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The Media Blog: Americans have no trust in their media – as usual
Over the past few years, trust in America’s media has continued to trend downwards – on track to hit zero at sometime in the near future, we should be able…
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The Media Blog: The Huffington Post is coming to “sub-saharan Africa”
Someone should warn them that people in Sub-Saharan Africa don’t like to be called by that name – especially when ‘big men’ visit their countries. But that’s how The Huffington…
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Chude Jideonwo: Why you absolutely must watch 93 Days
The entire cinema was suspended in respectful silence, stunned for more than a full minute - as the movie, 93 Days ended and just before the credits began to roll.…
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So we’re experimenting with The Film Blog…
It’s a bit too soon, isn’t it? Yeah, we have had this debate with ourselves over the past two weeks – as we have amply dealt with the deluge of…
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The Film Blog: You should totally see what Bovi did with ‘It’s Her Day’
Bovi Ugboma produced his first film, launched last week, and of course it’s a comedy. We went to the cinemas expecting to be disappointed. We were wrong. ‘It’s Her Day’…
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The Film Blog: We have to disagree with this review of 93 Days
Harry Itie is a smart guy. We like him. He anchors the Entertainment beat on TV Continental. And he runs a great blog. But we vehemently disagree with his review…
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The Film Blog: We hope Naz Onuzo reads this review – and pays attention
Chinaza Onuzo is clearly one of the leading lights for that project they call New Nollywood. You don’t know him yet. But you should. And soon, anyway, you probably will.…
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The Media Blog: Jason Njoku has made a very, very important move with IrokoX
So, it's always interesting to follow Jason's Njoku's moves - not just because iROKO is a big fish in a very clearly small pond, but also because he shares how…
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Budget Padding Tracker: Ignore Jibrin, he is a psychiatric case – Chief Whip
The Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa on Sunday said Nigerians should ignore the former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, stating that he is a…
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The Film Blog: 93 Days got the Oby Ezekwesili stamp of approval
If we weren't planning to see the biopic 93 Days, now we certainly are. We have been a bit worried. This has been a highly anticipated film. And such an…
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[The Presidential Blog]: How To Get Away With Plagiarism
“If anything goes wrong, I will take responsibility, and I will fix it. That is what it means to lead”. This is my premise. It is where I start this…
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The Media Blog: No, we’re not even joking. Adesuwa Onyenokwe is interviewing Bobrisky today
We can't help you if you are in the media and you don't know Adesuwa Onyenokwe. Icon of the talk show format, with One on One and Today's Woman, she…
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The Media Blog: Former Gawker staff appear not to know that something has happened to them sha
You know we love Gawker here. So we keep keeping tabs, even though it’s not a Nigerian company. It's only been a month since power changed hands at Gawker, and…
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PODCAST: Toyin Subair’s HiTV expose, Nigeria’s PayTV explosion and more on The Media Blog Uncensored
Ifeoma Areh is creative director of Wildflower PR & Company, Lekan Olanrewaju is a scriptwriter (credits including Tinsel and Hotel Majestic), and Isime Esene, managing editor of YNaija.com stands in…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Buruji Kashamu is the messiah of Ogun East district
Fellow Nigerians, What comes to mind when you see a crowd this large in Nigeria? A religious convention? Voters at an election ground? Packs of Dangote salt and Senator Buruji…
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The Media Blog: Is like the Nigerian army don’t want to respect themselves
Plenty of bad news have emerged from reporters and storytellers focused relentlessly on the tragedy of the north - famine, institutional abandonment, official theft, recklessness. Admittedly, even the positive stories…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Once recess is over, recession will be packing its bags too
In a Sallah speech, Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has assured Nigerians that upon resumption, the upper chamber will begin drawing up ways to ensure that the economic recession is…
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The Media Blog: Konbini.com arrived Nigeria prepared for a media war
Konbini.com, launched in 2008 in perhaps is a global media company with a presence in France, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United States, and now, Nigeria. You hadn’t heard of…
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The Media Blog: How Oby Ezekwesili came for Naij
So, legacy media houses have been taking turns making a fool of themselves recently. 9. This 3rd apology within 3 weeks for 3 separate malicious & slanderous publication by Nigerian…
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The Media Blog: The latest Media Big Boys? Osagie Alonge and Tunde Kara, from Pulse
Last week we updated you on Rich Tanksley. Former head honcho at Pulse Nigeria, who took the unrefined and made it gold – and his departure in October. Now, everyone…
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The Media Blog: The New York Times just made life difficult for all journalists
Actually they didn’t ‘just’, it’s a reminder. But we can’t imagine living under these conditions. As we enter the home stretch of the presidential campaign, all of us in the…
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The Media Blog: Big Cabal’s Osarumen Osamuyi is moving up in the world
In another life, many many moons ago, it would almost be inconceivable that we would be here writing about the ‘big career moves’ of a below-25-year-old whose career in the…
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[The Presidential Blog]: The President will address the 71st UNGA; and I’ve written his speech
I'll be the first to admit that my heading is a little misleading. It's for good reason. This is an urgent message the President needs to see before his session…
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Dear Nigerians, transgenders are here and there’s nothing you can do about it
The Nigerian society is quietly witnessing the birth of a new breed of transgenders, a trend that hardly existed few years back. Since the year began, a few young Nigerians…
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The Media Blog: 3 tweets about NYT interns that should depress Nigerian journalists
That is all.
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The Media Blog: Toyin Subair has said his own, oya Dele Olojede, it’s your turn to confess
Everyone in the media industry that pays attention to online conversation has been talking about Toyin Subair’s significant opus on why he failed with HiTV – an ambitious media experiment…
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Media Jobs: AfricaCheck is looking for a Nigeria editor
Africa Check got a bit popular in this market for its story correcting (another) of Kaduna governor, Nasir el-Rufai’s incorrect (some people would say wild) claims - this time about…
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The Media Blog: Nigerians on Twitter (who know the story) have no sympathy for Toyin Subair
So high-profile media entrepreneur, best known for the high-profile failure of HiTV, Toyin Subair wrote this. (We tl;dr-ed it for you here). And Nigerians on Twitter (because Nigeria is not America…
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The Media Blog: Toyin Subair just took everyone to school (and Heil DSTV!)
The former chief executive officer of the failed HiTV (High Television, for long) put up a post on LinkedIn in August that we just came across and that every media…
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PODCAST: Bobrisky, dangerous gossip blogs and more on The Media Blog Uncensored
Ifeoma Areh is creative director of Wildflower PR & Company, Lekan Olanrewaju is a scriptwriter (credits including Tinsel and Hotel Majestic), and Isime Esene, managing editor of YNaija.com stands in…
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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