Day: 10 September 2018

Omoleye Omoruyi September 10, 2018

Today’s Noisemakers: Kingsley Moghalu, Victor Asemota, Favour Onyeoziri, others

Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq September 10, 2018

The Late 5: Explosion leaves 2 dead, scores injured in Lafia; Convicted lawmaker, Dariye picks nomination form to return to Senate | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: A gas explosion on Monday at Monaco Gas filling station in Lafia, Nasarawa has reportedly left at least 2 persons dead…

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Oludolapo Adelana September 10, 2018

The YNaija Cover – the 10th of September

Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija:

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Edwin Okolo September 10, 2018

Teebillz’s endless obsession with Tiwa Savage is peak male entitlement

For most of 2018, the rumour mill has spun non-stop around the relationship between singer Tiwa Savage and Wizkid. This rumour mill began when the two collaborated on a song…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq September 10, 2018

Despite defection rumours, Ambode picks nomination form for second term

Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode has dismissed speculations about his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC), following his purchase of nomination forms on the platform of the ruling party. Ambode…

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Entertainment
YNaija NewsRoom September 10, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Will Nigerian entertainment ever grow up?

It has been 89 years since the world’s first television broadcast. It may not have looked like the future then, with its grainy images and limited reception, but the small box…

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Atiku
Adekoya Boladale September 10, 2018

Atiku: How the presidential candidate needs to plan for a Nigerian Doomsday Protocol

By Adekoya Boladale  In Central Africa and predominately Cameroon, there is a specie of frog called: Hairy frog. Like every other frog, it is amphibian in nature and carnivorous in…

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Liyana
Bernard Dayo September 10, 2018

Thandie Newton’s ‘Liyana’ is the animated documentary about orphaned children in Swaziland

A group of young children in Swaziland use the power of storytelling to work through personal traumas. The result: Liyana, a documentary about a fictional young girl of the same…

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Sponsor September 10, 2018

8 things you could be doing from the backseat of a Taxify

Remember when you were a kid and all you wanted to do was get behind the wheels of a car and drive all day everyday. Then you got the chance…

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Merry Men
Bernard Dayo September 10, 2018

A heist and other shenanigans in the trailer for ‘Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons’

It was only a matter of time before Nollywood made a movie about the fabled Yoruba Demons, and it seems fitting that comedian and filmmaker AY Makun. Makun's Merry Men:…

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Sponsor September 10, 2018

Lagos Comic-Con 2018 to hold this September

The seventh edition of the Lagos Comic Convention aka “Lagos Comic-Con”, widely regarded as Africa’s biggest geek and pop culture event, is set to hold on Saturday September 15, 2018,…

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Omoleye Omoruyi September 10, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Eminem breaks 36-year-old UK chart record; Omotola says singing is her first love | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment over the weekend and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Actor, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde says she is going back…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq September 10, 2018

The Big 5: Okorocha declares for Senate, Nigerians ought to clap for Buhari on a daily basis -Ngige | More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has formally declared his intention to contest the Orlu senatorial seat in the 2019 elections on…

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