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The Church Blog: Ccioma just gave us another reason to adore her
Yes, you are probably a born again Christian who consumes everything from Nathaniel Bassey to Onos Ariyo and you don't know Ccioma. That's unforgivable but we understand. She has, for…
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Eye on Ambode: Governor increases death insurance benefit of police officers who die in service to N10m, more
On this week's edition of Eye on Ambode, we bring to you a recap of the activities of the Lagos state governor this past week. Recall that three weeks ago…
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The Film Blog: Are Nigerian cinemas embracing the times?
For Nigerian cinemas, at least. A quick glance at the Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja schedule shows that a whopping 5 out of the 10 movies showing are Nigerian. If you haven't…
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[The Presidential Blog] The justification for our nation’s resources apparently depends on sports
So President Buhari received the National Open Water Swimming Competition Trophy at the State House (which one is that again? we hear you ask - See here). Anyway during the…
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Review: Heartbeat The Musical is promising but it can be better
by Okon Ekpo The end of the calendar year usually comes with it a rash of musicals staged to thrill the ravenous appetites of the Lagos arts scene. Last year…
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[The Legislative Blog]: These lawmakers want us to believe they are not corrupt but it’s tough
"There is no money to steal in this government", said Lanre Tejuosho, Chairman Senate Committee on Health. There's more than one way to understand this statement. "We'd love to steal…
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The Media Blog: Accelerate TV made a good move with this one
No shade to Akah. None whatsoever. We think he's a great person with tons of potential. But look at this video, and compare it to Akah hosting the same show,…
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The Media Blog: We’re not sure how we feel about Timini on The Spot
We're not exactly thrilled. But we aren't particularly disappointed either. Given the fact he's filling in for Ebuka, he does the job well enough. He fills the space. But, given…
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The Church Blog: The Platform takes it to the logical next level – and we’re impressed
Pastor Poju Oyemade himself must have felt it – this was the year that The Platform finally went mainstream. You certainly know something has gone mainstream when the videos go…
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[The Presidential Blog] The Senate finally get on board the December 14 budget presentation
The National Assembly has just approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to present the 2017 budget estimates next Wenesday, the 14th of December. The approval came after a motion raised by…
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The Film Blog: Sadly, we are very disappointed with the movie ’76
You know that sinking feeling in your stomach when you don’t agree with the elite consensus? Yeah we felt that after watching ’76. Because we desperately wanted to like it.…
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The Film Blog: ‘The Inn’ has our attention
Just yesterday we were talking about stars making a return to the limelight via television shows. Today, we found out about a new movie called The Inn, which stars Ngozi…
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[The Presidential Blog]: See how Minister Lai Mohammed turned 64
Today is Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed's birthday and we hear there was a weeny little gig in his honour at the office earlier. Information available on the…
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The Film Blog: Victor Sanchez Aghahowa’s ‘Baking Bread’ is a plus for the industry
On Sunday the 4th of December, somewhere in Ikeja, Victor Sanchez Aghahowa hosted a bunch of young writers (or aspiring writers) to a day-long session. The purpose? To share knowledge,…
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The Church Blog: Guest Post | How do you want your enemy to die?
by Fowowe Damilola My Church is the funniest church you can ever attend. It’s not like we parade A-list comedians to come do holy comedy. Basket Mouth doesn’t make an…
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The Film Blog: Is an Ego Boyo resurgence upon us?
Last week we brought you news that director and producer Mildred Okwo was hard at work on set of her new project, a TV series currently titled Bankers NGR. The most…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Who runs the House of Reps Twitter account?
It's one of two things! Either the House is on a break or the social media guy is lazy. Or maybe he quit... Or how else does one explain a…
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Eye on Ambode: Lagos state to disburse N25m Employment Trust Fund to artisans, more
We bring you a recap of the activities of Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode in the past week. On Wednesday, Governor Ambode was at the graduation ceremony of 500 artisans…
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The Media Blog: You heard the news where again?
This clip is astounding. Tens of millions of Americans believe these same things. — Jonathan Merritt (@JonathanMerritt) December 1, 2016 Watch. From beginning to end. And once again for…
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The Church Blog: “I simply don’t want my enemies to fall down and die”
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Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (10)
A tweeting President-Elect: Revisiting an ode to investigative journalism that has become more relevant than ever: StarTimes is doing a lot in Tanzania: CNN, video, millennials: On Trevor Noah and…
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The Film Blog: ‘Salt’ is a pretty good ebola narrative
The thing about big events or tragedies is that there are tons of other smaller, more narrow events taking place within them that tend to go unnoticed or unacknowledged. This is…
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The Church Blog: Nigerian pastors want to be influential in politics – but there is something they have to do first
Since we had this piece up, it has attracted a bit of attention. And so we thought it would be helpful to bring forward something we wanted to explore later –…
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The Media Blog: Africa Magic’s Jamestown (finally) comes on tonight!
About a year ago we got wind that Victor Sanchez Aghahowa had gathered a crop of actors and ferried them off to Ghana for work on a new project. Naturally…
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The Church Blog: Have you noticed something about the wives of Lagos State governors?
Has it occurred to you? Over 65-percent of the governors of Lagos since democracy’s return in 1999 have been Muslim, and yet they have enjoyed a very warm mutual-admiration relationship…
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The Church Blog: Are you following the Celestial Church of Christ on Instagram?
No one, especially not the church, has allowed anyone to leave them behind the past? The Celestial Church of Christ is rooted in traditional heritage and they will say, a…
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The Church Blog: The Experience continues today, in Lagos and Port Harcourt
We are still trying to recover from the sheer joy of The Experience on Friday/Saturday. And reliving the moments on social media and on DSTV yesterday certainly helped, but was…
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Guest Post: The church has become worldly, and the world, churchy
by Fowowe Damilola We understand. Yes! Church has to be fun!!! Yes! We don’t serve a boring God (like God said he was fun to be with). I serve a…
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#TheExperienceReport: The effortless grace of Funke Adejumo
To be honest, one of the things we looked forward to at The Experience this year was the prayer by Funke Adejumo-Lewis of the Agape Christian Ministries. We heard her…
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#TheExperienceReport: We draw the curtains, as we look forward to hosting the Guinness Book of World Records in 2017
Next year, according to the organisers, the Guinness Book of World Records will be on ground to verify, that this historic gathering is officially the world’s largest Christian concert today.…
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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
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