Tag: influence

Pius Adesanmi: Don Williams – Fragments of memory

by Pius Adesanmi America invaded my formative years in Nigeria through culture, mainly books and music. Indian (Amitabh Bachchan!) and Chinese (Bruce Lee!) films relegated American (John Wayne) films to…

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20 years after Fela’s death, his music, lifestyle and influence lives on

by Wareez Odunayo 20 years after the demise of Abeokuta born multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer and human rights activist, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the world is yet to recover his persona. The Abami…

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Attend the ‘How to Persuade and Influence Anybody’ seminar

You walk into a restaurant, ask for the menu and a particular dish was asterisked and the waiter says 'THIS IS THE MEAL MOST PEOPLE ORDER WHEN THEY COME' Nine…

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Dear celebrities, please check your influence meter. It’s running empty

Dear celebrities of the world, There was actually a time that people followed you lot. A 10-year old in 2002 would have done anything that Beyonce or Puff Daddy endorsed. Same…

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Insiders: “By giving Ghana the edge, Mr. Eazi betrayed us”

We've come to love Mr Eazi over the last few months. For him, it didn't take too much convincing to win the Nigerian fan base. About three hit songs, Wizkid…

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The Church Blog: Nigerian pastors want to be influential in politics – but there is something they have to do first

Since we had this piece up, it has attracted a bit of attention. And so we thought it would be helpful to bring forward something we wanted to explore later –…

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Opinion: A letter to Mr Jaja on why he should join KOWA party

by Jude Feranmi Dear @JajaPhD, I have chosen to write to you seeing that you just made up your decision to join our party, KOWA PARTY. It also appears that…

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Umar Danladi says he was ‘under serious influence’ during Bola Tinubu’s trial

The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, admitted that he was "under serious influence" during the false asset trial of former governor of Lagos…

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Dele Momodu: The inferiority complex of Nigerian journalists and the loss of influence

Fellow Nigerians, one of my favourite jokes often credited to Chief Moshood Abiola is the one in which he says: “The Holy Bible tells us to love our neighbours as…

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5 health conditions that may be affecting your sex life

by Vanessa Luis Regular sex is often associated with good health. So when there’s a glitch in your sex life, it is also time to get alarmed about your health.…

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Opinion: PDP and the Janjaweed influence

by Hannatu Musawa It was understandable why the PDP had to be rattled by the summit, but to describe the congregation as a ‘Janjaweed’ is ridiculous. From my understanding of…

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Opinion: Will Nigeria exist 100 years from now?

by Muhammed Jameel Yusha'u   In December 2012, when we were busy debating in the British House of Commons on Chinua Achebe’s book, There was a country; a fellow African…

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