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Editor June 16, 2020

Netflix is about to go all in with a second season of ‘Blood & Water’

Its official, Netflix is finally convinced that original African content, featuring African talent, scripted and produced by African talent will not only find an audience on the continent, but will…

Editor May 4, 2020

The Badchelors is here to feed your fix for Ngozi Nwosu & Lagos drama

Last week, Skinny Girl in Transit finally closed out its 6th season with a highly anticipated finale that drew in nearly 10,000 viewers to its premiere on Youtube. For context,…

Edwin Okolo January 7, 2020

Will Queercity be the podcast to finally break through for queer representation in Nigerian media?

Over the last 10 years, we have had a handful of queer-focused Nigerian-run media experiments. The longest-running and most successful iteration of this has been the often divisive but generally…

Bernard Dayo July 2, 2018

Here’s where you can watch Ruth Nkweti’s upcoming sitcom “Hook Line & Sinker”

For those who don't know Ruth Nkweti, she is an award-winning Cameroonian actress, producer and writer who has managed to infiltrate the Nigerian film space. Although she doesn't have a…

Bernard Dayo June 20, 2018

Linda Ikeji is here to take our data with LiTV, and she’s already thinking about the future

Soon after the launch of the much-talked-about streaming service Linda Ikeji TV, it was reported that the platform gained 10,000 subscribers in the first three days. I could have been…

Bernard Dayo April 26, 2018

Toyin Abraham is having her own reality TV show because why not

From starring in Omoni Oboli's Wives on Strike early in the year to her own upcoming dramedy The Ghost and the Tout, Toyin Abraham has been on a roll. She…

Bernard Dayo March 25, 2018

Young people are watching “MTV Shuga Naija” and you should too

Do young people watch TV? This was the question I asked myself during the press cycle for the sixth season of MTV Shuga Naija. The show was making a return…

Op-ed Editor June 29, 2017

The Media Blog: If you are a young woman looking for a female mentor, all you need is Kemi Adetiba’s King Women

We know there is a mentorship movement these days, everyone looking for a magic mentor - most likely famous - that will solve all their problems and answer all their…

Op-ed Editor May 24, 2017

The Media Blog: Kemi Adetiba continues to wow with King Women [WATCH]

We thought we would be tired by now. She kicked off exactly right with Taiwo Ajao-Lovett, wound it up a notch with Tara Fela-Durotoye, two of the others were a…

Op-ed Editor May 4, 2017

The Media Blog: Everything about this Newsroom.ng headline on Banky W is terrible, terrible, terrible

Look, we are sympathetic. Everyone is in the traffic race, of some sort, even those who pretend not to be. What's the point of journalism if enough people are not…

Editor February 16, 2017

The Media Blog: Our Best Friend’s Wedding has us asking questions

What does it mean when people are watching a show but don't appear to be talking about it? That's what Our Best Friend's Wedding has us asking. The show is…

Op-ed Editor January 11, 2017

The Media Blog: Abeg, Bola Tinubu should go and find several seats

Every now and again, people – including questionable characters who have not satisfactorily answered corruption allegations – mount a bully pulpit to accuse ‘the social media’ (a ridiculous term that…

Azeez January 5, 2017

The Media Blog: This Medium investor is doing us ‘boju boju’

Evan Williams wrote his own letter declaring that Medium has to fire 50 percent of team, and 're-position', which only ever means one thing - 'we got it wrong, we've…

Azeez January 5, 2017

The Media Blog: Evan Williams letter captures the BIG PROBLEM with premium platforms

From the guy that brought you Twitter, a hugely influential platform - that makes no money, and refuses to grow. He also brought you, amongst one more, Medium. Also hugely…

Roqeebah December 28, 2016

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 28th of December

Read the full stories and analyses here now!

Tolu November 27, 2016

The Media Blog: Just look at these covers, it’s Toke Makinwa vs Maje Ayida today

No other words necessary!

Roqeebah November 14, 2016

The rapid growth of Linda Ikeji Social and everything else on Uncensored this week

While Chude Jideonwo and Isime Esene were away this week, Ifeoma Areh of Wildflower PR & Company hosted Uncensored this week. She is joined by Lekan Olanrewaju, Roqeebah Olaoniye and…

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