The Media Blog

Mimi Onalaja

November 7, 2019

Make way! Mimi Onalaja is starting her own show on Youtube

If you want an understanding of how media has changed over the last 10 years, then all you need to do is look at influencers. Once a small niche, influence has become the mainstay of the media industry and the main motivation for audiences to turn on their televisions waste a few megabytes of data... Read More

November 6, 2019

Top 5 movies we are most looking forward to in November

The film world is still churning with the news about the disqualification of Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart from 2020 Oscar race. Lionheart, which entered for the Best International Feature Film category, was made ineligible by the Academy because it’s mostly an ”English film.” Hello, we were colonised by Britain and English is our official language. Frankly,... Read More

Editor's Pick, The Media Blog

Living In Bondage: Breaking Free, The Ghost and the house of truth, Top 5 movies we are most looking forward to in November

Lionheart

November 6, 2019

Fret not, Lionheart’s disqualification at the Oscars has its own peculiar lesson about media

Twitter was agog this morning when it was announced that Genevieve Nnaji’s juggernaut of a film, Lionheart, had been disqualified from the Oscar running for best International Film. The category, former called the Best Foreign Language film had given Africa its first Oscar, won by South African gangsta film Tsotsi. Since then, films like Wanuri Kahiu’s Rafiki... Read More

Lionheart, Media

PepperDem

November 1, 2019

Keeping Up with awon #PepperDem: Cindy gets dragged, and Mike goes on tour

I know we all thought we were finally done with the 26 strong cast of the Big Brother Nigeria Season 4 ‘Pepper Dem’, but yeah, we couldn’t have been more wrong. As the most social and digital media savvy cache of housemates to participate in the reality show, this particular group is going to great... Read More

BBN, Pepper Dem

Opera News

October 31, 2019

Opera News is scooping up everybody, and we mean everybody

Have you been following the media news recently? Then you have definitely heard that Opera News, the news media offshoot of sleeper startup giant Opera (yes, that same Opera) has begun to pop in the farthest corners of blogger and influencer twitter with a singular announcement. Happy to announce that I have signed a... Read More

David Hundeyin, Opera news, Osagie Alonge

Future Awards

October 31, 2019

#TFAA2019: Be our guest for the nominees unveiling with Francis and Anita

After weeks of scouring the entire country for the freshest, most inspiring young men and women in business, beauty, enterprise, politics, entertainment and advocacy, we have finally chosen our top nominees for the 2019 Future Awards. We are so excited that we’re introducing our nominees with a television extravaganza and we have found the two... Read More

#TFAA2019, Anita Adetoye, Francis Sule

Mercy Johnson

October 30, 2019

Is Mercy Johnson’s ‘Kitchen Talk’ Youtube Nigeria’s latest underground sensation?

Youtube is very tough nut to crack, unlike Instagram and Twitter that require constant but easy to compile content, Youtube combines a number of high technicality skills into creating a seamless video product that needs to look and sound organic to gain and grow an audience. But the payoffs from Youtube are worth it for... Read More

Kitchen Talk, Mercy Johnson, youtube

Cuppy

October 29, 2019

Cuppy doesn’t think she should pay you to be her fans and we agree

For a public figure who largely spends her time enjoying her #Gelato and minding her business, Dj Cuppy gets a lot of flack from Nigerians. Perhaps its the fact that she is genuinely humble about her wealth in a way that doesn’t center the opinions of others, or that her relationship with her billionaire daddy... Read More

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Cuppy, giveaways, instagram

BBN

October 28, 2019

Temple, EME, Billz Vision, everyone snapping up their very own BBN housemate

The Big Brother Nigeria Pepper Dem housemates were in many ways, the real stars of the #13thHeadies. It was their first proper debut on the Nigerian celebrity red carpet since their season finished and our first chance to truly assess where their careers post BBN were going. The evening had two big moments; Mike Edwards... Read More

Khafi, Mike, Tacha

Pasotrs

October 24, 2019

Pastors pushing a viral challenge is not something we see every day

A Nigerian pastor challenging other pastors do a pushup challenge is not something you see every day on Nigerian Twitter. While Nigerian pastors have embraced social media for its reach and access to younger populations who have abandoned traditional media for a more curated experience, very few have really cracked the code for how social... Read More

Eromo

October 23, 2019

Eromo Egbejule is partnering with Arit Okpo to revisit the tragedy of ‘Jesse’

Eromo Egbejule is easily one of the most decorated journalists working today. As the editor of the Africa Report, he has helped shaped narratives about the continent while giving young journalists a platform to find their own voices and tell their stories. With bylines for some of the worlrespected news platforms and a groundbreaking investigative... Read More

Arit Okpo, Eromo Egbejule, Jesse

Nancy Isime

October 22, 2019

Fresh off hosting the headies, Nancy Isime is getting her own daytime show

Did you watch the Headies last weekend? Then you would have been as surprised as to find out that Nancy Isime, the OAP and presenter was hosting the show alongside rapper Reminisce. Both have had great years in film, with Nancy proving herself as a leading lady and Reminisce stealing the show in Kemi Adetiba’s... Read More

Nancy Isime, The Nancy Isime show

Rema

October 21, 2019

In a comedy of errors, Rema was one of the few highlights of the #13thHeadies

As an awards show, Hip TV’s The Headies sits in a precarious position. It is the most prestigious of all the music entertainment awards, with a long history of overcoming several odds each year and essentially anointing each generation of new musical acts. Its Next Rated category is considered sacred, and each year, new artists... Read More

Burna boy, Rema, The13thHeadies, Zlatan

October 19, 2019

Profile: Funke Akindele-Bello is the queen of all media. In case you didn’t notice

For four straight years now, Ebony Life Films has been champion of the end of year box office. From Fifty to Chief Daddy and The Wedding Party films, no one makes holiday season bank quite like Mo Abudu in full mogul mode. To deliver her fifth December blockbuster movie, the Ebony Life CEO is placing... Read More

Funke Akindele-Bello, jenifa, Mo Abudu, Scene One

Amaarae

October 18, 2019

Amaarae is showing all of us a thing on or two on how to capitalize on nostalgia

Have you seen the new Amaarae website? Well you should. As part of the roll out for her new single Like It, Amaarae announced that she was launching a new dedicated website. A marvel to behold, the website leans heavily on nostalgia and our current obsession with it to create a cornucopia of easter egg delights. From... Read More

Amaarae, retro, Vintage

City FM

October 17, 2019

So City FM radio presenters have opinions, what else is new?

Hypocrisy is a strange thing. It is the reason why we hold ourselves according to standards that we cannot honestly uphold, while forcing others to live up to that unrealistic standard. It is why we expect a level of professionalism that invalidates the humanity of the worker, even in their silent moments. Tiwa Savage was... Read More

Simi, tiwa savage, Yemi Alade

October 16, 2019

Five events we’re looking forward to next week at the Ake Book and Arts Festival

Believe it or not, we are less than 10 days away from the 2019, Ake Book and Arts Festival from the 24th to the 27th of October 2019. The Ake Festival has become the gold standard for conversations around literature and how it influences culture, intersects with politics and defines identity on the continent and... Read More

Ake, Fakhriyyah Hashim, Joseph Ike, Mona El-Hathaway, Sadia Nkrumah, Wale Lawal

Tacha

October 15, 2019

If you’ve written #Tacha off, then you haven’t been watching the trends

Yesterday OAP Do2un got a first hand taste of the true power of the #TachaNation fanbase. Since Tacha was evicted from the house, there has been immense speculation on who she would eventually grant her first interview to, to talk about her time in the house and her controversial eviction. Since she announced that she... Read More

Big Brother Nigeria, Death threats, Do2dtun, Tacha

Teebillz

October 14, 2019

Can Teebillz really help Tacha rebrand her image?

‘No leave, no transfer’ x Teebillz, that’s not something I’d thought I’d see in 2019. This was one of the most popular catchphrases during the 2019 season of Big Brother Nigeria. It became synonymous with the house’s resident conflict baiter, Tacha, who spent the bulk of her time adamant about her principles and unafraid to... Read More

big brother, Tacha, TeeBillz

October 9, 2019

Khafi is proof there is more than one way to play the Big Brother game

Two weeks to the end of Big Brother Nigeria, Khafi Kareem was announced as the new co-host of the 2019 The Future Awards Africa. As the premiere platform for recognizing the work of young Nigerians in different fields, and a networking gold mine for government officials and young trailblazers, the host of TFAA are in... Read More

#NigeriasNewTribe, #PepperDem, #TFAA2019, 2019 The Future Awards Africa, Big Brother Naija, Khafi Kareem

October 7, 2019

The BBC Africa Eye exposé on sexual harassment in West African universities is what we need right now

It’s been a year since BBC Africa Eye’s groundbreaking documentary Sweet Sweet Codeine was released, receiving a 2019 Emmy nod and continues to be the ”magnum opus” from the media platform. But in the twilight of yesterday’s Big Brother Naija, journalist Kiki Mordi dropped a bombshell: an explosive documentary from BBC Africa Eye going undercover... Read More

BBC Africa Eye, Kiki Mordi, Sex For Grades, University of Ghana, University of Lagos

Konbini

October 7, 2019

Has Konbini bowed out from Nigeria?

French owned media company, Konbini showed up in Nigeria sometime in 2016, with deep pockets and a desire to take its chunk of the media revolution that seemed to be springing up in Nigeria at the time. And there was quite a revolution; from indie media houses like Big Cabal, Happenings.ng and PartyJollof to well... Read More

October 2, 2019

Adele and Skepta’s dating rumours had men hyping the ”Nigerian penis,” and here’s why it’s problematic

Adele dating Skepta is, perhaps, the most random celebrity pairings we have had in a long time, as allegedly reported by British news outlets on Tuesday. Adele, ROLLING IN THE DEEP? Yes, that Adele, who wears her heart over her songs with all the emotional touchmarks and heartbreaks. Fresh off her divorce from Simon Konecki,... Read More

Adele, Adele and Skepta's dating rumours, Nigerian penis, Skepta

September 27, 2019

Big Brother disqualifies Tacha from reality show over violence

Barely ten days to the end of the popular reality show, Big Brother Naija 4, 23-year-old Housemate, Tacha has been disqualified from further participation following an altercation between her fellow housemate, Mercy earlier in the day. The disagreement between both parties started when Seyi, who is Head Of House, called everyone to the lounge to... Read More

#PepperDem, BBNaija, Big Brother Naija, Tacha

September 27, 2019

Budweiser’s ‘Kings of Football’ is subverting how we consume football television

Back in July, Budweiser announced that it has signed multi-year deals with both the English Premier League and LaLiga. Budweiser has continued to be one of the most visible brands in sports sponsorship and with an estimated 4 billion fans of football around, it’s no wonder that Budweiser sees football as the gateway sport to... Read More

Banky W, Budweiser, Budweiser's Kings of Football, DJ Dips, Jimmy, Osereme

September 24, 2019

Rema found his doppleganger and it’s freaky, but here’s why it’s a good thing

Welcome to the X-Files [cues dreadful piano music]. Is it Halloween yet? No, but charmingly freaky is Mavin artiste Rema encountering his doppleganger in Abidjan, Cote d’lvoire. The Spiderman singer was in the Francophone country for a show, only for fate to unite him with his lookalike after his performance. Rema went on Instagram to... Read More

Doppleganger, Rema, Rema's lookalike, Rema's sister

Latasha

September 22, 2019

Latasha Ngwube, Wole Ojo & the new brain drain; here’s what to expect from this week’s Rubbin’ Minds

Last week on Rubbin’ Minds we bid farewell to Japheth Omojuwa, our guest host for the last 6 weeks. Japheth best known for his website Omojuwa.com, and providing digital consulting to individuals and firms across the world brought his understanding of political nuance and social communities to the Rubbin’ Minds studio, challenging our audience members... Read More

Benson

September 22, 2019

Profile: Joel Kachi Benson just won Venice. You should know his name

When the Nigerian entry Daughters of Chibok was announced winner of the Best Virtual Reality Story (for linear content) at the awards ceremony of the Venice International Film Festival, the last of the “Big three” festivals to be held this year, Joel Kachi Benson, the film’s writer and director was not surprised. Every festival has... Read More

Specials, The Media Blog

September 20, 2019

Will ‘Americanah’ be another Hollywood flop in portraying its Nigerian characters?

In 2014, about a year after it was published, Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s third novel which won the National Book Critics Circle Fiction award, and remains one of her most seminal works (not that all her works aren’t), was optioned by Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o. At the time, it was set to be made into... Read More

Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, HBO, Lupita Nyong'o, Nelson C.J

Tacha

September 20, 2019

#BBNaija: Why does everyone hate Tacha for playing the game?

Few are surprised that Big Brother Nigeria season 4 bad girl, Tacha finagled her way into the top 10 finalists of the show. This is despite having rivalries with other housemates with strong fandoms outside the house and being voted up for nomination every single week since this season began. It has become one of... Read More

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