The YNaija Cover – the 15th of January

The YNaija Cover – the 15th of January

Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: Falz is allowed to hate transactional sex but it doesn’t change the fact that he is a misogynist BB Naija finally returns to Nigeria for its fourth season with BetNaija as headline sponsor BREAKING: Ibrahim Idris bows out, Buhari decorates Abubakar Adamu... Read More

Cover Stories

#MoralInstruction, Abubakar Adamu, Acting Inspector-General of Police, Armed forces remembrance day, BBN, BetNaija, Big Brother Naija, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, falz, Ibrahim Idris, Muhammadu Buhari, talk, YCover

September 20, 2018

Bukola Saraki, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Moses Enoleka, Ms Oluyemi Ayeni, Obama Foundation Leadership

Adebola Williams hosts celebrity couple, Lala and Chef Fregz to surprise engagement dinner in Lagos (PHOTOS)

Media entrepreneur, Adebola Williams hosted newly-wed, Kemi “Lala” Akindoju and Gbubemi Fregene (popularly known as Chef Fregz) to a surprise pre-wedding dinner at Lagos exclusive restaurant, Tarragon. The exclusive dinner for 30 of their close friends and colleagues had Ebuka, Kemi Adetiba, Omoni Oboli and others attend with four of Nigeria top chefs; Chef Imoteda, Chef Eros, Chef Emeka... Read More

Saraki discusses education, governance in meeting with Obama Foundation awardees

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki met with the Obama Foundation Leadership program winners in Lagos to discuss youth entrepreneurship and job creation. It was an interactive session between the Senate President and the emerging leaders. After Dr. Saraki’s opening remarks, members of the Obama Leadership Foundation discussed the bottlenecks involved in youth... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

June 22, 2018

Banky W wants you to know Ebuka was the real winner of last season’s tepid Big Brother Nigeria

For a long time now, I have tried to purge my social media of all Big Brother Naija-related news. I have unfollowed accounts, and on my Instagram’s explore page, I have breezed past videos and posts with catchy, twisted headlines about ex-housemates and their frivolous activities. I want none of it, for the simple reason... Read More

Banky W, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Naija rat pack

May 30, 2018

“Men’s Corner” tackled sex toys in its latest episode and we have questions

Last night’s episode of Men’s Corner was decidedly sleazy. The words “erection”, “butt plug”, and “nut” tonally enriched the conversation on sex toys, but the topic itself on a show like Men’s Corner was unsurprisingly going to be underutilised. Mazino, Andre Blaze, and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu navigated the episode through their initial self-censoring and, as usual,... Read More

Andre Blaze, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Mazino, Mens' Corner

May 29, 2018

Today’s Noisemakers: Sam Adeyemi, Bukola Saraki, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu [The #DemocracyDay edition]

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Today’s edition is on the... Read More

Bukola Saraki, democracy day, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, may 29, sam adeyemi, Today's Noisemakers

May 15, 2018

Today’s Noisemakers: Femi Otedola, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Deji Adeyanju, others

deji adeyanju, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Femi Otedola, Today's Noisemakers

March 14, 2018

[The Media Blog] “Men’s Corner” Wants to Teach You All about the Friend Zone. Yes, Really

On the seventh season return of Men’s Corner on EbonyLife TV, the men talk about the dreaded friend zone. I possibly can’t think of a more overflogged subject matter, and premiering the season with such staid, banal discourse could have been a total failure. But the trio of Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Mazino Ofoh, and Andre Blaze, and... Read More

Andre Blaze, EbonyLife TV, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Mazino, Mens' Corner

January 17, 2018

Today’s Noisemakers: Abike Dabiri, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Kayode Ogundamisi, the 100k comment, others

100k tweet, Abike Dabiri, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Today's Noisemakers

January 16, 2018

[The Media Blog] Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has just revealed he will be on a brand new TV special

Just fresh from hosting the 2017 Sound City MVP Awards last weekend, celebrity TV host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu revealed via his Instagram today that there will be a brand-new TV special premiering soon and he’s reading scripts for it. We already know since last year that Ebuka will return as host for the third season of... Read More

Big Brother Naija, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu

December 31, 2017

14 times Ebuka Obi-Uchendu slayed in traditional outfits in 2017

Media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu shattered the Nigerian internet space in November when he showed up at Banky W and …

The September Standard

Agbada, attire, Banky W, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, traditional outfit

November 20, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Ebuka and his “iconic agbada”, Abayomi Shogunle, Shehu Sani, others

Abayomi Shogunle, Alex Ekwueme, Cassper Nyovest, deji adeyanju, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Senator Shehu Sani, Today's Noisemakers

July 21, 2017

Ubi Franklin launches Instant Pickup, an app for fast and affordable laundry services

Celebrity music promoter, Ubi Franklin, has launched a new app called Instant PickUp, a mobile-based technology that connects users to the best laundries close to them, allowing them to access premium services by placing orders, tracking their laundries and enjoy quick deliveries to their doorsteps, all at far cheaper costs. Instant PickUp, which is already... Read More

The Media Blog: The Spot is ending and we don’t know what to do

It’s been 4 years already? Yeah, we know when EbonyLife TV launched but time really has flown, hasn’t it? Time in which The Spot has grown to be one of the most stable and reliable fixtures on our tv screens. It’s amazing we’re saying this given our initial reactions to the show, which ranged from... Read More

EbonyLifeTV, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Lamide Akintobi, Mawuli Gavor, the spot, Zainab Balogun

March 29, 2017

Where is Karen Igho? | The #BigBrother “bad girl” that was not really bad

The ongoing Big Brother is fast coming to an end – to the chagrin of many viewers and the relief of just many others – but there’s usually one question that dominates this period of the reality show, be it Big Brother Africa or as is the case right now, Big Brother Nigeria: “who are... Read More

Big Brother Amplified, Big Brother Naija, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, gideon okeke, Karen Igho, Yaroslav Rakos

March 27, 2017

#BBNaija: Could Bassey be the next Ebuka? Here’s why we’re sure the evicted housemate is going places

The headline you’ve just read up there is the real deal and we’re not alone in this, Nigerian Twitter has our back. https://twitter.com/ModesolaS/status/846078175113285632 Bassey Asuquo Ekpenyong is the Big Brother Naija housemate that got evicted Sunday night and unlike the housemates whose evictions preceded his, this multi-talented 27-year-old’s exit has been followed with cheers and... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Bassey, BBNaija, Big Brother Naija, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, eviction, housemates, Media, nomination, tboss

January 16, 2017

“Big Brother Naija will tell the story of the urban Nigerian youth” | Martin Mabutho speaks on what the show has in store

Big Brother Naija will hit the screens this January and many do not quite know what to expect. The first Nigerian edition of Big Brother aired in 2006 and between then and now, a lot has changed. The Nigerian television audience has evolved just as everything else has. The re-emergence of Big Brother Nigeria (rebranded... Read More

Big Brother Africa, Big Brother Naija, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Gaetano, Martin Mabutho, urban culture

January 13, 2017

#YNaija2016Review: Kiss Daniel, Toke Makinwa, and more… See the top 10 appearances on Rubbin’ Minds

by Seun Oluyemi Rubbin’ Minds on ChannelsTV has continued to drive buzz among young people who get to see their favourite celebrities talk frankly about their lives and careers. In this short piece, Seun Oluyemi, the producer of the premier youth talk show on TV, highlights the most exciting moments on the show in the past... Read More

DJ Obi, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, harly Boy, Kiss Daniel, nigeria, rubbin minds, Seun Oluyemi, Seyi Shay, tiwa savage, toke makinwa, UNILAG

December 31, 2016

Where are they now? A look into the lives of former Big Brother Nigeria housemates

Flashback to 2006 when the very first edition of popular reality TV show, Big Brother, staged its Nigerian version. The show brought to the limelight 14 vibrant youth who entertained us with their different personalities and unique talent. The show eventually produced one winner – Katung Aduwak – who won $100,000 after multiple rounds of... Read More

Big Brother Naija, Big Brother Nigeria, DSTV, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, gideon okeke, housemates, katung aduwak, Maureen Osuji, Multichoice

December 29, 2016

The Media Blog: Big Brother Naija has us cautiously optimistic

No, we don’t have any inside info. We haven’t seen or heard anything in particular to suggest that this won’t be a complete waste of time. But something tells us that this will be a good season. We know there’s no shower hour this year, which, to be honest, we’re thankful for, because we can’t... Read More

big brother, Big Brother Naija, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, gideon okeke, katung aduwak, The Media Blog

October 30, 2016

Wilfred Okiche: How I learned that ‘Just be yourself’ is a pile of (expletive) [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche Sometime last year I was invited to work on a television production. It wasn’t the first time I had been on TV but it was the first time I was required to do some actual hosting. Prior experiences were largely restricted to “social commentator” appearances where I and a couple of strangers just... Read More

African Literati, anderson cooper, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, New Voices, nigeria, OAPs, TV performance, Wilfred Okiche

August 25, 2016

The Media Blog: Men’s Corner on ELTV is a fine show – and it confirmed Andre Blaze is still one of our best

Andre Blaze is one of the finest on-air talents in Nigeria. Why Nigerian producers and content creators don’t seem to know is truly beyond us. Nigezie, which sadly went away from the spotlight, was the network that introduced us to him, and it sadly appears that as it went away, it took him with it.... Read More

Andre Blaze, Dangote, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, gtbank, Iyanya, Mens' Corner, nigezie, The Media Blog, TMB

June 6, 2016

‘I haven’t gotten any house from Sujimoto’ – Unilag First Class graduate

On Sunday’s episode of Rubbin’ Minds, Ayodele Dada, the 5.0 GPA student revealed to the presenter, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu that the house promised him by Sujimoto, hasn’t been given to him. The house is a serviced luxury apartment in Victoria Island similar to the one Sujimoto promised Olajumoke Orisaguana, the bread-seller turned model. Watch. Sujimoto however, responded to the... Read More

5.0GPA, Ayodele Dada, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, first class graduate, rubbin minds, serviced apartment, Sujimoto

June 6, 2016

How I got the ‘best contract’ from Olamide – Lil Kesh (WATCH)

Lil Kesh was a guest on Sunday’s episode of “Rubbin Minds” on Channels TV with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. While on the show, the former YBNL artiste, and the host delved into the topic that has caused so much debate in the industry – contractual agreements between artistes and record labels. In the course of the discussion,... Read More

celebrity, channels tv, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Lil Kesh, nigerian entertainment, Nigerian Music, Olamide, rubbin minds

May 29, 2016

May God provide for Banky W, the ‘last man standing’

Among his close friends, Banky W is the ‘last man standing’. On Saturday night, he posted on his Instagram, a photo of his married friends – Tunde Demuren, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Olamide Adedeji all wearing their wedding bands and wrote, ‘Last Man Standing? #TSquared2016 #GodWillProvide’ https://www.instagram.com/p/BF9IUd1D_eT/?taken-by=bankywellington The single singer has been the best man at... Read More

Banky W, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, instagram, olamide adedeji, TeeBillz, tiwa savage, Tunde Demuren

April 2, 2016

RMD, OC Ukeje, Rita Dominic, Toke Makinwa others attend Hush premiere (PHOTOS)

It was a showcase of the best of Nollywood on Friday, April 1 as major players in the industry gathered at the launch of the highly anticipated Africa Magic production –Hush. The event which was hosted by TV personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu , took place at the Four Points by Sheraton in Victoria Island, Lagos. The... Read More

africa magic, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Hush, Meg Otanwa and Rotimi Adelegan, OC Ukeje, rita dominic, rmd, Thelma Okoduwa, toke makinwa

February 6, 2016