Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

Cardi B set to take Eko Atlantic by storm

Lights, camera, action. The buzz is in the air and by now the vibe must be getting to you a little. Well, you are in very good company. The LiveSpot X Festival kicks off with a bang today and the electricity could not be more charged. The ‘Bodak Yellow’ crooner, Cardi B put out a... Read More

Bodak Yellow, Cardi B, okkkuurr, pepsi, The LiveSpot X Festival

With DStv, it’s movies and more this weekend. You don’t want to miss out!

The weekends have become sacred, especially for those who don’t have to work. You want to wake up late, have breakfast with the family, do your chores, clean up, stretch out and enjoy some great TV time. Here is some cool entertainment you can look forward to. Follow the story of Nadia, a beautiful girl... Read More

Animania, Cheetah Girls, City on a Hill, DSTV, DStv this weekend, Dumplin, Farmhouse Rules, In the dark, Jane the Virgin, Lonely Night, Muqabala, Once Upon A Holiday, Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig, The art of seduction, The Block, The Goldbergs, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Cool FM hosts Cardi B in first ever live radio interview in Nigeria

Queen of HipHop, Cardi B sat with Cool FM 96.9, Nigeria’s No.1 Hit Music Station’s duo of N6 (@n6oflife) and Taymi B (@taymib) for a lengthy conversation during her short stay in Lagos ahead of her first headline concert in Africa since her inspiring breakout in 2017 with “Bodak Yellow.” “She really has changed me,”... Read More

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Burna boy, Cardi B, Cool FM 96.9, Do2dtun, Fireboy DML, Livespot X Festival, N6, Niniola, offset, Reekado Banks. Seyi Shay, Taymi B, tiwa savage

Real life meets stage! Kaline Live presents ‘The Wedding.’ A musical concert inspired by a true bridal story

KALINE Live, is set to host the city of Lagos to a one of a kind musical concert tagged “The Wedding.” A captivating story about culture, tradition, togetherness and love, brought to the stage, in the form of a concert experience. This enthralling event is scheduled to take place on the 7th of December, 2019, at... Read More

Kaline, KALINE Live, The Kaliné Live Experience, The Wedding

Blaqbonez to headline Bbq In The Park tagged ‘The Blaqbonez Rave’

Fast-rising rapper, Emeka Akumefule, better known as Blaqbonez is set to headline the signature end-of-the-year event of record label, Chocolate City – Barbeque In The Park, tagged “The Blaqbonez Rave.” This will be the first time in his career the self-acclaimed ‘best rapper in Africa’, who is signed to 100 Crowns, a hip-hop label imprint... Read More

“The Blaqbonez Rave”, Barbeque In The Park, Blaqbonez, Chocolate city, Chocolate City - Barbeque In The Park, Warner Music group

YNaija Editorial: Muhammadu Buhari is playing with fire

The details don’t matter. Whatever you heard, from a blog, a WhatsApp group, from your neighbor downstairs, who saw snatches of it on television, or at the beer parlour down the road, it cannot be worse than what actually happened: men from Nigeria’s security forces, – in a democratic nation with laws and conventions, and men... Read More

Specials

#FreeSowore, #FreeSoworeAlready, #FreeSoworeNow, APC, democracy, DSS, Goodluck Jonathan, Judiciary, Muhammadu Buhari, Omoyele Sowore, PDP, sowore, treason

With Ramsey Nouah’s “Living in Bondage: Breaking Free”, Nollywood comes full circle. Or does it?

The original Living in Bondage released in 1992, directed by Chris Obi Rapu is considered a Nollywood classic. Not because it raised the stakes time or broke new grounds in terms of filmmaking. As has been proven repeatedly, Nollywood operates entirely by its own rules and Living in Bondage was perhaps the first proof of... Read More

The Cutting Floor

Andy Okeke, Charles Okpaleke, Chris Obi Rapu, Kenneth Nnebue, Living in Bondage, Ramsey Nouah

Maltina 1000 Smiles: Here are top 3 stories guaranteed to make you happy today

Have you been lacking some premium happiness? Well, the Maltina Happiness Team has been working to share happiness and capture 1000 smiles across Nigeria with Noble Igwe, celebrity style influencer and media entrepreneur. Traveling across several states with Noble Igwe and the Maltina ‘Happiness Team,’ the Maltina 1000 Smiles Campaign has uncovered many inspiring stories... Read More

Maltina 1000 Smiles, Maltina Nigeria

Cardi B, livespot x, Livespot X Festival

Livespot Nation is gunning for top spot in Nigerian entertainment

The Grammy-award winning rapper Cardi B has arrived in Nigeria for her Livespot X Festival happening on Saturday 7, December at Eko Atlantic Energy City, Lagos. Since her arrival, the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker seems to be having a good time in the country. From dancing to an unreleased remix of Davido’s “Fall” on her plane to Nigeria to... Read More

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Google is bringing shopping ads to websites, what does this mean for new media?

In a bid to contribute actively to Nigeria’s rapidly growing commercial ecosystem, Google has just launched Shopping ads on Google Search to further improve the quality of consumers’ experience with online transactions. Because Nigerian consumers are getting savvier at shopping online from virtual vendors, these ads will allow shoppers access to a diverse range of... Read More

The Media Blog

Here are the funny tweets we saw from Nigerians on the internet today

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: You see those girls that saw Fireboy’s triller video and... Read More

Paul Adefarasin hosts Travis Greene, Sinach and newcomer, Todd Dulaney among others at The Experience 2019

It is that time of the year again! The most anticipated inspirational gospel music concert The Experience Lagos holding on Friday, 6th December 2019 at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan from 7pm till dawn, is back and set to take over the city of Lagos for one amazing night of great, live music. With a superb line-up of... Read More

Extra

Quickteller, the Customers and their Dubai Experiences

Lucky winners of the Quickteller Bestie Promo are back from Dubai and we haven’t heard the last of it. However, one thing they unanimously agree on is that traveling to Dubai on an all-expense paid trip to attend the Interswitch One Africa Music Fest and tour the beautiful city of Dubai with their best friends,... Read More

Chidiebere Onwubalili, Israel Anitube, Olawale Akanbi, Quickteller, Rasaq Babatunde

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Moradeun’s death could have been avoided if we held our government accountable

To talk about the Nigerian healthcare system is to come to terms with the most importance of our government’s incompetence. A negligent civil service means valuable funding for hospitals never gets to the institutions that need them, which leads to rising numbers of avoidable deaths. There is no justifiable reason why this isn’t a prioritized... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

5 Things that Should Matter Today: DSS finally releases Sowore

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was released after a federal high court in Abuja gave Nigeria’s secret police a 24-hour ultimatum. The court also awarded N100,000 against the prosecution for failing to comply with court orders requesting the release of Sowore and for not... Read More

Here are the funny tweets we saw from Nigerians on the internet today

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: Some of us choose to stay faithful in relationships because... Read More

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Eight great reasons to watch GOtv this week

As the year winds down, most of us can look forward to curling up in front of a great show or movie and relax after a hard year. But it can sometimes feel like there’s nothing to watch on TV. Have no fear – you just need to know where to look! Whether it’s magical... Read More

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federal high court's ruling, governor's pension plans, pension plans, SERAP

SERAP is making lifetime pensions for Nigerian governors & senators a thing of the past

On 26 November, the Zamfara state assembly repealed its pension law. This law, while active, made provisions for the upkeep of former governors and ex-public officers with expenses for this upkeep running up to 700 million Naira. An extremely obscene amount of money to spend on maintaining the already sufficiently padded lives of these ex-public... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Phyno has launched a new line of earphones in collaboration with NewAge

Aside music, Nigerian artistes are starting to explore merchandising as a new stream of income. There was Burna Boy’s Burna Bank in partnership with streaming platform Spotify, Wizkid’s Starboy merch, and now it is Phyno’s new line of earphones. The rapper collaborated with earphones company New Age, and it stemmed from Phyno’s desire to roll... Read More

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Funny tweets by Nigerians

Here are the funny tweets we saw from Nigerians on the internet today

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, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw today. CNN slaps different when you’re queuing in a bank. — dirty... Read More

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Nigerian Movie industry, nollywood, old nollywood

Can new Nollywood learn anything from their YungNollywood?

Old Nollywood movies have found a second life as shorthand for virtual interactions across social media platforms. First generation Nigerian immigrants who moved to the UK and the US were the first to make old Nollywood popular, using micro clips on the now defunct vine as fodder for viral-ready social commentary. Their work would spread... Read More

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Camon 12 Air is exactly what you need for the festive season

Africa’s most preferred Smartphone brand, TECNO, just broke the seams of innovation with their new smartphone Camon 12 Air. There are a number of firsts with this incredible new gadget. For the first time with any TECNO device, Camon 12 Air comes with a sleek Dot-In Display that sets the phone apart from its contemporaries.... Read More

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STAR launches new label with Burna Boy. Here’s why everyone’s raving about the all-new STAR

Star lager is up to something exciting again, as the brand recently launched an all-new label which has got everyone talking. The all-new STAR is corroborated with a stylish out-of-home ad campaign that stars everyone’s favorite afrobeat sensation, Burna Boy. Here are a few reasons we are super stoked about the new STAR ad. Never... Read More

Access Bank, Access The Stars concert, Access the Stars music reality TV show, Burna boy, star, Star Lager Beer

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Anthony Joshua set to pocket $85million from his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jnr

The purses for Saturday night’s world heavyweight championship rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jnr in Saudi Arabia have been revealed. According to Riyadh Newsflash, Anthony Joshua will pocket a whopping $85million from the rematch, while Andy Ruiz Jnr will go home with $13million even if he wins or loses the bout. That’s $2... Read More

December 3, 2019

The YNaija Cover – 3rd December

President Donald Trump has expressed delight at his portrait drawn by a Nigerian-born artist, creative_doks. The artist had tweeted the American president’s portrait via his Twitter handle @Doks_Art recently. The artist did not hide his ambition: “This is my second portrait of President Trump. This time, I really want him to see it,” he confessed.... Read More

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December 3, 2019

If Governor El-Rufai could do it, then Nigeria should get ready for more women in government

The face of politics in Nigeria has and continues to be male. Brutishly male, older and viciously stagnant. With a significantly minute representation of women in both low and top tiers of government, the necessary diverse edge our democracy should carry, keeps getting frayed at by this inequality. In the 2019 general election, only 763... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

feminism, Gender equality, Governor El-Rufai, Nasir el-Rufai, Nigerian politics, Northern Nigeria, women in government

December 3, 2019

Access Bank donates interrogation, observation room to Nigerian Police Force

To ensure the protection of lives and property around Ikoyi and environs, Access Bank Plc., today commissioned an interrogation room donated to the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) at Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos. In addition to the fully equipped facility, the Bank also donated a 250 KVA generator to the Force to help improve their working conditions... Read More