Anams Ugwuanya

Tailor | Writer | Soccer analyst |
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['Fisayo Soyombo @fisayosoyombo]

To those who have read today’s piece and described it as “scary”, fasten your seatbelts. Part II to be published by @fijnigeria tomorrow will be scarier.

And Part III on Friday, that’s the scariest!

['Fisayo Soyombo @fisayosoyombo]

Five days into my next undercover investigation, set to be released by @fijnigeria later this week, I sent the picture in Frame 1 to my three-man backroom team. They all laughed at me, one of them remarking I looked “like a fisherman”.

The pictures in frames 2 and 3 are from my 44th day on the field. Nobody was in ebullient mood this time. They all screamed instead. None of them could say it, but I knew I could pass for a mad man on the streets.

Meanwhile, Frame 4 is who I was before I embarked on the project.

It is the first time ever that I’ve given the public a glimpse into the making of an undercover investigation. I do it this time to contextualise public understanding of the physical, material and mental cost of investigative reporting. Behind every daring work of investigation you have read is several weeks, sometimes months, of self-sacrifice by the journalist.

Of higher importance, I do it to remind younger journalists that investigative journalism isn’t the white-collar stardom propeller many seem to think it is; more often than not, it is about getting your hands dirty while still believing this is hands down the best job in the world!

It feels good to be fully back on social media after nearly five months out…

[Nwakali25 @nwakali25]

Feels good to be back to action

[Director Bae_u @isbae_u]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on curiosity made me ask

[Anams Ugwuanya @anams_u]

Wow! This is great! Every other person will want to come to the show now.

[Director Bae_u @isbae_u]

Drops 6pm today!

[Princewill Chuka @PrincewiIIChuka]

The day you build a house and run the numbers, you'll realise that Landlords in Nigeria are basically just doing humanity a favor

[Dike Philip Chijioke (fmr. @tufur24) @DikePhil]

See you later at the bar for an amazing evening my Owerri people.

[Ifeanyi Nsofor @ekemma]

The Researcher The Research

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

Two problems I see here. They never formalized relationships in the industry, especially between creatives and ownership or distribution. Acting was treated as a commodity for sale rather than creative work and intellectual property.

The depth of the Nigerian legal system and profession is also an issue. My late friend Sym Otike-Odibi was one of the earliest Nigerian IP lawyers I knew, and he was one of the few trying to put a framework in place. Maybe @fozadoza is doing something here now as well.

There was also no proper Agency framework like what CAA built for Hollywood. I would think that instead of complaining, she should fix it by helping to create a system.

I don't remember if it was @GodwinTom talking about how he raised writers too. CAA got everyone in the industry, especially writers, to be recognized and paid from the proceeds of their work, almost in perpetuity.

There are many problems in the Nigerian creative space, and the reason we will keep having poor, mass-produced content is this lack of foundational structure. I see the same issue in tech too. Many recruiters act like traders who buy and sell commodities in the market, but few are proper talent agencies.

I should write an article on this.

[Kalu Aja @FinPlanKaluAja1]

Who owns the rights to these videos of Nollywood stars?

Netflix will swoo in and buy them

[Alexus🐐 @Alexusdeyforyou]

The satisfaction I got from this video was everything😇

God bless your handwork 🙏

[Real Betis Balompié 🌴💚 @RealBetis]

Sabíamos a lo que veníamos 😌

Hemos venido a jugar 💪

[TG OMORI @boy_director]

I have a crazy music video script I plan to shoot in the north someday but if Firstklaz first me shoot am, I fit cry. That guy is milking every possible northern element. 👏🏿

[Anams Ugwuanya @anams_u]

@boy_director Then maybe shoot it for Firstklaz, Win win. But can be afford you?

[Anams Ugwuanya @anams_u]

I wonder why people keep running wild with negative views. Do they know more than the players that actually played with and against him?

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

If Bruno wins PFA Player of the Year, we can all shut up.

There is a reason Players prefer that award to the EA Award. The PFA award is voted for by your fellow players.

It is that "we sight you, you play pass pass us this season" award.

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

If Bruno wins PFA Player of the Year, we can all shut up.

There is a reason Players prefer that award to the EA Award. The PFA award is voted for by your fellow players.

It is that "we sight you, you play pass pass us this season" award.

[Anams Ugwuanya @anams_u]

@blossomozurumba That's all changed now. They're no longer backwaters. New back waters have emerged and are quickly shrinking.

[Morris Monye @Morris_Monye]

Using too many ChatGPT takes away your creativity and imagination.

It can cause serious issue much later.

[Anams Ugwuanya @anams_u]

@Morris_Monye There are indications it's going to be a serious problem very soon. I wrote about it in this article.

https://t.co/lKlDdGCC87

[Anams Ugwuanya @anams_u]

@ekemma 😎😎😎😁