#WorldCup Roundup: Drama in Group B as Spain and Portugal qualify

It was a dramatic end to the final games of Group B, and as Nordin Amrabat put it ‘VAR is BS’. I certainly won’t go ahead to discredit VAR but it certainly depends on how it is being used by the referee. Portugal were held by an impressive Iran to a 1-1 result, while Spain... Read More

The Sports Blog

Iran, Morocco, portugal, spain

June 25, 2018

#WorldCup Roundup: Uruguay show class in 3-0 win over Russia | Saudi Arabia break Egyptian hearts with last minute winner

Uruguay ensured top spot in Group A with 9 points after a relatively convincing 3-0 victory over World Cup hosts Russia. Luis Suarez opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a low-driven free-kick to ensure a horrible start for the Russians, but Russian goalie Igor Akinfeev should have been better to thwart the free-kick.... Read More

The Sports Blog

Cavani, egypt, Russia, saudi arabia, suarez, Uruguay, world cup

June 25, 2018

Panama Papers: Seychelles begin probe of Saraki but it seems Nigeria is not interested

When we thought the uproar generated over the Panama Papers leak of April 2016 which named Senate President Bukola Saraki, his wife and other politically exposed persons and individuals of investing millions of dollars in offshore shell companies, which is another form of money laundering has gone unnoticed as several other issues in Nigeria, the... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Panama, Saraki, Seychelles

June 24, 2018

#WorldCup 2018 Roundup: Relief for Falcao as he rallies Colombia to victory | Senegal can only draw with Japan

Colombian captain Radamel Falcao powered his country to a convincing 3-0 victory over an extremely overwhelmed Polish side. Falcao grabbed the second Colombian goal with an exquisite finish from a very delicate pass from playmaker Juan Quintero in the 70th minute. Barcelona man Yerry Mina opened the scoring for Colombia in the first half with... Read More

The Sports Blog

Colombia, england, falcao, Harry Kane, japan, mane, senegal

June 24, 2018

Did the governor of Bauchi just star in Tope Oshin’s “Up North”?

Everything will be revealed in a tweet, I promise. Or rather, a series of tweets. The past month has seen techpreneur Editi Effiong and founder of the digital company Anakle turning his Twitter into some kind of travelogue. Currently in Bauchi for the shooting of Tope Oshin’s upcoming film Up North, Effiong has provided interesting... Read More

The Media Blog

Bauchi governor, Editi Effiong, Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, Tope Oshin, Up North

June 24, 2018

#WorldCup Preview: Can Mané’s Senegal secure Africa’s first spot in the Round of 16?

After Senegal’s impressive 2-1 victory over Poland in their opening game, they will be looking to replicate that performance to effectively propel them to the next round if results favour them. The Lions of Teranga will face the Blue Samurai’s of Japan in a crucial group H tie. Japan also grabbed a crucial 2-1 victory... Read More

The Sports Blog

japan, mane, senegal

June 24, 2018

Opinion: what is so wrong about being queer

Recently, I watched a very depressing and heartbreaking documentary on China Global Television News, CGTN. It was the story of how a transgender male by the name Dandara, living near the slums of Fortazela, Brazil, was picked up by one of his long time male patronisers, and after having had sex with him, tricked him... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

akinfeso Alabi, Queer

June 23, 2018

#WorldCup Roundup: Toni Kroos’ last-gasp free-kick secures 2-1 victory for Germany

Midfield maestro Toni Kroos spared German blushes as his last-gasp winner ensured a 2-1 comeback win for Germany against Sweden. The Swedes opened the scoring with a nifty chipped finish from Ola Toivonen in the 32nd minute after Toni Kroos gave the ball away cheaply in his own half. The Germans looked out of sort... Read More

The Sports Blog

Germany, Marco Reus, Toni Kroos

June 23, 2018

Pascal Atuma has spilled the tea on gay Nollywood but it’s not piping hot

“SHOCKER: Filmmaker Says You can’t Make It in Nollywood if You’re not a Prostitute,” reads the headline from The Cable Lifestyle, the online outlet which Atuma granted this scoop to and published on Friday. If you don’t have the patience to read it, I’ll provide a condensed version. Basically, the director wants you to know... Read More

The Film Blog

gay, rumours, sexuality

June 23, 2018

Stop what you are doing and read Mary Njoku’s Instagram post on sexual harassment in Nollywood

On Thursday, actress and ROK studios head honcho Mary Njoku posted a disturbing (and hardly surprising) account of sexual harassment that she witnessed on a movie set. It had happened to her female colleague, who is also a producer. In her words, which was couched in anonymity, a very prominent male producer walked past them... Read More

The Film Blog

instagram, Mary Njoku, nollywood, sexual harassment

June 22, 2018

#WorldCup 2018 Roundup: Shaqiri’s late winner seals dramatic comeback win for Switzerland

Xherdan Shaqiri’s 90th-minute strike ensured a dramatic 2-1 comeback win against Serbia. Serbia opened the scoring early in the first half with a 5 minute bullet header from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Serbia looked the better side in the first half. However, after the break Switzerland looked the better team – the difference was like night and... Read More

The Sports Blog

Coutinho, Musa, neymar, Shaqiri

June 22, 2018

#WorldCup 2018: Magnificent Musa scores twice as Nigeria beats Iceland 2-0

Two brilliant goals from Ahmed Musa ensured Nigeria defeated Iceland 2-0 to give the Super Eagles campaign much needed hope ahead of our last group game against Argentina on Tuesday. Musa opened the scoring in the 49th minute by scoring a screamer in the box from a Victor Moses cross from the right. He added... Read More

The Sports Blog

Ahmed Musa, Iceland, nigeria, super eagles

June 22, 2018

#WorldCup 2018 Preview: Are the Super Eagles set for yet another defeat against Iceland?

The Super Eagles will be looking to bounce back (we hope so) after their depressing opening-day defeat to Croatia when they face Iceland today by 4:00pm at Volgograd Arena. The Nigerian team will be looking to capitalise on Croatia’s 3-0 drubbing of Argentina yesterday to grab second spot in the group. However, things will not... Read More

The Sports Blog

argentina, Croatia, Iceland, iwobi, Moses, nigeria, Russia, World Cup 2018

June 22, 2018

Banky W wants you to know Ebuka was the real winner of last season’s tepid Big Brother Nigeria

For a long time now, I have tried to purge my social media of all Big Brother Naija-related news. I have unfollowed accounts, and on my Instagram’s explore page, I have breezed past videos and posts with catchy, twisted headlines about ex-housemates and their frivolous activities. I want none of it, for the simple reason... Read More

The Media Blog

Banky W, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Naija rat pack

June 22, 2018

Kiki Omeili is working on her first feature film “Run” and we are here for it

First and foremost, I hope Run is a psychological thriller because I’ll scream if it’s not. It does sound like one though, and Kiki Omeili won’t want her first feature film as a producer to be remembered as another useless, patch-patch Nollywood comedy. Well…too late! Also: this picture… Okay, What’s going on here? Filming “Run”... Read More

The Film Blog

Kiki Omeili, run

June 22, 2018

This is when nominations for AMVCA 2018 will be announced

If you are looking forward to this year’s edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA), then you might have to wait a little longer. I have almost forgotten that it exists, and you can’t blame me. Speculations about the awards went from not holding in the year of review to a postponement, the... Read More

The Film Blog

AMVCA, Bovi

June 21, 2018

#WorldCup 2018: Messi’s underwhelming Argentina falls to the sword against Croatia | France qualify at the expense of Peru

There was nothing Lionel Messi could do as Argentina were utterly outclassed and defeated 3-0 against a better Croatian team. Messi was indeed a non-feature in the game and Argentina hardly troubled Croatia. Croatia had the best of chances in the first half but were unfortunate to end the half goalless. Willy Caballero’s howler handed... Read More

The Sports Blog

argentina, Croatia, lionel messi

June 21, 2018

American Actor, Chris Pratt legit “preached a storm” at the MTV awards. Here are 3 takeaways from his speech

Owen in Jurassic world, Jim Preston in Passengers, Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy – Chris Pratt is one very loved actor who has mastered the art of the screen and has also been very vocal about his faith in Jesus. A factor that influenced the immense love and respect he receives from the Christian... Read More

Church Culture

Chris Pratt, Church Culture, gospel, MTV Movie Awards

June 21, 2018

Ronaldo is the G.O.A.T… or is it Messi?

Twitter has sparked the Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi debate again on who is the real G.O.A.T. Perhaps the greatest debate in the history of football for the past 10 years right? Is it ever going to end? Never have two players of that equal magnitude graced the football pitch in the same era. They are... Read More

The Sports Blog

cristiano ronaldo, football, messi

June 21, 2018

Iranwo Foundation is creating equal economic opportunities for women and children in disadvantaged urban slums

Poverty remains a challenge hindering the equitable distribution of wealth in the country and in spite of the best efforts of private individuals (the government seems not to care either way) there’s little or no progress. According to the World Bank, over eighty million Nigerians currently live below the poverty line and it has been... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

humanity, Iranwo, Makoko

June 21, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] OAU sex for Mark: Professor Akindele bites the dust

After a long wait, the management of Obafemi Awolowo University has brought to an end the ignoble reign of a randy Professor Richard Akindele, accused a few months ago of coercing a student into offering sex for marks. Akindele like some of his colleagues should be preparing for retirement at the moment but his inability... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Akindele, oau

June 21, 2018

Can’t get enough of ZeeWorld? Here are the DSTV weekly highlights from June 25th – July 1

Things are heating up on Zeeworld this month. We know life might have gotten in the way a little bit, so we are recapping all the drama that has happened on your favourite shows. Follow us. My Lost Home Shabd’s behaviour towards Mahi gets out of hand. Daarji is shocked to learn that his son,... Read More

The Media Blog

DSTV, Highlights, ZeeWorld

June 21, 2018

Leke Adeboye wants you jokers to know, RCCG’s money is for him & not for you

So here’s the thing with privilege – unlike several other things like oxygen, life and brilliance, it’s unevenly distributed. Things like family of birth, nationality of birth, opportunity, exposure which are a foundation for several other things like race and wealth are a function of sheer luck. And it’s okay to be privileged, except you’re... Read More

Church Culture

Leke Adeboye, Pastor Adeboye, redeemed christian church of God

June 21, 2018

There’s a media impostor calling itself Bello Naija. Like, what the hell?

What won’t we see on this Nigerian internet!? You guys, anyone heard of Bello Naija because I have no words for this kind of tomfoolery. Turns out that this media outlet has been around for a while, with a presence on social media and made its debut Instagram post from Abuja in April. Sigh! You... Read More

The Media Blog

Bello Naija, impostor

June 20, 2018

Hillsong is planning a tour. And it might just be in Africa

I’d almost be safe to assume that you have, in the least, heard about Hillsong – the Christian music praise & worship group from Sydney, Australia. If Christian music worldwide was a business, Hillsong would have a huge chunk of the market share. The music group recently posted a poll on their official Twitter handle... Read More

Church Culture

Hillsong Africa Tour, Hillsong in Africa, Hillsong united

June 20, 2018

#WorldCup 2018 Roundup: Goodbye Morocco as Ronaldo’s scores a header | Spain battle hard to defeat Iran

The Atlas Lions of Morocco has been eliminated from the FIFA World Cup after a crushing 1-0 defeat to Portugal courtesy a 4th-minute bullet header from Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, therefore, extended his goal tally to 4 goals in 2 games. Morocco conceded early and it was a real kick in the nut for Herve Renard’s... Read More

The Sports Blog

cristiano ronaldo, Diego Costa, luis suarez, Morocco

June 20, 2018

Linda Ikeji is here to take our data with LiTV, and she’s already thinking about the future

Soon after the launch of the much-talked-about streaming service Linda Ikeji TV, it was reported that the platform gained 10,000 subscribers in the first three days. I could have been part of that number, if not for the undesirable stream of negative reviews I came across on my Android app store, ranging from technical glitches... Read More

The Media Blog

data, Linda Ikeji, LITV, Media Blog

June 20, 2018

[The Activism Blog] Falana to Sue Political parties over sale of nomination Forms

Barring any last minute change, human rights lawyer, Barrister Femi Falana (SAN) has concluded plans to sue political parties in the country for selling nomination forms to party members despite several court judgement stopping the act. According to the legal titan, the sale of the forms is simply an act of commercialization of the electoral... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

falana, nigeria, parties

June 20, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] UI: The bedeviling of an Academic Centre of Excellence

The power of the press is enormous and its influence, theoretically limitless. The press not only informs but also acts as an agent of change to right the wrongs in the society through mass information. This was what made Mr. Adekunle Adebajo now a rusticated 500 Level Law student at the Nigeria premier University, University... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Adebajo, press, UI

June 20, 2018

#WorldCup 2018: Is Africa ready to win the World Cup anytime soon?

After the first round of games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and all the African teams have taken to the playing turf in Russia at least once or twice, it is quite obvious that African teams are still surprisingly the weakest. The Europeans are better, the South Americans are better, the Asians are better,... Read More

The Sports Blog

africa, egypt, Morocco, nigeria, senegal, Tunisia, world cup

#WorldCup Roundup: Drama in Group B as Spain and Portugal qualify

#WorldCup Roundup: Uruguay show class in 3-0 win over Russia | Saudi Arabia break Egyptian hearts with last minute winner

Panama Papers: Seychelles begin probe of Saraki but it seems Nigeria is not interested

#WorldCup 2018 Roundup: Relief for Falcao as he rallies Colombia to victory | Senegal can only draw with Japan

Did the governor of Bauchi just star in Tope Oshin’s “Up North”?

#WorldCup Preview: Can Mané’s Senegal secure Africa’s first spot in the Round of 16?

Opinion: what is so wrong about being queer

#WorldCup Roundup: Toni Kroos’ last-gasp free-kick secures 2-1 victory for Germany

Pascal Atuma has spilled the tea on gay Nollywood but it’s not piping hot

Stop what you are doing and read Mary Njoku’s Instagram post on sexual harassment in Nollywood

#WorldCup 2018 Roundup: Shaqiri’s late winner seals dramatic comeback win for Switzerland

#WorldCup 2018: Magnificent Musa scores twice as Nigeria beats Iceland 2-0

#WorldCup 2018 Preview: Are the Super Eagles set for yet another defeat against Iceland?

Banky W wants you to know Ebuka was the real winner of last season’s tepid Big Brother Nigeria

Kiki Omeili is working on her first feature film “Run” and we are here for it

This is when nominations for AMVCA 2018 will be announced

#WorldCup 2018: Messi’s underwhelming Argentina falls to the sword against Croatia | France qualify at the expense of Peru

American Actor, Chris Pratt legit “preached a storm” at the MTV awards. Here are 3 takeaways from his speech

Ronaldo is the G.O.A.T… or is it Messi?

Iranwo Foundation is creating equal economic opportunities for women and children in disadvantaged urban slums

[The Injustice Blog] OAU sex for Mark: Professor Akindele bites the dust

Can’t get enough of ZeeWorld? Here are the DSTV weekly highlights from June 25th – July 1

Leke Adeboye wants you jokers to know, RCCG’s money is for him & not for you

There’s a media impostor calling itself Bello Naija. Like, what the hell?

Hillsong is planning a tour. And it might just be in Africa

#WorldCup 2018 Roundup: Goodbye Morocco as Ronaldo’s scores a header | Spain battle hard to defeat Iran

Linda Ikeji is here to take our data with LiTV, and she’s already thinking about the future

[The Activism Blog] Falana to Sue Political parties over sale of nomination Forms

[The Injustice Blog] UI: The bedeviling of an Academic Centre of Excellence

#WorldCup 2018: Is Africa ready to win the World Cup anytime soon?

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