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October 22, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Usman thinks Hon Jibrin has lost his political relevance…maybe we agree

Who is Usman? Another lawmaker? A minister? A government official? Usman is none of any of the options listed. Usman is a political observer and a writer, he’s genuinely concerned about the state of political affairs in the country. More importantly, Usman is upset about how the budget padding scandal has been handled (or not),... Read More
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October 21, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: The Nigerian Senate refuses to carry last on this tech stuff, hence Facebook Live

First it was e-voting days ago, we ignored it like “no be today, they’ll soon spoil it sef as per is it not naija” Then today, the Nigerian Senate live-streamed plenary session for the first time, in a test run. So we decided to put our bad belle and cynicism aside because this is one... Read More
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October 20, 2016

The Thread: Why is Governor Willie Obiano trending?

Soon after a couple of fellas put out tweets about Willie Obiano, the governor of Anambra State, he began to trend on Nigerian twitter. See below: @WillieMObaino has been a disappointment to the people of Anambra#ObianoIsAFailure — #ENDSARS #ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY (@Nwachinemelu87) October 20, 2016 3/3and traders many of whom actually need soft loans to finance their... Read More
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October 20, 2016

The Thread: They say we’re playing with the fire called religious extremism again

SBM Intelligence, a policy watchdogs based in Nigeria has tweeted its findings on the on-going attacks on the Shiites Muslim sects warning that it (the attacks) could ignite war from across the borders (Iraq) onto our shores. We are yet to wrap up the Boko Haram conflict, Niger Delta Avengers are still playing with our oil pipelines; we cannot afford another... Read More
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October 18, 2016

The Thread: Slaying in a poncho | Aisha Buhari is definitely not here to play

Nigeria’s First Lady is no push over. First she conducted an interview with the BBC, where she lamented the effect of the cabal’s apron strings on her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari then countered her criticisms with these words “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and... Read More
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October 18, 2016

The Film Blog: From #TheOtherRoom to #Room315 (and what we think)

In case you were looking for a room controversy that actually worth your time, rather than the teenage-boy fantasies of an over-indulged President, well yesterday the good guys at YNaija’s Conversations desk kept one for you. We thought this would be a storm in a tea cup when we first caught wind last week. But... Read More
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October 18, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: President Buhari, Hon Jibrin and the anti-corruption sham

Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin still gets media coverage. With every – no longer shocking – revelation, Nigeria’s foremost whistleblower still gets the attention of the press. But that’s where it ends, sadly. The APC, his political party, after issuing a warning to him to desist from making the budget padding allegations public has stopped responding to... Read More
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October 17, 2016

The Thread: Room 313 vs Room 315 | When new Nollywood took itself on

New Nollywood is in a tizzy over theft and plagiarism of the creative work Room 315. Wana Udobang, multimedia journalist, poet and filmmaker is butting heads with filmaker, Niyi Akinmolayan over the upcoming release of the short film Room 315. Wana’s argument is that the film is premised on her work Room 313, which is a series... Read More
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October 17, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: A dose of common sense for Mr President

A dose in time will be just right! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-AUzAEgYw Common sense advocate, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has a few words for President Muhammadu Buhari, and every thought he’s shared is true to the title of the series. The issue now is, who will play this video to the President. They’ve told us he doesn’t know more... Read More
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October 17, 2016

The Film Blog: That’s how IK Ogbonna was just going on his way o, and trailer came to jam him

  By now you know we kinda like our good friends at TrueNollywoodStories, at least based on how many times we look at the stuff that Segun Odejimi and Andrew Oke put up. Even if, every now and again, we will come for them. But these are guys who are pay attention to film. Even... Read More
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October 17, 2016

The Film Blog: We can’t find one good review for ‘A Trip to Jamaica’. No, not one.

  We went across the length and breadth of the Nigerian internet to see the reviews – and what we found for AY’s blockbuster comedy, A Trip to Jamaica is, uhm, quite interested. Let’s dig into it. Number 1 In AY’s 30 Days Atlanta it was tiring. In this movie, it is a chore: as tiresome... Read More
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October 16, 2016

Buhari didn’t travel to Germany for medicals – Okorocha

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha on Sunday dismissed a statement that President Muhammadu Buhari traveled to Germany to seek medical attention to an undisclosed ailment. A former lawmaker, Dr Junaid Mohammed had said Buhari went to treat an undisclosed illness while deceiving Nigerians with a state visit. But Rochas who traveled with the President denied... Read More
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October 15, 2016

The Film Blog: When Love Happens Again is a f__king stupid disgrace of a film

We wondered if to be truly honest about how we feel about this train-wreck of a film, especially if we stand the risk of p__sing off people who don’t strong words? Then we thought: F__k it. This disgusting mess deserves it. And if we tamped down our emotions, we would be trading in dishonesty. No.... Read More
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October 15, 2016

The Media Blog: The late, great Chris Jeyibo was one of the most powerful people in Nigerian media

Chris Jeyibo passed on last week Friday in a car accident. It’s quite a frightening photo – his car crushed on Magodo Road, Lagos in a way that he couldn’t have escaped, in the middle of the night in a country where emergency services are mostly a myth. It’s terribly sad in and of itself... Read More
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October 14, 2016

This Naija babe gave her Oyinbo flatmate pepper soup and the unthinkable ensued

This thread got us all laughing till our tummies hurt. Enjoy: That's how I entered problem this evening.. — Olóyè Ni'matullah (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016 So I was having peppersoup for dinner and my oyinbo flatmate said he wanted… pic.twitter.com/2enQ9bVcvA — Olóyè Ni'matullah (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016 I told him its spicy oo. He said... Read More
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October 14, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: Yes some shia cut themselves, but you cut others!

by Peregrino Brimah At the heart of the deadly intolerance against Shia Muslims in Nigeria is a deep-seated hatred for Shia Muslims. We must lay the facts bare in the face of in-our-face death delivering persecution against Nigeria’s Shi’a minority. Though they are more than 9 million, Shia are a minority religious group in Nigeria. In a 2012 pew... Read More
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Aisha Buhari
October 14, 2016

El-Nathan John to Aisha Buhari: “A country is not a family provisions store”

In an interview with BBC Hausa, Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari made a number of shocking comments about her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari’s approach to running the country. She said in plain language that some of the President’s appointments were imposed on him by some powerful politicians and he’s not even familiar with most of... Read More
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