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#AFRIFF2018: The Delivery Boy is a future Nollywood classic
Amir is The Delivery Boy. Amir is a terrorist on a mission. After existing as a pawn for most of his young life, he has embarked on his most meaningful…
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OBITUARY: Tosyn Bucknor defined what it means to live a full life
Nigerians all over the world woke up this morning to the sad news of the passing of Tosyn Bucknor, an accomplished broadcaster, musician, actress and all-round media personality. According to…
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Theatre Review: Our Son the Minister is the story of all of us
In 2016, the Beeta Universal Arts Foundation, founded by Bikiya Graham-Douglas, launched the Beeta Playwright Competition to give a voice and create opportunities for emerging writers. Our Son the Minister,…
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Film Review: ‘King of Boys’ is everything and nothing you expect
Director Kemi Adetiba is one of Nigeria's experimental auteurs. That much was made clear from the scene that played out at the Sunday night premiere of her hotly anticipated King of…
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Film Review: AY, Ramsey Nouah, Falz, Jim Iyke are all a bunch of Merry Men
According to English folklore, the original Merry Men helped define the legend of Robin Hood, accompanying the prince of thieves on his numerous exploits, each one usually followed up with…
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Profile: Why we should be excited about Zainab Ahmed (and why we shouldn’t be)
Following the resignation of Kemi Adeosun, former Minister of Finance over allegations of a forged document exempting her from the compulsory National Youth Service Commission (NYSC), President Muhammadu Buhari named…
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Odunlade Adekola’s The Vendor is barely salvaged by a few laughs
Meme king Odunlade Adekola takes his lowbrow shtick to the big screen with The Vendor, a ribald screwball tale of a young man hustling to make ends meet in the…
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‘From Lagos With Love’ had so much material but played out as cheap melodrama
There is no shortage of films- Nollywood, Hollywood and beyond- that trace the dramatic unravelling of the family, nuclear or extended. The larger, the trashier, the better. Cue in the…
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Concert Review: A splendid night with Femi Kuti
After about two months on the road touring Europe and the Americas, Afrobeat’s first son, Femi Kuti and his Positive Force band, Saturday night, brought the groove to a different…
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Profile: Akinwunmi Ambode has declared ambition for a second term; will he get one?
Political watchers with inside knowledge of state and party politics insist that despite his incumbent status, Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode is good as finished politically. Word on the street…
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Fighting Corruption is Dangerous is an interesting retelling of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s legacy
2018 173 pages MIT Press According to Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the global average tenure for a finance minister is two years. In Nigeria, Ngozi…
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Omoni Oboli has done her best work yet on ‘Moms at War’
In Moms at War, the latest collaboration between FilmOne and inkblot productions, box office magnet Omoni Oboli rejoins the team, this time actively involved both on screen and behind the…
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Long Read: It’s high time we talked about this year’s AMAA nominees
On the evening of August 3, the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), the premier rewarding system for film talent in Nigeria and perhaps all of Africa announced the nominations for…
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Review: Seven and a Half Dates is terribly unglamorous
Box office Nollywood continues to double down on the comedies and the romances. Seven and a Half Dates is only the latest in a long line. Produced by Toyin Abraham…
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Profile: Is Falz the most woke performer since Fela, or is he just as problematic?
The year 2018 has been a difficult one for Nigeria and its citizens. For proof, look no further than the news headlines. Violent clashes between herdsmen and local citizens over…
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Profile: Ayo Fayose remains the most relevant avatar of what it means to politick in Nigeria
In one of the most bizarre political dramas to play out this year, outgoing governor of Ekiti state, Peter Ayodele Fayose, sporting a neck collar and a sling on his…
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Film Review: Alexandra is a near sterile immigrant hustle story
The Nollywood-diaspora collaborations are pretty much a staple of the film industry. In the last decade, they have become so consistent, they might as well be classified as their own…
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Concert Review: Becoming FalzTheBahdGuy was solid but Falz hasn’t quite arrived yet
On the creative level, Falz’s entire career so far has gone through the three major stages; the climb, the peak and the dip. Every creative pretty much follows this trajectory,…
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The AMVCAs, Tyler Perry’s Acrimony and why Nollywood needs new audiences
Over the weekend, on Twitter, the age-old battle of the sexes was revived for the 57,000th merry go round. This time, the inciting incident was the latest Tyler Perry film,…
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How Ahmed Musa became Nigeria’s favorite son
Days after suffering a humiliating defeat against Croatia in their first group game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Super Eagles filed out for the second time…
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Review: Eniola Badmus gives us Ghetto bred, another Nollywood Rom-com nobody asked for
Enola Badmus has Funke Akindele-Bello to thank for her career. Or at least for her star making appearance in the pop culture phenom, Jenifa. As Gbogbo Big Girl, the plus…
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Obituary: Ras Kimono, the Nigerian reggae icon who defined a generation
Thanks to his wild mane, boisterous manner and the mystique that has shrouded Rastafarianism and its converts, Ras Kimono always appeared larger than life. Between the years 1988 and 1990,…
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Film Review: Moses Inwang’s Crazy People is clumsy, but redeemable
Director Moses Inwang is steadily building a profile as the definitive chronicler of the mental health issues that afflict Nigerians. Throughout his career, Inwang has made involved, if flawed, efforts…
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Obituary: Justice Mustapha Akanbi, legal luminary, anti-corruption crusader
Early hours of Sunday, 3, June 2018, news trickled in that Mustapha Akanbi, a legal luminary, notable philanthropist, traditional leader, trade unionist and latter day anti-corruption crusader passed away peacefully…
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Profile: Ibrahim Kpotun Idris is a problem, but he is entirely of our making
In November 2017, a report conducted by the World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI), and issued by the Institute for Economics and Peace, and the International Police Science Association…
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See The Ghost and the Tout, but only at your own risk
Emboldened by the financial success of Alakada Reloaded from last year, actress/producer, Toyin Abraham has reteamed with FilmOne for another clumsy attempt at filmmaking. This time, Abraham trades the gloss…
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Profile: BrymO isn’t the greatest to ever do it. But he’s pretty damn close
The sixth BrymO album arrived with a splash. Not the kind usually orchestrated by major record labels with huge publicity spends at their disposal. This was more organic, gimmicky perhaps;…
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LONG READ: What the #BringBackOurGirls movement says about all of us
For four years since 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped in a federal government secondary school in Chibok, Borno by Boko Haram terrorists, a group of concerned Nigerians have gathered under the…
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Book Review: Bolaji Abdullahi’s On a Platter of Gold shows a surprising side of Jonathan
The Goodluck Jonathan Presidency is sure to go down as one of the most eventful periods of Nigerian history. Surprising, inspiring yet ultimately disappointing, that the Jonathan presidency happened at…
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Review: Iffy hosts, badly behaved stars and mediocre performances… just another year at the Headies
Two things that emerged from last night’s Headies. First, twelve years after inception, the Headies- formerly known as the Hip Hop World Awards- remains the frontline reward system for Nigerian…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy