna is a long trip to make but we know by now that making such trips constitutes no problems for you. Still, the people at the helm of affairs at the 38th Kaduna International Trade Fair’s Seminar (Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture) were lucky to have you... Read More

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