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Wilfred Okiche profiles ‘Winner of Winners;’ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | #YNaijaPOTY2020 Nominee
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 43, is practically the most recognisable Nigerian alive. The responsibility of representing a diverse, multi-ethnic entity of 200 million people in international circles is no doubt a…
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Wilfred Okiche profiles Damini ‘Burna Boy’ Ogulu: A mercurial character | Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee
It is the end of 2019 and Burna Boy is nominated for a Grammy for his latest record, African Giant. Come January 26, he may well go all the way…
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#Rotterdam2018: Mean streets; Wilfred Okiche reviews Respeto
In Alberto Monteras II’s Respeto, a gritty, realistic examination of the complex relationship between hip hop culture and inner city violence, the past is the key to the present…
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Wilfred Okiche selected to participate in Talents Durban for 2017 Durban International Film Festival
Film critic and prolific writer, Wilfred Okiche has been announced as one of the 30 participants of the Talents Durban and Talents Press programme for the 2017 Durban International Film…
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Wilfred Okiche: On Buchi Emecheta and the joys of motherhood [NEW VOICES]
by Wilfred Okiche My first encounter with Buchi Emecheta’s work was as a secondary school student growing up in Lagos, anxiously waiting for my sister to be done with the…
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Wilfred Okiche: Sola Sobowale, Ramsey, Bimbo… My 10 favourite film performances of 2016 [NEW VOICES]
by Wilfred Okiche These ones deserve the Oscar. Or AMAA. Or AMVCA. Somebody hand it to them, please. Nkem Owoh (Ghana Must Go) It is hard to see where Tunde…
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Wilfred Okiche: Whoa 2016! what a year [NEW VOICES]
by Wilfred oKiche It only feels like yesterday when Olamide threw a hissy fit at the stage of the Headies because his protégé Lil Kesh failed to win the Next…
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Wilfred Okiche: Lessons from the 76 movie [NEW VOICES]
by Wilfred Okiche At the just concluded Africa International Film Festival, I was privileged to have caught a screening of ’76, the much postponed, long awaited film by director Izu…
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Wilfred Okiche: The world is changing [NEW VOICES]
by Wilfred Okiche We got a first-hand taste last year when Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) put an abrupt end to sixteen uninterrupted years of the Peoples…
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Wilfred Okiche: How I learned that ‘Just be yourself’ is a pile of (expletive) [NEW VOICES]
by Wilfred Okiche Sometime last year I was invited to work on a television production. It wasn’t the first time I had been on TV but it was the first time…
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Wilfred Okiche: When mourning is beautiful [NEW VOICES]
by Wilfred Okiche Death is a sad affair. But mourning can be a beautiful thing. This part of the world, there is a strong belief that burying of the dead…
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Wilfred Okiche: See Asa and die
Nine years. That’s how long Asa made Lagos- and Nigeria,- the land of her birth, wait for a major headlining concert befitting her status as Nigeria’s premiere vocalist and performer.…
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Wilfred Okiche: No, we can’t afford to fail the Chibok girls again
by Wilfred Okiche They never expected it. From the seeming trusting safety of their school walls, exactly one year ago, 276 young girls; innocent and impressionable, were abducted in one…
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Dr. Wilfred Okiche profiles Dr. Stella Adadevoh: She is the good doctor (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014 Nominee)
by Wilfred Okiche Dr. Stella Adadevoh For 21 years, Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh, consultant endocrinologist, and consummate physician reported to work every day at the First Consultants Hospital, Obalende, a…
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Wilfred Okiche profiles Mike Adenuga: He looms large (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Wilfred Okiche Now, everyone has local stars as brand ambassadors. Mike Adenuga made it so. The reclusive billionaire re-started a trend that has imploded into the…
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#YNaijaMandelaSpecial: We are now on our own, by Wilfred Okiche
by Wilfred Okiche A young African, Wilfred Okiche captures the sense that the ground has finally shifted under Africa with Mandela’s death and he wonders how we will go from…
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YNaija unveils ‘The Nollywood 100’ – The Brightest Talent In Nigeria’s Film Industry in 2024
The YNaija Nollywood 100 in collaboration with EbonyLife, is pleased to present our definitive list of the brightest talents in Nigeria's film Industry. To gain this list, we worked with…
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Jade Osiberu’s Upcoming Crime Thriller “Everything Scatter” Takes on Police Brutality and Protests in Nigeria
Nigerian creative powerhouse Jade Osiberu is once again poised to make waves with her upcoming crime-thriller "Everything Scatter," a cinematic exploration of the gripping protests that unfolded in October 2020…
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#YNaijaFilm100: Charles Okpaleke, Zainab Balogun, Funke Akindele, Baba Agba…Here are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians in Film
Editor's note: In an incredibly difficult year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nigerian film industry entered a new paradigm with global streaming giant Netflix to tell our stories to…
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Obituary: Abiola Ajimobi was a career politician, who undermined progress with tyranny
After a period of morbidity, former senator of the federal republic and governor of Oyo state, Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi passed away on 25, June 2020. According to the Lagos state…
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Obituary: Ibidunni Ighodalo found her purpose in bringing joy to women
Circa 2007, the city of Lagos, at the time under the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola began to pursue a fresh makeover phase during the annual yuletide celebrations. Brightly decorated…
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Obituary: Majek Fashek was many things, a rainmaker, a cultural icon, a cautionary tale
Majek Fashek, singer, songwriter, superstar, reggae icon, hero, prophet, rainmaker and eventual cautionary tale passed away in New York on the night of 1, June. This according to his manager…
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Bankers NGR, Mildred Okwo’s stalled TV series will finally see the small screen
Mildred Okwo, director extraordinaire and head honcho at the Audrey Silva company has been coming through with the hits this year. First she announced 'La Femme Anjola', a risque noir…
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Chude Jideonwo’s list of the 150 most interesting people in the culture [2019]
It’s not enough to be famous. Not even to be (economically) successful. In fact, you don’t even need to be famous. This list is for those who are at the…
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YNaija presents: The 100 most influential Nigerians In Film in 2019
EDITOR'S NOTE: The YNaija team is pleased to present our definitive list of the most influential Nigerians in film. To gain this list, we worked with film critic and writer…
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Profile: There is more to Allen Onyema than Air Peace
Air Peace, the private airline founded in 2013 by Allen Ifechukwu Onyema celebrated its fifth anniversary this month. The company has been riding a wave of terrific publicity since September…
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Living In Bondage: Breaking Free: How this Nollywood big budget sequel became the year’s most anticipated film
This year, box office returns for Nigerian films have been far from remarkable. But come 8, November 2019, Play Entertainment Network and Natives Filmworks, producers of the multi-million Naira sequel,…
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Profile: Joel Kachi Benson just won Venice. You should know his name
When the Nigerian entry Daughters of Chibok was announced winner of the Best Virtual Reality Story (for linear content) at the awards ceremony of the Venice International Film Festival, the…
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Lala Akindoju returns to ‘The Wives’, wiser and finally in charge
Since it was published in 2007, The Wives (Kraft Books Limited) a play written by Professor Ahmed Yerima has become a prominent theatre staple, going through several reruns, rejigs and…
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- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
Wilfred Okiche: Why Oshiomhole’s apology matters
....governor Oshiomhole’s apology, overplayed and self serving as it is is just what we need to remind ourselves that we are after all in a government practiced by the…
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