by Chi Ibe Are you looking to kick-start a career in advertising, marketing and distribution or communications and public relations? Here’s a great opportunity to work witha groundbreaking editorial. FAB Magazine is looking to recruit fresh interns in Advertising; Marketing and Distribution; and Communications and Public Relations. If you are looking for experience in any... Read More
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by Chi Ibe What do you get when you put Jay-Z’s ‘Forever Young’ in the hands of a Seven Star General? We’ll tell you! Podium Vybez/Storm Records recording artist, General Pype takes on Jay-Z’s hit tune in his new single, ‘Forever Green, Nigeria We Hail Thee’. “This is General Pype’s sincere gift to everyone,” says his management. Listen... Read More
by Chi Ibe It’s the start of a new year, and Naeto C is calling all his fans to share his blessings in this new track featuring the talented Asa. Naeto C shares his thoughts and prayers with all his fans in a letter below: As we enter the new year 2011 I want to wish... Read More
by @YNaija After weeks of intense voting, we now have the winners of the first YNaija Twitter Awards. Voting was by commenting on the previous articles, DMs and mails. The winners are: Male Tweep of the Year @DONJAZZYMOHITS @SirUTI @darey @MI_Abaga @BankyW WINNER: @DONJAZZYMOHITS Female Tweep of the Year @GenevieveNnaji1 @exschoolnerd @gigachic @lizyemoja @ivorymalinov WINNER:... Read More
by Sayo Owolabi It’s been a really long week, but all the same it’s been one I enjoyed and that’s because I am doing what I love! This week I’m still staying with football. Who doesn’t love football? The focus shifts to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the whole saga that has engulfed it... Read More
by Sayo Owolabi THE PROPS 1. HARRISON JALLA AND NANF You have the right to disagree but I think that Jalla and his guys at NANF deserve as many thumbs up as they can get for letting NFF off the hook and ‘allowing Nigerian Football to move forward’. 2. ARSENAL I probably ridicule the London... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang [@ifreke] Hey folks, for reasons best known to the network provider we all rant about, I wasn’t able to get my BIS activated on time to get tweets from Monday and Tuesday. But trust me, when my patience ran out, I rang them up and gave them an earful! And by Wednesday,... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze Forget about 2011 for a minute, another major source of concern about the country is the economy. Given that recently the credit ratings company, Fitch, revised our ratings downwards, we really have to sit up and take notice rather than the typical armchair reaction of claiming that it is all Western propaganda. Is... Read More
by Onyeka Nwelue Approaching late evening, on a busy lane, driving into the University of Lagos campus, there are five of us in the car: Dear Mother actor, David Nnaji, Naija Sings debut winner, Jon Ogah, dark-skinned and soft-spoken actor, Seun Ajayi, myself and AMBO 4 winner, Wole Ojo, who is behind the steering-wheel of... Read More
Event Hotlist FRIDAY: *Cinema Lagos *Bishops Cottage Family Dinner SATURDAY: *Perfume Unveil – Federico Mahora Collection *Alter Ego Sale *Duchess Mega Sale SUNDAY: *AAF Lagos Photo 2010 Art and Fashion Fair *Theatre @ Terra: V-Monolgues *Fusion Fashion & Lifestyle Event *Le Petit Marche *Move Back Club Social FRIDAY 1) CINEMA LAGOS CHARLIE ST CLOUD with... Read More
by Kay Omar I don’t know why but I often feel like I’m the only one with a Blackberry on every public bus I get on. Of course that’s not true. Sometimes, I get to see a fellow BB addict, but for the most part I find that I am the only one “using” a... Read More
by Sola Fasasi The 2010 nominees list for the NMVA, Nigeria’s first music video awards is finally out! Topping the list this year, are BankyW, D’banj,and Goldie . Checkout the full nominees list below: 1. BEST AFRO HIP-HOP ZAAKI CATCH FIRE LYNXXX CHANGE YOUR PARADE RAW O CHUKWU NIKKY LAOYE TAKA SUFE DAGRIN PON, PON,... Read More
by Ore Fakorede 1. Yeah 3X – Chris Brown Moving on from the fallout of his altercation with former girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 has obviously been really difficult for r’n’b superstar Chris Brown. His last album, ‘Graffiti’ sold a mere 316,000 copies; a commercial disaster when compared to combined sales of over 6,000,0000 copies from... Read More
+ Matilda Kerry, Celia Bisson & Ene Maya and Mo’Cheddah, and Ify Aniebo on Y! Radio! What have they been up to? They were once dazzling beauties capturing the attention of the nation and climbing up to instant fame. But after their reign as beauty queens, many have gone on to brighter and bigger things!... Read More
by Anino Odeli-Serrano Remember that saying about meeting your heroes, something like “don’t get too excited because your hero may just turn out to be ill-mannered, pompous, arrogant and a bit of a brat”? Well I think that advice should be heeded, especially in the world of Twitter. In recent weeks, there’s been drama unfolding... Read More
by Yolanda Gray Our pretty Niniola left the competition this week for personal reasons, so there was no elimination. However, the votes for last week and this week will be tallied to eliminate one of the top 9 Naija Singers. We’ve got an interesting theme this week. The contestants are to perform contemporary Nigerian hit... Read More
by Ifesinachi Okoli If the Global Financial Meltdown were a man, it would not be difficult to picture the way he would look. He would be weighed down by a burden so gigantic, that it would surely have turned him to a replica of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. His legs would be quivering broomsticks,... Read More
by ‘Demola Adesina Experience has shown that there are two kinds of affluent churches in Lagos. There are the younger, upwardly mobile churches and there are the churches with the old money aura. Archbishop Vining Memorial Anglican Church Cathedral clearly belongs to the latter. Situated on Oba Akinjobi way in the urbane Ikeja GRA, this... Read More
CelebrityRead© is a monthly not-for-profit reading event that brings together at least 3 celebrities from 3 different industries, to read a small portion from their respective chosen and favorite literature/book to a live and listening audience. It’s happening again this month and you are invited to Come watch your favorite celebrities read off their favorite... Read More
by Sola Fasasi On Thursday, singer Goldie launched her new album and celebrated her birthday at Number 10 in Victoria Island, Lagos. Guests included Banky W, Jay Jay, guys from Kennis Music, Eldee and others. Enjoy the pictures! [nggallery id=22] Pictures by Femi Abolade
Name: Cindy Talabi Occupation: Legal Practitioner Three words that describe you best: playful,funny and easgoing Mario or Luigi? What’s Mario or Luigi? What song always makes you happy when you hear it? Can’t decide Your favourite TV shows? I can’t decide between House & Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and that’s because they appeal to the different natures... Read More
Darey, who suspended the release of his US album following the death of his label Chairman Dick Griffey (of SOLAR Records fame) has been busy working with his producer-collaborator Cobhams Asuquo on a new album – his third – planned for Nigerian and international release in a matter of months. And now, with the full... Read More
by Richard Odilu and Demola Adesina Last weekend, there was a three-day buildup of rave events to welcome BBA winner Uti Nwachukwu back to Nigeria. The first was at the airport in Lagos, the second was the official Mnet reception at Rehab, and then finally a no-holds-barred party at Aura on Saturday! Our reporters were... Read More
YQ has dedicated a track from his current album, titled Miss You as a tribute to his late friend, Dagrin. This song, from the I am YQ album, was composed by YQ himself. YQ says “Dagrin remains evergreen in my heart – a true friend and a brother. Things are not the same without him here, but I’ll... Read More
Name: Yox Kunle Yoloye Occupation: Real Estate Consultant Describe you in three words: I need just one… GREATNESS!!! If you weren’t you, who would you be? I cannot not be me Mario or Luigi? Yox What was the best vacation you ever had? Badagry beech with my ex Favorite TV show of all time and... Read More
by Demola Adesina From the time she caught the attention of the country over a year ago in the Knighthouse hit Won Beri, Mo’Cheddah has continued to emphasise her relevance on the psyche of Nigerian music lovers. She is indeed a breath of fresh air in a society very wanting of diva-powered musicians. As if... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Connect the dots, what do we, Ibrahim Babangida and Muhammadu Buhari have in common? Yeah, we all want to be president even though we suck at it and YES we all can rock the military outfit. There’s only one thing though – this generation can do it better. The military inspired... Read More
by Sola Fasasi Inale, the groundbreaking movie, is the first musical to be produced on Nigerian soil. The movie premiered on Friday the 23rd of October, 2010 at Genesis Deluxe Cinemas at the Palms Mall, Lekki, Lagos. Inale features an A-list cast, most of whom were in attendance – Dede Mabiaku, Keppy Ekpenyoung, Omawumi Megbele,... Read More
by Demola Adesina On the Saturday, 23rd October 2010, the Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI) organized a gala to sensitise executives about the activities of the organisation, celebrate members and raise funds for future plans and activities of the Initiative. The event, tagged Champion of Values, was held at the Landmark Village Event Centre, Lagos. The... Read More
In the spirit of Independence, Nigeria’s leading men’s magazine, Mode, features the ‘young’ men running for president and other various positions in this month’s issue of the magazine. “We feel it’s important to inform our readers, and help them decide who to support towards 2011,” said AbubakarTafawa-Balewa, the editor of Mode.
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