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Kano state is experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases, we should be very worried
News coming out of Kano state over the last few days have been truly sobering. The state run by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has been in the news for the last…
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Artish is making its play for Nigerian new media supremacy
A few years ago, the Nigerian new media space was saturated with new entrants looking to break into the market. The market in 2016 seemed primed for scalability. The internet…
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FatherDMW conquered Instagram by shooting his shot
Who could have predicted at the beginning of March, that one of the biggest social media phenomenons in Nigeria would be a Naira Marley sidekick and an upcoming British model.…
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Should Nigerian oil marketers be punished for hoarding fuel in Corona times?
Last week, the federal government announced, in line with crashing oil prices, that it was lowering the financial peg for fuel prices in the country by N20, bringing it down…
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Yahoo boys are evolving: Love scams are out, fake news is in
From Naira Marley to President Buhari, everyone has been talking about online fraud and how intertwined with Nigeria's public image it has become. To be fair, this generalization around Yahoo…
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Maybe something good will come out of the Nigerian Premier League tragedy last weekend
Last weekend, during a routine Nigerian Premier League match between the Nassarawa United team and Katsina United, a Nassarawa United player Chineme Martins suffered a concussion while fielding a tackle…
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Is it too early to petition for Ifeoma Chukwuogo to get her own Netflix Naija series?
This week on the media blog has been all about Netflix. But can you really blame us? Ever since the streaming giant announced it was officially fielding an office in…
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#ZikokoBlindDate is our new guilty complicated pleasure
Is it really a surprise that many people are drawn to Zikoko's new show 'Blind Date'. We love the Bachelor, we LOVE Love is Blind (with its wacky premise and…
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Almajiri bans are not what Sokoto or any other state in Nigeria needs
If there is anything that seems consistent about Nigerian governments at the federal and state level; its the reality that they refuse to learn from the mistakes of other governments.…
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It took them long enough but Netflix Naija is finally here
The next big battle for the future of media is the streaming wars. Its a war already 30 years in the making starting in the US in the early 90's…
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Tim Omotoso will go on trial today, as will organized religion which aided & abetted him
Over the last year, religious Nigerians had to contend with the outsize influence religious organizations within the country have had in perpetuating rape culture and violence against women. #SexForGrades, #ArewaMeToo…
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Castle & Castle moving to Netflix marks a shift in streaming for Ebony Life
You've probably already heard about it from the grapevine, but two years after Genevieve Nnaji's Lionheart broke the mold for Nigerian media content gaining widespread visibility through global streaming platform…
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Coronavirus: As expected, Nigeria has failed its citizens in Wuhan
When it was announced in December 2019 that a new virus, the Coronavirus had started to affect citizens in Wuhan city in China, there was widespread worry that the world…
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Going platinum is just the beginning for Davido, the US is next
Davido has had a phenomenal last 12 months. After a few missteps in 2017, Davido returned to the drawing board and mapped out a new plan for his career. He…
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Plan B winning several AMVCA nominations is a breakthrough for streaming in Nigeria
The nominations for the 7th Africa Magic Viewer's Choice Awards were announced last weekend, and there were quite a number of surprises. It was clearly a slow year for African…
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Here’s how to market a best selling album, according to Fireboy DML
Yesterday, Fireboy DML released the music video for 'Vibration', one of the more popular singles from his genre defining debut album. Fireboy is signed to the YBNL label owned by…
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Will Ultimate Love succeed where the Koko Mansion failed?
Can you really talk about Multi-choice's new non-scripted reality show Ultimate Love without referencing the O.G dating show of them all, Koko Mansion? That would be pretty irresponsible, considering when the Koko Mansion…
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The new Trump travel ban will allow you visit America, but not live there
Over the last week, a number of opinions have been expressed about the newly announced expansion of the 'Trump Travel Ban', to include Nigeria and six other countries. According to…
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‘Queen Sono’ is Netflix’s first South African original
We are entering a new era of content in Nigeria. For far too long, a handful of gatekeepers have controlled funding for projects in Nigeria and shut out new talent…
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Mohamed Yahya wants to accelerate development in Africa & he wants Nigeria’s biggest stars to help out
“People tell me I have a high tolerance of risk,” Mohamed Yahya tells me as we sit to have a discussion about the expectations for his tenure as the country…
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Sanwo-Olu shows he is a true Lagos governor by banning kekes & okadas (again)
When Nigerian governments have a problem they cannot solve by ignoring it, they choose instead to ban it instead. We saw the federal government ban the production of codeine after…
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Ifeoma Chukwuogo is tackling Biafra with her new series ‘No Victors’
Ifeoma Chukwuogo has had an interesting few years. Her first major short film after film school, 'Bariga Sugar', the heartbreaking story of the budding but ultimately tragic friendship of the…
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A new collaboration between the Nigerian Film Corporation and the CNC will bring new life to Nollywood
The National Film Corporation is really on a roll this 2020. Last week we announced that the corporation which is in charge of promoting film in the country had partnered…
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Tarkwa Bay makes it 24 beachfront communities illegally evicted by Lagos state
I start this article with Olutimehin Adegbeye's TED Talk, Who Belongs In A City, because with each month it becomes more poignant to the realities in Lagos state, and the impunity…
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More wins for @KikiMordi as she & Fisayo Soyombo receive the 2019 PJP Awards
As with many media based professions, journalists often have to deal with the misconception that they suddenly achieved fame. In reality, years of grueling groundwork paves the path for a…
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Dj Juba wants to show you the reality for women Djs in Nigeria with ‘Assurance’
Dj Juba might not be a name you know in the Nigerian media scene, but perhaps you should, especially because of her most recent documentary project. It shouldn't be news…
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Another win for Nnedi! Binti is coming to the small screen
Finally, I can be public about it! We are adapting Binti into a TV series at @hulu. I’m co-writing the pilot with @StacyAmma (HBO's Watchmen). #Africanfuturism #Binti ?? —…
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The results are in! Multichoice won the 2019 Pay TV wars
Remember when cable tv was a luxury only the rich could afford? Thankfully fierce competition in the market has made those dark days a thing of the past. Pay TV…
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A little late to the party, but Nigeria is finally getting in on media propaganda
Every year Hollywood churns out a good number of 'war dramas'. You know, those films with a tragic protagonist signs up to protect America from enemies home and far. There…
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The Nigerian police raises an important question about Amotekun
Who has the right to bear sophisticated arms? That is the question the Nigerian police representatives in Ekiti, Ogun and Ondo states asked of the newly inaugurated security outfit proposed…
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