A Nigerian has decided to sue the FG for bad roads and it’s about damn time

After surviving a ghastly motor accident that killed three persons on Thursday August 23, 2018, Blessing Agbomhere has decided to sue the federal government for bad roads in the country. The politician who left Edo state for Abuja on Thursday barely escaped the accident with her life, but she was forced to watch his co-passengers... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

accident, nigeria, roads

August 29, 2018

How much health information on social media is safe to consume?

Because social media is free and accessible, everyone’s putting out tips and knowledge on virtually everything. Including your grandma (WhatsApp, duhh). In the same way, information in specialised fields like medicine and healthcare have now been made available, and medical practitioners have tapped into the social media health tips grapevine. People are actively discussing health... Read More

The Media Blog

Dr Aproko, Dr. Ola Brown, Dr. Olufunmilayo, Health information

August 28, 2018

Bemore Foundation redefines summer through its 2018 bootcamp

This year’s summer holidays will forever remain indelible in the lives of 400 girls who partook in the 2018 edition of the Bemore foundation two-week bootcamp held at Elizade University Ilara-Mokin, Ondo. The foundation which is a pet project of the wife of Ondo Governor, Betty Anyanwu–Akeredolu was established to provide for the needs of the... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Bemore, Girls, summer

August 28, 2018

Here’s when Adenike Adebayo-Esho’s ‘360 with Abby’ will premiere

360 with Abby is Adenike Adebayo-Esho’s first attempt at television as a filmmaker, and will, frankly, determine if she’s better off as a film/television critic on YouTube. The upcoming webseries is in autobiographical proximity to Adenike’s life as a vlogger, and the trailer released last week reveals the main character Abiona (Ariyike Dimples) routinely vlogging,... Read More

The Media Blog

360 with Abby, Adenike Adebayo Esho

August 28, 2018

APC’s reaction to the seizure of an illegal arms shipment is childish and unpatriotic

Apart from its “anti-corruption war”, another “war” this government is fighting is that of hate speech and fake news. But it seems the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) chooses only to fight these wars when the subject of its crusade is running against its wishes. Recently it was reported that a Lagos bound ship loaded... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

nigeria, Politics, south africa

August 28, 2018

Simi will be making her Nollywood debut in Kunle Afolyan’s upcoming movie “Mokalik”

Simi is quite the character in her music videos, most of them designed to mimic a Nollywood script. In real life, her storied fashion faux pas feels like a cultural spectre still hanging over her head, and for a long time she was speculatively involved in a romantic trifecta which brought its own kind of... Read More

Featured, The Film Blog

Kunle Afolayan, Mokalik, Simi

August 27, 2018

This weekend’s refereeing decisions shows it’s time for the Premiership to embrace VAR

In anticipation to the Monday night English Premier League showdown between Manchester United and Tottenham at Old Trafford, one thing that stood out so glaringly was the quality of the refereeing this weekend. It was god awful! This has gone beyond us criticising referees for bad decisions. It is quite obvious they need help and... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Sports Blog

epl, VAR

August 27, 2018

Anti-SARS activist Segun ‘Segalink’ Awosanya is either ignorant or a hypocrite, and we can’t tell which is worse

We are following Distinguished and have reached out to your brother. He will let us know when you are back at Egbeda so we can speak to the head of the kidnap gang. This is definitely not policing. #ReformPoliceNG @PoliceNG_PCRRU @PoliceNG https://t.co/9NjebRLbQv — SEGA L’éveilleur®? (@segalink) August 26, 2018 Ordinarily, I should be indebted to... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

#EndSARS, LGBTQ Nigerians, Segun Sega Awosanya

August 27, 2018

Jessica Gordon is beautifully created in her ‘I AM’ story

To begin the I AM Series, I put out an open call on Twitter asking to feature amazing individuals. There was a lot of radio silence at first, and then a handful of people responded. Jessica (Jess) was one. I remember her moving email titled, ‘Beautifully Created’ READ MORE: The ‘I AM’ Series profiles Chioma... Read More

The Film Blog

August 26, 2018

Durian Foundation trains rural communities on Bamboo waste to wealth

In a bid to fulfill its aim of empowering rural communities in Nigeria, Durian foundation, an NGO set up with focus on improving livelihood at the rural areas has completed its waste to wealth program at its base in Imafon, Ondo state. The foundation has just set up the first of its kind Bamboo center... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Bamboo, Durian, nigeria

August 26, 2018

This is probably why you are addicted to the Africa Magic show ‘Ajoche’

The television shows on Africa Magic, I have noticed, inhabits a world of handsome characters gliding through fancy apartments, a world where there are no power cuts. Put simply: it’s all very flashy. Forbidden, Battleground, Hush are shows that seem to have been written by zealous, caffeinated writers determined not to show the unsavory aspects... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

Ajoche, Tunde Adelese

August 26, 2018

Adeleke University has come under a demolition threat, what signal are we sending to would be investors?

Barring any last minute changes, a company, Osun Ceramic Industry has threatened to demolish all the structures on the large expanse of land which is the location of Adeleke University in Ede, Osun. According to the Tribune newspapers, the company has contracted Messrs. J.Solat Nigeria Limited to clear all the structures on the university campus.... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Adeleke, demolition, Osun

August 25, 2018

Why we are rooting for Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival

From the current crop of Nigerian female directors and filmmakers, Genevieve Nnaji’s solid career as an actress is coming to an inflection point with her directorial debut Lionheart, set to premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival next month. Nnaji is one of the top-tier talents in Nollywood we have come to love and... Read More

The Film Blog

2018 TIFF, Genevieve Nnaji, Lionheart, Toronto international film festival

August 24, 2018

New Netflix documentary ‘City of Joy’ will focus on rape and gender-based violence in Congo

City of Joy is the latest Africa-focused documentary coming to foremost streaming service Netflix, and will highlight the abuse and wartime sexual violence that has plagued women of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The title of the documentary takes after the titular City of Joy, a women-run center that has become a haven for survivors... Read More

The Media Blog

City of Joy, netflix

August 23, 2018

We have only one pressing question about Kola Amusan’s upcoming movie “African Queen”

One word to describe the trailer for Kola Amusan’s cinema-bound movie African Queen: BORING. Opening with a beauty pageant wherein contestants in dresses stand on a platform, and the host alluding their collective beauty to the African queen archetype, everything from there devolves into tepidness. Zainab, one of the contestants, is kidnapped. And this occurs... Read More

The Film Blog

African Queen, Kola Amusan

August 23, 2018

Watch the underwhelming trailer for Best Okoduwa’s “Damian’s Muse”

I’m not looking forward to Best Okoduwa’s upcoming movie Damian’s Muse, for the simple reason that the trailer is a lazy, clumsy attempt at film promotion. It is the latest dull entry into the great Nollywood catalogue of exasperating trailers, trailers designed to diminish your IQ. READ MORE: Funke is the Nollywood movie trying to... Read More

The Film Blog

Best Okoduwa, Damian's Muse

August 22, 2018

Emma Nyra is turning her new experience into motherhood with miniseries “Yummy Mummy Diaries”

Nearly two weeks after giving birth to twins, wherein labour was arduously stretched for 36 hours, Emma Nyra has released a teaser on Instagram for her forthcoming miniseries Yummy Mummy Diaries, which will center her newfound joy of being a mother. “We thank God for a successful one week of #Love that my babies were... Read More

The Media Blog

Emma Nyra, Love Song, Yummy Mummy Diaries

August 22, 2018

“Avengers: Infinity War” directors have declared Shuri as the smartest person in the MCU

Like we needed to be reminded. In a recent video on Wired, Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe Russo and Anthony Russo were asked who they thought is the smartest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And, no surprise there, Shuri was the obvious pick in a cinematic topography consisting of the likes of Doctor Strange (insufferable... Read More

The Film Blog

Black Panther, Infinity War, Shuri

August 21, 2018

See how Nigerians reacted on Twitter to the return of TStv

On Monday, TStv was relaunched into the cable market after going AWOL for a rather long time. Purported to be the necessary cable arch-rival to the monopolistic DStv, TStv enjoyed a fairly good support base. For many, TStv was the Messiah. RELATED: TStv, the new cable TV that seeks to give Nigerians independence In an open... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

Bright Echefu, TStv

August 21, 2018

“Funke” is the Nollywood movie trying to break gender norms and we are here for it

The mission of Yemi Morafa’s coming-of-age movie Funke is simple: shatter the glass ceiling on gender expectations for women. Set in 1996 Ibadan, the film tells the story of the titular character navigating her way in a patriarchal world enforced by custodians of culture and tradition. Her dreams to become a footballer is, in itself, an... Read More

The Film Blog

funke, yemi morafa

August 20, 2018

Linda Ikeji’s Twitter suspension marks a change in Twitter’s enforcement of violation policies

Last week, the Twitter account of blogger Linda Ikeji was suspended. At the time of writing this piece, Ikeji’s account is still in digital purgatory, arising from an ongoing action by Twitter to purge its platform from bots and spammy accounts and clamp down on users who violate its policies. Ikeji’s suspension has seen Nigerian... Read More

The Media Blog

Linda Ikeji, Linda Ikeji's Twitter suspension

August 20, 2018

Omoni Oboli has done her best work yet on ‘Moms at War’

In Moms at War, the latest collaboration between FilmOne and inkblot productions, box office magnet Omoni Oboli rejoins the team, this time actively involved both on screen and behind the scenes. Not content with her leading lady duties in last year’s lukewarm, My Wife & I, Oboli has for the first time in her career,... Read More

Reviews, The Cutting Floor, The Film Blog

August 19, 2018

Move over, Idris Elba! Our own Kenneth Okolie is giving us killer James Bond vibes

While the internet buzzed about rumours of Idris Elba playing James Bond recently, and Elba complicating things on Twitter through tweets that stoked and dismissed the rumours, our own Kenneth Okolie stealthily released a photo on his Instagram this week, looking sharp and clean shaven. Issa headshot by @aarongangphotography ? A post shared by Kenneth... Read More

The Film Blog

idris elba, James Bond, kenneth okolie

August 18, 2018

Femi Fani Kayode should know better than trying to agitate the IPOB

Statesmanship is not a title that is given but earned. You become a statesman by your actions and the level of influence that comes with it in the society. The likes of Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Wole Soyinka among others became statesmen by reaching that benchmark. As with everything else in Nigeria, ‘Statesman’... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

37 Nigerians, FFK, IPOB

August 18, 2018

INEC might have extended its deadline for PVC registration, but it hasn’t solved any real problems

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the continuous voters registration that was initially meant to end this week to August 31, 2018. As much as the extension is welcome, it will make little or no difference in the system. At this juncture, it is important to state that INEC has placed a bottleneck... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

CVR, INEC, PVC

August 17, 2018

How Nigerian celebrities became motivational speakers on social media

Social media, before troll toxicity and the poisonously paranoid atmosphere of fake news, was a fairly decent place. And on Twitter, all of human interaction was reduced into a lifelong series of benign likes, mundanely telling strangers about your upcoming birthday or pet cat. As a primitive attraction, inspirational messages and posts was a surefire... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

Don Jazzy, Motivational speaking, Nigerian celebrities, Ric Hassani, Simi, social media, toke makinwa, Toolz

August 17, 2018

Here’s what we know about Adenike Adebayo’s upcoming web series “360 with Abby

Adenike Adebayo is many things, but you are most likely to find her on the YouTube-located vehicle The Screening Room, reviewing a movie or a television show and captivating viewers with her profoundly zany style. In 2017, she pivoted into filmmaking and out came the short film Tanwa, an Accelerate Filmmaker project which clinched a... Read More

The Media Blog

360 with Abby, Adenike Adebayo

August 17, 2018

Here’s when Ufuoma McDermott’s “What Just Happened!” will be released in cinemas

The last time Ufuoma McDermott produced and directed a movie was 2017’s Christmas Is Coming, which announced her debut as a filmmaker. “Ufuoma McDermott’s Christmas is Coming desperately needs a Christmas miracle of its own,” the critic Wilfred Okichie wrote as a headline in a candid review, calling the movie “contrived. That said, McDermott has... Read More

The Film Blog

Ufuoma Mcdermott, What Just Happened!

August 16, 2018

Omawumi drops official music video for ‘Malowa’

With the airwaves still in recovery mode following the release of her enthralling single titled, ‘Malowa’, Omawumi is set to blow our minds with amazing visuals for the song. ‘Malowa’ is off Omawumi’s upcoming EP which comes off the heels of her widely popular single, ‘Me Ke’ with Kizz Daniel. The video features a spurt... Read More

The Music Blog

Killertunes, Malowa, omawumi

August 16, 2018

#EndSARS: Social Media is proving yet again an important tool for social change

“Social media is a technology available to those criminally minded and we have to be careful about how we respond to these clamoring. SARS is a unit of police that I believe is to be retained.’’ This statement was made by Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris, exactly four weeks ago while fielding... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

IGP, SARS, twitter.

A Nigerian has decided to sue the FG for bad roads and it’s about damn time

How much health information on social media is safe to consume?

Bemore Foundation redefines summer through its 2018 bootcamp

Here’s when Adenike Adebayo-Esho’s ‘360 with Abby’ will premiere

APC’s reaction to the seizure of an illegal arms shipment is childish and unpatriotic

Simi will be making her Nollywood debut in Kunle Afolyan’s upcoming movie “Mokalik”

This weekend’s refereeing decisions shows it’s time for the Premiership to embrace VAR

Anti-SARS activist Segun ‘Segalink’ Awosanya is either ignorant or a hypocrite, and we can’t tell which is worse

Jessica Gordon is beautifully created in her ‘I AM’ story

Durian Foundation trains rural communities on Bamboo waste to wealth

This is probably why you are addicted to the Africa Magic show ‘Ajoche’

Adeleke University has come under a demolition threat, what signal are we sending to would be investors?

Why we are rooting for Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival

New Netflix documentary ‘City of Joy’ will focus on rape and gender-based violence in Congo

We have only one pressing question about Kola Amusan’s upcoming movie “African Queen”

Watch the underwhelming trailer for Best Okoduwa’s “Damian’s Muse”

Emma Nyra is turning her new experience into motherhood with miniseries “Yummy Mummy Diaries”

“Avengers: Infinity War” directors have declared Shuri as the smartest person in the MCU

See how Nigerians reacted on Twitter to the return of TStv

“Funke” is the Nollywood movie trying to break gender norms and we are here for it

Linda Ikeji’s Twitter suspension marks a change in Twitter’s enforcement of violation policies

Omoni Oboli has done her best work yet on ‘Moms at War’

Move over, Idris Elba! Our own Kenneth Okolie is giving us killer James Bond vibes

Femi Fani Kayode should know better than trying to agitate the IPOB

INEC might have extended its deadline for PVC registration, but it hasn’t solved any real problems

How Nigerian celebrities became motivational speakers on social media

Here’s what we know about Adenike Adebayo’s upcoming web series “360 with Abby

Here’s when Ufuoma McDermott’s “What Just Happened!” will be released in cinemas

Omawumi drops official music video for ‘Malowa’

#EndSARS: Social Media is proving yet again an important tool for social change

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