The Gist/The Juice/The Absolute Craziness Ifreke Inyang (@ifreke) Let’s get right to it people! Monday: It’s another Monday on Twitter, and as usual, the random expression of thoughts never relents. For @bold_ent, it started on a delicious note: “Lovely Monday morning,” he tweeted. “Watching supernatural and having breakfast in bed.” And @AndreBlaze had to rub... Read More
It’s what the world is talking about this week, with the end of the Muslim fast and the Ramadan season and the whole debate over Koran-burning by Rev. Jones in the United States of America. The reverend of a congreation of 50 has gained world wide infamy for threatening to burn the holy book in protest... Read More
Awards Buzz: Chiddy Bang reaches for BET Hip Hop Awards; JJC, Banky W, Psquare for MOBOs Awards (+ SMVA releases list of nominees) by ‘Damilola Oyedele Through the year the Nigerian-American duo, Chiddy Bang, whose music style is a fusion of hip-hop and alternative, has gotten great reviews from around the world. Hip-hop... Read More
– talks to Ynaija.com exclusively. by ‘Damilola Oyedele Twitter hath no fury like Toni Payne scorned! She is now an official member of the Twitter stream-of-consciousness hall of fame (Kanye West had his moment last week). It isn’t funny though: the young music manager and publicist can’t take it anymore. It was clear that all... Read More
by Aramide Abe Happy Public Holidays fellow Nigerians! Please find listed below, a run-down of exciting things happening this long weekend. Join our FB group if you haven’t – Nigeria: What’s On? SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Want to promote your business? Having a party and want to get the word out? Getting married and want to... Read More
Learn how to start your own business With $270 or N42,000, build it for just one year & start earning & above $500 weekly – www.holidaysandrewards.com/lcp1/femi7 (and it won’t affect your current job or career). This is not ‘Wonder Bank’ or ‘Money Doubling’. Its a reality that you can enjoy. Join Olufemi Awoleye, a promoter who... Read More
“It’s maddening to be alone in a city with 14 million people” The 2007 film Relentless in Lagos, starring Gideon Okeke (Big Brother Nigeria, Tinsel) and Nneka Egbuna (MOBO award winning singer) alongside Jimmy Jean Louis, the Haitian actor who was the lead of the movie Phat Girls, will be premiering at the 54th BFI... Read More
by Bee Azubuike Kajola may be a movie, while Dipp is into music-making, but the two have something in common – the word ‘fast-forward’. Apparently, there’s a striking similarity between Kajola’s theme ‘TOMORROW IS TODAY’, and Dipp’s still-in-the-works album title’ THE FUTURE IS NOW’. Needless to say, both are a peek into the future. Dipp... Read More
Fresh off his Underground Music Award nomination (UMAs) for Best Promising Rapper, new artiste Yesi has releases a blazing freestyle on Rick Ross’ summer street anthem Blow Money Fast – B.M.F. Early this year, Yesi independently released his debut album Coronation with singles G.R.A and Aura. His efforts were recognized at the 7th annual UMAs – which has been called the Grammys for underground... Read More
By Our Reporter Kevin Lucciano Gabriel, chief executive of Questionmark Entertainment has been active for over a year following the hiatus after widely reported problems with artistes under his label. The record label executive and his new team have been hard at work in a bid to re-charge the entertainment company. Towards that, the label... Read More
by Emmanuel Osanedum In honour of the 50th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, Hennessy is introducing a ‘Hennessy 50’ limited edition bottle. Fifty thousand of these special edition bottles have been created with unique numbers to serve as collector’s items for Nigerians as they celebrate the nation’s golden jubilee anniversary. These limited edition bottles will feature... Read More
With so many social networking sites out there, it is quite easy to get sucked in. From Facebook to Twitter, Bebo to MySpace, LinkedIn to Ning and these are the most popular. You have all these different accounts and dozens and dozens of friends. Some of them you know and some you will never ever... Read More
by ‘Damilola Oyedele JuvyTek was born when Ehi and Paul (aka DJ Teffler) met in high school in Nigeria. Ten years later, what started as just a means to kill time is growing into a full-fledged force in music production. What is JuvyTek Entertainment? Teffler: It’s a lifestyle entertainment company; a package of sound, swag... Read More
By Emmanuel Osanedum The Vagina Monologues are here for another run! To be honest, we thought that this was one too many, and we would be all jaded in the hall, especially since this is in the second time in less than six months that it will be showing. But apparently not! Themed The Ultimate Face-Off... Read More
It was a cozy – and fun – evening at Terra Kulture on the 3rd of September, at the premiere of the stage play ‘To love a ghost’. The event started with a cocktail reception, completre with flashing cameras and TV interviews. Guests settled into the hall to a soul-stirring romantic song on the piano... Read More
Boye Oshinaga We’ve all heard the cliché and rolled our eyes in disdain: “bla bla bla… the leaders of tomorrow”. Many times it comes from the lips of those who have lost grip of the gravity of those words. Maybe it’s easy for them to talk about it with levity because they see tomorrow as... Read More
It was 2:03pm on a regular Thursday afternoon in B.Babzville. Going through the regular task of juggling work, blackberry pings, and a million thoughts when suddenly, I got a call from a number I could not recognize. It was Darius, someone I had met in passing a few times but never really had a heart... Read More
By Yinka Ibukun LAGOS (Reuters) – Tech-savvy young Nigerians are gearing up to use BlackBerries, mobile phones and social networking services such as Twitter and Facebook to monitor polls in January, in an effort to stamp out electoral fraud. Previous polls in Africa’s most populous nation have been so marred by ballot-stuffing and voter intimidation that... Read More
Toni Payne Concepts today presented to the public the official download link to Naija Hall, a collaboration by Zara, Adol and Olamide. The song is produced by ID Cabassa. Let’s see if you enjoy it!
What inspired ‘Ako mi ti poju’? It was one of those songs that wasn’t really planned. I was once having a chat with Dokta Frabz (who produced the song) in the studio. At the time, it seemed as though everyone was using the word ‘swag’. I wanted to capture the essence of the word without... Read More
Oh no, not again. I hate that sound. It goes off at 5.30am every week day, and even though it’s a jazz tune, my favorite, it totally gets on my nerves at this time of the morning. I got out of bed sluggishly, said my morning prayers, and walked lazily to my mirror to recite... Read More
Name: Greg Ihenyen Occupation: Architecture and visualization (www.greggihenyen.com) Describe you in three words: Smart, creative, outlier Favourite song? ‘This is your life’, by Switchfoot Favourite TV show of all time and why? House – he’s crazy, intelligent, has women issues and shares my name Pringles! What’s your favourite flavour? Don’t have one (Oops, I hope... Read More
By ‘Demola Adesina I once had to take a cab to a friend’s apartment close to Sabo, Yaba on a Sunday morning. Upon asking the taxi driver why so many strange manoeuvres, he gave me that Nigerian quizzical look: you know, the ‘You don’t know Lagos look’ and then told me something about ‘that Yaba... Read More
By Ifreke Inyang Twitter was the topic for the last show of Y! TV (Rubbin’ Minds): the guests were entertainment and media professionals who know how how to use Twitter well. There was Nigezie’s Andre Blaze, who is @AndreBlaze on twitter, Hip Hop artiste Kel Ohia (@kelonline, Marketing expert Deyi Ayowole, with the handle @bold_ent... Read More
Have you ever found yourself in one of these situations? Your bill due dates and tasks slip, since it’s hard to keep them straight. Your cash flow is tighter than ever because everything from fuel to rent is getting more expensive. You overpay for things because you’re not finding the best deals on the items... Read More
Nike Ogunlesi, Steve Babaeko, others teach business to young people: APPLY NOW Are you a young or aspiring entrepreneur who wants to learn the fundamentals of how to run a business in Nigeria from some of Nigeria’s most successful business owners? Then, you have to register for The Future Entrepreneurs Development Programme! Facilitators: · ... Read More
The Gist/The Juice/The Absolute Craziness By Ifreke Inyang Monday: Monday started on a good note for most tweeters. Widely acclaimed King of Comedy, Ali Baba ,with the handle @alibababagcfr, gave out recharge cards to some of his lucky followers. Banky W (@BankyW), who wasn’t in the country re-tweeted the messages so some of his followers could get some... Read More
Ifreke Inyang The self acclaimed ‘Ginjah Master’ has apparently confirmed reports that he is in good shape. The singer- producer was involved in a crash in the early hours of today and was rumoured to be in coma. But, after his manager confirmed to us that he was well and on his feet, Terry G himself... Read More
Nigerians can now heave a slight sigh of relief. It would appear that all is well with Terry G and his House of Ginjah label mates, despite the accident that left his car a wreck at 3am this morning in Ogba, Ikeja. Below is a message from Terry G’s manager just now circulated to members... Read More
By Our Reporter Young Nigerians across spectrums have begun to express sadness and sympathy over the sad news, now confirmed, that pop singer, Terry G was victim of an accident at Ogba this morning. Said Banky W’s tweet less than 20 minutes ago: “Just heard some terrible news. Let’s pray for Terry G” Terry G... Read More