The Media Blog

Cardi

December 10, 2019

Cardi B’s Livespot performance is proof there is no place for ‘World Tours’ that don’t include Nigeria

Last week, Belcalis Alamanzar, known to you as Cardi B, visited Nigeria for the first time. She was brought here by Livespot Entertainment, owned by Deola Ayeni Alade, as the first in a constellation of international superstars that have been booked to perform in either Ghana or Nigeria as part of a month-long calendar of... Read More

December 7, 2019

Livespot Nation is gunning for top spot in Nigerian entertainment

The Grammy-award winning rapper Cardi B has arrived in Nigeria for her Livespot X Festival happening on Saturday 7, December at Eko Atlantic Energy City, Lagos. Since her arrival, the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker seems to be having a good time in the country. From dancing to an unreleased remix of Davido’s “Fall” on her plane to Nigeria to... Read More

Cardi B, livespot x, Livespot X Festival

December 7, 2019

Google is bringing shopping ads to websites, what does this mean for new media?

In a bid to contribute actively to Nigeria’s rapidly growing commercial ecosystem, Google has just launched Shopping ads on Google Search to further improve the quality of consumers’ experience with online transactions. Because Nigerian consumers are getting savvier at shopping online from virtual vendors, these ads will allow shoppers access to a diverse range of... Read More

google nigeria, google shopping ads, Nigerian Economy

December 4, 2019

Can new Nollywood learn anything from their YungNollywood?

Old Nollywood movies have found a second life as shorthand for virtual interactions across social media platforms. First generation Nigerian immigrants who moved to the UK and the US were the first to make old Nollywood popular, using micro clips on the now defunct vine as fodder for viral-ready social commentary. Their work would spread... Read More

Nigerian Movie industry, nollywood, old nollywood

November 25, 2019

Burna Boy reacts to win at The Future Awards Africa 2019

Afro Fusion Super star, Damini ‘Burna Boy’ Ogulu has reacted to his announcement as ‘Young Person of the Year’ by The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) at the 14th edition held on Sunday at The Balmoral, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. ‘Oluwa Burna,’ also awarded the ‘Prize for Music’ was the only individual on the... Read More

#TFAA2019, Damini Ogulu, Prize for Music, TFAA, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA), Young Person of the year

November 22, 2019

Banky W might have a new album for us!

Over the years, Banky W (Olubankole Wellington) has proven to be a man of many talents, capabilities and aspirations. His 17-year career began with him starting the E.M.E record label in 2002. The record label which was established in Nigeria upon his return from U.S.A, signed on artists like Shaydee, Niyola, Skales and Wizkid, who’d... Read More

Banky W, banky w. Nigerian music industry., Olubankole Wellington

November 21, 2019

This is why Burna Boy will win a Grammy

Burna Boy has had a terrific year. Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu – his government name – made a cosmic comeback with his 2018 album “Outside” under the Bad Habit/Atlantic Records and the Warner Music Group. He also delivered the explosive “African Giant” album. The “Ye” singer doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. When he... Read More

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burna boy. grammy award.

MTV Shuga

November 20, 2019

MTV Shuga’s new season uncaps the necessity of supporting and believing women

New cast. New twists. Great theme song. Broader conversations. The award-winning TV drama MTV Naija Shuga returned two weeks ago, with the fourth season titled “Choices”. Following its history of handling sensitive conversations with calculated and enjoyable drama, this season returns with its plotlines intersecting HIV/AIDs, unprotected sex, slut-shaming, sexual assault, the prevalence of early... Read More

November 19, 2019

Can Netflix encourage diversity in Nollywood content?

The inclusion of Nigerian movies on Netflix, the American streaming platform for movies and TV shows, has meant not only an interest in what the Nollywood industry has to offer, but a bigger, more internationally positioned platform to showcase these offerings. Since the online VoD platform made its service available to Nigeria in January of... Read More

Netflix. Nollywood.

November 19, 2019

“In 5 years’ time, you’ll feel it differently’’- Y!TV remembers Tosyn Bucknor on #WithChude one year after

In celebration of Tosyn ‘Area Mama’ Bucknor’s life, Y! TV release a #WithChude special with the on-air personality‪.‬ During her interview that might be her last before she passed on in 2018, she sheds more light on her career, her life, the media industry, and her legacy. Tosyn Bucknor, before she passed away due to... Read More

tosyn bucknor, With Chude

November 18, 2019

The Sojjis is not your average Nigerian family sitcom

It is quite shocking a lot of people don’t know about the fairly new YouTube series, The Sojjis. It is a shame, as it is quite a good show. What starts out presumably as an elaborately dramatised ad for an asset management company, veers unsuspectingly into a multilayered family drama, complete with complicated characters. These... Read More

The Sojjis. Family sitcoms. Nigerian films.

November 14, 2019

Burna Boy doesn’t need to apologise

So, Burna Boy has said he will perform at Africans Unite, a concert presented by the South African Tourism Departments and slated to happen on November 23rd and 24th. It seemingly contradicts the African Giant’s public declaration to boycott South Africa, while speaking out on the September xenophobic attacks, which affected many Nigerians in South... Read More

Burna Boy. Xenophobia. AKA Worldwide.

November 11, 2019

Eromo Egbejule’s documentary on Nigeria’s most fatal pipeline explosion premieres this week at AFRIFF

On November 13th, award-winning journalist Eromo Egbejule’s directorial debut Jesse: The Funeral That Never Ended premieres at the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos. The documentary film is the previously untold and emotionally gripping story of another community in the oil-rich Niger Delta whose gift became a curse. Twenty-one years ago, a massive leak... Read More

Arit Okpo, Eromo Egbejule, Jesse

Twitter

November 11, 2019

Jack was in Lagos last weekend, preaching the gospel of Twitter

On Thursday evening, we got a last minute email. Jack Dorsey, the mercurial man behind the social media platform preferred by presidents was making a surprise visit to Lagos and wanted to meet everyone. Since Dorsey introduced his platform in 2006, it has been the preferred platform for upwardly mobile, socially conscious Nigerians looking to... Read More

Ebuka

November 9, 2019

Ebuka is returning to Rubbin’ Minds, and bringing some star power with him

After three months away hosting the Big Brother Nigeria season 4 showcase, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the longtime host of Rubbin’ Minds and the undisputed king of Nigerian daytime television is returning to his favourite haunt. With a career that has spanned nearly a decade hosting Rubbin’ Minds, Ebuka has helped to elevate the tone of day... Read More

Ebuka, Omotola, rubbin minds

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

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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

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