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April 28, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: ‘If’ is just the latest in Davido’s long line of songs that celebrate materialistic relationships

Nigerian jollof is all about sex and/or wealth. Women offering or withholding sex, men describing sexual acts or talking about ‘ikebe’ and ‘backa’ and ‘Ukwu’ and ‘ogede’. But while we’re all about the sex and wealth, we seem to be vehemently against the idea that the sex can be consensually exchanged for the wealth or... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
April 27, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] If only Buhari knew how ridiculous his Presidency has become

Since Minister Lai Mohammed announced yesterday that President Buhari now works from home – he did later say his statement was misconstrued and he only meant the President worked from home yesterday – the internet has been awash with jeers and subliminal messages about the ridiculousness of the situation. Be it for a day or... Read More
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April 26, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Buhari sends his favourite 82-year-old back to the Senate for confirmation

President Muhammadu Buhari has just re-nominated Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor, the 82-year-old ambassadorial nominee from Imo State. Nsofor had already been rejected by the Senate based on a damning report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs. [Read also: Senate Rejects 82-year-old ambassadorial nominee] The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Monsurat Sunmonu reported that the nominee was frail and tired... Read More
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April 26, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senate invites Babachir Lawal for the third time but will he show up?

Here’s the letter inviting suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal to appear before the ad hoc committee on the mounting humanitarian crisis in the North East, for the third time. We question the possibilities of him showing up before the senate because the SGF as we already know, has mastered... Read More
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April 26, 2017

The Music Blog: On the rise of streaming and death of the album format

With the release of More Life, Drake became the first major label mainstream artist to release a playlist, effectively marking the beginning of previously speculated eventual death of the album format. This is another win for digital streaming barely months after Billboard began accepting stream equivalents for sales certifications. Over the last few years, media... Read More
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April 26, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] President Buhari is absent at FEC meeting for the third week in a row

President Buhari is conspicuously absent from today’s Federal Executive Council. Three weeks ago, the Minister of Information and Culture tried to explain away President Buhari’s absence at the weekly Federal Executive Meeting. He said the President was not at the meeting because the agenda of the meeting was light. Last week, the meeting did not... Read More
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April 25, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senate adjourns plenary to mourn late Senator Adeleke

Upon its resumption today, the Senate adjourned plenary session to Wednesday out of respect for its member, Senator Isiaka Adeleke who passed on over the weekend. A short session was however held where the senators stood in one-minute silence for the late lawmaker. Presiding over the session, Senate President Bukola Saraki said there will be... Read More
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April 24, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Aisha Buhari “resurfaces” with a call for investment in out-of-school girls

We have not heard much from or about the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari since President Buhari’s drama-filled medical vacation and return. We thought she was just done publicly appearing before people who dare suggest that she partook in a photoshop stunt engineered to fool the country about the President’s well-being. Anyway, the Wife of... Read More
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Jibrin
April 24, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Never too early for shade! Jibrin has these words for Hon Dogara

Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin has recently reclaimed his position as a full-time critic of the National Assembly, the House of Representatives (which he was a member of until his suspension last year), President Buhari’s administration and especially, House Speaker Hon Dogara. But the latter has been a major target since the budget padding scandal that brought... Read More
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April 24, 2017

Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content this week

1. How to write about historic political campaigns: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/emmanuel_macron 2. Social discourse in the age of being “cancelled”: http://www.vox.com/culture/2017/4/20/15179232/socially-conscious-criticism 3. Is there a problem with gendered language: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/23/allow-me-to-womansplain-the-problem-with-gendered-language 4. More talk about free speech: https://mic.com/articles/174976/bernie-sanders-not-allowing-ann-coulter-to-speak-at-berkeley-is-intellectual-weakness#.ZmALndQMG 5. Fake news lives to fight another day: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/russias-fake-news-machine-is-targeting-the-french-elections
The Media Blog
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April 24, 2017

[The Music Blog] Seven years gone: What is the best way to pay respects to the late DaGrin?

Yesterday, April 22nd, marked the seventh year since the death of late Yoruba rapper, Dagrin. As usual, the day was highlighted with another round of annual tribute think pieces and listiscles that attempted to compress his eccentric life into one single medium. One oddly tactless The last five years of DaGrin’s lifetime marked the beginning... Read More
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April 24, 2017

[The Church Blog] Gospel artistes are quite simply cashing out  

When next you are in Lagos and are driving along the Lekki Expressway, look up at the billboards and those banners in the middle of the roads. The first thing you will notice is that churches are becoming the biggest advertisers in the Lagos metropolis, at least as far as Lekki/Ajah/Epe is concerned. And it’s... Read More
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April 22, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Are you ready? Senator Murray-Bruce wants to produce a Hollywood/Nollywood movie

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has come a long way with his Common Sense series, we just realised. To celebrate the 100th episode in the series, the Senator wants to shoot “a Nollywood/Hollywood movie that will take the world by storm”. So he’s calling on professionals and amateurs who desire worldwide fame to send in their scripts.... Read More
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April 21, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Minister Fayemi’s clap-back to Vanguard Newspapers will make you laugh

Singer, Harrysong has had some time on social media amidst everything else that trended this week. A photo of the singer in a tux next to a “one-eyed” bride has been trending, leading fans to wonder whether the singer is just promoting a new video in the works or if he really tied the knot with... Read More
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April 21, 2017

The Music Blog: 3 quick essential picks off the Legendury Beatz ‘Afropop 101’ mixtape

“Ojuelegba” bought production duo Legendury Beatz a place in the history of modern Nigerian music and earlier this year they sealed their impact in a body of work titled Afropop 101. And because we understand that many producer-only albums sail under the radar of everything else I decided to share 3 quick essentials off the... Read More
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