The urgent task before Fayemi in Ekiti

The brown and white envelopes, the strips that once held bundles of notes of various naira denominations and other souvenirs of voter-persuasion infrastructure will now be cleared off polling stations and streets from Ado-Ekiti to Ikere. Another Nigerian election has taken place and, regrettably, not a lot has changed as to whether political parties trust... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, Thinking Through

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi

July 16, 2018

Osinbajo leaves Silicon Valley, Hollywood wanting more

by Seun Bisuga Prior to the meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, most of the representatives from Hollywood’s leading movie and entertainment companies like Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Lions Gate, IMAX Entertainment, Warner Bros, Walt Disney, BET International and even the National Association of Theater Owners knew Nigeria for many other reasons... Read More

For the second time in their history, France are the #WorldCup champions

France have emerged World Cup champions for the second time in their history after a convincing 4-2 victory in their final tie against Croatia in Moscow. The game was slightly closer than the scoreline indicated but France were able to convert all their chances and Croatia were slightly unlucky at key moments in the game.... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Sports Blog

Antoine Griezmann, France, Hugo Lloris, Ivan Perisic, Kylian Mbappe, Mario Mandzukic, Paul Pogba

July 14, 2018

#WorldCup Preview: England square up against Belgium in the losers final

The game nobody wants to play. Although there are many pundits, players and coaches stating that the game is a waste of time – the third place still has to be decided and it is still a very important game in the World Cup. Roberto Martinez and Gareth Southgate led their respective teams to the... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Sports Blog

Belgium, england, Gareth Southgate, Roberto Martinez

July 13, 2018

#EkitiDecides: Should we pretend like this election is not all about Fayose?

In less than 24 hours, the people of Ekiti would file out to elect their Chief Executive for the next four years amid a number of ‘theatrics and stage plays’ that has greeted the political arena in that state in the last one week, with the most recent being the alleged siege on the Government... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, Thinking Through

APC, Ayodele Fayose, Kayode Fayemi, Kolapo Olusola Eleka, Muhammadu Buhari, PDP

July 12, 2018

How Bobrisky became more visible and disruptive

While some won’t see Bobrisky as their cup of tea, the cultural omnipresence the Snapchat star has reached in the last few years is, indeed, noteworthy. Bob’s social media popularity, on account of dramatic, superfluous entries into his Snapchat (serving tea really) galvanised a large following of internet users into unflinching loyalty. The early days... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Media Blog

Bobrisky, sexuality

July 12, 2018

Pastor Poju Oyemade’s reply to a Twitter troll is the best thing we have seen from a pastor all year

There are trolls on the loose – that’s no news. The microblogging platform, Twitter, has, in the past few years become the convergence point of trolls and celebrities, the object of the banter. And in the list of celebrities constantly trolled, pastors are not left out. Although, unlike the former, pastors simply choose to ignore,... Read More

Church Culture, Editor's Pick, Featured

Clapback, Pastor Poju Oyemade, troll, twitter., world cup

July 11, 2018

#WorldCup Roundup: It’s not coming home for England as Croatia’s 2-1 comeback win sends them to the finals against France

Croatia set up their first World Cup final appearance after Mario Mandzukic’s 109th-minute strike secured a 2-1 comeback victory for Croatia against England. Croatia were made to chase the game after going a goal down very early in the first half but battled to sink English hopes to secure a World Cup final with France... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Sports Blog

Craotia, england, Mario Mandzukic, world cup

July 11, 2018

Kemi Adeosun’s NYSC certificate scandal will shame at least one Nigerian institution; the more the better

Following the bombshell report on Kemi Adeosun’s alleged forgery of a National Youth Service Corps exemption certificate, the NYSC directorate has confirmed that the Minister did request to be given the certificate but they did not state when she made the request. That is very significant; if Mrs Adeosun did not request the exemption certificate... Read More

Citizenship, Editor's Pick, Featured

Federal Government, forgery, kemi Adeosun, nysc

July 11, 2018

#WorldCup Semi-final Preview: Croatia Vs England – Can England really take it home?

The Three Lions of England are billed to book their first World Cup final spot for the first time in 52 years. The buzz around England is heavy and the media is gearing up for a possible final clash with France, who qualified yesterday against Belgium. However, England will have to face Croatia first. England... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Sports Blog

Croatia, england

July 10, 2018

#WorldCup semi-finals Preview: France Vs Belgium – Clash of the Titans

The much-fancied France side will take on another highly rated team in this World Cup – Belgium. The display of attacking football promises to be epic and already has football fans salivating. France dominated their quarterfinal tie against Uruguay, with a convincing 2-0 victory and were never really troubled by the South Americans. France possesses... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Sports Blog

Belgium, France, Greizmann, hazard, Mbappe

July 9, 2018

The AMVCAs, Tyler Perry’s Acrimony and why Nollywood needs new audiences

Over the weekend, on Twitter, the age-old battle of the sexes was revived for the 57,000th merry go round. This time, the inciting incident was the latest Tyler Perry film, Acrimony, a revenge thriller starring Taraji P. Henson as a wronged wife who tries to set the record straight. There were the usual arguments, for... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Cutting Floor, The Film Blog, Thinking Through

Acrimony, amvcas, nollywood, tyler Perry

July 9, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Music is always political and protest music especially so

Falz’s This Is Nigeria seems to have become the de-facto counterpoint to Childish Gambino’s genre-bending self-examination as a black musician transitioning into mainstream spaces and having his identity suddenly become relevant to his music. Where Childish’s music is personal, Falz’s take spans a whole country. However, one of the major arguments is that somehow Falz... Read More

Throw the Twitter debate series #NoDragMyGender into the fire and let it burn

What have we done to deserve this kind of social media hazard? Back in May, popular social media influencer Paul Ezeudoh aka Tweet Oracle announced the then-upcoming #NoDragMyGender, a Twitter-based series which he refers to as “The Hottest Gender Debate.” You would have to agree that the premise of #NoDragMyGender is mined from the ceaseless... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Media Blog

feminism, Feminist, Princess Ife, Tweet Oracle, twitter.

July 7, 2018

The Borno state Police protest is symptomatic of a country that lies even to itself

Much like Trump’s America, President Buhari’s approach to any public scandal is a mash of outright lies and public propaganda. Handlers of information at the federal level are guilty of this and the Minister of Information aptly named Lai Mohammed has been particularly guilty of this duplicity. However it seems it has permeates every nooks... Read More

Police kill NYSC member, new APC faction emerges and other stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. France President, Emmanuel Macron Tuesday, visited the New Afrika Shrine, a nightclub in Lagos founded by Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. He was entertained with feature concerts, fashion shows by leading African designers and he met with stars from Nollywood. Macron had earlier met... Read More

Everything you need to know about the NYSC member killed by the Police in Abuja

Police intimidation and brutality have become a big problem in Nigeria and while we mourn people who die from inadequate health care, bad roads, unemployment, poverty, we fear that the extrajudicial killings from the men in black will soon top the list. The most recent known incident is the killing of a corps member in... Read More

Nigerian doctors are leaving for the UK, and the resulting crisis will affect everyone, even you

Dear reader, please do not develop a health condition requiring a doctor’s examination in Nigeria because you would have to compete with 3,500 other patients for his or her attention. This is clearly bad news, enough to not wish for any hospital needs in Nigeria any time soon. Or ever, as this reality is probably... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, Thinking Through

brain drain, Doctors, PLAB, uk

July 5, 2018

#IsYourBooYourBoo? InvestigaTHOR is the Twitter-based platform exposing cheating partners

Before recently stumbling on InvestigaTHOR on Twitter, I have always nursed the idea of being in a relationship since I became single in 2016. But now, I’m not so sure. On one hand, an online apparatus like InvestigaTHOR feels good to be true. On the other, the platform is ostensibly telling us that our partners... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Media Blog

InvestigaTHOR

July 3, 2018

Mikel Obi, a National Hero Nigeria does not deserve

John Mikel Obi was called four hours before Nigeria’s most crucial game against Argentina that his father had been kidnapped – what sort of a country is this? We keep complaining of poor leadership but it truly stems from the people – where is the empathy? I imagine he must have felt sad and worried... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Sports Blog

Mikel, nigeria

July 3, 2018

Herdsmen Attack: Saraki calls for more responsibility on the part of government

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has decried the current spate of killings in the country reiterating that the value of human life must remain sacrosanct. Saraki made this known via his official Twitter account yesterday where he stated that the responsibility of safeguarding the life and property of every Nigerian resides with the government and its... Read More

Ex-BB Naija housemate Bally is looking for a wife and Linda Ikeji TV is here to help him

I haven’t stopped feeling amused since I came across Hottest Bachelor Nigeria, the never-seen-before dating reality show coming soon to Linda Ikeji TV. My recent piece on why shows like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette will work in Nigeria feels prescient as it is a useful guidepost on reality dating television. Unfortunately, Bally of Big... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Media Blog

bally, BB Naija, Linda Ikeji TV

July 3, 2018

#YNaijaSays: President Buhari’s social media ‘advisors’ should blame the killer herdsmen not the media

We know you are paid to work for the presidency, but when it comes to certain things, like the loss of human lives in mindless killings and slaughters from killer herdsmen, you are not paid to lose your soul and every shred of humanity you may have. According to a report from Human Rights Organisation,... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, Thinking Through

Advisors, herdsmen, killers, President Muhammadu Buhari, social media, terrorists

July 2, 2018

We might just be in love with the first episode of “The Chronicles of Lolu”

Back on the third season of Big Brother Naija, I saw Lolu Shomuyiwa as a dark horse. Unlike other big-bodied, domineering male housemates, Lolu was physically boyish but had a jaunty, intelligent coolness that balanced out the show’s frivolous nature. Many times, we have seen how enrapturing it can be hearing Lolu talk on the... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Media Blog

Big Brother Naija, Lolu, The cHronicles of Lolu

The urgent task before Fayemi in Ekiti

Osinbajo leaves Silicon Valley, Hollywood wanting more

For the second time in their history, France are the #WorldCup champions

#WorldCup Preview: England square up against Belgium in the losers final

#EkitiDecides: Should we pretend like this election is not all about Fayose?

How Bobrisky became more visible and disruptive

Pastor Poju Oyemade’s reply to a Twitter troll is the best thing we have seen from a pastor all year

#WorldCup Roundup: It’s not coming home for England as Croatia’s 2-1 comeback win sends them to the finals against France

Kemi Adeosun’s NYSC certificate scandal will shame at least one Nigerian institution; the more the better

#WorldCup Semi-final Preview: Croatia Vs England – Can England really take it home?

#WorldCup semi-finals Preview: France Vs Belgium – Clash of the Titans

The AMVCAs, Tyler Perry’s Acrimony and why Nollywood needs new audiences

#YNaijaEssays: Music is always political and protest music especially so

Throw the Twitter debate series #NoDragMyGender into the fire and let it burn

The Borno state Police protest is symptomatic of a country that lies even to itself

Police kill NYSC member, new APC faction emerges and other stories that drove conversation this week

Everything you need to know about the NYSC member killed by the Police in Abuja

Nigerian doctors are leaving for the UK, and the resulting crisis will affect everyone, even you

#IsYourBooYourBoo? InvestigaTHOR is the Twitter-based platform exposing cheating partners

Mikel Obi, a National Hero Nigeria does not deserve

Herdsmen Attack: Saraki calls for more responsibility on the part of government

Ex-BB Naija housemate Bally is looking for a wife and Linda Ikeji TV is here to help him

#YNaijaSays: President Buhari’s social media ‘advisors’ should blame the killer herdsmen not the media

We might just be in love with the first episode of “The Chronicles of Lolu”

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