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House Withdraws State Police Bill, Begins Consideration of Tinubu’s Proposal The House of Representatives has withdrawn its own constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police and has instead opted to consider a similar proposal transmitted by President Bola Tinubu. During Tuesday’s plenary, lawmakers gave the executive-sponsored State Police Bill its first and second readings... Read More

The News Blog

entertainment, Funnybone, information, News, Nigerian Media, Politics, reports, world cup, World News

May 19, 2026

Best Nigerian Content Creators Based in the UK You Should Follow

There are Nigerian content creators in the UK who have become big names in the creator industry. Some of these creators have won awards for their crafts, and others have been nominated for awards for their content. In this article, we list out 10 Nigerian content creators in the UK you should look out for. ... Read More

The Media Blog

content creatirs, entertainment, Media, Nigerian Content Creators in the UK, Nigerian Media, social media, UK creators

April 23, 2026

Zlatan and Kcee Are Losing the Argument About Who Gets to Be a Celebrity

Zlatan Ibile used his sit-down with Shopsydoo this week to say what Kcee had already said on Joey Akan’s Afrobeats Intelligence the day before. The gist: TikTokers, influencers and content creators are now the celebrities, and a skit-maker can drop a song and blow up. Kcee put the same point more bluntly, telling Akan that... Read More

Entertainment

entertainment, Entertainment news, information, Media, News, Nigerian Media

September 6, 2025

Weekly Highlights: Here’s What Unfolded This Week

This week has been one filled with wedding announcements in the Nigerian space, the unfortunate death of a veteran’s son, and the loss of a great Olympic athlete for the country. Here’s a recap of some of the things that happened in Nigerian media space this past week. Power Outage Halts BBNaija Show In the... Read More

The Media Blog

entertainment, Entertainment news, Media, News, Nigerian Media, Showbiz

November 27, 2023

Weekend Recap: Lil Frosh, Tolani Baj, Israel DMW | In Case You Missed It

Lil Frosh accuses Yhemolee of assault on Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by LilFrosh (@lhilfroshgram) Nigerian singer and rapper Sanni Goriola Wasiu (Lil Frosh) took to his Instagram story to accuse trending Nigerian actor Yhemolee of assaulting him. According to the singer, Yhemolee had allegedly physically assaulted him because he (Lil... Read More

The Media Blog

Entertainment news, Israel DMW, Lil Frosh, Nigerian Media, Tolani Baj, Weekend Recap, Yhemolee

October 11, 2023

NBC | Here’s What Could Become of the Media Space in the Near Future

“While the threats to media freedom are real and concerning in their own right, their impact on the state of democracy is what makes them truly dangerous.” The right to free speech is one of the most basic rights that we enjoy in Nigeria. However, after a warning by the NBC, there exists a looming... Read More

censorship, NBC, Nigerian Media, Twitter Ban

January 10, 2020

Hallelujah! Nigerian universities are finally getting a chance to move with the times

Alongside decaying structures, lack of learning equipment, obsolete teaching materials and excessively theorized curriculums with little to no practical classes for the average course, Nigerian federal universities have had to contend with offering undergraduate students courses found to be old, often non-lucrative and generally impractical for the times we are in. The failure of federal... Read More

The Media Blog

Nigerian Media, Nigerian universities, nuc

November 20, 2017

‘Why the Nigerian media should stop promoting disruptive issues’

A former Dean at the School of Communication, Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Lai Osho asked the Nigerian media to desist from publishing stories that give voice to ‘rive’ – instead, help in building platforms that help citizens and build consensus. Prof Osho gave the advice at a three-day retreat organised by the Lagos State Government... Read More

The News Blog

disruptive issues, Nigerian Media, Professor Lai Osho

August 5, 2017

“Only British newspapers can compete with our weekend newspapers” – NIJ Provost

The Provost, Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Mr Gbemiga Ogunleye, has said that Nigerian newspapers are so good, that anyone would always want to read them. He said this in an interview with Punch, noting that apart from the British media, Nigerian Media publish a lot of good and engaging stories. When asked if the... Read More

The News Blog

British media, Gbemiga Ogunleye, Nigerian Media, NIJ

July 31, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Trump plan on China may come as soon as this week | Reps frown over slow delivery of N6.1bn vehicles | More stories

From the papers, tracklist. IPOB members storm Anambra governor’s church, chanting “no referendum, no election” – YNaija Amaechi’s blackmail will fail – Wike – YNaija Reps frown over slow delivery of N6.1bn vehicles – YNaija Quit notice to Igbos is just a part of the Kaduna Declaration – Northern youth – YNaija ASUU threatens indefinite... Read More

The News Blog

anambra, ASUU, boko haram, China, donald trump, House of Reps, IPOB, Kaduna Declaration, Nigerian Media, North Korea, Northern youth, Nyesom Wike, Rotimi Amaechi, Yemi Osinbajo

July 8, 2017

The Media Blog: We really, really, really, really, really, really like The Republic

We’ve been aware of The Republic since last year. It aims to be some sort of Slate/Salon/Atlantic for Nigeria (yes, we know everyone hates that X for Nigeria, X for Africa thing, but that’s the easiest way to explain stuff, sorry) – thoughtful essays on the culture and the human condition. Hey, that sounds like... Read More

The Media Blog

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July 8, 2017

The Media Blog: At its worst, Konbini is confusing, at its best, it’s the place to go for good news

You’re probably not paying much attention to Konbini.com.ng, the Nigerian blog that harvested much of the brightest talent from Zikoko, and it’s understandable. The homepage for the site is confusing – what’s it really? A Nigerian blog? A West African blog? An African blog? A cross-cultural blog what? And then, is it Buzzfeed, is it... Read More

The Media Blog

Huffington Post, Konbini, nigerian blogs, Nigerian Media, Paddy Anigbo, The Media Blog

July 20, 2016

Tosyn Bucknor and Ruth Kadiri to be hosted at Meets Media this July

Meets Media, a monthly hangout and networking circle for media professionals that enables communication and marketing professionals to hear from leading media organisations on how their respective companies work. This platform is to provide an insight to public relations, advice on brand/product coverage, and to build a beneficial mutual relationship. Meets Media is designed to create an... Read More

Partners

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March 11, 2015

Fayose attacks Buhari, the media at PDP governors forum (WATCH)

by Damilola Jagun Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, had a lot of unflattering things to say about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, at the PDP governors forum held on Tuesday, March 10, in Lagos. Fayose also attacked the Nigerian media, accusing it of being biased in its reportage. Watch video... Read More

Ayo Fayose, Ekiti, lagos, Nigerian Media, PDP Governors Forum

May 14, 2014

Opinion: Beaming the spotlight on the Nigerian media

by Aduratomi Bolade Many Nigerians, particularly on social media and on many radio talk shows, have vilified the media for failing to take the lead in the coverage of the Chibok abduction and have allowed international news companies such as CNN, BBC & Aljazeera to take the shine off them. Once again Nigeria is... Read More

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February 23, 2014

Peregrino Brimah: The Boko Haram leader, Shekau is dead

by Peregrino Brimah The most recent video said to have been released by the same foreign media this February 20th in which the cult leader was said to have threatened two Nigeria former president’s, Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida, the Shehu of Borno, Emir of Kano and Nigeria’s refineries came from the same single French... Read More

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YNaija Daily Recap | Top Headlines Today

Best Nigerian Content Creators Based in the UK You Should Follow

Zlatan and Kcee Are Losing the Argument About Who Gets to Be a Celebrity

Weekly Highlights: Here’s What Unfolded This Week

Weekend Recap: Lil Frosh, Tolani Baj, Israel DMW | In Case You Missed It

NBC | Here’s What Could Become of the Media Space in the Near Future

Hallelujah! Nigerian universities are finally getting a chance to move with the times

‘Why the Nigerian media should stop promoting disruptive issues’

“Only British newspapers can compete with our weekend newspapers” – NIJ Provost

The YNaija Tracklist: Trump plan on China may come as soon as this week | Reps frown over slow delivery of N6.1bn vehicles | More stories

The Media Blog: We really, really, really, really, really, really like The Republic

The Media Blog: At its worst, Konbini is confusing, at its best, it’s the place to go for good news

Tosyn Bucknor and Ruth Kadiri to be hosted at Meets Media this July

Fayose attacks Buhari, the media at PDP governors forum (WATCH)

Opinion: Beaming the spotlight on the Nigerian media

Peregrino Brimah: The Boko Haram leader, Shekau is dead

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