Category: Culture
Kawajo: The immortal transwoman who changed Kano forever
It isn’t so bizarre – because the flow of energy goes whatever way it just does – that someone will ...
The French meddle: How the action of the French ambassador to Ghana encourages homophobic violence against LGBT+ Ghanaians
The ongoing spectacle of intolerance in the small West African country of Ghana is no longer news. Unless you are ...
How Beauty Boy, Eni Adeoluwa is redefining masculinity
The beauty industry in Nigeria is one that has thrived with females mostly being at the centre of it all. ...
British-Nigerian actress Deborah Ayorinde to star in upcoming Amazon Studios horror series ”Them”
British-Nigerian actress Deborah Ayorinde is set to star in the upcoming anthology horror series Them: Covenant, the latest offering from ...
Check out the new movie poster for dramatic thriller ”Elevator Baby” starring Toyin Abraham and Timini Egbuson
Niyi Akinmolyayan is having a busy 2019. Already, the filmmaker has three upcoming projects including the animated movie Malika: Warrior ...
#BBNaija: Gedoni doesn’t love Khafi and it’s time for her to wake up and play this game
Although the fourth season of Big Brother Naija doesn’t have the pairing system that defined last season, the housemates have ...
Theatre Review: Forget Game of Thrones, Jagagba is the real deal
The winning play of the second edition of the Bikiya Graham-Douglas run Beeta Universal Arts Foundation playwright competition was staged ...
Three Nigerian authors make 2019 Booker Prize longlist, Buhari sends ministerial nominees to Senate, Air Peace aircraft crash lands at Lagos airport – Here’s everything that happened this week
Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: 12 reportedly killed in Shiites protest as IGP Adamu meets Buhari ...
Check out the books Asa is currently reading before her album drops
While we wait for Asa to release her much-anticipated album, for which we have already been blessed with two singles ...
Three Nigerian authors Oyinkan Braithwaite, Bernardine Evaristo and Chigozie Obioma make 2019 Booker Prize longlist
Congratulations are in order to Oyinkan Braithwaite, Chigozie Obioma, and Bernardine Evaristo, three Nigerian authors who have made it to ...
#MTVShugaNaija is back with a new cast and here’s what we know
After an electric season of MTV Shuga: Down South, the show is back to Nigeria for season 4 and a ...
The trailer for animated movie ”Malika: Warrior Queen” is here and Adesuwa Etomi-Wellington as Malika is unstoppable!
The internet is abuzz with the trailer for hotly anticipated animated movie Malika: Warrior Queen, an adaptation of the graphic ...
We are already obsessed with Ireti Doyle in the teaser for ”Kasanova”
Ireti Doyle is one of the most talented veteran actors working in the industry today, and watching her embody a ...
#ArewaAgainstLGBTQ is ignorance that can turn violent and dangerous for LGBTQ people
Over the weekend Arewa Twitter, the online demographic of the North, banded together in activism to advocate against homosexuality and ...
#BBNaija: Omashola and Mike prove that men still don’t understand consent and respect for women’s boundaries
After DJ Lambo did a decent job in presiding over last night’s party, the Big Brother Naija house devolved into ...
Beyoncé’s ”The Lion King” album, Mikel Obi retires from international football, Seyi Makinde goes public with assets – Here’s everything that happened this week
Here are the stories that drove conversation this week Beyoncé’s ”The Lion King” album This week was explosive and it ...
The trailer for Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s upcoming drama ”Farming” is here, and it’s compelling and haunting
Back in 2017, Variety reported the news about Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s British drama Farming. Based on Agbaje’s autobiographical story, Farming centers ...
Drums, attitude, spirit: Afrobeats is alive on Beyoncé’s ”The Lion King: The Gift”
Beyoncé just might be the necessary ingredient to rocket Afrobeats into the mainstream US music scene,” Quartz Africa wrote days ...
Lakeith Stanfield set to star in adaptation of American-Nigerian chef Kwame Onwuachi’s memoir, “Notes From a Young Black Chef”
Lakeith Stanfield of the Sorry To Bother You and Atlanta fame is set to star play the lead role in ...
The trailer for time-travel thriller ”Don’t Let Go” has David Oyelowo trying to solve a murder
Blumhouse has been a name synonymous with horror blockbusters over the years. Halloween, Ma, The First Purge, Unfriended: Dark Web, ...
Four female housemates evicted from #BBNaija still doesn’t mean that women have to support each other, dear Don Jazzy
On Sunday night, two female housemates Ella and Kimoprah were evicted from the new season of Big Brother Naija, making ...
The video for Zlatan and Tiwa Savage’s ”Shotan” is party-ready
It’s great that Tiwa Savage is an omnipresent pop star on continent, further demonstrating this by make that big move ...
In Case You Missed It: On Apple Music’s Up Next Artist interview, Burna Boy reveals he didn’t realise his music had ”popped” until performing in Eastern Nigeria | Anthony Joshua visits Makoko Community
On Apple Music Up Next Artist interview, Burna Boy was interviewed by Beats 1’s Julie Adenuga on his forthcoming album ...
This Week In Music: Lady Donli’s ”Suffer Suffer,” Niniola’s ”Boda Sodiq,” Tiwa Savage and Zlatan’s ”Shotan” and more
Because he has nothing better to do with his time, every Saturday, Bernard Dayo brings you the most awe-inspiring, confounding, ...
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s men are ”masters” over women misogyny, Senator Remi Tinubu vs Elisah Abbo, Super Eagles beat South Africa in #AFCON2019 quarter-final – Here’s everything that happened this week
This week was a rollercoaster of buzzy stories, from politics to culture and while we routinely reported each of these ...
Will a woman win the #PepperDem season of #BBNaija? Against the female housemates, the odds are already stacked
The fourth season of Big Brother Naija, Pepper Dem, has barely stayed two weeks on our screens but there’s already ...
Nigerians troll rapper AKA on Twitter over Super Eagles’ triumphant victory against South Africa
We are still basking in the euphoria of the Super Eagles thrashing South Africa’s Bafana Bafana 2-1 in the 2019 ...
Beverly Naya is the heroine we deserve in the action-packed trailer for ”Lockdown”
Beverly Naya is a whole different vibe in the trailer for Lockdown, a heist thriller directed by Ladi Akinyosoye and ...
New teaser of ”The Set Up” shows Jim Iyke in all shades of being a bad boy
The trailer for Niyi Akinmolayan’s The Set Up was released last week, and it gave us a full look at ...
Niniola made the video for ‘Boda Sodiq’ about sexual consent because why not
In the new video for Niniola’s Boda Sodiq, Niniola in a nightclub watches herself and a man luxuriate in loose, ...
The September Standard
- BBL vs. Size Zero: How The Era of Size Zero May Have been Trying To Save Women From Today’s Era of BBL
- This Week in Fashion: Our Favourite Looks From MET Gala, Bridgerton Premiere
- Top 5 Must-Visit Art Galleries in Nigeria This Weekend
- Cuppy Dazzles With Anthony Joshua & Naomi Campbell For Wedding of the Year
- Rainy Season Radiance: Essential Beauty Steps for Gloomy Days
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