Category: Blogs
From rock bottom to CEO, Yinka Obebe bares it all on #WithChude
“The day I left the company, I left with nothing but a backpack” – CEO of Pop Central TV, Yinka ...
Grammy®️ award-winning sensation, DJ Khaled is International Host for MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA); Kampala 2021
Grammy® Award-winning global sensation, DJ and record executive, DJ Khaled, who is best known for his hip hop and R&B hit ...
Burna Boy’s ‘Destiny’ selected for Biden-Harris inauguration playlist
With the inauguration of presidential-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on the horizon (tomorrow, January 20, 2021), no ...
Africa Magic’s Tinsel set to air 3000th episode
Africa Magic’s longest-running TV series, Tinsel, will air its 3000th episode on Thursday, January 21. The show which launched in ...
The accounts of #ENDSARS protesters still frozen proves that we are in an oppressive regime
Three months after Nigerians showed nationwide demonstrations against police brutality with the #ENDSARS movement, leading to the government freezing bank ...
Can Yvonne Orji’s upcoming comedy series ‘First Gen’ break out of Nigerian stereotypes?
Yvonne Orji isn’t slowing down in pursuing personal projects. According to reports, the Insecure star is developing a comedy series ...
There’s still a soot crisis in Port Harcourt and how can we stop it?
On Sunday, a tweet went viral from user @GbemmyG in Port Harcourt showing her AC filters coated in soot, which ...
Muslim group asking Bishop Kukah to leave Sokoto paints Muslims as intolerant
Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah in his Christmas message of last year accused President Buhari of nepotism, ...
There’s a social media shutdown in Uganda ahead of its presidential election
Ahead of Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday that pits the enduring incumbent Yoweri Museveni against opposition frontrunner and ...
Tunde Kelani’s new short film ‘To Live Again’ addresses the trauma of a teenage rape survivor
Trigger warning: drug-assisted rape In Tunde Kelani’s new short film To Live Again, a teenage girl reckons with her rape ...
Watch the video of Wizkid’s ‘Ginger’ featuring Burna Boy
Piggybacking off making it to the Billboard World Album chart for a second time with Made In Lagos, his fourth ...
The 2021 Grammys postponed is a reminder that the coronavirus is still with us
In predictable fashion, the 2021 Grammys has been postponed over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Initially slated to ...
The Capitol invasion and #ENDSARS protests have one thing in common: complicity of the police
The world is still reeling in shock from pro-Trump supporters invading the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, and disrupting the counting ...
Gospel star Prospa Ochimana reveals how he produced some of his best work on credit
Rising gospel star, Prospa Ochimana, who gained national eminence with the release of his single ‘Ekwueme’, disclosed to host of ...
Nigeria is too poor a country for the amount of ‘poverty shaming’ that goes unchecked
If anybody knows the human behind the famous meme showing a person lying face down on a bare mattress with ...
BBC World Service announces new daily podcast for Africa; launches podcast competition in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
The BBC World Service has announced a brand new daily news podcast for Africa, more episodes of The Comb podcast, ...
Burna Boy performs ‘Way Too Big’ on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
Burna Boy made an appearance on American talk show Late Night With Seth Meyers yesterday, performing the anthemic Way Too ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Messi talks about Neymar and his need for a psychologist
Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi who rarely airs his opinions had the most personal interview we have seen of him with ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Messi makes a case for football GOAT as he overtakes Pele
Lionel Messi since the start of his career in Spanish club Barcelona has been nothing short of phenomenal. His impression ...
Nigeria emerges as third most popular user of gay dating app Grindr
Popular gay dating platform Grindr has released its inaugural Grindr Unwrapped – think Spotify Unwrapped, but this time an overview ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Anthony Joshua and Fury set to fight without their titles on the line
The last two years for heavyweight boxing has rested on the shoulders of three exceptional athletes: Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury ...
#YNaijaSportsAnalysis: Ronaldo to Man-U and Pogba to Juventus, seems like a good deal
It may seem like a totally ridiculous idea but there has been talk of Manchester United considering the prospect of ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Man Utd forward, Cavani, may be tagged a racist after using the “N” word
With the cancel culture, sometimes the banter culture taking full effect on social media, people find themselves walking on eggshells ...
How Young Nigerians will spend Detty December
2020 has been an extraordinarily bad year, no need to recount. But with the arrival of the holiday season, attitudes ...
The Naked Convos has a new web series ‘Little Black Book’ coming in 2021
The Naked Convos’ footprint in web television is further expanding with their latest arrival titled Little Black Book, slated to ...
#YNaijaSportsAnalysis: Is Anthony Joshua going to accept the biggest fight of his career?
Nigerian-British heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, this past weekend, put up another commanding performance, as he dominated his opponent Kubrat ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Barcelona set to butt heads with PSG | #UCLDraw
The group stages of the UEFA Champions League came to an end on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, and with it ...
Just In: Dapo Ojora, brother-in-law to Dr. Bukola Saraki dies in shooting incident
Dapo Ojora, son of billionaire, Otunba Adekunle Ojora and brother-in-law to Dr. Bukola Saraki, has been reported dead. Although details ...
#TheWorshipPlaylist: “Christians and Muslims are children of the same Father who view him differently” – Gospel Artiste, Shola Allynson-Obaniyi
On this week’s episode of #TheWorshipPlaylist, veteran gospel artiste, Shola Allyson, opens up to host and founder of Joy Inc., ...
Publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah dies at 58
Media mogul, serial entepreneur and politician, Sam Nda-Isiah, is dead. According to a statement by the family confirming his demise, ...