Archive for category: Y! Daily

BB Viral: “Nigeria’s president has the highest vehicle convoy in the world,” #9jaFacts

BB Viral: “Nigeria’s president has the highest vehicle convoy in the world,” #9jaFacts

0 / February 22, 2012 6:00 pm

by Daniel Essien A few days back, a Twitter handle, @9jafacts, which was registered this week trended in Lagos. And the reason was simple: it tweeted a lot of witty, hilarious and even mean ‘facts’ about Nigeria and Nigerians. The

I’m still coming! Bobby Brown confirms trip to Nigeria

I’m still coming! Bobby Brown confirms trip to Nigeria

0 / February 22, 2012 5:00 pm

by ‘Ifreke Inyang After the uncertainties that arose as a result of Whitney Houston’s death, Grammy award winning American musician Robert Barisford Brown – Bobby Brown – is coming to Nigeria. It will be his first trip ever to the

Researchers link hair relaxer use to the risk of Uterine Leiomyomata in African-American women

Researchers link hair relaxer use to the risk of Uterine Leiomyomata in African-American women

0 / February 22, 2012 4:00 pm

By Seyi Lawal According to a recent study released on the American Journal of Epidemiology website, hair relaxers used by millions of black women, could be exposing them to various chemicals through scalp lesions and burn which could increase the

TFESS Photography Workshop kicks off in full swing: Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Ade Plumptre, Body Lawson, Isaac Emokpae, Obi Somto act as faculty

TFESS Photography Workshop kicks off in full swing: Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Ade Plumptre, Body Lawson, Isaac Emokpae, Obi Somto act as faculty

0 / February 22, 2012 3:00 pm

  By Chi Ibe On Wednesday 15 February, Nigeria’s most progressive youth development initiative, The Future Project kicked off the 2012 phase of The Future Entrepreneurial Support Scheme [TFESS] workshops on photography. The TF-ESS workshop, which is run in conjunction

Something New: Kenny Saint-Brown feat Eldee- ‘Live Ur Life’

Something New: Kenny Saint-Brown feat Eldee- ‘Live Ur Life’

0 / February 22, 2012 11:30 am

By Hauwa Gambo Kennis Music “gospel singer” Kenny Saint Brown (KSB) drops new single ‘Live Your Life.’ The song was written and first produced by Eldee Tha Don with some additional lyrics by KSB. It is an inspirational song to

YNaija Editorial: What happened to the right to peaceful protest?

YNaija Editorial: What happened to the right to peaceful protest?

0 / February 22, 2012 9:00 am

On Saturday, the security forces were at it again. Peaceful protesters, under the joint action force, had gathered to officially mourn the lives that were lost during the #OccupyNigeria rallies. Many of those lives were lost following police brutality across

The YNaija Job Hub: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development(EBID) recruiting plus 4 more

The YNaija Job Hub: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development(EBID) recruiting plus 4 more

0 / February 22, 2012 8:00 am

Get a Job in Nigeria:  Here, every other day, you’ll find the latest jobs in Nigeria. Please Note: To apply for any of the jobs below, click on the job of your choice, do not reply! ECOWAS Bank for Investment

Dora Akunyili? Liyel Imoke? Bobby Kristina? Chris Brown? See who we selected as Winners&Losers from yesterday!

Dora Akunyili? Liyel Imoke? Bobby Kristina? Chris Brown? See who we selected as Winners&Losers from yesterday!

0 / February 22, 2012 7:25 am

by Hauwa Gambo Winners&Losers does a roundup of the day’s major happenings by distilling the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of the day’s news cycle ie good or bad news. As always, you are welcome to agree or disagree sharply below! WINNERS:

Hello, reforms! Short takes from the Ministry of Youth Development’s new plans for NYSC

Hello, reforms! Short takes from the Ministry of Youth Development’s new plans for NYSC

0 / February 22, 2012 7:00 am

by ‘Ifreke Inyang The Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has announced new propositions for the National Youth Service Scheme. The power point document which is available on the website takes us through the history of the scheme and the

This made us cry: Cissy Houston writes a letter to her daughter, Whitney

This made us cry: Cissy Houston writes a letter to her daughter, Whitney

1 / February 21, 2012 6:32 pm

by Hauwa Gambo We thought we had wept all we could over the death of global icon Whitney Houston, but then about an hour ago, Essence posted a letter her mother, Cissy (to whom she was very close), published in