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The Media Blog: Media hosts are always quick to bring up Bobrisky, but can’t hide their disgust for him
This week has been a very busy week for people in the media. Between Art X and AFRIFF, the GTB Fashion Weekend and AFRIMA, controversies and a back and forth between…
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Premium Times takes the #1 spot on our top 50 online media (web) countdown | The YNaija Ranking
Investigative journalism is gradually returning to the fore in the country, and Abuja-based internet newspaper, Premium Times is at the forefront of leading this charge. Alongside, New York-based SaharaReporters¸ Premium…
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The Media Blog: And GreyRoomNG is trending on Twitter AGAIN
Remember GreyRoomNG, right? the podcast that made very good numbers in its first episode. They are at it again. After eleven hours of uploading its latest episode (Do you think…
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The Media Blog: Who’s trying to malign TheCable?
That's the email you will get from the 'sender' trying to impersonate news platform, TheCable. TheCable on Monday said the name of its founder and CEO, Simon Kolawole was being…
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The Media Blog: KraksTV has a podcast, and we are kinda impressed
We all know KraksTV right? The online platform famous for sharing some of the most hilarious and viral content in Nigeria's internet space. Well, it has now ventured into the…
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The Media Blog: What’s all the fuss about GreyRoomNG?
So there's a new podcast in town - The GreyRoomNG - and in only three days after upload, its numbers are already blazing. Like 12,000 views blazing! The first episode…
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The Media Blog: Hardly any activity on their social media, website… is TStv really ready?
It's no longer news that TStv will launch on October 1. The entry of the cable network into Nigeria's media space was one of the top trending topics on Twitter…
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The Media Blog: Will TStv succeed where HiTV failed in this battle against DSTV?
The year: 2007. His name: Toyin Subair. The company: HiTV. The mission: upstage South African owned cable television, DSTV. The outcome: epic failure. Earlier today, we reported about the imminent…
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The Media Blog: TStv, the new cable TV that seeks to give Nigerians independence
On October 1, 2017, the 57th anniversary of Nigeria's independence, a new cable television platform will launch its services. According to Telcom Satellites Ltd owners of ‘’TStv Africa’’, a full monthly…
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TVC returns to the top 20 on the YNaija top 25 TV countdown
Television Continental has returned to the YNaija top 25 ranking for television stations. The station which fell off the pecking order in June returned this month on the number 20…
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[The Media Blog] BBC Pidgin, first of its kind…last of it?
We don land gidigba! That was the opening sentence as BBC World Service announced that it had begun its broadcast in Pidgin language on the BBC Africa platform. With a…
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[The Media Blog] We said this about Dele Olojede last year…
In the wise words of many Nigerians, "as if we knew". Still, we are disappointed at what finally came in the mail. Subair came with complexity, nuance and humility. Olojede is…
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[The Media Blog] “If they didn’t kill Sahara Reporters and Premium Times, why would anybody kill NEXT?”
A smart NEXTer from a WhatsApp group discussing Dele Olojede's interview with Feyi Fawehinmi, published on Premium Times calls multiple BS on his statements, Because this was a confidential conversation,…
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[The Media Blog] And no, NEXT’s Diezani story was not “the peak of journalism in Nigeria”
No, we aren't done with the Dele Olojede interview. Not when we haven't corrected the claim that the said Diezani story was "the peak of journalism in Nigeria." So what…
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[The Media Blog] Dele Olojede is still blaming others for his failures at NEXT, and that’s nonsense
We hear: it's the advertisers, it's the corrupt government and now, it's a single story about Diezani Madueke that crippled NEXT, according to this interview on Premium Times less than…
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The Media Blog: The guys at Ripples Nigeria are not playing at all
When a media platform starts advertising aggressively, with Google Ads, of all things, two things are involved. - They are not playing at all. - The pockets behind them are…
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SaharaReporters takes the #1 spot on our top 50 online media (web) countdown | The YNaija Ranking
The media has often been termed as the voice of the people and the conscience of the government. And no media outfit in the country has assumed this position in…
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Channels TV takes the #1 spot on our top 25 TV countdown | The YNaija Ranking
Channels TV has ousted ROK TV as the number one station in the YNaija Ranking for TV stations. The John Momoh owned station was previously ranked second. Channels, Nigeria’s foremost…
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Instablog9ja retains #1 spot on our top 10 social media (web) countdown | The YNaija Ranking
The battle for relevance on the online web space has been intense in the past few months. Many new social media pages arise with the intent to grab the attention…
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The Media Blog: This statement from the Sokoto NUJ chairman is nothing but stupidity
Please don't DM us. Stupidity is as stupidity does. “How can you imagine a 25-year-old person becoming a state governor and expect good positive administration." The chair of the Sokoto…
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The Media Blog: These are the shows Linda Ikeji TV is working very hard on
So we know there are plenty people who are waiting for Linda Ikeji to fail. They are wasting their time oh. Because we visited the impressive Lekki studios again last…
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The Media Blog: The NYT and WashPo have been doing the Lord’s work, this fantastic report shows
Crucial excerpt: Call it the Last Newspaper War, as two great survivors face off with different strategies and different economic realities but the same audacity; an impressive array of talent;…
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[The Media Blog] Inside Out with Agatha is a survivor at 20 and we should all be taking notes
To gain entry into the media industry at a time when most people didn't quite know what they were doing and the few who did were not materially and financially…
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The Media Blog: We found a gem called ‘Village Factor’
An essay on colonial architecture in Lagos. An interrogation of JayZ’s 4:44 album. Headlines like ‘Five Black Novels about Afrofuturism’. A deconstruction of Nico Mbarga. Just the kinds of things…
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The Media Blog: Denrele Edun’s ‘Everything in between’ is quietly, but majorly, pushing the boundaries
So Denrele Edun’s name in the headline was just to get you to read this because he is not the director or the producer. But he is the lead actor,…
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The Media Blog: Wait, did we have anything to do with the launch of Native Magazine’s print issue?
We know it’s inelegant to point it out, but what the hell. We told you three weeks ago that we like what Native is doing online, new hang out spot…
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The Media Blog: In case you missed it, this is the defiance with which Instablog9ja returned
You know the story by now. For some reason, our favourite Instagram account was blocked, again, on 20 July. It came back 4 days ago. But the founder wasn't just…
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The Media Blog: 2017 is definitely, and officially, the year of Makida Moka
Sitting down at the premiere of Banana Island Ghost and seeing model and actress, Makida Moka light up the room with her smile and charm, it was almost difficult not…
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[The Media Blog] Post-graduate media students of the PAU are now available for hire
The post-graduate students of the School of Media and Communication at the Pan-Atlantic University are now available for hire this holiday as "corporate interns". See the details below:
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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
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
SubDeliveryMan, The Comment Section knocked off the YNaija top 10 online (social) media ranking
Before Instagram became the platform for getting the hottest gist and news on social media, a certain Twitter handle, @SubDeliveryMan, now @subdeliverypage held sway. The account managed anonymously by a…
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