Soliloquy- deep down inside Ayeni’s mind

No one would write tests or exams if I had my way. There definitely has to be a better system of determining ability Read More »

While a failed marriage is the failure of both parties, it doesn't make they themselves failures. It doesn't mean they can't try again, and get it right. It doesn't mean those who are still (hopefully) happily married are better or wiser. And it is inescapable that we all, at one point in the course of our married lives, will have that failure staring us in the face. Read More »

Why is it that despite all the flamboyance the media portrays of our entertainers – This one acquires N100m home; that one gets a customized car; the other one signs Multimillion Naira deal – many of our stars still live from hand to mouth and have to run to the public, or politicians in time of need? Read More »

And when we chose the theme ‘building the industry of our dreams’, it is to encourage everyone – from intern to veteran, to appreciate the work that needs to be done, the kind of house we need and have to build, so that we can all go back to our diverse segments of the industry and begin building our future... Read More »

The Idibias have given us one more reason to be able to say that love is true, love is real. One more reason to be able to beat our chests and say, no matter the mistakes, no matter the blunders, no matter the distractions, no matter the trials and tribulations, what’s meant to be, will eventually be... Read More »

We need to have these conversations more often. And more importantly, we must follow words with action and ensure we build the industry of our dreams now that we (almost) have all the opportunities we’ve been looking for… Read More »

Look around you. The stories are everywhere – men shot to death days after their wedding, allegedly by Policemen who should be protecting us all; citizens dying of minor illnesses because of misdiagnosis or fake drugs, hundreds dying in preventable road accidents and air crashes, kidnappers, robbers and bombers operating with reckless abandon, with millions living in fear and hopelessness while the government fumbles and stumbles. Read More »

It was a very bold, almost suicidal attempt to have tried to stage a concert of such magnitude, knowing the limited resources at hand, in a place with near-zero ready facilities or cushions. Read More »

Christmas is a big deal. Forget all the arguments about whether Jesus was born on December 25 or not. Forget the arguments about the commercialization of Christmas or all that talk about how it’s inappropriate to replace ‘Christ’ with ‘X’, a character that suggests the unknown, the unidentified. Read More »

Has it ever occurred to you, that almost every business, really, runs like prostitution? Often times, isn’t the aim to sell to the highest bidder while customers/clients usually want satisfaction, returns etc? At the end of the day, we’re all in the market place, looking for customers who’ll patronize our ‘goods’ and ‘services’; with one common guiding principle: ‘Money for hand, back for ground…’ Read More »

People like Nseobong – and I’m fortunate to be surrounded by many of them – deserve all the gratitude we can show; all the love and respect and praise, now that it still has meaning. Read More »

We carry ourselves like we own the world; like we know how we came to be; how or why we got here. Most times, we get so carried away, absorbed in our own self-importance, we forget we're just like candles in the wind, like the moods of an unstable person; we forget we're like power supply from PHCN - here this minute, gone the next. Read More »

Nigeria needs reconstruction; almost every sector needs total overhauling. And beyond all the commentary on social media and elsewhere, she needs positive interventions like The Platform and iQube, to guide and guard those that’ll midwife the process... Read More »

Long before Don Jazzy and Cobhams, there was the almighty Nelson Brown. Where’s he today? Does anyone know? Where's all of Victor Olaiya’s music? Where’s the bible of his life and times? What of Victor Uwaifo? Ebenezer Obey? Kollington Ayinla? Oliver De Coque? What do today’s kids know of Blackky’s exploits while in UNILAG? Read More »

The last time I saw the silhouette of a penis, or hard-on, on any performing musician was on Fela Kuti. In an industry that has D'banj and Terry G and Timaya, I'd never have imagined it'd take W4 to bring 'the P' back. Read More »

Only the dead rest in peace. It’s easy to see now that Fela, the Abami Eda, the one with death in his pouch, will never die. Read More »

I’m convinced that that Arik Air is peopled by a bunch of clueless men and women, who, if dragged to the court of customer service, would be sentenced to death by hanging Read More »

Forget all that talk about courage and bravery. When death looks you in the eyes and says ‘follow me’, even the strongest of men will tremble and panic... Read More »

So where are all the talented ones? Most of them, truth be told, will never make it to the Star Quest auditions. They’ll never be able to enter for Idols or Project Fame or any other major hunt. Why? Because they’re tucked in different ghettoes around the country, battling the harsh realities of life in Nigeria Read More »

If the NBC is truly worried about protecting that demographic from potentially corrupting and misleading content, then it should look to places where they spend the bulk of their time. Read More »

How does a fit man, who understood his health challenges and managed them well, suddenly die at such a young age? What happens to all his dreams and desires? What happens now? Read More »