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The Media Blog: Linda Ikeji reports on #SaveMayowa rumours
That was fast. Considering all the water that has passed under its bridge on the matter, we would have sworn the LindaIkeji blog would be the last to touch this…
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The Media Blog: No major blog reported Mayowa’s death 2 hours after Twitter rumors – why that’s a very good thing
And that’s a supremely good thing. Whilst our team in-house has joined others across the media to confirm this rumour (in this case, waiting for family confirmation, or at least…
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Eye on Ambode: ‘Omo-Onile’ must go, New Pen Cinema fly-over and more (PHOTOS)
Last week on Keeping an Eye on Governor Ambode, he commissioned a new helipad for the Lagos State Teaching Hospital, commenced the training of over 2,000 youths to mark Youth…
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The Media Blog: Gawker.com is dead and I don’t know what I’m going to do
by Tolu Orekoya YNaija has some times been influenced, like plenty across the world, with the tone, chutzpah and vision of Nick Denton's Gawker. As it closes down courtesy of…
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The Media Blog: On today’s episode of ‘This is not an exclusive’, we present… TrueNollywoodStories
Ugh, beht why TNS? We haven’t paid enough attention to this blog, but we should. It’s doing God’s work in terms of keeping it 100 with Nollywood’s great and small.…
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The Media Blog: Akah Nnani is probably, finally coming into his own
What’s that awful name of that barely-there show he used to host on TV Continental? Entertainment Splash, we think. Thank God this young man escaped that trap nicely. We would…
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The Media Blog: Jade Osiberu created the magic that’s Ndani TV – and now she is ready for her close-up with Isoken
She did it before with Gidi Up, Ndani TV's original series that secured a nomination in the AMVCAs in 2015. After nine months of saving up for this movie, scouting…
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The Media Blog: We don’t get too excited at TMB, but ‘The Wedding Party’ has us excited with a capital ‘E’
Expensive? Yes. Glossy? It’s Mo Abudu, so yes. Star-studded? Like-from-RMD-to-Frank-Donga yes. A-delicious-trailer? Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes. The trailer for ‘The Wedding Party’ – the fresh new film from EbonyLife TV is out and…
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The Media Blog: TheCable is on the hunt for new audiences
TheCable is one of our favourite news platforms – the writing has flair, the sensibility is fresh, and they understand the concept of the-news-behind-the-news as an important concept for news…
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The Media Blog: Someone says this is the difference between new and old media
How Punch reported the news on Linda Ikeji's new office - rumored total sum, 106million. How the NET reported the same 'exclusive'. We won't take eet. PS: See anything…
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The Media Blog: Let’s explain to you how EXACTLY Linda Ikeji makes her millions
So now that the news is everywhere, especially in places where the media gossips, that Linda Ikeji has finally gone nuclear and launched everything in every available space, with multi-million…
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The Media Blog: So Linda Ikeji is finally going nuclear (all of you can now allow her rest)
For years, everyone has been taking panadol for Linda Ikeji’s headache. Why isn’t she creative? Why isn’t she on her own URL? Why is her blog UI, UX and U-anything…
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The Media Blog: The hate some people have for Linda Ikeji is on iMax
So here was the headline on a news story on BellaNaija. And this was comment a human being put below this story - just because. Bitterness that can cook soup.…
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Eye on Ambode: A new helipad for LASUTH, training for 2,000 youth and more
Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode is making giant strides in Lagos state. This week on Keeping an Eye on Ambode, the governor commissioned a Helipad to facilitate medical evacuation and…
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The Media Blog: What Biola Alabi did next – already has a Season II
You know Biola Alabi of course. She is the former managing director of MNet responsible for hits from the Africa Magic channel explosion (including, of course, the Yoruba channel) to…
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The Media Blog: Financial TV? Arese Ugwu is all over that
Arese Ugwu is a money blogger (sounds suspiciously like 'money doubler') and building a personal financial platform (Smart Money Africa) targeted at young people – especially young women. And this…
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The Media Blog: Stop the world. Arianna Huffington is out of the Huffington Post
So we know this is not Nigerian news – and we are about Nigerian and West African media insights, but this is major. This is like the Queen of England…
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Top 12 Countdown, Loose Talk are the most listened to podcasts in Nigeria – and they both have less than 5k at their highest
The Loose Talk podcast has one too many cusswords. In which case of course, its hosts will say ‘yeah that’s deliberate – that’s the kind of show’. To which we…
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The Media Blog: The Online TV Wars – GTBank vs UBA vs Access Bank (and Diamond Bank is struggling nearby)
Accelerate TV (owned by Access Bank) is, uhm, accelerating. Sure, its bank-as-media-owner strategy is inspired (to put it gently) by Ndani TV (owned by GTBank). But it’s not taking that…
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The Media Blog: Guardian TV gets branded content deal with Zenith Bank – but why?
Guardian TV has taken the lead in terms of branded digital TV content in the space – launching a brand new finance series called ‘Your Life, Your Money’, hosted by…
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The Media Blog: Oreka finally finds her way
Oreka Godis is one of the most talented media talents you will find in the country. But you wouldn’t know it if you weren’t a media insider. And that’s because…
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The Media Blog: EbonyLife TV has finally figured out it needs to do what it needs to do
Whom we love, we chastise. The bible says something like that. So let it be known that TMB (that’s The Media Blog) is a fan of EbonyLife TV. Stop thinking…
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The Media Blog: PartyJollof vs Zikoko: Tracker, Episode 1
So if you pay attention to the underground ‘submarine channel’ of online media, you will know that there is a silent war between entertainment magazines Zikoko and PartyJollof (disclosure: our…
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The Media Blog: Beat FM’s ‘The Handover’ comes to a smartphone screen near you
The Beat 99.9 should be worried. Urban 98.6 has fully taken its space (we will talk about The Legend of Tajudeen Adepetun who owns that network alongside 8 TV stations…
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The Media Blog: TNC is (possibly) finally ready to wear big boy pants
If you’re a part of what they call the mass market, then TNC (TheNakedConvos.com) isn’t something you will neither care about. Which is the plan. But if you’re part of…
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Eye on Ambode: Lagos governor celebrates 64-year anniversary with RCCG (PHOTOS)
Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode celebrated with the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the New Arena in Redemption camp, along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The church, with millions of members spread…
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Bankole Oluwafemi, Kola Aina, Honey Ogundeyi… Look who else made the #YNaijaPowerList for Technology
As the annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year, we bring you the 10 most influential young Nigerians under 40 navigating the arcane and increasingly complex world of technology. Our list runs…
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Eye on Ambode: The governor’s wife at Alade new market
This week on Keeping an eye on Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode, his wife commissioned the new Alade market in Awolowo way, Ikeja on Saturday. The market was previously…
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Eye on Ambode: The one day governor of Lagos state (PHOTOS)
This week on keeping an Eye on Ambode, the Governor of Lagos state unveiled the lucky student that emerged as the #OneDayGovernor of the state and meets with the winners…
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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