Tag: Onoshe Nwabuikwu

Onoshe Nwabuikwu: Nollywood, Mercy Johnson & the ’emerging’ porn industry

by Onoshe Nwabuikwu I know there’s no porn industry, yet. At least, I hope not. But there have been stories flying everywhere about Nollywood’s venture into soft pornography. I don’t…

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Onoshe Nwabuikwu reviews: Gbenga Aruleba’s slip, AIT owing salaries & more television

by Onoshe Nnwabuikwu A lifeline for Nollywood It isn’t every day, help and encouragement comes, especially from government. Just as Nollywood is marking 20 years, there is an added reason…

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Onoshe Nwabuikwu Reviews: Eku Edewor, Dolapo Oni and the Extra Factor

Eku Edewor It’s Women’s Day! The International Women’s Day (Friday March 8) is just five days away. Usually, AIRTIME would single out women in a specific section in the general…

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Onoshe Nwabuikwu reviews The Real Omotola, Naeto C on Nigerian Idol, and AFCON

When actors turn reality TV stars If you have half followed the many reality shows on TV, it is easy to think that reality really can be relative. Cameras follow…

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Onoshe Nwabuikwu: How not to commiserate on TV, Brila FM, Gulder Ultimate Search & more

by Onoshe Nwabuikwu I know some people have been drawing attention to how the US government has tackled Hurricane Sandy. I wouldn’t go that far. Some Nigerians live ‘inside’ DStv…

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Onoshe Nwabuikwu Reviews: Bisi Olatilo goes over the top, the Ondo debate, and more

by Onoshe Nwabuikwu   Did you know it was Independence? Monday October 1, 2012 was Nigeria’s 52nd Independence anniversary. Not that you needed reminding. I’m also fairly certain that the…

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Onoshe Nwabuiku: NTA, Think like a man, Volt, and more

by Onoshe Nwabuikwu What has NTA done lately for ...ex-footballers? First, I should say this question wasn’t originally asked by me. And it was in the form of a declarative…

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Onoshe Nwabuikwu: The world’s most uninteresting BBA, the Big Friday Show and some airmail

Finally, BBA Star Game ends Last Sunday, the 2012 Big Brother Africa Star Game came to an end after 91 days. And as you must have heard, 22 year old…

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Olympics, Tinsel and more, as Onoshe Nwabuikwu reviews what’s on TV

by Onoshe Nwabuikwu Olympics football and the story of Africa Two days before the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics (on Friday July 27), the Games actually began with…

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Of Veterans & Our ‘Oriki’ Mentality: Airtime reviews Star Quest, Nigerian Idol and The Valley

  by Onoshe Nwabuikwu 'Why are we so Blest?' (1972) is the title of a book by Ayi Kwei Armah but it best expresses what I’m feeling right now. I have had many a "What is…

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Public hearings as TV entertainment? – Onoshe Nwabuikwu’s ‘Airtime’

by Onoshenuasi Nwabuikwu Public hearings as TV entertainment? If there’s any difference between the public hearings and other programmes on TV, it’ll have to be that the hearings are more interesting…

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Onoshe Nwabuikwu’s ‘Airtime’ comes to YNaija! Jacob’s Cross, AIT & 62nd Berlinale – See the first edition!

by Onoshenuasi Nwabuikwu Now Whitney’s dead I’d meant to talk about Whitney’s sad passing last week but somehow managed to skip it altogether. Anyway, I’m not so good at talking about…

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