Tag: Wilfred Okiche

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Op-ed EditorOctober 30, 2016

Wilfred Okiche: How I learned that ‘Just be yourself’ is a pile of (expletive) [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche Sometime last year I was invited to work on a television production. It wasn’t the first time ...

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Wilfred OkicheMay 18, 2015

Movie Review: Iyore is good, then bad, then terrible

The creative union between Frank Rajah Arase, the Nigerian born director and Abdul Salam Mumuni, head of Venus, a production ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 10, 2015

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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 15, 2014

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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 18, 2014

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 ...

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Isime EseneAugust 11, 2014

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 ...

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Isime EseneAugust 11, 2014

“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 ...

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June 29, 2014

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. ...

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June 23, 2014

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 ...

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May 3, 2014

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 ...

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April 21, 2014

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 ...

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March 30, 2014

#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 ...

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March 11, 2014

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 ...

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February 24, 2014

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- , ...

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February 16, 2014

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 ...

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February 16, 2014

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 ...

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February 15, 2014

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 ...

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February 9, 2014

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 ...

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February 9, 2014

#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 ...

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January 19, 2014

#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 ...

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January 19, 2014

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 ...

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January 11, 2014

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 ...

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January 5, 2014

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 ...

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December 31, 2013

#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 ...

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December 23, 2013

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 ...

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December 23, 2013

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 ...

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December 23, 2013

“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 ...

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December 23, 2013

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 ...

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December 8, 2013

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 ...

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December 7, 2013

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 ...

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