The official Media Ratings haven’t come in, but the social media feedback and our un-official Uber-driver poll makes it clear Urban FM is the leader in the radio category. It is closely followed by Wazobia FM, which has the benefit of multi-year research solidifying its leadership. It continues to be the mass market delight, and... Read More
We got a copy of Obiwon’s latest album ‘Floodgates’ and we are totally in love. And it got us thinking: Why have we always under-rated Obiwon? Not because he hasn’t been successful. He has known success, and both ‘Obi mu o’ and ‘Onyinye’ were secular hits. But did they achieve the level of mass hysteria?... Read More
ONTV continues to lead the TV ratings as far as the respected Media Facts ratings can tell, and since the Geopoll survey hasn’t yet gained mainstream currency, we will stick with what we have for now. ONTV continues to gather the viewers, including on its cable extension, ONTV Max, as well as the advertising dollars... Read More
Who should we thank for this? Senator Bukola Saraki, yes. In his Welcome Back speech at the House on Tuesday, the Senate President highlighted the need to protect and preserve consumer rights as a task before the upper chamber in 2017. This is in addition to his unrelenting campaign for the promotion of locally made... Read More
Every now and again, people – including questionable characters who have not satisfactorily answered corruption allegations – mount a bully pulpit to accuse ‘the social media’ (a ridiculous term that speaks to a type or illiteracy) of being the cause of all the problems in the world. It is an easy target, because with hundreds... Read More
Mike Ezuruonye’s movie ‘Brother Jekwu’ is bad. Look, we know there are those of you so traumatised by Nigeria’s utter lack of standards that you believe saying something is bad is not ‘constructive’. We know there are those who believe these things should be said with ‘nice words’’. They miss the point. ... Read More
We just hope he knows that Mr President knows that he has just about two years to go. Anyway, we’ll keep this receipt for later.
At the Senate plenary session today, the topic of the closure of the Abuja airport for renovation was brought to the fore in a motion sponsored by Senator Hope Uzodinma representing Imo West Senatorial District. The Senate is worried that the intentions of the Ministry of Aviation will “cause air travelers untold hardship and endanger... Read More
We just finished watching the Opa Williams film ‘Three Wise Men’ (Williams, for a generation that doesn’t know its heroes, is one of the frontrunners of institutional comedy in Nigeria with ‘The Nite of A Thousand Laughs’) and we have two visceral reactions. First: It is FUNNY! We laughed, and laughed, and laughed and laughed,... Read More
YNaija will, from Wednesday, January 11, release a monthly countdown of platforms leading and lagging in the Nigerian media space. The online matrix will rank the Top 20 TV channels, Top 20 Radio channels, Top 20 Online Media (Web), Top 10 Online Media (Social), and the Top 10 Film countdown. All countdowns will be graded... Read More
We were impressed by ’76, but we didn’t love it. Like The Wedding Party and 93 Days, it has pushed Nollywood many decades forward. Sadly 93 Days was not a commercial success (we hear it did no more than N12 million). ’76, however, is quietly ramping up the revenue. It continues to be in the... Read More
We know it’s the Defence minister we are talking about. Mansur Mohammed Dan-Ali – not so much of a talker him. Last time we remember him saying something to the country, it was to deny an allegation in December that he had directed Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin and Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas to retire. At least he... Read More
by Damilola Fowowe This Sunday, Church crawler in our usual manner took shop to Regina Mundi Catholic Church, Lagos. We couldn’t storm the service as we normally do because we figured things are done in a more orderly manner here. Apparently, there’s a far distinction from the Pentecostal way of worship. But you can trust... Read More
Here’s where we bring you a weekly recap of the activities of Lagos state’s Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. This time, we take you through the governor’s first set activities in the new year. On Monday, the state government made it known that it will be hosting the Rasheed Gbadamosi Art Expo as promised by the governor.... Read More
The President has come under a lot of fire in the past few months (we take as much blame as we deserve here). Understandably, for many Nigerians, there’s no way things should have become more difficult and the President has a lot to answer for as far as they are concerned. On his part, the... Read More
As we were worshipping, it just struck me that the worship is beyond the lyrics. Yes, if you attend church you must have heard the phrase a couple of times. Apparently, I did not know some of the songs (so much for my boast on gospel songs). But even in my state, it didn’t matter... Read More
As we are in the season of prophecies, we decided to storm one of the prophetical services around. So we stormed the ‘Thus Saith the Lord’ series organized by The Governing Church. It’s a series of prophetical services and today wraps it with a worship and prophetic night. So we would be treated to another... Read More
On Friday, after Esteban Santiago, a United States Army veteran, got his things from the luggage carousel at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, he went straight into the bathroom, came back out and within minutes, he had killed five people and injured six. Esteban had been so disturbed by his experiences fighting for his country that he... Read More
YNaija has laid her hands on contents of a memo issued by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye explaining his decision to name Pastor Joseph Obayemi as the Overseer of RCCG Nigeria. The memo was dated January 7, 2017 and signed by the Special Assistant to the... Read More
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was founded in 1952. It didn’t really grow as fast as we understand church growth today, but it’s founder, Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi was focused always on the long term. So, years before he retired, he began to look for a successor. Eventually dragging Enoch Adejare Adebayo from... Read More
I'm so glad #NewNollywood is now giving us movies we pay 2 watch in cinemas, not cos we want to 'support' our own but cos they're that great https://t.co/0WHj8dQYmi — Whole Women Network Co-op (@wwncoop) January 6, 2017 Even when they gave us cringe-worthy movies, we patronized, all over Africa, in diaspora & in Caribbean,... Read More
Only few days ago, we had very high hopes about the removal of immunity bill sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta-Central constituency and forwarded to the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in December. The bill sought to amend Section 308 of the Nigerian constitution which provides that no civil or criminal proceedings shall be... Read More
The President is scheduled to meet with the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami at 12 pm today. Of course, the meeting concerns the December 16th directive issued by the President to the Minister to probe all the top government officials accused of corruption. Recall that a number of officials in... Read More
by Fowowe Damilola No 1, Grace Avenue, Light Kingdom Domain. 7th Day of Salvation, Eternity. Hopeless Dungeon, Gloom Territory, Darkened Arena. Dear Fear, LETTER OF DISCONTINUED ASSOCIATION Hi Mister, or whoever you are – because all this while I have not known your gender. Your face that is always hidden under that hood of yours... Read More
While we’re here trying to spread the pentecostal message to many areas of Africa the movement keeps getting more and more resistance right there in North America. Or what would you say about this theology professor, Michael Horton who just can’t stand the Word of Faith – teachings from people like T.D Jakes, Joel Osteen and... Read More
Created in Lagos by Anthill Studios, Play Thing was shared on Twitter and it caught Senator Bukola Saraki’s eye. The Senate President who has been spending most of his recess promoting the Made in Nigeria Challenge demanded to know the designers of the animation. This is one to be proud of and we’re totally here... Read More
Evan Williams wrote his own letter declaring that Medium has to fire 50 percent of team, and ‘re-position’, which only ever means one thing – ‘we got it wrong, we’ve lost money, we now want to try something else. This investor figured out that wasn’t a good enough letter to inspire confidence, and so he... Read More
From the guy that brought you Twitter, a hugely influential platform – that makes no money, and refuses to grow. He also brought you, amongst one more, Medium. Also hugely influential, makes no money, and refuses to grow. There is a reason Mass Media and Mass Communication was the popular term of choice. And it’s... Read More
Dear men & women of God in the Nigerian Christian community, I am writing this article from a place of deep respect, love and concern, and as a Bible-believing Christian. For a few weeks, I have felt a strong urge to share an important message with you as we all prepare for 2017 and work... Read More
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