Category: The Media Blog
[The Media Blog] Big Brother Naija: Controversy is already brewing around Tobi Bakre
Amidst the media coverage of a rather bloodless Grammy Awards, the third season of Big Brother Naija made quite an ...
[The Media Blog] How will Big Brother Naija play out in a post-Harvey Weinstein world?
At this point, it might seem as though the #MeToo movement and all that it stands for has been overflogged. ...
[The Media Blog] A daily entertainment news show is coming to Linda Ikeji TV & this could be huge
Renowned blogger and entrepreneur Linda Ikeji has taken another step towards turning her nascent TV brand Linda Ikeji TV into ...
[The Media Blog] A first look at Linda Ikeji TV’s new reality show “Ajegunle…With Love”
Last year, we filled you in on the slate of upcoming shows on Linda Ikeji TV, the fledgling web platform ...
The Music Blog: Education and music, Sean Tosin thinks you can have it all
For those who have been following Nigerian music since its first post-democratic wave, will instantly remember that one of the ...
[The Media Blog] The #MeToo Movement is getting its own documentary series
Some of the more profound questions that have been asked with the emergence of the #MeToo movement is this: What ...
[The Media Blog] How YouTube’s New Monetization Policy Will harm Small and Local Content Creators
Earlier this week, popular video platform YouTube announced a new eligibility requirement to monetize videos in an attempt to better ...
[The Media Blog] Why we may never see an episode of Tonto Dikeh’s upcoming reality show ‘King Tonto’
Anyone who has been closely following Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh since 2017 would know that her life has been fraught ...
[The Media Blog] Ringier Africa Signs pan-African content agreement with The New York Times
In a commendable media partnership, Ringier Africa Digital Publishing (RADP) has further expanded its news and media platform portfolio by ...
[The Media Blog] Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has just revealed he will be on a brand new TV special
Just fresh from hosting the 2017 Sound City MVP Awards last weekend, celebrity TV host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu revealed via his ...
[The Media Blog] David Oyelowo to star in Les Misérables miniseries
David Oyelowo will star in BBC One’s upcoming six-part miniseries of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, along with Golden Globe nominee ...
[The Media Blog] These pictures of Ojinika Obiekwe interviewing DJ Jimmy Jatt are the stuff dreams are made of
You may not have heard of Nigerian-born and Emmy award winning journalist Ojinika Obiekwe and that’s fine. I have also ...
[The Media Blog] Boiler Room’s “Wizkid: Lagos To London” is the Celebrity Documentary we don’t need
In 2009, Wizkid was performing at the Future Awards nominees ball at a Terra Kulture hall in Lagos. The crowd ...
[The Media Blog] The Power of the Hashtag: How the #MeToo movement won at the 2018 Golden Globes
Awards season has finally kicked off as Hollywood stars gathered at the 75th Annual Golden Globes Awards in Beverley Hills ...
[The Media Blog] Once again, the Temitayo Nathan rape allegation proves that the Internet never forgets
Welcome to 2018, and as much as we’d like to press forward in the brand-new year and leave behind all ...
[The Media Blog] President Buhari appoints Tunde Kelani to head National Film and Video Censor Board
Filmmaker Tunde Kelani has been named as head of the NFVCB on Friday, an appointment by President Buhari along with ...
[The Media Blog] Is social media ruining films and tv shows?
There are many good things about social media from a pop culture perspective. TV showrunners can send out a tweet ...
[The Media Blog] NIPR Lagos Chapter Awards Adekunle Ayeni PR Practitioner of The Year
The Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has named the Founder and Chief Executive officer of ...
[The Media Blog] Five Times “The Handover Show” was Great in 2017
What makes a good radio show can be too broad a question to answer. What makes a good entertainment show ...
[The Media Blog] BBC Appoints Toyosi Ogunseye as Head of Language Services for West Africa
In a bid to continue its expansion in Africa, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service has appointed Toyosi Ogunseye ...
YNaija2017Review: #BAAD2017, #EndSARS, Mr Eazi… These 10 stories/hashtags broke the Internet
The internet loves a good buzz. Something to rally round or be outraged about, it doesn’t matter, as long as ...
[The Media Blog] Was the Face of Amuwo Odofin 2017 beauty pageant a scam?
The second edition of the Face of Amuwo-Odofin Beauty Pageant, the anticipated pageant contest eligible only to young women who ...
[The Media Blog] Turn Up: Nigerian Twitter is having its first TwitterNG party and you are invited
Since Twitter became a thing in Nigeria, there have always been online groups who have tried to take their clout ...
[The Media Blog] The diversity problem of Nigerian Web Series
Long before the explosion of web-based content in the form of scripted dramas, television series were produced, packaged and aired ...
#YNaija2017Review: Stay With Me, Love Does Not Win Elections… See the 10 most notable books of the year
From award-winning sprawling depictions of infertility and feminism, to non-fiction accounts of winning elections in Africa, these are the YNaija2017Review’s ...
[The Media Blog] Linda Ikeji is gambling big with Linda Ikeji TV
Linda Ikeji is back in the game! It certainly took her long enough after the hit and miss Linda Ikeji ...
[The Media Blog] What is going on at Big Cabal?
So we were trawling the interwebs, as we do, just monitoring our favourite blogs, when we noticed this tweet from ...
[The Media Blog] RADR Online is joining the race to crack podcasting with its new online show
After the first wave of podcasting shows in 2016, we experienced a bit of a lull. There were no great ...
The Media Blog: Media hosts are always quick to bring up Bobrisky, but can’t hide their disgust for him
This week has been a very busy week for people in the media. Between Art X and AFRIFF, the GTB Fashion ...
Premium Times takes the #1 spot on our top 50 online media (web) countdown | The YNaija Ranking
Investigative journalism is gradually returning to the fore in the country, and Abuja-based internet newspaper, Premium Times is at the ...
The September Standard
- Unlock a Healthier You: Essential Resources for Holistic Well-being
- How Your Diet Could Be Making Your Snoring Worse
- Celebrating Nigerian Trailblazers: Inspiring Women in Fashion
- Silk: Unraveling Threads of Elegance and Innovation
- Grammy Awards 2024 Red Carpet Fashion: Hits and Misses that Stole the Spotlight
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy