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October 10, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: They finally respond to the judiciary scandal and as expected, it was rushed and unacceptable

Remember the sting operation that got everyone riled up over the weekend? And rightly so too. Yes, the breaking and entering, the reckless abandon of due process that led ended up in a very polarised conversation all over the media space in Nigeria. We’ve wondered when the Presidency, the office directly in charge of the... Read More
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October 10, 2016

Reading material: For those who work in media content (3)

Let’s go! Newspapers are dying, dying, dead, in America.   Read Twitter’s woes show the perils of building platforms for ‘premium audiences’ alone   Read. Hian. We agree Trump is a menace. But this takes the argument a little bit too far. Read Vice is still on that world-domination something. Read And an interesting look... Read More
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October 10, 2016

The Media Blog: Punch just took it to Buhari – and we’re bloody proud of them

Punch has been a thorn in the flesh of Presidents since Olusegun Obasanjo – their irritation crystallising with Goodluck Jonathan. Of course, straight from the backwaters of ignorance, some of his supporters assumed it was a ‘Yoruba Media’ conspiracy against a candidate from the Niger Delta. Anyone who actually pays attention knows it is embedded... Read More
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October 10, 2016

The Media Blog: Did you know that some StarTimes subscribers pay only N17 a day?

On August 1, iROKO chief executive, Jason Njoku shocked those who pay attention when he announced (it’s an impressive Jason trick to always announce big things with such striking – and distracting – narratives they blunt the effect): subscription to iROKO TV in Nigeria is now basically N100 a week. iROKO’s subscriptions reportedly doubled within... Read More
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October 10, 2016

The Film Blog: It’s just a fantastic time to be a Nigerian actor, we tell you

Think about it really. Look at all the New Nollywood projects that have come out this year: Arbitration, Okafor’s Law, It’s Her Day, Green White Green, Isoken, Surulere, for some. Look at all the big budget films we have had this year: The Wedding Party and 93 Days, for two – more budgets within them... Read More
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October 10, 2016

The Media Blog: Thursday is the most valuable day on Nigerian television – and other bits and bobs we found out

This week, for a special project we have been working on, we have been playing around with data – with a focus on Nigerian television. What’s more interesting is how much people don’t know about the basic data, even when some of it is sitting on Google, within the reach of three clicks. So let’s share one of... Read More
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October 9, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: Before we make judiciary situation just about Governor Wike

Governor Wike is in the News, trending on Twitter, being talked about, praised and in some quarters, vilified. Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike got tipped off about a sting operation happening in his jurisdiction and took the ‘brave man’ route to Number 35, Forces Avenue area of Port harcourt where Justice Mohammed Liman of... Read More
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October 7, 2016

The Media Blog: It’s not only DStv and StarTimes that Nigerians watch on Cable o

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
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October 6, 2016

The Media Blog: Because we serve a living God, Gidi Up Season 3 has FINALLY started shooting

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
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October 5, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: Want to know one of PMB’s earliest memories?

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
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October 5, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: Let’s talk about the sale of the Presidential aircraft

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
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October 5, 2016

The Media Blog: Here’s a list of all the terrestrial TV stations in Nigeria today

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
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October 5, 2016

The Media Blog: Jason Njoku has completed the cycle from online TV to linear

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
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October 4, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: The Senate has done well with the proposed N300,000 donation to IDPs

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
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October 4, 2016

The Media Blog: They say ‘Your View’ on TVC is Nigeria’s most watched talk show today

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
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October 4, 2016

The Film Blog: In Elder Maya, another under-appreciated Nollywood veteran takes a bow

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
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October 4, 2016

The Media Blog: We need panadol for NotJustOk’s headache

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.
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October 4, 2016

The Media Blog: We know you think Nigeria only has about 7 TV stations – but you’re wrong

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
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October 4, 2016

The Film Blog: Someone captures the madness of ‘Kannywood’ banning an actor

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
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October 3, 2016

We just watched Africa Magic’s Hustle. Here’s what we think.

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
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October 3, 2016

The Media Blog: We hope you know Tajudeen Adepetu is the biggest media owner in West Africa today

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
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October 3, 2016

Reading material: What you should reading if you work in media content (2)

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
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