Category: Specials
#YNaija2017Review: Otodo Gbame, Rann bombing, and 8 other stories that made us cry
Sometimes it is hard being Nigerian and these events are proof. Otodo Gbame The Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode has ...
#YNaija2017Review: Kachikwu vs. Baru, Kiss Daniel vs. G-Worldwide… See the Top 10 beefs of the year
Ready. Steady. Fight. 2017 was a year all its own, for the quality, duration and diversity of brawlers who took ...
#YNaija2017Review: Chimamanda on Trans Women, Governor Yari on Meningitis, Daddy GO on social media… See the 10 worst quotes of the year
Somebody gag them, they need to shut it. Honestly Arranged from least cringeworthy to most cringeworthy. ‘’If you get your ...
#YNaija2017Review: Tonto Dikeh, Mercy Aigbe, Psquare… Peep the Top 8 celebrity breakups of the year
Happily never after, said these ones. Mercy Aigbe and Lanre Gentry Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe’s seven-year marriage to Asiwaju Larry ...
The Film Blog: The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai is competent. But don’t expect more
When the trailer for The Wedding Party landed in 2016, there were fears that the trailer, a glamorous, 3 minutes ...
#YNaija2017Review: Lai Mohammed’s ‘garbage’ about jollof rice, the rat-ification of Buhari’s office… See the 8 most embarrassing moments of 2017
We must say that political office holders are good at going off the cliff, making themselves and those concerned look ...
#YNaijaReview2017: Patience Ozokwor, Seun Ajayi, Akah Nnani… See the 10 best performances of the year
These performances got us buzzing. They can grab all the trophies. Arranged from bottom to top. Patience Ozokwor – Omugwo ...
YNaija2017Review: #BAAD2017, #EndSARS, Mr Eazi… These 10 stories/hashtags broke the Internet
The internet loves a good buzz. Something to rally round or be outraged about, it doesn’t matter, as long as ...
#YNaija2017Review: Tonto Dikeh’s marriage mess, Murder allegation against Davido | See the top 10 celebrity scandals
It won’t be wrong to label 2017 the year of celebrity scandals. There was more than enough controversies in the ...
#YNaija2017Review: Ajimobi, Dino Melaye, Apostle Suleman… Look who else starred in the 10 worst videos of the year
Watch and cringe. Apostle Suleman and wife make a love song General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, ...
#YNaija2017Review: Isoken, Potato Potahto, Hakkunde… See the 10 best films of 2017
In terms of quality of films, 2017 was a bit of a downer as there was a bit of struggle ...
#YNaija2017Review: Evans, Rochas, Maina… See the 10 worst people of the year?
Is there anything redeeming about this lot? Abiola Ajimobi While addressing protesting students of the Oyo state co-owned Ladoke Akintola ...
#YNaija2017Review: Rats’ invasion of Buhari’s office, Dino Melaye’s certificate scandal, Okorocha’s erections | See the top 10 cringeworthy moments
Labeling 2017 ‘Year of the Awkward’ will not be out-of-place as the year never ran short of a supply of ...
#YNaija2017Review: Okorocha’s ridiculous statues, The return of Maina, Dino Melaye’s ‘invisible’ certificate… See the 10 worst political scandals of the year
2017, a year coming after two years of ‘political surprises’, was awash with one scandal after another. In fact, it ...
#YNaija2017Review: Simisola, The Glory, This Is Me… See our picks for the 10 best albums of the year
Sifting through the loads and loads of music put out during the calendar year, we made use of parameters such ...
#YNaija2017Review: Bisola Aiyeola, Small Doctor, Maraji… See the top 10 Revelations of the year
Here’s to seeing more of them in the new year. Arranged in no particular order. Ayobami Adebayo One of the ...
#YNaija2017Review: Roti, Alter Ego, Alakada Reloaded… These are the 10 most disappointing films of the year
Nollywood films were so uninspiring this year, our 2017 Review list could easily have been doubled. These ugly 10 are ...
Book Review: Valentine Ogunaka’s ‘Dreams Wake Me’ echoes Maya Angelou and W.B Yeats
by Reginald C. Ofodile Valentine Onyeka Ogunaka, the author of Dreams Wake Me, a collection comprising of both conventional poetry ...
The Film Blog: Ndani’s ‘Analyse This’ takes on the business of movie making
Ndani’s ‘Analyse This’ has had a spectacular season. They changed hosts, bringing on Honey Ogundeyi who does a stellar job ...
The Film Blog: Celebrity Marriage isn’t as bad as you feared. It is worse.
Someone somewhere in Nollywoodland assumed that pairing Toyin Abraham and Odunlade Adekola would make for sensational viewing. They probably fell ...
Book Review: The pressure Cooker by Nkiru Olumide-Ojo is a confidence boost for trying times
Reviewed by Toyin Agunbiade “Book 122 of 2017 – “The pressure cooker” by Nkiru Olumide-Ojo. 110 pages. Reading time – ...
Film Review: Forget the title, Couple’s Award is a pleasant surprise
by Wilfred Okiche To market Couple’s Award, a surprisingly decent, if linear domestic drama about the toll that the pressures ...
The Film Blog: Discovering Blackness in Tokyo with Amarachi Nwosu
For those who don’t know, Amarachi Nwosu, otherwise known as Amaraworldwide on Twitter is a pretty outspoken, if somewhat misguided ...
The Film Blog: Lesley Nneka Arimah’s stories are coming to a big screen near you
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or you’re one of those people who don’t ‘like books’, then you’ve probably ...
AFRIFF 2017: I am not a Witch is both comic and tragic
by Wilfred Okiche In many parts of Africa, Nigeria inclusive, children still live tragic, unimaginable lives. Identified as child ...
Film Review: Excess Luggage has its moments, overstays its welcome
by Wilfred Okiche The film business is such that it welcomes anyone with cash and determination to spare. Every ...
Freetel ICE 2 Review: Google’s new N13,000 Smartphone made for Nigerians
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai and other executives of the company visitLagos for the Google for Nigeria event in July. At ...
Film Review: Catch.er is raining men, and clues
by Wilfred Okiche In CaTCH.eR, the latest crime thriller by Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur, the director returns to the seedy ...
Film Review: Blessing Egbe’s The Women is ‘Fifty’, but a lot less classy
by Wilfred Okiche Blessing Egbe has built a career on documenting the ups and downs of being female ...
Film Review: Dance To My Beat is a shameless cash grab. But you will laugh
by Wilfred Okiche Nollywood starlet, Mary Lazarus joins the ever-expanding list of actresses to take the plunge into film ...
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