The Media Blog

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

September 19, 2019

We need to talk about the lack of bisexual characters in Nollywood LGBTQ movies

It’s Bisexuality Awareness Week, a push for advocacy and acceptance of bisexuals which will culminate into the celebration of Bisexual Day on September 23. Ordinarily, bisexual rights come under the umbrella of LGBTQ equality. But within the LGBTQ community, bisexuality doesn’t have the attention and acceptance as homosexuality because of so many reasons. There’s the... Read More

Funmi Iyanda, Nollywood LGBTQ characters, Nollywood queer cinemas, TIERs, Walking With Shadows, We Don’t Live Here Anymore

fandoms

September 19, 2019

Nigerian fandoms are a tricky thing, even for social media savvy #BBNaija contestants

One of the main goals of any online media firm is to build a fandom that consumes the content they create and self perpetuates, convincing other people to join the fandom and organically promoting the content the media company makes. Online fandoms have existed in the developed world for as long as the internet has... Read More

'Gidi Up', Fandoms, Fomo, Ndani, Skinny Girl in Transit

Shade corner

September 13, 2019

The shady bunch are back for a third season of The Shade Corner

The shady bunch are back. Accelerate TV’s sleeper hit The Shade Corner, has finally overcome its growing pains to become the premier commentary driven talk show on the Nigerian webseries circuit. Anchored by Akah Nnani, the show has covered a myriad of topics, encapsulating that crucial millennial mix of ennui, cynicism and sarcastic humour. Now, The Shade... Read More

Tamara Aihie, the shade corner

September 11, 2019

#BBNaija 2019: Tacha, Seyi, Khafi and Mike are all strong, competitive housemates but who will be evicted this Sunday?

Sunday’s looming eviction on Big Brother Naija brings tensions, parading a strong quartet of housemates in Tacha, Seyi, Khafi and Mike. Omashola, a strong housemate in his own right, was up for eviction too but he swapped himself out for Seyi with his veto power. In a way, this is Big Brother Naija hitting reset,... Read More

Big Brother Naija, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Khafi, Mike, Seyi, Tacha

xenophobia

September 8, 2019

LAX, vanguards and xenophobia; here’s what to expect on this week’s Rubbin’ Minds

The news cycle this week has been dominated by the unprovoked attacks on African immigrants, their homes, prperties and businesses the businesses of African immigrant by South African citizens. This isn’t the first time attacks of this nature have happened, and each time these attacks have been motivated by xenophobia, the fear of foreigners. Xenophobia... Read More

Joey Akan, lax, Stephen Tayo, Xenophobia

Toni Morrison

September 6, 2019

Toni Morrison, Ake Festival and the infiltration of media in offline festivals

Obscure documentaries and experimental audiovisual projects about eccentric but powerful people in various are sub-genre to itself for media buffs. The idea that a popular person otherwise in control of how they are perceived allow an audience to get a closer, less sanitized look at their lives and politics fascinates. However, many of these documentaries... Read More

Abori Festival, Ake Festival, Arise Fashion Weekend, toni morrison

September 4, 2019

”Walking With Shadows” is proof that Funmi Iyanda is still invested in telling human interest stories

It is a long way from Lagos to London, but when the 63rd London Film Festival unveiled its programme for this year’s event, three Nigerian feature length films made the cut. One of them, Walking with Shadows, the debut film production by television icon and media darling Funmi Iyanda stands out easily. Adapted from the 2005 novel by Jude Dibia, Walking with Shadows unspools a story that can be described... Read More

The Cutting Floor, The Media Blog

63rd London Film Festival, Funmi Iyanda, Walking With Shadows

Lagos review

September 3, 2019

Is @TheLagosReview going to succeed where Creetiq failed?

The ‘review’ as a concept has never been stronger. International media platforms like Rotten Tomatoes and Vulture are built solely on the idea that audience members have preconceived notions about their favourite films, music and literature and are looking for platforms with ‘authenticity’ and ‘authority’ to either validate those claims or refute them. With the... Read More

Creetiq, The Lagos Review, True Nollywood Stories

September 2, 2019

Funmi Iyanda is bringing stories of acceptance to the 2019 BFI London Film Festival

This year’s BFI London Film Festival starts in October, and already the line up will parade movies from Martin Scorsese (The Irish Man), Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Robbert Eggers (The Lighthouse), and promises a spectrum of cinematic offerings that will appeal to audiences. Interestingly, Nollywood isn’t excluded as media personality Funmi Iyanda takes Walking With... Read More

Abba Makama, Funmi Iyanda, Jude Dibia, Mike Omonua, The Lost Okoroshi, The Man Who Cuts Tattoos, Walking With Shadows

Rubbin' Minds

September 1, 2019

We’re celebrating powerful women this week on Rubbin’ Minds

We’re starting the new month of September for Rubbin’ Minds fully committed to celebrating the influential and creative women who are challenging stereotypes in film and music and paving new paths for newer artists. There is so much to celebrate with these women, women who have gone from being actresses to directors and producers, women... Read More

Lala Akindoju, Yemi Alade

discover

August 29, 2019

Why do we ignore our brightest stars in media till the west ‘discovers’ them?

The Nigerian corner of the internet can be a very curious place. These Nigerian teenagers are producing short sci-fi movies using a smart phone and other everyday items. pic.twitter.com/9dXhPGuD9z — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 16, 2019 Last week Al-Jazeera published a video essay about a group of teenagers from Kaduna who with the help... Read More

Akenzua Flash, Critic001

Ake

August 28, 2019

These are the guests we’re excited for at the Ake Festival 2019

The countdown for the 2019 Ake Book and Arts Festival has begun in earnest and this year, the theme this year, ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter‘ centers the African narrative, asking us interrogate who decides what the authentic African experience is. The 2019 Ake Arts and Book Festival will explore the nexus between the mental and... Read More

Ake Festival, ayodeji rotinwa, Black Bodies, grey matter, Leila Aboulela, Sibongile Fisher

Rubbin' Minds

August 25, 2019

We’re talking Saheed Balogun, ministers & global perception on Rubbin’ Minds this weekend

We’re drawing close to the end of our month with Japheth Omojuwa on Rubbin’ Minds and we have had compelling interviews, unexpected gems and quite a few insights. But he’s not quite done yet. This week on Rubbin’ Minds, Omojuwa will delve deeper into one of the most controversial topics of the week, the recently... Read More

Emmanuel Nwachukwu, rubbin minds, Saheed Osupa

Lala Akindoju

August 24, 2019

Lala Akindoju returns to ‘The Wives’, wiser and finally in charge

Since it was published in 2007, The Wives (Kraft Books Limited) a play written by Professor Ahmed Yerima has become a prominent theatre staple, going through several reruns, rejigs and productions. With award winning titles like Little Drops and Hard Ground to his credit, Yerima, a former director of the national theatre, the national troupe... Read More

Specials, The Media Blog

Ahmed Yerima, Lala Akindoju, The wives

August 23, 2019

#BBNaija 2019: The curious case of Khadoni and why Gedoni’s eviction will be the best thing for Khafi

In 2009, pop singer Ciara released Never Ever, a self-referential R&B song about her past relationships where the love she received was nowhere near the love the gave. She says in an interview, ”I fought so long to try and keep it up — keep it afloat and to keep it together, and you got... Read More

BBNaija, Big Brother Naija, Gedoni, Gedoni's eviction, Khadoni, Khafi, Venita

NEWER POSTS 1 … 35 36 37 … 61 OLDER POSTS

15 49.0138 8.38624 arrow 0 arrow 0 4000 1 0 horizontal https://ynaija.com 300 0 1