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The Media Blog: Have you seen Folorunsho Alakija’s second Forbes cover?
Does Folorunsho Alakija have something she is selling (other than fuel for oyinbo people to drink) these days? She is at every other event. Giving an interview to every other…
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The Media Blog: Forbes AFRICA has 3 women on its cover – and none of them is black
This is the very latest issue of Forbes Africa Woman (August/September 2016). To commemorate Women's Month in South Africa. The latest issue. Not a 1985 edition. Forbes. Africa. That is: the…
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The Media Blog: The Maverick is (really) good – but no one is watching (yet)
Has anyone seen any of the episodes of Accelerate TV's The Maverick? We bet it's a no. The YouTube views are poor; for a show that has run for almost…
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The Media Blog: How 6-year-old Emmanuella is the only Nigerian CRUSHING it on YouTube
The first video that opens up when I search for Emmanuella – the 6 year old comedy sensation who has grown from YouTube videos shot in the Niger Delta to…
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The Media Blog: Apparently, Forbes Africa sells less than 30,000 copies per edition in South Africa
guest post, by Roqeebah Olaoniye Africa’s youth are hungry for success and they are not letting the grim conditions around the continent derail them. There’s a young man redefining auto…
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The Media Blog: You have to admire the persistence of Exquisite Magazine
Another edition of EM (Exquisite Magazine) has, as they say, hit the newsstands. Yeah, we know. You probably weren’t aware they were still printing. Or you are that thing they…
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The Media Blog: Men’s Corner on ELTV is a fine show – and it confirmed Andre Blaze is still one of our best
Andre Blaze is one of the finest on-air talents in Nigeria. Why Nigerian producers and content creators don’t seem to know is truly beyond us. Nigezie, which sadly went away…
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The Media Blog: MTV Base subbed the Nigerian government – and maybe some corporates
The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA), anchored by MTV Base is for the third year, hosted in South Africa. This is a big deal. Nigeria continues to not take media…
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The Media Blog: Lai Mohammed and Ambode said plenty things about the media yesterday – and precisely nothing
It’s really frustrating when Nigeria’s leaders speak often about the power and necessity of tourism – and then do actually nothing since Donald Duke was governor to seriously engage the…
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The Media Blog: Did you know Cosmo is fully covering Nigeria? It’s doing a pretty good job – but not enough
Save for BellaNaija, Nigeria doesn’t really have a portal for women – at least one that truly is part and parcel of the culture, and of daily life. There is…
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The Media Blog: PopCentral TV is up to something important… but it hasn’t figured it out yet
You hear PopCentral and where does your mind go? They call it a destination for streaming eclectic and premium entertainment. The website looks just as pop it can get. Nicely…
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The Media Blog: Linda Ikeji reports on #SaveMayowa rumours
That was fast. Considering all the water that has passed under its bridge on the matter, we would have sworn the LindaIkeji blog would be the last to touch this…
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The Media Blog: No major blog reported Mayowa’s death 2 hours after Twitter rumors – why that’s a very good thing
And that’s a supremely good thing. Whilst our team in-house has joined others across the media to confirm this rumour (in this case, waiting for family confirmation, or at least…
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The Media Blog: Gawker.com is dead and I don’t know what I’m going to do
by Tolu Orekoya YNaija has some times been influenced, like plenty across the world, with the tone, chutzpah and vision of Nick Denton's Gawker. As it closes down courtesy of…
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The Media Blog: On today’s episode of ‘This is not an exclusive’, we present… TrueNollywoodStories
Ugh, beht why TNS? We haven’t paid enough attention to this blog, but we should. It’s doing God’s work in terms of keeping it 100 with Nollywood’s great and small.…
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The Media Blog: Akah Nnani is probably, finally coming into his own
What’s that awful name of that barely-there show he used to host on TV Continental? Entertainment Splash, we think. Thank God this young man escaped that trap nicely. We would…
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The Media Blog: Jade Osiberu created the magic that’s Ndani TV – and now she is ready for her close-up with Isoken
She did it before with Gidi Up, Ndani TV's original series that secured a nomination in the AMVCAs in 2015. After nine months of saving up for this movie, scouting…
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The Media Blog: We don’t get too excited at TMB, but ‘The Wedding Party’ has us excited with a capital ‘E’
Expensive? Yes. Glossy? It’s Mo Abudu, so yes. Star-studded? Like-from-RMD-to-Frank-Donga yes. A-delicious-trailer? Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes. The trailer for ‘The Wedding Party’ – the fresh new film from EbonyLife TV is out and…
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The Media Blog: TheCable is on the hunt for new audiences
TheCable is one of our favourite news platforms – the writing has flair, the sensibility is fresh, and they understand the concept of the-news-behind-the-news as an important concept for news…
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The Media Blog: Someone says this is the difference between new and old media
How Punch reported the news on Linda Ikeji's new office - rumored total sum, 106million. How the NET reported the same 'exclusive'. We won't take eet. PS: See anything…
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The Media Blog: Let’s explain to you how EXACTLY Linda Ikeji makes her millions
So now that the news is everywhere, especially in places where the media gossips, that Linda Ikeji has finally gone nuclear and launched everything in every available space, with multi-million…
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The Media Blog: So Linda Ikeji is finally going nuclear (all of you can now allow her rest)
For years, everyone has been taking panadol for Linda Ikeji’s headache. Why isn’t she creative? Why isn’t she on her own URL? Why is her blog UI, UX and U-anything…
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The Media Blog: The hate some people have for Linda Ikeji is on iMax
So here was the headline on a news story on BellaNaija. And this was comment a human being put below this story - just because. Bitterness that can cook soup.…
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The Media Blog: What Biola Alabi did next – already has a Season II
You know Biola Alabi of course. She is the former managing director of MNet responsible for hits from the Africa Magic channel explosion (including, of course, the Yoruba channel) to…
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The Media Blog: Financial TV? Arese Ugwu is all over that
Arese Ugwu is a money blogger (sounds suspiciously like 'money doubler') and building a personal financial platform (Smart Money Africa) targeted at young people – especially young women. And this…
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The Media Blog: Stop the world. Arianna Huffington is out of the Huffington Post
So we know this is not Nigerian news – and we are about Nigerian and West African media insights, but this is major. This is like the Queen of England…
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Top 12 Countdown, Loose Talk are the most listened to podcasts in Nigeria – and they both have less than 5k at their highest
The Loose Talk podcast has one too many cusswords. In which case of course, its hosts will say ‘yeah that’s deliberate – that’s the kind of show’. To which we…
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The Media Blog: The Online TV Wars – GTBank vs UBA vs Access Bank (and Diamond Bank is struggling nearby)
Accelerate TV (owned by Access Bank) is, uhm, accelerating. Sure, its bank-as-media-owner strategy is inspired (to put it gently) by Ndani TV (owned by GTBank). But it’s not taking that…
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The Media Blog: Guardian TV gets branded content deal with Zenith Bank – but why?
Guardian TV has taken the lead in terms of branded digital TV content in the space – launching a brand new finance series called ‘Your Life, Your Money’, hosted by…
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The Media Blog: Oreka finally finds her way
Oreka Godis is one of the most talented media talents you will find in the country. But you wouldn’t know it if you weren’t a media insider. And that’s because…
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The September Standard
- 2024: A Transformative Year for Fashion in Nigeria and Beyond + Top 50 Nigerians in Fashion in 2024
- Boadicea The Victorious’ “Defender” Fragrance Makes a Bold Entrance in Lagos
- Art Unmasked: Lagos Art Salon Brings Nigerian Art into the Spotlight
- Skin is In Foundation by RLG x Anita Brows: A New Player in Nigeria’s Beauty Market
- T.I Nathan SS25 Lookbook: A Contemporary Ode to Elegance and Edge
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
The September Standard
- 2024: A Transformative Year for Fashion in Nigeria and Beyond + Top 50 Nigerians in Fashion in 2024
- Boadicea The Victorious’ “Defender” Fragrance Makes a Bold Entrance in Lagos
- Art Unmasked: Lagos Art Salon Brings Nigerian Art into the Spotlight
- Skin is In Foundation by RLG x Anita Brows: A New Player in Nigeria’s Beauty Market
- T.I Nathan SS25 Lookbook: A Contemporary Ode to Elegance and Edge
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