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December 17, 2020

How Young Nigerians will spend Detty December

2020 has been an extraordinarily bad year, no need to recount. But with the arrival of the holiday season, attitudes might change a little. Detty December has been a cultural constant, the late-year, stress-relieving, fun-seeking lineup of activities around Christmas time and another opportunity for I-Just-Got-Back-Nigerians to remember their homeland. Despite an unrelenting pandemic, and... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
Little Black Book
December 15, 2020

The Naked Convos has a new web series ‘Little Black Book’ coming in 2021

The Naked Convos’ footprint in web television is further expanding with their latest arrival titled Little Black Book, slated to premiere in January next year. If you enjoyed My Name is A Zed and the inaugural Our Best Friend’s Wedding, then Little Black Book should be your post-holiday guilty pleasure. Based on a story of... Read More
The Media Blog
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December 14, 2020

#YNaijaSportsAnalysis: Is Anthony Joshua going to accept the biggest fight of his career?

Nigerian-British heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, this past weekend, put up another commanding performance, as he dominated his opponent Kubrat Pulev from start to finish. The match would have been over in the third round as Joshua was able to floor Pulev that early, but a dogged fighting spirit led Pulev to hold out till... Read More
Deep Dive, The Sports Blog
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December 14, 2020

#YNaijaSportsExtra: Barcelona set to butt heads with PSG | #UCLDraw

The group stages of the UEFA Champions League came to an end on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, and with it came a certainty to which teams will make it to the next round. The next round, which is also called the Round of 16, will host, like the name suggests, 16 teams, all of whom... Read More
The Sports Blog
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December 12, 2020

Just In: Dapo Ojora, brother-in-law to Dr. Bukola Saraki dies in shooting incident

Dapo Ojora, son of billionaire, Otunba Adekunle Ojora and brother-in-law to Dr. Bukola Saraki, has been reported dead. Although details on the cause of death appear sketchy, there are reports that he committed suicide late Friday, while sources close to the family say he died from a case of accidental discharge in his Ikoyi Home.... Read More
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Shola Allyson
December 12, 2020

#TheWorshipPlaylist: “Christians and Muslims are children of the same Father who view him differently” – Gospel Artiste, Shola Allynson-Obaniyi

On this week’s episode of #TheWorshipPlaylist, veteran gospel artiste, Shola Allyson, opens up to host and founder of Joy Inc., Chude Jideonwo, about how she has been able to stay grounded despite the fame she has acquired for over two decades. Speaking about her life growing up in a blended religious home, Allyson said that... Read More
Church Culture, The Media Blog
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December 12, 2020

Publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah dies at 58

Media mogul, serial entepreneur and politician, Sam Nda-Isiah, is dead. According to a statement by the family confirming his demise, the 58-year-old pharmacist passed on in Abuja, late Friday, after a brief illness. “We are deeply saddened to announce the news of the passing of the chairman of LEADERSHIP Group/National Economy, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah.“He died... Read More
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December 12, 2020

The Experience 15 – Global Edition: ‘The outpouring of the spirit is a visionary people’

2020 was undoubtedly the year that took most people on by a surprise. Where we now experience almost everything virtually, we are also reminded of the idea of globalisation through a number of virtual events that have presented themselves globally since the COVID-19 Pandemic. Among the many things forced to go virtual, popular gospel concert,... Read More
Church Culture, The Media Blog
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December 11, 2020

“I will end you tomorrow” – Pulev threatens Anthony Joshua ahead of world title fight

To cap the year off for boxing fans round the world, unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was booked to take on contender; Kubrat Pulev for all his championship belts, and right off the bat, this match seemed potentially unexciting. Not to be mistaken, Aj is a heck of a fighter and a national hero to... Read More
Deep Dive, The Sports Blog
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December 10, 2020

Members of Father Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry assault BBC reporters

A Nigerian catholic priest, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka  and some of his church members on Wednesday 9 December assaulted two BBC reporters, their driver and two others in Enugu State, South- Eastern Nigeria. According to the BBC, the journalists, Chioma Obianinwa, Nnamdi Agbanelo and their driver, Ndubuisi Nwafor, were accompanied by another Catholic Priest, Rev. Cajethan... Read More
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December 9, 2020

President or Resident? Buhari’s confinement to Aso Villa continues to reflect in everything currently going wrong

Different strokes for different folks, it is often said. But the kind of strokes President Muhammadu Buhari gives Nigerian folks through his administration of the country only leaves behind the feeling of perplexity, not exceptionality. Nigerians have become accustomed to what Femi Adesina, a presidential media aide, defined as Buhari’s style. It doesn’t matter whether... Read More
Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive
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December 9, 2020

#YNaijaSportsExtra: Surprising racist slurs are still used in the football world, see example | #BlackLivesMatter

Last night’s UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Istanbul Basaksehir FK, ended in a bit of a drama, as the old age issue of racism bore its ugly head yet again. For powerful and influential platforms like sports and media, blatant social injustice is something that cannot be tolerated let alone condoned,... Read More
The Sports Blog
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December 9, 2020

#YNaijaSportsAnalysis: Is Messi still ahead after Ronaldo’s victory? See Stats

The football world last night got treated to arguably the biggest and certainly the most anticipated match of the UEFA Champion’s League 2020 group stage, between Cristiano Ronaldo‘s side Juventus and Lionel Messi‘s side Barcelona, and to say it was a nail biter would ironically be both true and false. The Juventus/Barcelona clash ended in... Read More
Deep Dive, The Sports Blog
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December 8, 2020

Netflix South African rom com ‘How To Ruin Christmas: The Wedding’ is a holiday must-watch

After their debut with South African rom com Seriously Single on Netflix, the Ramaphakela siblings are back with another rom com offering just in time for the holiday season. How To Ruin Christmas: The Wedding is proudly a South African production with bigger ideas and themes, not to mention an incredible fleet of South African... Read More
The Media Blog
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December 8, 2020

Could Mayweather’s return be an attempt to salvage Black American pride?

Former five-weight boxing world champion and flamboyant boxer, Floyd Money Mayweather, has announced his return to boxing after a three-year hiatus. The 43-year-old boxer had announced his retirement back in 2017 and has since been absent from the ring. However, plans are being put in motion for his return. The boxer announced that he will... Read More
Deep Dive, The Sports Blog
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December 7, 2020

Gender bias or queer issues? | Temmie Ovwasa’s experience at YBNL suggests the industry has a long way to go on inclusion

The recent boom in the number of female music stars seemed to have quelled some growing agitations on female marginalisation. Now, more than ever, female superstars are in surplus in the entertainment industry. From Tiwa Savage, Teni, Niniola to Omawumi, Yemi Alade and Simi, the Nigerian music industry has the capacity to organise an all-day... Read More
Next Rated, Non-binary Blog, The Music Blog
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December 6, 2020

Former Finance Commissioner, Tokunbo Abiru wins Lagos East Senatorial District bye-election by wide margin

Tokunbo Abiru, a former Commissioner of Finance in Lagos and candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Lagos East Senatorial Bye-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on December 5. Returning officer for the election, Ademola Oremosun, who is a professor at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), who... Read More
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December 5, 2020

#SaturdaySpecial: Why we love Kita and the Dusty Red Road; Dada Ade and the Good Hair Fairy by Vennessa Scholtz

The covers: Dada Ade and the Good Hair Fairy cover is bright and beautiful. A blend of pastel colours, it begs to be looked at. And when you do look at it, what you immediately see is the coily hair of the two black girls on the cover. The older girl is adorned and drawn... Read More
Blogs, Extra
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December 3, 2020

Why foreign media have a different perspective of Nigerian albums

In the space of one week, two albums of two separate Nigerian singers were adjudged by the foreign media to be one of the most outstanding albums across the globe but opinions appear divided on such public sentiments. Popular UK-based media outfit, Guardian, ranked Wizkid’s November-released Made in Lagos album as one of the top... Read More
Deep Dive, Next Rated, The Music Blog
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December 3, 2020

Nigeria can do without Buratai and his speculation of terrorism for 20 more years

When the Nigerian Army launched a book, Compendium of Nigerian Army Transformation: The Buratai Years (2015-2020), in July to commemorate its annual anniversary and celebrate the reign of its Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, many would have been taken aback with what the army saw as ‘transformation’ and what is spectacular about... Read More
Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive
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ASUU strike
December 2, 2020

5 Nigerian students speak about coping with the ASUU strike

In a year that has belonged to the coronavirus, pockets of police brutality protests and new anxieties from Nigeria’s economic recession, the ASUU strike happening isn’t strange given how frequent it has occurred. The Academic Staff Union of Universities has been at loggerheads with the government for years, over unpaid wages, poor funding of universities,... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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December 1, 2020

The idea of mercenaries suggests the military needs new ideas on war against insurgency

Even though insurgency has almost become synonymous with Borno State, the recent tragedy which struck renewed calls and clamours for significant action against a terror sect which had been “technically defeated” a number of times but still manages to ravage North-Eastern states.  At least 43 farmers were gruesomely executed on their rice plantation and it... Read More
Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive
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HIV/AIDS
December 1, 2020

#WorldAIDSDay2020: Nigerians share their experiences about living with HIV and fighting stigma

There are 1.9 million Nigerians living with HIV, according to a 2019 survey by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). While this is a worrying figure, Nigeria has obliterated nearly all spaces in discussing HIV stigma which has showed to kill faster than the virus itself. Chalk it up to a culture that... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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November 30, 2020

Garba Shehu takes insensitivity to another level with comments on death of Borno farmers

The Nigerian media space was plunged into another period of mourning when scores of Borno farmers were reportedly killed by members of terror sect, Boko Haram in Zabarmari, a community in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.  The farmers, who were in the process of harvesting their crops when their heads were separated from... Read More
Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive
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