Y! – the leading Nigerian youth culture brand – comprises of various platforms including a magazine (Y! Magazine), a television show (Y! TV), a radio show (Y! Radio), and a website (YNaija.com).

Founded in August 2010, the Y! brand has quickly grown into a popular and reliable source of all things hip and fresh in the world of young, upwardly mobile Nigerians.

We are seeking university students across the country who can represent us. This position is open to a specific kind of people – young men and women who embody the Y! spirit. Are you bold, bright and driven? Do you speak well? Can you learn fast? We’re looking for you!

Y! is dubbed ‘the new high priest of youth culture’, and as a Campus Rep you are his emissary. You will be the brand’s eyes, ears, hands, feet and more. You will be primarily responsible for marketing and distributing Y! Magazine, as well as other brand materials in and around your campus.

Ultimately you will make Y! a dominant force on your university campus, facilitating the accomplishment of our ultimate goal – world domination!

Do you have what it takes? Send the following personal information in email titled ‘Campus Representative’ to info@ynaija.com

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HoodStarz, a new music/talent appreciation show for the unsigned and underground artistes, is set to make its debut. The show which is mainly for unknown acts will be an avenue for the entertainment industry movers to appreciate the numerous budding talents and also discover exceptional talents of the underground artiste.

The show which will be a monthly event will see unsigned upcoming artiste perform their recorded songs in front of their fans, industry professionals and selected judges, who will also select the best performance at the end of every episode of the event.

According to the organiser of the show, Culbeed Media CEO, Mr Kolade Ajayi
(Ronkay), “Hoodstarz is born out of a need to give voice to the numerous
underground and upcoming acts in our music industry. They are often neglected and majority of them are diamonds in the rough and talents that the world has never seen.”

He further revealed that Hoodstarz is supported by Jimmy Jatt INC, Nigezie and other media outfits. The winner of each episode of the show will have an opportunity to perform on DJ Jimmy Jatt’s Jimmy Jump Off.

The first edition of Hoodstarz will hold at Octopus Lounge, Yaba on Tuesday 28 February 2012. Artistes can register FREE at culbeed media office at 10, College Road, Ogba, Lagos.

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 account has been suspended but we were able to get some of the tweets before it became unavailable:

#9jaFacts: Nigeria’s president has the highest vehicle convoy in the world.

#9jaFacts: 90% of people who are indigenes of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state have gaps between their teeth.

#9jaFacts: Adele @officialadele hails from Ede Osun state. Full name Adeleye Adetokunbo

#9jaFacts: Only 18 people out of 18000 who registered passed NECO and WAEC in Gombe state.

#9jaFacts: Females from Imo state Nigeria have more hair on their chest than the males.

#9jaFacts: The cost of living in Abuja, is more expensive than the cost of living in London.

#9jaFacts: Ibadan girls don’t shave their P***y.

#9jaFacts: Nigeria has the highest number of musicians in the world.

#9jaFacts: Abuja girls are materialistic, expensive but cheap.

#9jaFacts: Beware of Edo girls

#9jaFacts: Maiduguri girls have the longest hair.

#9jaFacts: Ijebu people fart all the time. Even while having sex.

#9jaFacts: Ibo girls are stingy and greedy.

#9jaFacts: Fulani girls have the longest tongue.

#9jaFacts: PH girls like it in the A**

#9jaFacts: Benue girls have the deepest *****…

#9jaFacts: There’s a place called Sabo in every state in Nigeria.

#9jaFacts: Gwagwalada is the hottest place in Nigeria

#9jaFacts: Nigeria has the highest number of police officers in Africa

#9jaFacts: Osun state has the highest number of Yahoo boys in the country.

#9jaFacts: 4 out of every 5 Edo girls has a connect in Italy.

#9jaFacts: Calabar girls don’t want your money, all they need is your energy.

#9jaFacts: Nigerians make up 1/8 of the population of Malaysia.

#9jaFacts: China’s best market is Nigeria.

#9jaFacts: A man was recently sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a car radio,While Cecila Ibru was sentenced to 6 months for moving 150 billion

#9jaFacts: An average lagosian has his bath by 5:00am.

#9jaFacts: An average Ibo man can smell money that is 100 meters away.

#9jaFacts: Nigerians are the highest users of slangs in Africa, 2nd only to USA in the world.

#9jaFacts: The most spoken phrase in Nigeria is “How far ?”…

#9jaFacts: Nigeria is the only country where everybody looks forward to hearing the First Lady speak.

According to the BBC, a Chevron representative, Lloyd Avram has stated that a gas-fuelled fire burning in waters off the Niger Delta may last for “conceivably months”. The fire which started in January due to an explosion at the KS Endeavour exploration rig owned by the company, and in which two workers died, has been described as the worst of such accidents to hit the world in recent years. The situation is said to be under control, with no further oil leakages, but the fire rages on, with flames reaching as high as 5m.
The disaster has already caused almost 100 people to leave towns close to the fire, with local chiefs asking Chevron to relocate more.
The company is said to be trying to put out the fire by drilling a hole in the original gas well where the explosion occurred, through which cement will be poured. Mr Avram is reported to have said “There’ll be 1000 feet of drilling and interestingly we need to reach an area that is approximately 12 square inches. It’s going to take some time but I cannot predict how long that will be – conceivably months.”

Nigeria is the fifth-largest crude oil exporter to the U.S. It produces about 2.4 million barrels of crude oil a day. However, more than 50 years of oil production has seen environmental damage through delta’s maze of muddy creeks and mangroves.

Chevron, based in San Ramon, California, produced an average of 524,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Nigeria in 2010. The company has exploration rights to about 2.2 million acres across Nigeria’s delta and offshore.

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 West African nation and he will be touching down with his pop group, New Edition.

The R&B singer, who has been in the headlines very recently, after he stormed out of his ex-wife’s funeral, confirmed his appearance for the high budget concert organized by R28 events in an audio statement released on Monday from his base in America. The concert is scheduled for Friday March 9 in Lagos and Sunday March 11, in Port Harcourt.

In the audio message, Brown said, “We’ll be rocking the stage live in Nigeria live on March 9 and 11. Don’t you dare miss it.” The event producers said that Bobby Brown considers performing as therapy to get him through a difficult time. “He wrote to us last week that he’d like to do this concert in memory of Whitney, and we said fine.”

According to their management, the former group members will travel to Nigeria with a crew of 50 band members and associates. The organizers have also confirmed that 2face, Banky W, Duncan Mighty are getting set to perform alongside the visiting group. Other co-headliners include Omawumi, eLDee, Burna Boy and Modenine.

“Music fans who appreciate the quality of good musical performances will be thrilled by the collection of the finest musicians we are putting together, this is a concert you don’t want to miss,” Gbolahan Balogun MD of R28 Events says.

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 risk of uterine Leiomyomata.

Uterine Leiomyomata defined by the free online medical dictionary is a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue. Leiomyomas in the uterus are sometimes called fibroids.

In the Black Women’s Health Study, researchers measured hair relaxer use in relation to uterine leiomyomata incidence. In 1997, participants reported on hair relaxer use (age at first use, frequency, duration, number of burns, and type of formulation).

From 1997 to 2009, 23,580 premenopausal women were followed for incident uterine leiomyomata. Multivariable Cox regression was used to estimate incidence rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

During 199,991 person-years, 7,146 cases of uterine leiomyomata were reported as confirmed by ultrasound or surgery. The incidence rate ratio comparing ever with never use of relaxers was 1.17 (95% confidence interval. Positive trends were observed for frequency of use, duration of use, and number of burns. Among long-term users (≥10 years), the incidence rate ratios for frequency of use categories 3–4, 5–6, and ≥7 versus 1–2 times/year were 1.04 (95% CI: 0.92, 1.19), 1.12 (95% CI: 0.99, 1.27), and 1.15 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.31), respectively (Ptrend = 0.002). Risk was unrelated to age at first use or type of formulation.

These findings raise the hypothesis that hair relaxer use.

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 with Kelechi Amadi-Obi studios, has as development partner Lighthouse Television and Filmworks.

“I am honoured to once again impart practical knowledge to some of our young talent in Nigeria, said Kelechi Amadi-Obi. “If the industry is to grow in Nigeria, it will be because of the quality of young, skilled talents that are available.” he added.

The faculty for the workshop includes a retinue of Nigeria’s best including Kelechi Amadi Obi, Ade Plumptre, Body Lawson, Isaac Emokpae and Obi Somto.  The curriculum includes basic camera knowledge and techniques and advances into areas like fashion photography, nude photography, event photography, portraiture and others.

According to the CEO of Lighthouse Television and Filmworks, Neil Oyenekan, “Lighthouse Television and Filmworks is passionate and committed towards supporting good causes that set out to develop the skillset of the youths in Nigeria for the better. The Future Project has proven over time to be a catalyst for positive change to young people in Nigeria. That is simply why we are part of this.”

The TF-ESS photography workshop will run for 3 weeks till 2 March, 2012 in a series of 9 intensive classes. The best student from the workshop will be awarded an internship.

TF-ESS was launched in 2009, The Future Enterprise Support Scheme (TF-ESS) is a project of development firm, The Future Project which is the parent organisation for The Future Awards. Its goal is to provide Nigeria’s youth with the requisite knowledge set, curriculum and instruction from a reputable faculty that will influence their chosen entrepreneurial and professional fields in its continued mission to build capacity for the future.

Soul singer, Nneka, has released the video for her song Shining Light. The track is the second single from her new album, ‘The soul is heavy’.

The video is shot on a beach and Nneka walks out from the water onto mashy land on her quest.

Watch the video here:

What The BAFTAs are to The Oscars, The BRITs are to The Grammys. Broadcast live from the O2 centre, the transformation of the show over the years from what was once considered dull, to a lively and exciting celebration of U.K music and style, was more than evident last night.
One of the highlights of the show was as you’ve probably guessed already, Adele. But no, not because of her performance or awards, but because of a particular gesture she made after receiving the award for Best British Album. “Nothing makes me prouder than coming home with six Grammies and then coming to the Brits and winning album of the year. I’m so proud to be British and flying our flag” she said, before she was cut off by host James Corden, leading her to “flip the bird” in anger. “I flung the middle finger” she said afterwards. “That was for the suits at the Brit Awards, not my fans. I’m sorry if I offended anyone but the suits offended me”. She also received the award for Best British Female, beating out last year’s winner Laura Marling, as well as Jessie J, Florence + The Machine and Kate Bush. Other winners included Bruno Mars in the Best International Male Category against Bon Iver, Aloe Blacc, David Guetta and Ryan Adams, and Rihanna, who arrived in an embellished Givenchy dress beating out Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Feist, and Bjork and for Best International Female, the 2^nd year in a row. The award for International Breakthrough went to current British Vogue cover girl and perpetual pouter Lana Del Rey, which will most likely only further infuriate the Indie Purists who’ve made it their mission to rip apart her every move. “This award means much more to me than you know” she said. Coldplay, who kicked off the event with a performance of their single Charlie Brown off their near-masterpiece album Mylo Xyloto, also picked up the trophy for Best British Group, an award they have won more times than any other band. “They keep splitting up” frontman Chris Martin said of other bands in typical cheeky fashion. “They keep taking themselves out of the game. We’re the only players still on the pitch”.
The event was sponsored by Mastercard.

Full List Of Winners

Critics’ Choice Award – Emeli Sande
Outstanding Achievement Award – Blur
Best British Female – Adele
Best International Male – Bruno Mars
Best International Female – Rihanna
Best British Male – Ed Sheeran
Best British Group – Coldplay
Best International Group – Foo Fighters
British Breakthrough Act – Ed Sheeran
International Breakthrough Act – Lana Del Rey
Best British Album – Adele
Best British Single – One Direction

by Seyi Lawal

‘CHIDERA’ is the story of a 19-year-old Dera who due to family pressure gets pregnant for her boyfriend and in that confused state leaves her baby in the hospital for her boyfriend to take care of.

10 years later, Dera resurfaces but is unrecognisable due to a face surgery. She meets her baby daddy, Jay and unknown to Jay he falls in love with her again.

But little Jenny is giving Dera a hard time, because she believes her mother will come back some day. Dera is turn in between revealing her real self and standing the chance of loosing her boyfriend and daughter again or keeping the truth from them and living the rest of her life in lies.

Click here to play trailer: