Tag: Wilfred Okiche
Dammy Krane’s The Enterkraner is not as bad as it could have been
by Wilfred Okiche The Enterkraner is the debut album from Dammy Krane, the protégé of 2face Idibia with his very ...
7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)
by Kolapo Olapoju 1. The federal government really has to start minding it’s business, rather than meddle in what does not ...
ALL THE PHOTOS: See the cover shoot for Seyi Shay on Y! Africa + even more photos
by Kolapo Olapoju It’s her way or the high way! Singer, Seyi Shay was unveiled last week as the ...
Review: Here is the problem with the ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ film
by Wilfred Okiche The film event of the year in these parts isn’t going to be Marvel’s latest money ...
“I have not been submissive enough to men” – TV host, Vixen Ekwere speaks on #TheYNaijaInterview
by Wilfred Okiche Television presenter and entertainment journalist Yvonne ‘Vixen’ Ekwere is one of the pioneering faces of the ...
Album review: Could Ajebutter 22’s ‘Anytime soon’ be the sound of the future?
by Wilfred Okiche The sound of the local urban music landscape has been pretty much defined these past few years. ...
Movie review: Brother’s Keeper gets a C for effort
by Wilfred Okiche One has to admit, Nollywood has been making an effort these days and actress/producer Omoni Oboli has ...
Album review: Phyno’s ‘No guts, no glory’ is the feel good album of the year
by Wilfred Okiche Phyno, indigenous rapper, man of the year and self-titled beast from the East goes in hard. We ...
He’s Africa’s youngest billionaire & much more: 32-year-old Ashish J. Thakkar is on the new cover of Y! Africa
by Isi Esene After the March announcement of its bold new direction, covering West, East, Southern & Central Africa, the ...
#TheYNaijaInterview: Why I don’t do clubs or joints – Timi Dakolo opens up
by Wilfred Okiche Timi Dakolo is gearing up for the release of his second studio album ‘Love and consequences’. We ...
Complete disaster: How Complete Fashion magazine became a hot mess (YNaija Long Read)
by Wilfred Okiche In February, when Complete Fashion unveiled its latest issue with red-hot singer Burna Boy and the not-quite-hot ...
Film review: Watch ‘Onye Ozi’ with low expectations and you won’t be disappointed
by Wilfred Okiche Director Obi Emelonye probably earned the right to make ‘Onye ozi’ – translated as The Messenger- , ...
YNaija interview: “The world we portray as celebrities is not real”- Actress Omoni Oboli
by Wilfred Okiche Omoni Oboli made an impression in the Kunle Afolayan soon-to-be-classic ‘The Figurine’ and headlined her own film ...
Album review: Baddest guy ever liveth? Not quite
by Wilfred Okiche Olamide Adedeji, heir to the throne of indigenous rap and most visible act to fulfill the aborted ...
YNaija Editorial: On the missing $20 Billion oil funds
by the Editorial team While the CBN governor has become a thorn in the NNPC’s flesh, the corporation’s handling of ...
Movie review: Lagos Cougars is funny but not always for the right reasons
by Wilfred Okiche ‘Lagos Cougars’ from the staple of Emem Isong’s Royal Arts Academy is pretty much as obvious as ...
#TheYNaijaInterview: “I would love to date Jocelyn Dumas or Beverly Naya” – Ehizojia Okeguale
by Wilfred Okiche 26 year old Ehizojia Okeguale was ushered into the big leagues last year when he defeated ...
#TheYNaijaInterview: If you offer me gifts to play your music, I’ll take it – Cool FM’s Dotun
by Wilfred Okiche For our interview series this week, we sat down with newly wedded On Air Personality, voice over ...
Album review: Kcee is not quite ready to ‘Take Over’
by Wilfred Okiche Forget the title of this review, if there is one artiste who ‘took over’ the past year ...
Movie review: Rukky Sanda’s ‘Gold Diggin’ makes all the wrong moves
by Wilfred Okiche From the first scenes of ‘Gold diggin’ the new flick by actress/producer/director Rukky Sanda, it becomes obvious ...
Theatre review: ‘Closer’ starring Eku Edewor & Kalu Ikeagwu is a sexual tale without the sex
by Wilfred Okiche The obvious template for this stage adaptation of ‘Closer’, Patrick Marber’s prize winning play –which premiered on ...
#YNaija2013Review: Iyanya spills on Yvonne Nelson, Tonto Dikeh admits to skin bleaching & more Top 10 Rubbin’ Minds moments in 2013
by Wilfred Okiche and Seun Oluyemi In 2013 Rubbin Minds became the most watched show on Sunday television thanks in ...
Stella Oduah, Adams Oshiomhole, Doyin Okupe & 7 more people who should have resigned in 2013
by Wilfred Okiche Here is a cool story. In November, a supermarket roof collapsed in Latvia, killing 54 people. The ...
Burna Boy, Banky W, Brymo & Mafikizolo… See which artistes made the 10 Best Songs of 2013
by Wilfred Okiche The annual best songs list is one of the most difficult to compile. How does one compress ...
“Come, sit on my laps and I will show you…”: See the Top 10 Worst Quotes of 2013
by Wilfred Okiche We love our public figures. But every once in a while, they cannot resist themselves and forget ...
Tiwa Savage, Iyanya, Jay-Z… Look who else made the 10 Most Disappointing Albums of 2013
by Wilfred Okiche We recently brought you our list of the best albums of 2013. Now it is time to ...
Album review: No higher aspirations for Solid Star’s ‘Grace and glory’
by Wilfred Okiche There is one fleeting moment in ‘Grace and glory’, Solid Star’s unnecessarily long second album which a ...
Album review: On ‘Fire of Zamani’, Ice Prince serves up songs of fire… and ice
by Wilfred Okiche In 2010 Panshak ‘Ice Prince’ Zamani debuted with ‘Oleku’, a hit so huge it catapulted the Plateau ...
Movie review: Bayo Alawiye’s ‘Dark Side’ just manages to get by
by Wilfred Okiche ‘Dark side’ is a suspense thriller starring Bayo Alawiye, Nobert Young, Joseph Benjamin and Uru Eke. It ...
The Other Friends Podcast
- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]
Wilfred Okiche: Why Oshiomhole’s apology matters
….governor Oshiomhole’s apology, overplayed and self serving as it is is just what we need to remind ourselves that ...