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Mami Wata

C. J. Obasi’s “Mami Wata” is the supernatural thriller that could shake up Nollywood

Some months back, I stumbled on Siren, a new television series on American cable Freeform. First reading positive reviews and watching a clip on social media, Siren looked like the real deal but I consumed two episodes to be sure. Before I knew it, I was keenly following the show and soaking up its mysticism... Read More

C.J Obasi, Mami Wata, Pop-Culture

“People should quit complaining about the accents of radio presenters” | OAPs speak at #SMWLagos2018

Radio, since its genesis, has had a relatively substantial impact on popular culture. We cannot even think and/or talk of modern popular culture without talking about the influence of radio. Entire genres of music owe their popularity and even existence to radio programs that publicised them. Radio has the potential to reach almost everyone. Neither... Read More

#SMWLagos, Pop-Culture, Radio, SMWLagos2018, The Media Blog

December 12, 2017

The Thread: Small Doctor’s “Penalty” shames the poor

Nigerians generally bemoan the lack of good content in today’s music. Popular music lyrics flow along the lines of “30 billion for the akant”; “Wo! ogbono feli feli (spanking hot), chicken peri peri; Iskaba iskelebete, iskoloboto (which means absolutely nothing at all); so it’s either musicians are hailing riches, women with hot bodies, or saying nothing... Read More

Nigerian Music, Pop-Culture, Shaming the poor, Small Doctor, The Thread

Nollywood

November 10, 2017

LONG READ: Can popular culture save Nigeria?

by Wilfred Okiche It is hard being a Nigerian citizen today. The country is so dysfunctional that even on the best days, very little appears to be working. The headlines point to this. Economic downturns, growth that is too little to be excited about, yet another uninspiring presidency, civil servants who haven’t been paid... Read More

Thinking Through

nigeria, nollywood, Pop-Culture, Wilfred Okiche

February 13, 2017

10 hilarious tweets that will convince you to follow the @officialEFCC on twitter

While many public/private offices, government agencies, ministries and departments have got on the transparent and inclusive operations system that has compelled them to open one or two social media accounts, not many of them have properly got a hang of it. The best we can hope for most of the time is a Twitter or... Read More

Thinking Through

bants, EFCC, humour, OfficialEFCC, Pop-Culture, TwitterNG

January 5, 2017

Insiders: “2016 was a bad year for the Headies”

Everyone agrees the show is a trailblazer, But Soundcity made it look ugly. The Headies Awards held its 11th edition in December 2016 and with this outing came a truckload of backlash for the organisers who many perceived as out of touch with the audience and moreso, the standard the award has set over the... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

awards, event, organisation, Pop-Culture, Production, Soundcity MVP, the headies, Ynaija insiders

December 2, 2016

LONG READ: The rise & fall of Eedris Abdulkareem, Kennis Music and how Nigerians learn to stop taking sh_t

by Wilfred Okiche How come Nigerians swallow all the sub-standard nonsense all around us – and how do we snap out of it? Those who were around at the start of the new millennium will remember that Kennis music was top dog as far as record labels were concerned. There were indigenous competitors such as... Read More

2face, Eedris Abdulkareem, encore, Kennis Music, Pop-Culture, Ruggedman, sticky

August 29, 2016

#VMAs: Beyonce rules… walks away with Video of the Year award [See list of winners]

The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV VMAs) has come to a close and here are the winners on the night: Video of the Year: Adele – “Hello” Beyoncé – “Formation” — WINNER Drake – “Hotline Bling” Justin Bieber – “Sorry” Kanye West – “Famous” Best Female Video: Adele – “Hello” Beyoncé – “Hold Up”... Read More

Beyoncé, celebrity, Drake, entertainment, Fifth Harmony, MTV VMAs, Music, Pop-Culture, Rihanna

Laolu Senbanjo YNaija

Laolu Sebanjo, Damilola Elebe, Adenrele Sonariwo… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Culture

The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year, and we bring you the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are rocking the culture space and making something out of nothing. From art gallery owners to publishers, photographers and curators, these bright young things have taken up the onerous task of preserving our heritage. And they make... Read More

#YNaijaPowerlIst, Featured, The News Blog

#YNaijaPowerList, #YNaijaPowerList2016, culture, lakin Ogunbanwo, Laolu Sebanjo, lists, Pop-Culture, Seun Salami, sticky, Toni Kan, Victor Ehikhamenor, Wana Udobang

December 14, 2013

Ekerete Udoh: Nigerians have no purposeful leaders like Mandela

by Ekerete Udoh Now the question is: If Nigeria was able to conquer the world with her pop culture, and presents a new side, a new narrative about or country, why has it been so difficult for us to have leaders who are so selfless, so invested in the Nigerian project, so willing to buck... Read More

Ekerete Udoh, have, leaders, Leadership, like Mandela, nigerians, no purposeful, Pop-Culture, south africa

October 12, 2013

Dating by numbers: 12 rules to live (and die) by

by Ann Breslaw You’re a new couple! Everything is so fresh and so clean (clean!). You shouldn’t get bored of each others’ bodies until you’re old and sad and fighting about mortgages. 0. Number of f__ks you should give before the first date. The number of fucks is directly proportional to the chances that your date... Read More

bodies, dating, die, distance, friends, GOOD, Live, mortgage, numbers, Pop-Culture, rules

September 8, 2013

The controversy continues: Did Bishop T.D Jakes fall under a $1 million anointing? (WATCH)

by Akan Ido Tongues continue to wag at the image of Hollywood filmmaker, Tyler Perry laying hands on popular bishop of the Potter’s House Church, T. D Jakes. Bishop Jakes had last weekend brought his MegaFest inspirational event to Dallas which included various events featuring Oprah Winfrey, Steve Harvey and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, to name a few. One... Read More

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Marketers fight to gain distribution rights for Afrocandy’s soft-porn movie

by Rachel Ogbu New reports claim that a good number of Nigerian movie marketers are already fighting to obtain the right to sell Afrocandy’s controversial movie, “Destructive Instinct’ in Nigeria. The movie has been highly criticised as distasteful and obscene but US based Nollywood actress cum singer, Judith Mazagwu better known as Afrocandy seems to... Read More

Afrocandy, Judith Mazagwu, Nollwood, Pop-Culture

Gimba Kakanda: I love pop culture – but it has lost its soul

by Gimba Kakanda Today you have graduates who would say “I dey craze?” on being asked to go for a second degree except if that is to be done for a career prospect, for money and filthy lucre! I love popular culture. I love the assimilation of foreign inventions and ideas to stir up the... Read More

books, Gimba Kakanda, Internet, Pop-Culture

I am not gay o – American DJ accused of soliciting male prostitute speaks up (PICTURED)

After being arrested on Friday for allegedly soliciting a male prostitute in Brooklyn, DJ Mister Cee, whose real name is Calvin Lebrun, has finally broken his silence during an interview this morning on New York’s Hot 97 radio station. The 46-year-old DJ went on the record to reveal that he is “not gay” and that... Read More

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Bad belle? Actress blasts (or is it mocks?) Tyler Perry for casting Kim Kardashian in latest film (READ)

I found it interesting that Tyler did that with Temptation, hiring Kim Kardashian because she has 16 million Twitter followers, which would seem like a brilliant marketing plan. He has one of the biggest Twitter personalities out there in his movies, and he had one of the worst box office weekends…It’s not a failure,... Read More

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“I would be a great father… in 2 years” – Tyler Perry, 43, confesses to Steve Harvey (WATCH)

Throughout the course of his career, Tyler Perry has accumulated a tremendous amount success, not to mention topping Forbes magazine’s 2011 list as “entertainment’s highest paid man.” Despite all the accolades, fame and fortune, there’s still one thing that the Hollywood titan strives to become in the future–a father. During today’s episode of “The Steve... Read More

Black Voices News, Pop-Culture, Video

FBI files on Whitney Houston released (CLICK)

The FBI has released its files on a trio of investigations the agency conducted on behalf of Whitney Houston. All Categories The records released Monday show the agency conducted one investigation into an alleged extortion attempt in 1992, but agents and prosecutors determined no crime occurred. Agents also found no evidence of criminal threats to... Read More

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“Shameless, bad faith attempt to abuse the legal system”: Michael Jordan responds to paternity lawsuit

Basketball hall of famer Michael Jordan asked a Georgia court on Monday to dismiss a paternity suit against him, calling it a “shameless, bad faith attempt to abuse the legal system.” Jordan’s lawyer John Mayoue said in a document filed in Fulton County Superior Court that the six-time NBA champion is not the father of... Read More

Black Voices News, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan Paternity Case, Michael Jordan Paternity Lawsuit, Paternity Lawsuit, Pop-Culture, Video

Cece Winan’s nephew, Michael Winans Jr. jailed 14 years for $8 million fraud targeting churches

Michael Winans Jr., of the popular Gospel-singing Winans family, was sentenced this week to nearly 14 years in prison for taking advantage of “good, decent church-going people” in an $8 million ponzi scam carried out in Christian churches. “Fraud on good, decent church-going people – that was very, very troubling to me,” said U.S. District... Read More

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December 16, 2012

6 brutal reasons why you are not yet married

by Tracy McMillan You want to get married. It’s taken a while to admit it. Saying it out loud — even in your mind — feels kind of desperate, kind of unfeminist, kind of definitely not you, or at least not any you that you recognize. Because you’re hardly like those girls on TLC... Read More

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