I’m a firm believer that how we pass information across is more important than the information we’re passing across. The former, I believe, is partly responsible for the brick walls that debates on social issues keep hitting. Whenever the issue is rape, sexual assault, Kemen, feminism or even Biafra, people understandably get angry. The anger... Read More
Tonight’s eviction show is the most shocking we’ve seen so far on the show. Bally was let out of the House in one of the tightest voting results. He earned the lowest percentage 23.76% of the total votes cast and what has viewers talking is how fellow nominated housemate, TBoss managed to gain more votes... Read More
Welcome to the Octagon session this week. The Octagon: We appreciate your taking time out to join this chat session. We have two moderators in the room who will only offer guidance where necessary. Please feel free to openly share your thoughts and experiences. Let’s begin with some introductions before going into the discussion.... Read More
Word on the streets has it that MMM has crashed but wait no… Before you die of a heart attack, this Twitter user has a precise explanation of what went wrong with him. By defining the simple process by which Ponzi schemes crash, he explains why MMM users need to not fret. Fellas, MMM didn't... Read More
Welcome To The Octagon. We appreciate you taking time out to join this chat session. We have two moderators in the room who will only offer guidance where necessary. Please feel free to openly share your thoughts and experiences. Let’s begin with introductions. Can everyone let us know who they are and share a bit... Read More
Welcome to another episode of The Octagon session… The Octagon: Welcome to The Octagon. We appreciate your taking time out to join this chat session which is one of the first of many conversations to go on www.theoctagon.com.ng. This session will end at 2pm. We have two moderators in the room who will only offer... Read More
On this week’s episode of The Octagon Session… The Octagon: Welcome to The Octagon. We appreciate your taking time out to join this chat session which is one of the first of many conversations to go on www.theoctagon.com.ng. This session will end at 5pm. We have two moderators in the room who will only offer... Read More
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMYfjuljd_v/ This is how we imagine this conversation between Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Murray-Bruce: Sen BMB: Senator, about this $29.9 billion loan that the Federal Government is requesting from World Bank and the rest that they want us to approve, it’s not making common sense to me… Sen Dino Melaye: Well, that really does... Read More
Today saw the gathering of engaged citizens coming together to have a conversation on stories of victims who survived the Boko Haram insurgency in North East Nigeria. The 2-hour event tagged Conversations on ‘We Survived Boko Haram’ stories was based on the true life accounts of Nigerians who shared their experiences and testimonies of triumph and survival with... Read More
Another episode of Conversations with Labo is here! On this episode, Labo hosts the ebullient and gifted singer, Omawumi as she discusses fashion, friendship and life in general. Watch below.
The second episode of Conversations With Labo is out again! This episode features an insightful conversation on Porn Culture in Nigeria with Subomi Plumptre, a social media strategist. Watch below.
It is one thing to stand for yourself and it’s another thing to stand behind your friend and defend her against any form of persecution. This is what Omoni Oboli did on Friday when she defended her Nollywood colleague and friend, Chioma Akpotha against several accusations from an aggrieved follower. The follower @agbajoy had commented on... Read More
by Richmond Okezie It’s the social media generation. Different people use social media to, among other things, meet people, for different reasons; identity thieves, serial killers & scammers need to find unsuspecting victims, some need to reconnect with their high school crushes, others want to stalk their exes, spammers need to find obese people to... Read More
Every week, we go searching for everyday Nigerians and we have an unfiltered conversation via WhatsApp or BlackBerry with them on the most urgent issues facing our nation. There is no artifice, and no preparation. We want to know exactly how people see their country and it’s biggest challenges – just the way you talk... Read More
Last year, a bank invited me as Keynote Speaker at a get-ready-for-work conference. I accepted because speaking to young people looking for opportunities is the most fun part of my work. Still I doubted that young people (already a bit fatigued by generalized conferences) would attend. I arrived that morning at 8am, two hours before... Read More
by Rudolf Okonkwo “You’re an idiot.” “Ok. I’ve heard that one before.” “You’re a compound fool.” “I’ve heard that one, too. Don’t you have anything new?” “Whether you like it or not, President Jonathan will remain president until 2019.” “If the Nigerian people reelect him, who am I to say no? It’s not in my... Read More
by Tunde Fagbenle Going through my email archives, I found an interesting exchange I had about a year ago with a respected egbon of mine who reads this column both out of “duty” and interest.He emailed me in response to a piece I wrote titled, “The Sad Cankerworm of Ethnicity” where I narrowed the Nigerian... Read More
