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May 16, 2019
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How can we escape the stupidity of Okon’s videos justifying rape? Don’t watch them

Before now, no one knew Imeh Bishop aka Okon existed until he recently posted an incendiary video on his Instagram: In it, the actor and comedian comically tried to explain why rape isn’t the correct term for what happened to the women involved in the recent Abuja police raid, which spurred protests within and outside... Read More
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May 12, 2019
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Entertainment roundup: New ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ trailer to be featured as ‘Endgame’ post-credits scene; Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcome baby number four | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcome baby number four Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have now expanded their family. The couple welcomed their fourth child, a son via... Read More
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May 5, 2019
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Entertainment roundup: Tiwa Savage leaves Mavin, signs new record deal with Universal Music Group; ‘Game of Thrones’ director casts Nigerian actor Shobowale Bamgbose in Warner Bros film | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Tiwa Savage leaves Mavin, signs new record deal with Universal Music Group The biggest news this week in entertainment was Tiwa Savage leaving her record label Mavin, to... Read More
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May 3, 2019
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Tonto Dikeh is playing with the idea of writing a tell-all book titled ‘Surviving Churchill’

Tonto Dikeh‘s buzzy, tell-all interview is still reverberating through social media, wherein she countered claims made by her ex-husband Churchill Olakunle Oladunni and revealed some interesting claims of her. It’s all been sapped up by Twitter with varying perspectives, and has open conversations on how society expects women to be docile and mild-mannered, regardless of... Read More
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May 3, 2019
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The wife of Malawi’s vice president rapping to campaign for her husband is all what you need to see today

On May 21, Malawians will head to the polls to vote in the general elections. As such, Mary Nkhamanyachi Chilima, whose husband Saulos Chilima is the incumbent vice president and also contesting to be the next president of the country, recently released a music video to campaign for her husband under the UTM party. She... Read More
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April 29, 2019
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Diana Evans and Oyinkan Braithwaite are the only Nigerian authors whose books have been shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction

This year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist was announced Sunday evening, and out of six books My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite) and Ordinary People (Diana Evans) made the selection. Of course, this is good news. The longlist had included Akwaeke Emezi’s autobiographical debut Freshwater, but we are buzzing that we still have representation... Read More
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April 29, 2019
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Seun Kuti says Africans didn’t know about subjugating women until colonisation came and wow, this incredible ignorance

When it comes to personal politics, I have never held Nigerian celebrities to any standard. They are, after all, humans. And although being a celebrity can also mean being a role model and saying the right things, because this is what a majority of people expect, Nigerian celebrities are altogether a different breed. Which is... Read More
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April 28, 2019
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Entertainment roundup: Idris Elba weds Sabrina Dhowre in beautiful Moroccan wedding; ‘Avengers: Endgame’ breaks global box office record | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Idris Elba weds longtime girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre in beautiful Moroccan wedding Sorry ladies, but Idris Elba is off the market! Hollywood’s charming hunk broke many hearts on Friday... Read More
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April 25, 2019
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Hey, look, Daenerys as a Nigerian mother is the best meme from #GOT’s second episode

While the buzz around the final return of Game of Thrones may have slightly dissipated, the second episode was sweet fan service and farewell as we prepare for the next installment: Battle of Winterfell. Why? Because it’s going to be an absolute bloodbath. That said, the second episode generated a lot of talking points, notably... Read More
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April 25, 2019
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Good riddance! Nnedi Okorafor unfriended a man on Facebook who had sexist views about women

I follow Nnedi Okorafor on Twitter, and one thing that I have noticed about her online personality is that she does not suffer fools gladly. Whether she’s having a conversation with random internet users about her work, the American political system, pop culture, the everyday micro-aggressions caused by patriarchy and misogyny, or perpetually correcting people... Read More
Culture, The Media Blog
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April 23, 2019
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Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright dazzled at the world premiere of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and now we can’t wait to see the movie

With less than seventy-two hours to the release one of the year’s robustly anticipated movie, Avengers: Endgame, cast members were out to attend the world premiere at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday. From Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson to Tessa Thompson, Bradley Cooper, Robert Downey Jnr, it was an assemble of actors... Read More
Culture, The Film Blog
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stylist
April 23, 2019
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The age of the ‘active muse’ is over; its time for Nigerian stylists to get serious

At the 2017 and 2018 Lagos Fashion Week (LFWNG) showcases, commissioned stylists were conspicuously absent. Their absence was obvious because LFWNG is arguably the biggest platform for fashion creatives to make a statement about their work, and the official start of the Nigerian fashion calendar.  At fittings, most designers brought their own personal or professional... Read More
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April 21, 2019
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Entertainment roundup: Universal Pictures releases crazy second trailer for ‘Hobbs & Shaw’; Tinsel actor Gideon Okeke ties knot with Chidera Uduezue | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Letitia Wright lands major role in Agatha Christie adaptation, ‘Death on the Nile’ With Murder on the Orient Express, director and actor Kenneth Branagh loaded the cast with famous faces and... Read More
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April 18, 2019
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From Coachella to album listening party: Burna Boy’s ”African Giant” already feels like a summer hit

Off from an interesting Coachella set last weekend, Burna Boy had a listening party for his upcoming album African Giant, which is due out in August. The album title shows his evolution and growth in the music industry, as well as an international mascot for Afrobeats. The listening party held at a private location in... Read More
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April 17, 2019
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We are excited that Netflix has picked up its first African animated series, ‘Mama K’s Team 4’!

Netflix is so committed towards growing its African content that it intends to add its first original African animated series titled Mama K’s Team 4. According to Variety, the series is produced by South Africa’s award-winning Triggerfish Animation Studios and British kids’ and family entertainment production company CAKE. The series follows four teenage girls living in a... Read More
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April 15, 2019
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No one is surprised that Reno Omokri is homophobic, and this makes him the second popular figure to spew anti-gay rhetoric this month

Nothing that Reno Omokri tweets should surprise you. The former media aide to erstwhile president Goodluck Jonathan has managed to carve out an online presence with #RenoNuggets – the Christian-leaning missives designed to be a wellspring of advice and wisdom. But is it though? #RenoNuggests might as well be messages directly from the Antichrist, Omokri... Read More
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April 15, 2019
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How Nigerians on Twitter reacted to the season eight premiere of ‘Game of Thrones’

Warning: If you are yet to watch the premiere of ‘Game of Thrones’ season eight, do yourself a favour and stop reading now. After waiting for two years with anxious anticipation, HBO blessed us with the premiere of Game of Thrones’ last season in the early hours of this morning. Social media was in a... Read More
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April 14, 2019
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Entertainment roundup: Disney releases official trailer for ‘The Lion King’; Mo Abudu emerges as first African to win the Médailles d’Honneur Award

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Disney releases official trailer for The Lion King After months of teasing, the official trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King is finally out. I have... Read More
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April 13, 2019
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The #ROKMeTour in Lagos had fans and celebrities networking under one roof and we’ve got pictures!

Mary Njoku, CEO of ROK Studios, alongside superstar Nollywood friends Desmond Elliot, Bolanle Ninalowo, Chinedu Ikedieze, Annie Idibia and Efe Irele have just completed the ROK ME Lagos Tour. This comes after the stars have been on a whistlestop tour of South Africa, Zambia and the UK, connecting with fans and Nollywood lovers across Africa... Read More
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April 12, 2019
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Did DStv miss a great chance to have more subscribers by not launching a ‘Game of Thrones’ pop-up channel?

With the burgeoning amount of content on Netflix these days, I have somewhat been weaned from cable television. I still pay my subscription for DStv though, consuming Premier League football, occasional pop culture and bleak CNN news. But the last and possibly epic season of Game of Thrones is almost here to ruin my life,... Read More
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April 11, 2019
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SZA has changed her name to Amarachi Chinonso on Instagram because why not

You may now address American alternative R&B singer SZA by her Nigerian name Amarachi Chinonso, recently changed on her Instagram. Frankly, I’m curious as to what exactly inspired this change by the Grammy-nominated artiste. But then again, I’m not surprised. The Afrobeats wave with the likes of Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy as international mascots, American... Read More
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April 11, 2019
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We are over the moon that Mo Abudu has emerged as the first African to win the Médailles d’Honneur Award

The prestigious MIPTV Médailles d’Honneur is awarded to senior executives who have, through their talent, leadership, and passion made a significant contribution to the world of television and the development of the international TV community. This year, the honour has gone to EbonyLife CEO Mo Abudu, in a ceremony took took place in Cannes, France,... Read More
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April 10, 2019
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Dear Gideon Okeke, Marc Jacobs and his partner don’t even know you exist so shove your homophobia elsewhere

Last weekend famed fashion designer Marc Jacobs tied the knot with Charly Defrancesco in a private ceremony in Rye, New York, and it’s been one of the trending stories in the fashion and entertainment world. Embarrassingly, but not surprising, Tinsel actor Gideon Okeke posted a picture of the newly wedded couple on his Instagram page... Read More
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