Like the first commenter says: “Not bad. Not bad at all”.
What’s the reason why many people are shocked – SHOCKED – by the huge success of platforms like Linda Ikeji Blog and Nairaland? It’s because these are the same people that don’t know that Galaxy TV is one of the two most watched TV stations in Nigeria at any time, and that Africa Magic Urban,... Read More
A man has love for the beautiful things in life and a man will not let the economic recession stop him. Tufia! Just last month, haters reported that Senator Dino Melaye showed off two vintage cars in one week. A Mercedes Benz 190 (1958 model) and a Hindustan Ambassador. Since it looks like we have... Read More
Alex Usifo. Dodgy costumes. A story-line that obviously involves rituals of some sort. Actors with dodgy expressions. Delicious exaggeration, everywhere. Sigh. Oh, Old Nollywood. How we miss you so.
What cows have not been sacrificed to get this particular show back on the road (Season 2’s finale was in September 2014!)? We have waited for almost two years for Ndani TV to crawl through Rumor Has it and Skinny Girl in Transit towards the real deal; actors have been told to plan their schedules... Read More
In celebration of #WorldTeachersDay today, President Buhari blessed us with a rare tweet that allows us a tiny insight into his childhood. On this #WorldTeachersDay I remember Kasimu Adamu Zangon-Daura, my Junior Primary School Teacher. Who is the first Teacher you remember? — Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) October 5, 2016 Lucky man, that Mr. Kasimu Zangon-Daura.... Read More
Let us start here: There are currently 10 aircraft in the Presidential fleet and the administration of PMB has spent an estimated NGN 5.3billion on maintenance according to this piece by Ayo Opeoluwa of Y Monitor. The President made the grand campaign promise that he was going to cut down on the fleet within one year... Read More
So we’ll just drop this here. Because we don’t know who’ll need it. These are the terrestrial (or DTT, if you want to impress someone) TV channels Nigeria has, today. Lagos (as the prime media market): ONTV, Galaxy, AIT, TVC, MITV, Silverbird TV, NTA 2 Channel 5, Superscreen, LTV Channel 8, Channels TV, NTA 10.... Read More
Zachee Ama Orji (that’s a trick old Nigerian journos use when they want to show you they know more than you – use his full names) has been away for a while. The last time we truly heard anything new, it was his ordination as a pastor in the last quarter of 2015. But... Read More
To understand what’s happening here, you have to unpack anodyne press statements with enough corporate-speak to drown the smart and the cynical. There are many analogies between Shane Smith and Jason Njoku. And now there is one more: they are both moving from online pioneers to traditional media juggernauts in their play for profitability and... Read More
You should especially watch this from 1.44, where the host pretends to be so shocked – shocked, we say – by this misbehavior, as he asks his MCR to play the video again, because, you know, ‘he couldn’t really see it the first time’. And as he condemns this atrocious, dramatic scene, that he is... Read More
Senator Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai representing Borno Central in the Upper Chamber moved the motion on the humanitarian crisis in the North East region of Nigeria. He was supported by 17 other lawmakers. He reminded the House that the almost 10 billion naira IDP support fund proposed by the Executive in the national budget had... Read More
According to confirmed rumour-mongers, ‘Your View’ on TVC is Nigeria’s most watched TV show. Some say it’s most watched talk show. But media planning agencies are certainly treated it as ‘most watched something’ at the very, very least. It doesn’t look like anything special, but if you know Nigerian television, you would have known it... Read More
You don’t know the name Maya Ndubuigbo (credits including The Barrister, Battle of Indemnity, amongst others), but if you watched Nollywood well over the past two decades, you couldn’t miss him. His role was usually that of ‘igwe’, medicine-man or Elder. Everyone called him Elder Maya. He was a fine actor. And we don’t just... Read More
Wow. Has it been that long already? The “#1 hit music station” turned 18 four days ago. And that’s actually a big deal. Because 96.9 Cool FM is a pionner for every urban radio station that came up after it. Because, despite everything that has happened and all the OAPs that have left, it has... Read More
So when you begin to wonder how ‘oyinbo people’ appear to know more about how we live our lives, even the cool random things that happen on the sidelines of our existence as Nigerians? We have a cool story for you. We just heard, yesterday, about how the BBC’s Media Action in Nigeria (which aims to transform... Read More
When we say Nigeria is not a rational market, we don’t just mean oil prices messing up everything. We also mean, the consumer. We are not ‘okay’. There is plenty we just refuse to pay for. Someone will figure it out, surely. But not yet.
Because the value being created is massive. Sad. Imagine if they paid even 50 Naira a pop. https://t.co/Ed1l0fWpAM — Requirement Already Satisfied (@je_mc2) October 3, 2016 We are sure they are already thinking through this. https://twitter.com/seyitaylor/status/783046334832058368 Beht Nigeria is such a tough market.
So we have been doing this snap poll. Asking people, even those who work in the media: how many stations does Nigeria have? We usually hear just about seven: AIT, NTA, Channels TV, Galaxy, TVC, Ebony Life TV, Africa Magic. First and foremost we mean stations owned by Nigerians, for Nigerians, but we’ll forgive people... Read More
Because sometimes the best way to cry out loud, is to laugh. So while we were trying to think up the best way to address this thought debauchery, someone wiser than us decided to take it in stride. TNS’s Según Odejimi captures the absurdity of the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (which supervises the... Read More
We told you we were counting down to this. All of us at TMB fixed a date in one central location to watch Africa Magic’s new comedy series, Hustle. We have been waiting for this for two months. The colorful cast. The promising storyline. The promise of earthiness. We just ‘finished’ watched Episode 1 –... Read More
We mean biggest literally. No metaphors needed. We are coming to this in greater detail soon, as we have been working on an article about what makes him so significant for a while (but apparently we think we will win a Pulitzer with it, because it has taken too long!). But we find out any... Read More
1. Maybe or maybe not. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/clinton-emails-media-coverage-proportion-overblown-214298 2. Jack Shafer is an authority today and everyday. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/shafer-he-said-journalism-false-equivalency-214276 3. Uncle Mark Zucker(burger) can’t have it both ways http://www.cjr.org/tow_center/facebook_zuckerberg_napalm_video_palestine.php?utm_source=API+Need+to+Know+newsletter&utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=e8b70e1596-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-e8b70e1596-396044165 4. A reminder we live in a world where everyone trades in offense, and ‘lack of agency’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/09/28/playboys-interview-with-a-muslim-woman-mocks-modesty-and-offends-women/?tid=pm_local_pop_b 5. And be like Beyoncé. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/magazine/social-media-got-you-down-be-more-like-beyonce.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_ma_20160930&nl=magazine&nlid=55063973&ref=headline&te=1 Today and everyday. Have a... Read More
Major, major key. Especially for people working in media. I'm slowly learning this lesson, myself. pic.twitter.com/WslxRmuq6I — osarumen (@skweird) October 1, 2016 Note, also, to selves.
Well Told Story is a company in Kenya that’s focused on using the media to tackle youth challenges. There is something about winning the Emmys in Cannes – not to be confused with the American Emmys we all know, but still part of the three related but independent structures that rewards television excellence. Still impressive. Enough to... Read More
In this thread, blogger and all round commentator, Japheth Omojuwa advises the Nigerian government to review its resolve to fight corruption in the country re the budget padding scandal and the latest developments in the controversy. It is no longer news that the President Buhari’s anti-corruption administration has chosen not to concern itself with this... Read More
We like this one. It talks about everything interesting, and they engage. They have a very fascinating fascination with sex. But they are completely worth a listen. And up to 2,500 people (which is 2.5 million in Nigerian podcast-lingo) agree. This is for sports, and it kicks ass. This one we will not recommend.... Read More
I am tempted to start this post with the simple one-liner, LOL. Do you know how a lot of people have been on PMB’s case to stop blaming past administration for all of the country’s problems? Including Chiefly, myself. Although Tolu Omoyeni added her own here. Well,it’s obvious now that he heard all but was just... Read More
Ifeoma Areh is creative director of Wildflower PR & Company, Lekan Olanrewaju is a scriptwriter (credits including Tinsel and Hotel Majestic), and Tosin Ajibade, is the founder of Olorisupergal.com. Together with the host, Chude Jideonwo, they talk about the movies, 93 Days, October 1, 30 Days in Atlanta, and everything that’s important in the Nigerian film... Read More
Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin has lost the battle. The House of Representatives today suspended Hon Jibrin representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State. His suspension is to last 180 legislative days and that amounts to 540 days considering the House sits three days a week, between Tuesday and Friday. Our calculations reveal that Hon Jibrin will... Read More
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