Jay Z’s new Film Calls the US War on Drugs ‘An Epic Fail’
The film takes on the draconian laws born out of the Ronald Reagan's intensified war on drugs and the resulting crackdown on 'hustlers' in a time when Jay Z was coming of age in Brooklyn and beyond....
View ArticleBreaking: Shooting in Illinois University; 9 Reported Dead with Shooter at Large
A shooter has opened gunfire at the Champaign campus of popular American university, Illinois University, with 9 people reportedly dead The post Breaking: Shooting in Illinois University; 9 Reported...
View ArticleNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o Missed; Bob Dylan Wins 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature
Dylan has published six books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. Through out the span of his career, he has sold more than 100 million records. The post...
View ArticleChief Don’t Run!: Fans React as Jidenna Dresses as The Game for Halloween
Fans are torn between loving this very different Jidenna and begging him not to try to look like The Game. The post Chief Don’t Run!: Fans React as Jidenna Dresses as The Game for Halloween appeared...
View ArticleBomb Scare: Suspicious Parcel Found Near Popular Abuja Mall
Operatives of the Anti-bomb squad and the police force are on ground and the area has been sealed off. The post Bomb Scare: Suspicious Parcel Found Near Popular Abuja Mall appeared first on Olisa.tv.
View ArticleBlac Chyna and Rob Kardashian Welcome First Child Together, Baby Named Dream
Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian have welcomed their first child together. The post Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian Welcome First Child Together, Baby Named Dream appeared first on Olisa.tv.
View ArticleLidudumalingani on Hats, Jazz and What it Means to Write About Place
'The kind of writing that, I really like, the kind that I want to do, is one that is both concerned with the character in the narrative and where (location) the character is, because I think that's...
View ArticleBreaking: Presidency Confirms Phone Call Between Trump and Buhari
Garba Shehu confirmed this in a series of tweets where he shared details of the phone call between Trump and Buhari. The post Breaking: Presidency Confirms Phone Call Between Trump and Buhari appeared...
View ArticleAMVCA in View: On Izu Ojukwu’s ’76 and the Ambition of Nollywood
If our films have not always reflected the politics of the times we live in, now more than ever and with varying degrees of commitment, they are beginning to investigate some of what it means to be...
View Article2 Nigerians Longlisted for the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
Ayobami Adebayo's Stay With Me is one of only three debut novels, and Yewande Omotoso's The Woman Next Door is one of the four second novels, making an appearance on the longlist. The post 2 Nigerians...
View Article‘Tupac is My Spirit Animal’– Kendall Jenner Claims in Vogue 73 Questions...
Kendall, who is widely regarded as the least controversial of the Kardashian/Jenner clan, got decidedly controversial when she revealed that the late Hip Hop great, Tupac Shakur, is her spirit animal....
View ArticleMovie Review: ‘The Arbitration’ Takes on a Labour of Love; a Fuccboi Gets It
The argument that Nigerians are melodramatic and love their movies Melodramatic, falls flat in this movie. The unraveling of the plot is like slow burning. The post Movie Review: ‘The Arbitration’...
View ArticleIndian Minister Slammed for Getting Special Treatment During Flood Inspection
Indians have been reacting to the minister's apparent unease with the situation on ground particularly because, as the BBC report points out, at least 15,000 people affected by flood related...
View ArticleControversial Nigerian Cross Dresser Shows off N7 Million Gift from Mystery...
On social media platform Snapchat, Bobrisky revealed that 'his Bae', an unknown man who according to him is Africa's fourth richest man, gave him a gift of N7 million and a brand new Mercedes Benz....
View Article#IfAfricaWasASchool: Africa and the Legacy of Colonisation in 14 Tweets
Is it possible to understand Africa, and Europe's colonial legacy, and the current state of affairs within the continent with an hashtag that wonders what it would be like if Africa had to become a...
View ArticleFG Has not Given up on the Missing Girls – Presidency Responds to Accusations...
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has assured parents of the missing Chibok girls that the federal government has not given up on rescuing their daughters....
View Article4 Reasons why Nigeria Still Holds the ‘Giant of Africa’ Title
From our literature game to our movie industry to Zuckerberg's visit to Nigeria and the man behind it all, find out why we think Nigeria still holds its Giant of Africa title. The post 4 Reasons why...
View ArticleGrill At The Pent Takes on Abuja: The Magic City
It was all about fun at the coolest rocks day party, as hundreds of people turned up at the grill at the pent party by the magic of BankHead Entertainment. The post Grill At The Pent Takes on Abuja:...
View ArticleNew African Woman Awards 2017 Winners Announced
Nigeria’s Amina J. Mohammed – the new United Nations Deputy Secretary - took home the New African Woman in Politics and Public Office. The post New African Woman Awards 2017 Winners Announced appeared...
View ArticleSenate Says 2017 Budget Documents are Missing, Blames Nigerian Police
Sen Goje, briefing the Upper Legislative Chamber on the invasion, said the men of the Nigerian Police Force made away with files relevant to the passage of the budget The post Senate Says 2017 Budget...
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