By: Eriomala John Sad days never start off the same way. Sad days never end the same way either. And sometimes, sad days aren’t ‘days’. They are five minutes that make the eighteen hours and thirty-nine minutes before then almost irrelevant and the hours after, grey and murky with sadness. […]
Entertainment
Culinary Adventures With Dion: Episode 1
By: Eriomala John Hi, everyone. Welcome to the very first instalment of Culinary Adventures with Dion; your trusted food review column. On here, we’ll be taking a look into various eating spots, cafeterias, and restaurants within and outside UI, and feeding you with reviews of the dishes served in these […]
Flicks Of Upcoming Movies in Q4, Year 2023
Whether you supported Barbie or Oppenheimer, you’d agree that 2023 was a fantastic year for movies. It seems like an eternity since we saw the fourth and ostensibly final part of the John Wick series, John Wick 4. Other outstanding films have already been released, such as The Super Mario […]
Lights, Props, Action: A Look At Stage Productions in the University of Ibadan
By: Eriomala John Nestled just in front of the Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome Kuti Hall, and at one of the more busy intersections in the University of Ibadan – leading into Jaja Avenue – is the Wole Soyinka Theatre; a 400-seater structure that serves as a venue for events ranging […]
C-kay Boyfriend On Tour; My Experience
By: Moboluwarin Ogunleye Last week, I went to a tour concert at the University of Ibadan SUB pitch with a friend of mine, to see CKay, a Nigerian singer and songwriter perform live. The concert was scheduled to begin by 4 pm, but when I got to the venue by […]
A Quick Delve Into the Age of Podcasting
By: Emmanuel Utibe From the short video clips of Andrew Tate, Kevin Samuels, Joe Regan on TikTok and on Twitter to the voice of Joey Akan, Motolani Alake, Osagie Alonge and Prisca Aniemeke, podcasts seem to have come to stay. The idea of podcasts – like a radio was before […]
The Democratization of Digital Age Comedy
By: Oluwapelumi King Comedy has been a popular form of entertainment for centuries and has undergone significant changes over the years. Starting from its early stages, Comedy has seen some major evolvements; from being just small scale to being transmitted to stand-ups, sitcoms, and then tv shows. Now, with the […]
The Place of Remixes in the Nigerian Music Industry
By: John Eriomala On March 21st, 2023, Rema’s Calm Down Remix featuring American singer, Selena Gomez, charted at Number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts; becoming the highest-charting African song ever in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100. This was a particularly stunning feat, considering the fact […]
UI’s Creative/Entertainment Ecosystem: Breaches and Bridges
By John Eriomala Twitter’s place as a source of diverse opinions is almost unrivaled in the Nigerian cyberspace. In terms of influence, perhaps only Facebook and Nairaland come close. One of the reasons for this is trends that source for ‘unpopular or popular opinions’ usually identifiable by a picture and […]
Stanning Celebrities: An Act that Should be Encouraged?
Overtime, we’ve all developed this act of stanning our favorites and shutting others out. To stan someone or something means to be an extremely passionate and devoted fan of that person or thing, especially a certain celebrity. Stanning could also mean loving a celebrity more than others and not rating […]
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