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October 6, 2017

The Big 5: Patience Jonathan slams EFCC with N2bn lawsuit; Tiwa Savage takes major L for gender based comments; and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: It’s payback time for former first lady Patience Jonathan. She has slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with a N2billion human rights enforcement lawsuit. What could the EFCC have done to deserve this mind-boggling lawsuit? Find out all the details, here.... Read More
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August 23, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: R.Kelly faces new allegations of underage sex and abuse; Eucharia Anunobi loses son + More stories

Catch up on the biggest entertainment stories that made the rounds yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are certain to buzz all day today. Eucharia Anunobi loses son Nollywood actress, Eucharia Anunobi has reportedly lost her 15-year-old son to complications arising from sickle cell anaemia. Raymond Ekwu is reported to have... Read More
Featured, Thinking Through
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August 18, 2017

#Impact365: Toke Makinwa launches On Becoming Empowered campaign and she’s giving N3m to 4 people

Media personality and author, Toke Makinwa has launched a campaign, On Becoming Empowered that seeks to empower young people with grants to help them actualize their dreams. In an announcement via Instagram on Thursday, the author of bestselling book, On Becoming said she will giving out N3 million to 4 young people with bright business... Read More
Citizenship, Featured
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August 10, 2017

Dear Miss Don’t-call-me-on-WhatsApp, let me chat you up real quick

This one is for all the Mr “Don’t-call-me-on-WhatsApps” and the Miss “We-aren’t-cool-like-thats” who ensured that Twitter NG was completely lit up with the green of WhatsApp and Toke Makinwa jokes yesterday. I quite enjoyed the banter and was going to leave it at just that. Because really, the medium a person uses to communicate with... Read More
Thinking Through
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August 10, 2017

The Thread: “You can’t shut Toke up” | Dr Dipo calls TwitterNG to order

The author of Unbecoming, Toke Makinwa has had her fair share of scathing criticism and attack from the online community, but the one comment Nigerians always reach for every time her opinions are not in sync with the rest of the general populace is: After her failed marriage, Toke Makinwa should shut up about her... Read More
Opinion
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August 9, 2017

The Thread: “If you follow Toke, ‘konji’ will wound you” | TwitterNG mocks Toke Makinwa

Every other random week or month, Toke Makinwa manages to set social media astir with her controversial opinions on relationships, fashion, life hacks etc. Today again the author of Unbecoming has many tongues wagging on Twitter NG over her latest utterance. For a moment, we have all forgotten our country’s woes as #WokeLikeToke, #Toke and... Read More
Opinion
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July 18, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Tunde Leye, Toke Makinwa, Gbemi O.O and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More
Opinion
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June 28, 2017

Still on the Matter: What’s the 100 million naira suit Maje Ayida filed against Toke Makinwa becoming?

The we sometimes remember here ehn… Recall when  Maje Ayida, Toke Makinwa’s one-time boo, slammed her with a 100 million Naira defamation suit over her book, On Becoming. He claimed that Toke’s best seller of a memoir contained too many defamatory things about him and so he wanted her to instantly stop all distribution and... Read More
Thinking Through
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May 18, 2017

The Thread: “Go. Be. Do” “Explore the world” | Candid tips on how to live life as a millenial

This is the time of the millenial, and it has never been harder to navigate life. There’s the tug to make something of their lives quicker to conmpete with their contemporaries who grace the front page of Forbes magazine. The pressure is on to become one of YouTube’s latest stars or a geek with a... Read More
Opinion
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April 19, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Drake’s ‘baby mama’ was only after publicity; Disqualifying Kemen took 7 hours of deliberation | More stories

Here are the biggest entertainment stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today.   BBNaija host, Ebuka shares some thoughts on the show in an interview with Beat FM’s Toolz Host of the just concluded Big Brother Naija reality TV show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu was a guest on... Read More
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March 27, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] From Tonto Dikeh to Muma Gee | Marriage is still a death trap for women, stay woke

Tiwa Savage, Tonto Dikeh, Toke Makinwa, Muma Gee and now Atoke Utomi, just five women in celebrity marriages who have had to go through high profile separations/divorces, complete with allegations of domestic violence, false appearances and husbands who it seemed only got married to fulfill societal obligations. Toke, Tiwa and Tonto’s marriages lasted two years.... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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March 27, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid announces release date for new track, Fetty Wap involved in New Jersey gunfire | More stories

Here are all the top entertainment stories from the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept and are still buzzing this Monday. Wizkid to drop new music in four days After changing his look with that new hair colour, we knew Daddy Wiz was up to something. He’s also shared photos that are apparently... Read More
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March 20, 2017

LONG READ: Toke, Tiwa, Tonto… Are we having a marriage crisis?

by Wilfred Okiche For those whose tastes run towards the scandalous spectrum, with regards to the news that they consume, the crisis presently rocking the two year old marriage of Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh and hubby, Oladunni Churchill has been a slice of heaven. Playing out across countries, plus live on Instagram posts and Youtube... Read More
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Toke Makinwa YNaija
March 17, 2017

Brave Women: “A testament to what is possible when you have the guts to chase your greatness” | Arese Ugwu profiles Toke Makinwa

by Arese Ugwu The first time I met Toke was at my leaving do in London, I was moving back to Nigeria and it turned out we were in the same NYSC batch. We were fast friends, we went through the rigors of NYSC camp together, did driving school together and she was one of... Read More
Citizenship, Cover Stories, Thinking Through
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March 5, 2017

Chief Osinbajo, Oscars drama and Kellyanne on the couch | See our top 10 photos from the past week

From the confusion at the Oscars to some improvement in doing business in Nigeria, we kept our eyes peeled for all the visuals that will summarise the past week. Enjoy our top 10 photos below:   Jumoke Oduwole at the Corporate Affairs Commission event where the new single incorporation form was launched. This photo made... Read More
Thinking Through
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Toke Makinwa YNaija
March 3, 2017

“My lawyers are on it” | Toke Makinwa speaks on defamation lawsuit (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana On Air Personality, Toke Makinwa has urged her fans and well wishers not to worry about the defamation lawsuit filed by her ex-husband, Maje Ayida on her book, On Becoming. Ayida, a fitness expert filed a N100m lawsuit at a Lagos high court. Speaking on the latest episode of her popular vlog series Toke’s... Read More
The News Blog
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February 26, 2017

Yemi Osinbajo, ThinTallTony, Ali Modu Sheriff | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Last week was by no means lacking in event but there were remarkably more winners than losers. From the troubled house of the PDP to Donald Trump’s Twitter space to the presidential phone lines, here are all our winners and losers from last week. WINNERS Acting President Yemi Osinbajo: How can anyone deny that the country... Read More
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February 25, 2017

On Becoming: Maje Ayida sues Toke Makinwa, demands N100m as damages

Maje Ayida, estranged husband to TV personality, Toke Makinwa has sued her over her popular memoir, On Becoming, TheCable reports. The fitness trainer has claimed that the book contained defamatory words which has hurt his personality. Ayida who instituted legal action at the Lagos judicial division of the high court, Lagos state is demanding N100m... Read More
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