This tweet from Ogaga Sakpaide was the first in a volley of tweet from many music industry insiders about the veracity of a number of end of year lists from prominent industry music journalists. Una don dey beef inside music journalism. Like you people are using strong words and claiming elder ontop music journalism?... Read More

October 20, 2019

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Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are the ones that caught our attention: My Life in Tech: In Obi Ozor’s world, audacity is king – Kay Ugwuede ”Obi Ozor may or may... Read More

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Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week, Pulse, Tech Cabal

April 3, 2019

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9/11 terrorist attacks stopped Chigurl’s dreams from being on Broadway

Chigurl‘s meteoric rise in Nigerian popular entertainment might appear to have happened overnight, until I saw the four-part Netflix series Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy, wherein she spoke about how she started doing comedy in a male-dominated space and of course, her ability to mimic accents. From having her time slot in comedy shows,... Read More

Culture

Chigurl, Pulse

March 18, 2019

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Rue14 Studios’ stage play ‘High’ is the next big thing on teenage drugs and substance abuse

‘High’ tells the story of a group of teenage friends on holiday from their separate boarding schools. Even though they grew up together, they are at completely different places in their lives. When one of them suffers a drug overdose, it causes a major problem within the clique, forcing their parents to get involved and... Read More

Anticipate! The 2nd edition of Christmas Village is Back!

From Saturday 22nd to Monday 24th December, the much anticipated Christmas Village is set to hold at Landmark Beach Front, Victoria Island, Lagos. Christmas Village is a one of its kind Christmas experience in Nigeria. Pioneered by Fun Central Park & Filli Magna, the Christmas Village is an activity packed 3-day event for people of... Read More

Entertainment Roundup: Kiss Daniel describes G-worldwide’s claim to his stage name as “laughable”; Brymo declares himself “greatest Nigerian musician alive” | More stories

Here are the biggest stories that made the rounds in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Between Kiss Daniel and G-Worldwide Entertainment Weeks ago, celebrated Nigerian singer, Kiss Daniel announced that he was leaving the record label he had been signed to for nearly 5 years,... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Brymo, G WorldWide Entertainment, Game of Thrones, Kiss Daniel, Pulse, record label, twitter.

June 24, 2017

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“Internet fraud has taken over Nigerian music” | 10 things we learned from Ayomide Tayo’s eye-opening article

Still on the front burner of social media conversation is the advice Falz gave his fellow music artistes: quit selling crime aka 419 also known as “yahoo yahoo” to the Nigerian youth. That simple statement flung him into the crosshairs of Nigerians who shredded his background and everything else they could lay their fingers on.... Read More

Opinion

419, 9ice, Ayomide Yayo, dammy krane, entertainment industry, falz, gist, internet fraud, Nigerian Music, opinion, Pulse, yahoo yahoo

June 3, 2017

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The Film Blog: Does Tope Tedela use ‘juju’ on all of you?

We’re split on this point at The Film Blog, but today those of us on the ‘Nay side’ get to have our say. And our say is this: we just watched yet another Tope Tedela movie and we have to wonder if the young man uses some voodoo. To cut to the chase, we don’t... Read More

The Film Blog

nigerian movies, nollywood, Pulse, The Film Blog, Tope Tedela

May 19, 2017

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[The Music Blog]: So someone called out Burna Boy’s ‘weak’ impact on culture

Music pundits always have a field day with Burna Boy. Like any megalomaniac celebrity, the dancehall singer’s nonchalant approach to his public image and anti-press stance always make for juicy tabloid-worthy headlines. The latest rain on his parade comes via Pulse’s Joey Akan who presumably thinks Burna has a weak impact on the music culture.... Read More

The Music Blog

Burna boy, Joey Akan, Pulse

September 14, 2016

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The Media Blog: Konbini.com arrived Nigeria prepared for a media war

Konbini.com, launched in 2008 in perhaps is a global media company with a presence in France, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United States, and now, Nigeria. You hadn’t heard of it. To be honest, until we had to write about it, we didn’t take it too seriously. We should have. It’s clearly a European powerhouse.... Read More

The Media Blog

Buzzfeed, Cosmo, HuffPost, Konbini, OMGVoice, Pulse, The Media Blog, TMB

September 14, 2016

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The Media Blog: The latest Media Big Boys? Osagie Alonge and Tunde Kara, from Pulse

Last week we updated you on Rich Tanksley. Former head honcho at Pulse Nigeria, who took the unrefined and made it gold – and his departure in October. Now, everyone has the scoop on where he goes next. General Electric where he will be doing something with garages and laboratories and (shudders) printers. After the... Read More

More, The Media Blog

.NET, Media, Osagie Alonge, Pulse, pulse Nigeria, Rich Tanksley, Tunde Kara

November 10, 2014

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A real relationship can’t work in a fake entertainment industry – MI Abaga

by Damilola Jagun According to rap star, MI Abaga, a real relationship cannot thrive in a false entertainment world. MI, who only recently released his third studio album, ‘The Chairman’, says for a romance-steeped relationship to survive in the entertainment industry, it has to be “completely private” and bereft of overt exposure. The Chocolate City... Read More

Chocolate city, entertainment industry, mi abaga, Pulse, relationship, the Chairman

October 11, 2011

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Beats from different hearts: Memoirs from Ferdinand Adimefe’s book launch

by Ifreke Inyang Ferdinand Adimefe launched his new book, Pulse on the 2nd of October. The book can be classified under the emerging genre called creative non-fiction. In a sense it is like a two pronged literature, on one level it seeks to tell some of the untold stories of the people on our streets... Read More

ferdinand adimefe, kemi lala, oriental hotel, pastor tony rapu, Pulse, Timi Dakolo

October 11, 2011

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Beats from different hearts: Memoirs from Ferdinand Adimefe's book launch

ferdinand adimefe, kemi lala, oriental hotel, pastor tony rapu, Pulse, Timi Dakolo

October 1, 2011

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Feel the Pulse – An evening of poetry, play and music

by Yemi Olowu If you love Nigerian art, then you shouldn’t miss Pulse. It’s an evening of poetry, stage plays, music and book presentation, which would hold on Sunday, October 2, 2011 by 4pm at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki. The event would feature stage performances by Crown Troupe Africa, Exploits, an up and coming theatre crew... Read More

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Is a feud brewing between music journalists and artistes?

Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

9/11 terrorist attacks stopped Chigurl’s dreams from being on Broadway

Rue14 Studios’ stage play ‘High’ is the next big thing on teenage drugs and substance abuse

Anticipate! The 2nd edition of Christmas Village is Back!

Entertainment Roundup: Kiss Daniel describes G-worldwide’s claim to his stage name as “laughable”; Brymo declares himself “greatest Nigerian musician alive” | More stories

“Internet fraud has taken over Nigerian music” | 10 things we learned from Ayomide Tayo’s eye-opening article

The Film Blog: Does Tope Tedela use ‘juju’ on all of you?

[The Music Blog]: So someone called out Burna Boy’s ‘weak’ impact on culture

The Media Blog: Konbini.com arrived Nigeria prepared for a media war

The Media Blog: The latest Media Big Boys? Osagie Alonge and Tunde Kara, from Pulse

A real relationship can’t work in a fake entertainment industry – MI Abaga

Beats from different hearts: Memoirs from Ferdinand Adimefe’s book launch

Beats from different hearts: Memoirs from Ferdinand Adimefe's book launch

Feel the Pulse – An evening of poetry, play and music

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