Category: The Media Blog
We know Falz means well but ‘This is Nigeria’ ends up tribalist and poorly executed
If you were really good at stretching the argument, you could probably convince a room of people that Falz is ...
Updating you on the latest reality shows coming to Linda Ikeji TV
In anticipation of the launch of premier streaming service Linda Ikeji TV on June 1 (it was shifted from May ...
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 ...
We can’t decide on the hashtag we love the most: #FineIgboTwitter or #FineYorubaTwitter
As usual, the Nigerian social media landscape is always brimming with something noteworthy. In the past, we have seen the ...
Here’s how Nigerian Twitter reacted to the #RoyalWedding
Of course, what fun will it be if Nigerian Twitter didn’t react to one of the biggest, historic events of ...
Turns out Hi-Impact has a new TV channel and they’re launching on the 29th
Nigeria’s first full HD Television is set to be unveiled on May 29th. The television station intends to drive content ...
Toni Kan’s The Carnivorous City makes CrimeReads’ best new crime novels list
Barely 24 hours after The Carnivorous City by Toni Kan made its American debut on May 15, the prestigious CrimeReads magazine has ...
Meet Dr. Mina Okafor, the Nigerian surgeon on the Fox medical drama “The Resident”
It’s been three days since the season finale of The Resident aired, and I can’t stop thinking about the many ...
EbonyLife TV is taking Andre Blaze Henshaw’s sexual assault allegation very seriously
With #MeToo still running its course, I’m beginning to think that sexual assault cases go through four stages. First with ...
Which BBNaija ex-housemate is winning in the Instagram Wars?
Yes, yes, yes, yes, BBNaija 2018 is overrrrrrrrrrr. Like, we have snapped out of that fun, delirious bubble that lasted 85 ...
Yomi Black is trying his hands on TV with his hotel thriller “Room 420″
In 2016, fledgling comic Yomi Black experimented with celebrity-featured skits, a variety of digitized comedy that has become pop-culturally omnipresent ...
Kelechi Udegbe visits Makoko community in second episode of documentary series, #KelechisQuest
Kelechi Udegbe continues his search for affordable accommodation in Lagos as he explores the Makoko slum community. Actor, Kelechi Udegbe is not ...
The premiere of “Mr X Family Show” is an ambitious mess
This past Sunday, the highly buzzed show of the year Mr X Family Show premiered on DSTV’s Africa Magic Showcase. A ...
Andre Blaze Henshaw’s sexual assault allegation, and the problem with male-centred talk shows like “Men’s Corner”
I began to follow writer and activist Olutimehin Adegbeye on social media during the Aziz Ansari sexual assault allegation, precipitated ...
The Art of The Mix with MediaRoomHub! Azuka Oguijiuba celebrates One Year Anniversary
Azuka Ogujiuba‘s MediaRoom Hub turned one over the weekend and to celebrate she hosted family and friends to a fun soiree at ...
“Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram” is the HBO documentary you should expect this fall
Many creatives have tried to document the kidnapped Chibok Girls event of 2014, from Uzodinma Iweala’s 2017 short documentary Waiting for ...
Daddy Freeze, Toyin Abraham, Bolanle Olukanni, Adebola Williams and others talk Social Media at Handle It Africa 2
For the second straight year, Handle It Africa witnessed the convergence of upwardly mobile Nigerian youth for a day when ...
Episode 1 of ‘In Love And Ashes’ finally takes us away from the eternal chaos of Lagos
If you’re anything like me, then you have to be tired of Nollywood’s never ending obsession with Lagos, particularly the ...
Embracing your beauty is tough for any one but Toolz Oniru-Demuren has cracked the code
The journey to accepting my body hasn’t really been a smooth one. Growing up, I wasn’t particularly confident. As a ...
Here’s why you have given up on Nigerian web talk shows
Every day on the internet, I’m always stumbling on a talk show I haven’t seen before, helmed by young individuals ...
Michaela Coel to star in BBC, Netflix war crimes drama “Black Earth Rising
There are many reasons to love Michaela Coel. Aside from giving us the religious but Beyonce-obsessed Tracey Gordon in the ...
#BBNaija may be over but the show is still living up to its “Double Wahala” theme
It’s been a week since the third season of Big Brother Naija ended, a week since massive fan favourite Miracle ...
The IAM Series profiles Chioma Omaka
“When they get tired of looking, everybody will keep doing their own thing and I’m going to be like this ...
Toyin Abraham is having her own reality TV show because why not
From starring in Omoni Oboli’s Wives on Strike early in the year to her own upcoming dramedy The Ghost and ...
Globacom and Huawei are about to bring us the fastest Internet Nigeria has seen yet
What self respecting media company in Nigeria hasn’t had its fair share of struggles with getting good internet. We are ...
“Ex-Girlfriends of Nigerian Entertainers” and “Made in Gidi” are the reality shows you should expect from Linda Ikeji TV
Linda Ikeji TV, the online television platform created by acclaimed blogger Linda Ikeji, announced Saturday a new reality show called ...
The ‘I AM’ Series explores the inner lives of Nigeria’s outlier communities
We are preoccupied with outlier communities. There is something so fascinating about people who do not fall into the box ...
Idris Elba to star in Netflix comedy series “Turn Up Charlie”
Can’t get enough of Idris Elba? It appears Hollywood’s favourite hunk will have a busy TV calendar year as he ...
Here’s what we think will happen to our top five after #BBNaija
The third season of Big Brother Naija is in its final stretch, and the twenty house mates who began the ...
In another show of incompetence, the APC ‘loses’ its official Twitter account
A moment ago, some irregularities were noticed on the official Twitter account of Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress ...
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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