Category: Thinking Through

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ToluJuly 2, 2017

Hushpuppi barks loud, Saraki wins N4bn in damages, Jay-Z’s 4.44 album | Here are last week’s winners and losers

It’s super easy to be the talk of town in these parts and it’s even easier to make our losers’ ...

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RoqeebahJuly 2, 2017

We have your receipts: IPOB members have just proved how much they love joking

Sometimes you read something and cannot help but laugh out loud. It’s the eaction that we had to yesterday’s statement ...

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RoqeebahJuly 2, 2017

Donald Trump “is not mentally equipped”, “Jay Z, common men, admit it” | Our top 10 quotes from last week

Look, there’s only one thing you really need to remember from last week and it’s the words of the two ...

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RoqeebahJuly 2, 2017

Donald Trump hosts Chibok girls, Serena Williams naked, Adekunle Gold’s One Night Stand | See our top ten photos from last week

If there ever was an uneventful week, it sure wasn’t last week. From a leaking roof that caused a flood at ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJuly 1, 2017

PROFILE: How Kemi Adetiba is becoming a legend, before our eyes

Lawyer, defunct OAP, filmmaker and television director, Kemi Adetiba was born in Lagos on the 8th of January 1980 to ...

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EditorJuly 1, 2017

As Bey-Jay make up, anybody thinking about Brangelina?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The focus of the entertainment world over the past twenty-four hours have been on the release ...

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EditorJuly 1, 2017

Fact Check: Jay-Z’s album contains no such thing as ‘a Queen not a Kardashian’

by Alexander O. Onukwue There are NO lyrics in the entire 4:44 album where Jay-Z refers to Mrs Kardashian; those ...

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ToluJuly 1, 2017

Who is Henry Bello? The Nigerian doctor who opened fire on a New York hospital

A tragic shooting at the Bronx Lebanon hospital in New York on Friday left one person dead and six others ...

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EditorJuly 1, 2017

4:44: The Four foremost lines and lessons from Jay-Z’s ‘best album’

by Alexander O. Onukwue These are the numbers everybody is talking about. American rapper, Jay-Z, released ‘4:44’, his thirteenth studio ...

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EditorJuly 1, 2017

Vision 4:44: Are we ever going to have an Intelligent Nigerian music industry?

by Alexander O. Onukwue You could say Falz the Bahd Guy had foreknowledge of the contents of this Jay-Z album ...

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EditorJuly 1, 2017

Love Lesson: Trying to Beygood doesn’t mean you know less

by Alexander O. Onukwue The lyrics of Jay-Z’s new album have flooded the internet and like leaked exam papers, everybody ...

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ToluJuly 1, 2017

So Wizkid made a second video for ‘Come Closer’ but something is still missing (WATCH)

Drake still would not come any close to Wizkid and this song he featured in. First off, we’re not sure ...

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RoqeebahJune 30, 2017

Eric Benét’s response to ‘Kill Jay-Z’ is exactly what the world needs right now

Jay-Z has just released his 13th album, 4:44 and for any rap artist who’s spent long enough on earth to release ...

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ToluJune 30, 2017

And the names of Beyoncé’s twins are…

The Carters are not done dominating headlines today. Hours after Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter released his 13th album, 4.44, a body ...

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EditorJune 30, 2017

Thought Experiment: What if Hushpuppi is only hyping himself for “The Hushpuppi show”?

This is all hypothetical, but we are anticipating that, eventually, Hushpuppi will get into a ‘career’ and really start doing ...

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ToluJune 30, 2017

“I apologise often womanise” | Jay-Z confirms he cheated on Beyonce on new album 4.44

Jay-Z released his 13th studio album, 4.44 via his music streaming company, Tidal on Friday. The album has turned out ...

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EditorJune 30, 2017

Maybe Hushpuppi should be the face of the VAIDS campaign

by Alexander O. Onukwue Hushpuppi has gate-crashed the internet for 48 hours with his jabs at Ice Prince and Phyno. ...

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RoqeebahJune 30, 2017

Trump’s Fox News critic, Julie Banderas’ irresponsible coverage of Islam and Muslims did not just start

It was amazing to see Fox News do a little dare and criticise Donald Trump yesterday. The new face of this ...

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ItunuoluwaJune 30, 2017

How to date on a budget | 9 cheap date ideas for the prudent couple

Remember that Jennifer Lopez oldie? “Love don’t cost a thing”? Well, we know in this generation, that might be quite ...

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ToluJune 30, 2017

But why did Kcee, Ice Prince and Phyno jump in the kernel with Hushpuppi?

CAVEAT: We terribly loathe the fact that we find ourselves in a situation where we have to contribute a measure ...

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EditorJune 30, 2017

Does Hushpuppi need to prove his source of income?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Hushpuppi challenged Phyno to prove that his wrist watches are original, promising to reward him with ...

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RoqeebahJune 30, 2017

Fox News’ Julie Banderas called out Donald Trump for being sexist while outing her own bigotry

Yesterday, Fox News grew the proverbial pair and did a little bit of what any independent media house ought to when faced ...

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EditorJune 30, 2017

Crash Course: What is a Hushpuppi?

by Alexander O. Onukwue This is a crash course in profiling the personality known in Nigerian social media circles as ...

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EditorJune 30, 2017

EFCC watch: Why voices like Hushpuppi cannot be hushed

by Alexander O. Onukwue As at Friday morning, a Google Search on Hushpuppi turns up, amongst a few scanty results, ...

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ToluJune 30, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Isoken grosses N55m in 10 days; Jay-Z drops 4.44 album; Game of Thrones season 7 will have longest episode ever | More stories

The world of entertainment buzzed non-stop all day yesterday so we picked some of the biggest stories for you and ...

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Oluwatosin AdeshokanJune 29, 2017

Earth to Nigeria: Your population is officially a crisis | 4 takeaways from latest United Nations data

By the year 2050, Africa will be the most populous place in the world and Nigeria will be the third ...

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EditorJune 29, 2017

YNaija Says: These politicians need to stop fooling themselves with calls for ‘restructuring’

For the past couple of years and especially for the past few months, the debate on whether Nigeria needs restructuring ...

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EditorJune 29, 2017

Is Bill Cosby the goal for Evans’ lawyers?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Just in case you need a reminder, Bill Cosby is the American comedian and actor whose ...

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EditorJune 29, 2017

Don’t freak out when Evans, the billionaire kidnapper hires your favourite SAN

by Alexander O. Onukwue When money talks, anything bold and serious works, regardless of whether a kidnapper is involved or ...

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EditorJune 29, 2017

Evans Suit: What’s the worst that could happen?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It’s only a suit asking for him to either be tried now or untied, but could ...

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