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December 4, 2017

[The Media Blog] RADR Online is joining the race to crack podcasting with its new online show

After the first wave of podcasting shows in 2016, we experienced a bit of a lull. There were no great shows and the few ones that had already found themselves audiences (Submarine and a Roach, We Just Got Back and Now’O’ Clock’ had all fallen into gluts of cyclical, unimaginative content. However in 2017, we’ve... Read More

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November 10, 2017

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 the presidency and the senate, and the elections in the United States, even the surprise arrests of influential Saudis by the country’s hierarchy; there has... Read More

Amore Nigeria, Bobrisky, Latasha Ngwube, The Media Blog

October 31, 2017

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 Times has taken it open itself to reveal atrocities in government, the military, and even in the civil service, as is the case of the... Read More

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October 16, 2017

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 it is right for a man to hit a woman in any scenario?), it’s currently the third most trending topic on Twitter Nigeria. [Read Also]... Read More

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October 9, 2017

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 used as the sender of the above mail. The webiste said: This is to inform the general public that there has been a spam attack... Read More

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October 9, 2017

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 podcast business. Last week, INV Media set Twitter on fire with the release of the first episode of its podcast, The Grey Room. The episode... Read More

KraksTV, Multiple sex partners, podcast

October 5, 2017

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 (Do you think society is fair on men by making them pay most of the bills?) features young Nigerians and it has generated a lot... Read More

GreyRoomNG, podcast, The Grey Room

September 22, 2017

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 NG yesterday. [#InCaseYouMissedIt] The Media Blog: TStv, the new cable TV that seeks to give Nigerians independence Reactions were on both sides of the divide on... Read More

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September 21, 2017

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 entry of a new cable television: TStv. The platform owned by Telcomsat Limited is set to give DSTV a run for its money. Wondering how they... Read More

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September 21, 2017

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 subscription comes at a maximum fee of N3000, while the decoder goes for N5000 only. Do you still find this hard to believe, you can... Read More

cable tv, Per Pay View, The Media Blog, TStv, TStv Africa

September 20, 2017

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 Nigerian resident abroad was the abode of any and every kind of social media conservation. If you needed a gist, like the ‘cocaine scandal’, you had... Read More

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@instablog9ja, African Jagbajantis Vine, African Jagbjantis Vine, Ambode Obsarver, Break_or_makeup, Gidi Traffic, kraks TV, KraksTV, subdeliveryman, the comment section, top10media social, Urbanyooba

September 14, 2017

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 position. In the month under review, its flagship show, Your View, maintained its position as the number one content for its timebelt. TVC’s good job in... Read More

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Galaxy Tv, top10tv, TVC, YNaija ranking

August 22, 2017

[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 minute and 3 seconds long video, the British Media giants, showed off their new team, making promises of an interesting future to come while also... Read More

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August 13, 2017

[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 not familiar with any of the above. This interview is conclusive proof he hasn’t taken responsibility for his mismanagement of a beautiful and important brand.... Read More

Dele Olojede, Feyi Fawehinmi, NEXT, The Media Blog

August 13, 2017

[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, we will only share very tiny bits: “Why would anybody kill Next?” Let me start by saying that NEXT did not do anything that Tempo,... Read More

Dele Olojede, Dieziani, IBB, NEXT, Sahara Reporters

August 13, 2017

[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 happened to all the incredible work TELL, TheNEWS and TEMPO did to unearth even more dangerous scoops under Abacha and Babangida. NEXT did incredible work,... Read More

Dele Olojede, diezani, journalism in Nigeria, NEXT

August 13, 2017

[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 an hour ago. Not the mismanagement of debt, not the unreasonable top-heavy expenses, not the unnecessary daily paper that was a bad business idea from... Read More

Dele Olojede, Feyi Fawehinmi, NEXT

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 deep. The results are showing, shooting into the top 300 of Nigerian sites in less than a year of active pushing. The product itself? Meh.... Read More

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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 the last few years like SaharaReporters. The solely online newspaper located in the New York has not shied away from controversy and we don’t see... Read More

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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 news station has stayed true to its focus on news making the rounds in the polity. Aside from the news, the station has various prime... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

channels tv, Rok TV, top10tv, YNaija ranking

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 of the majority of users. Be it on Instagram, Facebook and even on Twitter, the competition is high. Last month was a torrid month of... Read More

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@instablog9ja, instagram, KraksTV, SubDeliveryPage, top10media social, YNaija ranking

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 chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Malam Isah Abubakar-Shuni today said the National Assembly made a mistake by passing the #NotTooYoungToRun amendment. According... Read More

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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 week and everything is going on at full blast. In house and external talent, at a dizzying pace, are creating all kinds of experimental, don’t-follow-any-rules... Read More

Bars Rap Challenge, Hot Topics, Linda Ikeji, Linda Ikeji TV, My Bridal story, The Report Card, Uncle Bros

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; and two highly competitive leaders—Baquet and his counterpart at the Post, Marty Baron (who, says one observer, would “rather beat the Times than eat”). Both... Read More

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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 empowered to survive, deserves applause. To remain in that industry for two solid decades and sustain relevance like Agatha Amata has done is the sufficient... Read More

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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 you find on this cite little online platform we discovered called VillageFactor.com. Describing itself, it says, “Village Factor curates the most compelling stories on ideas,... Read More

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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, so we presume we should be able to get away with it. But really it’s amazing how effective The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS) has... Read More

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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 for the cooler kids, who are paying attention. But then we wondered what happened to the long promised print issue. And then voila! The team... Read More

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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 going to let this go. We like the fight. We like Instablog9ja. We want it here for a very, very, very long time.

@instablog9ja, instagram, The Media Blog

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 to think through to just how much her brand has broken forth in 2017. Before this, there was this and that, and mostly modeling. And... Read More

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