Category: The Media Blog
#BBNaija: Does the FG have anything else to do than censor BBNaija?
It has become somewhat farcical at this point. For months before hand, Endemol and Multichoice heavily promote their new season ...
‘Raw Dinner’ makes good on the promise of Santi’s ‘Mandy and the Jungle’
Anyone in the music industry in Nigeria has long anticipated Osayaba Andrew Ize-Iyamu (known to you as Santi)’s debut album. ...
Do you love Nigerian history? Then binge these new historical shows
If there’s any sub-genre of storytelling that has really suffered in Nigerian media, it is historical non-fiction. With the exception ...
Waje, forex bans and happiness: What to expect from Rubbin’ Minds this weekend
Our big guest for the week on Rubbin’ Minds is singer extraordinaireWaje Iruobe. One of the divas of Nigerian music, ...
Is it time we finally accepted we may never get a third season of Gidi Up?
I still remember exactly where I was when I saw the first episode of Ndani TV’s Gidi Up! It was the 20th ...
Burna Bank by Burnaboy is exactly how you get people invested in an album
Since Burnaboy announced his latest album ‘African Giant‘, his first since he signed his publishing contract with Universal Music, his ...
Rejoice! Talent show starved Nigerians, East Africa’s Got Talent’s here to save the day
Remember 2016, the golden age for Nigerian reality talent shows? There was The Voice Nigeria, Big Brother Nigeria, MTN Project ...
Chibundu Onuzo’s new Guardian essay enraged Africans everywhere, for good reason too
For someone who straddles the duality of being a Nigerian writer with strong connections to their home country and fully ...
This #IYD2019 we celebrate the young educators leveraging new media to reach a new generation
This year’s #IYD2019 celebrates the transformative power of education. It seems a curious subject to tackle considering we often overlook ...
Here’s what to expect this weekend on Rubbin’ Minds
Have you heard? For the month of August, Rubbin’ Minds is getting a guest host. Ebuka’s away hosting Big Brother ...
Arit Okpo is bringing new blood to CNN’s African Voices
I have to admit, once the Nigerian advertising industry sank its claws into CNN’s African Voices, it lost much of ...
Talk about blazing trails: Ruona Meyer becomes the first Nigerian journalist to earn an Emmy Nomination
Last year, as part of the events to launch its new investigative journalism video series called ‘AFRICA EYE’, the BBC ...
Tekno has some very interesting ideas on how to make a comeback
Many people have been wondering what is going on with former Made Men Group singer Tekno. He fell off the ...
Joey Akan is giving the international reviewer thing a second try at The Fader
Since Joey Akan left his very controversial position as the head music reviewer at Pulse.NG, everyone’s been speculating where he ...
Moshood Fattah has nothing to prove and an industry to conquer
By: Uche Chika Elumelu FREEDOM PARK: Beneath the noonday sun, on a slightly-worn park bench, I wait. Bare-faced, scantily ...
Mary Remmy Njoku, the undisputed queen of Nollywood sells ROK to Canal+
In what is arguably the biggest boss move in Nollywood history, Mary Remmy Njoku, the CEO of the ROK group, ...
The trailer for D’banj’s reality talk show ”The Adventures of the Koko Master” promises an adventure
Not that anyone is surprised that D’banj is veering into reality television with the announcement of his new series The ...
Here are the latest African shows you can binge on Netflix
The thing about Netflix deciding to expand their African content is that they have been quite consistent. At the 2019 ...
Ferdinand Adimefe reveals how Magic Carpet Studios is changing the face of animations and gaming projects
Following the successful outing of Marvel’s Black Panther (2018) and Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart (2018) acquired by Netflix as its first ...
Good riddance! Nnedi Okorafor unfriended a man on Facebook who had sexist views about women
I follow Nnedi Okorafor on Twitter, and one thing that I have noticed about her online personality is that she ...
Nigerians are still reacting on Twitter ever since Naira Marley said ‘yahoo-yahoo’ isn’t a crime
The internet has been buzzing since artiste Naira Marley, on his Instagram Live, defended internet fraud aka yahoo yahoo by ...
Rape victims should never be blamed for rape, and feminists on Twitter are using SARS brutality to explain this
The conversation on rape and sexual harassment was – and still is – the linchpin of the #MeToo Movement and ...
BBC journalist Anna Cunningham tweeted that the Lagos-Badagry road will shorten our lives, but we already knew this
So BBC journalist in Nigeria Anna Cunnigham was plying through the Lagos-Badagry Expressway and then, seeing the deplorable state of ...
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is all of us for dragging Buhari, Osinbajo, over the worsening state of the country
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has joined the many celebrities who have been criticizing this Buhari-led administration, and this is not to say ...
Former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu is seriously ill, and Twitter is giving it all the publicity it deserves
The news that former Super Eagles coach Christain Chukwu is suffering from an undisclosed ailment, and needs $50,000 for a ...
Nigerians on Twitter are campaigning again on #EndSARS after another civilian death
Although the #EndSARS campaign on social media has dipped in and out of momentum, the hashtag is back in full ...
This BBC Africa Eye documentary focuses on Nigeria’s electricity crisis, so watch it and weep
Only half of Nigeria’s population have access to electricity, and with power generation recently dropping from 4,708.3MW to 2,938MW, Nigeria’s ...
The wait for GOT is almost over, but here’s a treasure hunt to get you to the finish line
Genius PR stunt, or mild fun game, HBO, the television network in charge of hit shows like Veep, Silicon valley ...
See all your favourite housemates as the #BBNaija ‘Double Wahala’ reunion premieres tonight!
The Big Brother Naija Double Wahala Reunion show is here, premiering tonight on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 12. ...
‘Shadow’ on Netflix is the South African superhero show we deserve in 2019
Netflix’s first South African original series, Shadow, opens with our vigilante protagonist beating up bad guys in a room. Mid-scene, ...
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YMonitor
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- 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