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August 29, 2010

Tunde Bayewu, Sade Adu others to be celebrated at Nottinghill Carnival

London will once again play host to over 30,000 Nigerians that make a yearly pilgrimage to the annual Nottinghill carnival. According to Sodium Brand Solutions, organisers of the Nigerian corner, ‘Nigeria@50 dinner part is part of activities to mark this year’s celebration and major stars from Nollywood would be in London to grace the occasion”.... Read More

August 28, 2010

Emphirical comes home

The duo known as Emphirical ( www.myspace.com/emphirical ) who released two singles for the general Afro Pop music lover in 2009 – Bread n Butter Featuring Mo’Cheddah & Ejekajo – have announced plans for their debut album due out in December 2010. The albums will feature what their manager, Alex Yangs, calls “great collaborations and amazing... Read More

August 27, 2010

The Breakout! Y! TV: 22 AUGUST, 2010.

PRESENTERS: Chude Jideonwo Shade Ladipo GUESTS: TOSIN MARTINS Musician SAUCE KID Musician Intro: We have with us Tosin Martins, the Olomi crooner from way back. The man who gave us an all time wedding song that refused to fade, how does it feel giving us that song? TOSIN: Well, for me, it’s more of foresight... Read More

August 26, 2010

Yobo apologises to Nigerians

Oluwashina Okeleji IT MIGHT have been a story of failure in South Africa, but, as we found out when we sat down with him after Nigeria’s first match, the Everton defender is keen on lighting up dimmed hopes We have to speak about the World Cup – you guys came to South Africa with so... Read More

August 26, 2010

MTN says Project Fame will continue

Following Sunday’s fire outbreak that gutted the Ultima Studios, venue of two MTN-sponsored TV shows – MTNProject Fame West Africa and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? – the telecommunication company has announced that the shows would continue. According to the General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN Nigeria, Kola Oyeyemi, although the fire incident will affect... Read More

August 26, 2010

Tribalists vs. Manifestos

A friend once told me that all Nigerians are tribalists. I found it strange. How could he just sit down and generalize without any research or statistic. I replied him; “Comot for here joo. You are just a typical Yoruba man, sitting here and thinking you have all the facts. Una too dey do like... Read More

August 25, 2010

MAMAs return to Nigeria

MTV Networks Africa (MTVNA) and Bharti Airtel (formerly Zain) have confirmed that they will be holding the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) in Lagos, Nigeria. It will hold at the Ekpo hall of the Eko Hotel & Suites on 11 December 2010. Said Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, MTV Networks Africa, “We... Read More

August 25, 2010

Holiday With Less Pay

It’s the holiday season – kids are on summer break, adults are on summer vacation. Your joy at this free time away from the daily grind is eclipsed by your dread of the cost – bills tend to rack up obscenely during holiday season. This year should be different; there’s no reason why you can’t... Read More

August 24, 2010

REPORT: The fire at Ultima

Nothing prepared the entire crew of the MTN Project Fame West Africa and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for the shock that awaited them at some minutes after nine in the evening on Sunday 22 August. According to an eye witness, they had finished shooting the second season of the ‘Who Wants to be... Read More

August 24, 2010

Macaulay’s grandson joins Storm

A new artiste called Slick P has landed on Storm Records after signing a recording and management deal. According to the company, “This global citizen with a unique sound has criss-crossed the world developing himself academically, professionally and also on his musical journey. An experienced performer, hypeman, dj and emcee with an eclectic style and... Read More

August 23, 2010

Teju Reloaded

We’ve all known him as a comedian and then an MC, (oh and then as an actor). But since Teju berthed with the Teju Babyface Show, Nigerians are wondering if he is going to be the future of terrestrial television. We sit him down and grill him on this new, exciting phase – BY MADUEKWE... Read More

August 23, 2010

Sir, your bill

Twenty-first century dating is fraught with all sorts of new and confusing concepts and can potentially be a mine-field of social faux pas. The time-honored tradition of the man paying for the first date is slowly being undermined by the “Going Dutch” concept. When a man approaches a woman to ask her out to dinner,... Read More

August 23, 2010

Pictures from the sad Ultima fire

This morning, as the result of an electrical fault, the studio that films Project Fame and Who Wants To Be A Millionare went up in flames. Our correspondent, Richard Odilu, was at the scene today. The Lagos State Police Spokesman speaks exclusively to us on the fire that razed Ultima Studios, where hit shows including... Read More

August 21, 2010

DJ Neptune is unleashed

Neptune is back with the Mix Tape madness. International DJ Neptune aka Eva Blazin as we all know him has been releasing series of free mix tapes CDs online and some of these mix tapes include I Am Hip Hop Naija, Let’s Party Naija, Reggae Dancehall, All Around The Globe etc. The latest Mix tape... Read More

August 21, 2010

President Jonathan’s Facebook or Fake Hook?

President Obasanjo’s monthly media chats were unprecedented in Nigeria . What made it even more interesting at the time was the constant talk about how he hated journalists and interviews. He still managed to face them once every month and sometimes took random (even if doctored) phone calls from Nigerians. Yet, most Nigerians did not... Read More

August 21, 2010

Ladybrille boss is red-carpet anchor for NEA

On 19 August, the New-York based Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA) announced that the publisher of LadybrilleNigeria.com, Uduak Oduok, will host its 2010 NEA Red Carpet Awards. The NEA celebrates and recognises the achievements of Nigerians in the fashion and entertainment field, globally. “We are excited Uduak will be NEA’s official red carpet host for our... Read More

August 19, 2010

Generation Next??

The other day I was teasing a friend about a recent post on twitter and I said “Old age is using style to worry you”. We laughed about it,but it got me thinking, ‘my generation is actually getting old’. Gosh!! Did I just say that out loud?? I sit down and listen to my older... Read More

August 19, 2010

It’s the official African remix of Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh”

With the success of Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh”, the masterminds behind the Green October Mixtape series, Harrison Nwozo and DJ Manixx, couldn’t resist stamping the “Africa” brand on the reggae/ dancehall hit. The end result of this effort is “the Original African Remix”. Harrison and super-talented producer, DJ MannixX reached out to a few of DMV’s... Read More

August 17, 2010

Stars come out to play at Y! magazine launch!

… The Future Awards also launches Y! TV, Y! Radio and others. It was an evening of high taste and fine company as RedSTRAT, the content and communication company behind The Future Awards, unveiled an exciting new range of brands for young professionals called Y! The event, which held at Rehab in Victoria Island Lagos... Read More

August 17, 2010

Mo confronts technology

In this week’s edition of Moments with Mo, Mo explores in Beauty & The Beast, the good, the bad and the ugly sides of technology in today’s world. Mo follows the story of a self confessed face book addict, and someone who says the internet literally changed her life, and her financial status. “Technology is amazing!”... Read More

August 15, 2010

Bez gives More You

This weekend, the latest music sensation in the country and alternative soul wiz, Bez, under the CAMP label, released his debut video. The video is for the song – More You, directed by Kemi Adetiba of K’Alpha Innovations, who also gave us Omawumi’s Today na Today and the Maga no Need Pay videos. She was... Read More

August 15, 2010

The wrong passport

Onyeka Nwelue I WAS invited to speak at City University in Hong Kong and participate at The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival last March. I couldn’t stop jubilating when I got the information that I would read at St. John’s Cathedral along with South African writer, Andre Brink who has been shortlisted for the... Read More

August 15, 2010

Hair No!

Boorish Male “BOORISH, CALL my cousin,” said my friend. “I think you two will get along” “OK, I’ll call, give me her number.” Call I did, and the initial conversation lasted for hours. In the following week, our conversations got deeper, friendlier, more frivolous at times and laced with a fair amount of innuendoes. On... Read More

August 15, 2010

Is Twitter messed up or what?

Amara Nwankpa (Twitter ID: bubusn) Definition: twit·ter /ˈtwɪtər/ –noun “a short burst of inconsequential information ON JUNE 15, 2009, officials of the U.S. State Department got on the phone to Twitter executives and made a passionate plea. The request was for the social networking site to delay its planned maintenance outage to avoid disrupting communications... Read More

August 15, 2010

Travel like you dont care!

Emmanuel Osanedum There’s really no need to get to the airport looking like you have all the world’s troubles on your shoulders THERE ARE two kinds of international travellers. There are the ones who look like every time is their first flight – selves overdressed, bags overstuffed, and content falling out all over the place... Read More

August 15, 2010

Back to the future

Technology is a maze, but we just keep breezing through it! DO YOU recall the early days of the mobile phone in Nigeria, when the funkiest phones came without camera or colour screen, when ‘Network’ was as unpredictable as NEPA; and an intercepted ‘flash’ meant the painful loss of fifty naira? Or (and this is... Read More

August 15, 2010

Going Dutch

Aninoritse Odeli-Serrano See me see lunch-payment trouble! Just last week I had a visitor from Nigeria and with the arrival of this visitor whatever form of life I have usually comes to a standstill when this person is in town. Imagine being the Chauffeur, Tour Guide and person in charge of entertaining. Not an easy... Read More

August 14, 2010

The Lekki Diaries

Ifeh Agbonmire Opeyemi Awoyemi, 22, IT Specialist and Co-founder, jobberman.com Living in Lekki is funny, it’s like a blessing and a curse combined. You’re happy that you are staying in an upscale environment (which depends on which part of Lekki we‘re talking about) but you have to keep track of traffic spike periods in your... Read More

August 14, 2010

The life and times of Omo-onile

Richard Odilu Buy the land, Shine your eye DON’T BITE off more than you can chew. It’s not worth it! Unless your father is a general in the army, if you want to build a house, at least in Lagos, you need to know who the Omo-Onile are. And no, they are not agberos. The... Read More

August 14, 2010

MY GREATEST FEAR

Kemi Adetiba, Producer/Director(interviews) What are you most afraid of? Failure! Short and simple… its failure! Why? I’m extremely driven, passionate about success… less for my personal ego, but more for the love of my craft and for everyone that has invested cash, kind or prayers to my career. The least they deserve is for me... Read More

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