#MoreThanKinksAndLocs: The Bankole Oluwafemi story

For this episode, we reached out to Bankole Oluwafemi, the Editor-In-Chief of Tech Cabal and co-founder of Big Cabal Media. Once he stepped into the studio, you instantly notice how reserved he is and how articulate he is when he is sharing his ideas. Describing himself as ‘your average boring person’, he still gets pulled... Read More

Culture

June 11, 2019

#MoreThanKinksandLocs: The Amanda Iheme story

The second episode of #MORETHANINKANDLOCS features Amanda Iheme. Amanda is a psychotherapist at Ndidi Health and an architectural photographer. Stepping into the studio, Amanda radiated an air of confidence and calmness. Talking with her, she shared that even though people love her hair she still gets questions like, “is this actually growing from your head?”.... Read More

Culture

Amanda Iheme, Locs, natural hair, tattoos

June 2, 2019

The Abuja Literary and Arts Festival (ALITFEST) is back this July

The Abuja Literary Society (ALS) is proud to announce the second edition of its literary festival, the Abuja Literary and Arts Festival (ALITFEST).Having held its inaugural festival in early July 2018 as a celebration of the Society’s twentieth anniversary, ALitFest is one of the two literary festivals in Abuja, the first being held by the... Read More

Reviews

Abuja Literary and Arts Festival

May 27, 2019

NSIP: Aisha Buhari is our most vocal first lady, but where are her priorities?

We have never had a first lady as vocal as Aisha Buhari. Not even Patience Jonathan, who was often in the news for the wrong reasons was never as vocal and opinionated in matters of political importance. Now this would be a great thing if Aisha Buhari spoke up in defense of the Nigerian masses,... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Aisha buhari, NSIP

May 23, 2019

Raliat Abe of House of Tara was just announced the Nigerian Employee of the Year

The TAMS Summit recently rebranded as the Nigerian Employee of the Year awards, and exists to celebrate the work, innovation and dedication of Nigerian employees to their organizations. In a country where employees are mistreated and the general work environment is hardly conducive for excellence, employees who manage not only to excel but to also... Read More

Culture

Raliat Abe

May 18, 2019

Long Read: What Kizz Daniel’s #FvckYouChallenge says about all of us

What does it take to get Nigerians excited in 2019? The singer formerly known as Kiss Daniel certainly has some ideas. They include sex, infidelity and the bitter dissolution of a romantic relationship. For added effect, he throws in some name calling, slut shaming, plus a hint of colourism mixed with generous doses of the... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

FvckYou Challenge, Wilfred Okiche

May 3, 2019

Transphobia accusations aside; IAAF’s ruling against Caster Semanya answers a big problem about the legitimacy of elite sports

Over the weekend, the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) ruled that the International Association of Athletics Federations could demand that female athletes with Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) to go on hormone suppression medication to ensure their testorone are at normal levels at the time of competition. This ruling was in response to a... Read More

The Sports Blog

Caster Semanya, IAAF, Leonard Chuene, misogyny, Transphobia

May 2, 2019

Tiwa Savage’s exit marks the end of the Original Super Mavin Dynasty

In May 2012 after a year of terrible feuding between Don Jazzy and D’Banj which led to the dissolution of the Mo Hits crew and D’Banj staying at Kanye West’s Good Music while Don Jazzy left, he started Supreme Mavin Dynasty. SMD, or Mavin Records for short was Don Jazzy’s phoenix move, his play to... Read More

The Music Blog

Don Jazzy, feud, Mavin Records, Super Mavin Dynasty, tiwa savage, UMG, wizkid

April 29, 2019

Layo Bright and Ajibola are spotlighting labour rights with ‘Maid In Nigeria’

We are all too familiar with domestic labour in Nigeria; the women, men, and sometimes young girls and boys that pass through our households in roles of servitude. Catering to our needs for ease of comfort with busy schedules, daily chores, upkeep of the home and even child rearing. Although many are formally employed and... Read More

Culture

ajibola, Layo Bright, Maid In Nigeria

April 28, 2019

The consistent forthrightness of Obiageli Ezekwesili

Obiageli Ezekwesili is a star. A huge one. In terms of quality of political leadership, by accident or design- or both- Nigeria has had a raw deal. She is an inspiration to anyone who knows her but physically meeting Obiagaeli Ezekwesili, a former government minister and past vice president of the World Bank for Africa,... Read More

Winning! LSF|PR wins 4 Sabre awards, named finalist in the platinum category (Africa) and Diamond category (EMEA)

One of Nigeria’s leading PR agencies, LSF|PR has been announced as the winner of four SABRE Awards, the world’s largest PR awards programme, recognising superior achievement in branding and reputation in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. LSF|PR led in the African Category for its innovative and outstanding work for the Darling ‘Find... Read More

Story of the day

Bidemi Zakariyau, LSF|PR, PR, Sabre

March 11, 2019

Banking and coffee? Café One: A millennial’s dream!

Café One, a first-of-its-kind digital experience centre, has re-opened its Lekki outlet, after a short break, to reveal a brand-new space fitted with modern and stylish pieces to suit the millennial looking to co-work, ideate and network. An ultra-modern, minimalist design, the space is equipped with internet-enabled devices and free Wi-Fi for users to access... Read More

Partners

Cafe One

March 8, 2019

Adesua Dozie, Teni Apata, Kadaria Ahmed, Ngozi Nkwoji, … these are Nigeria’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in 2019

Leading Ladies Africa presents its annual #100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria list for 2019. For the 5th consecutive year, the list features 100 Nigerian women drawn from a diverse range of backgrounds and sectors who are deliberately impacting their world and local communities through the power and strength of their ideas and achievements. The... Read More

Editor's Pick, Lists, Top Stories, YNaija Women 100

Adaku Ufere-Awoonor, Busola Dakolo, Kadaria Ahmed, Leading Ladies, Ozzy Etomi, Shalom Blac

March 8, 2019

Bukonla Adebakin: This #IWD2019, we must push for balance for a better future for women

As a leader in the Nigerian non-profit space, I have had the rare experience of sitting in a banquet hall in Aso Rock at the request of a sitting president. I have also spent time in decrepit classroom, surrounded by young men and women desperate to escape poverty and unemployment. I have interacted with thousands... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Bukonla Adebakin, IWD2019

March 7, 2019

StateCraft Inc. extends winning streak into Francophone Africa with Senegal presidential win

StateCraft Inc., the elections and governance consulting company under the media group, RED, extended its winning streak into Francophone Africa with the re-election of President Macky Sall of Senegal. The candidate, who oversaw seven years of rapid economic growth and infrastructural transformation, beat his two main rivals, ex-Prime Minister Idrissa Seck and Ousmane Sonko, to... Read More

Ghana’s New Tribe: The Future Awards Africa unveils 50 outstanding young Ghanaians

Africa’s biggest youth awards, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has unveiled the coveted list of young Ghanaians with outstanding achievements in 2018. The Future Awards Africa seeks to acknowledge inspiring young people aged 18 to 31 making a difference through social enterprise, social good, and innovation. The recognition of Ghana’s New Tribe is part of... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Boris Kodjoe, Ghana, Papa Oppong, Sarkodie

January 29, 2019

“Our mandate hasn’t changed, neither has our dream” – Omowale David-Ashiru lets us in on Andela’s Series D funding

Editor’s Note: In 2018, YNaija was granted the rare opportunity to profile Andela Nigeria, the Nigerian arm of a global company focused on training and placing indigenous developers with international companies. We were awed by their ethos and the community they had created around their cohorts, the very heart of their operation. After the company... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Andela, Generation Investment Management, Sola, ynaija

January 15, 2019

Review: Up North is big, beautiful and bland

Geography was big in Nollywood in 2018 with films like Lionheart, King of Boys and Kasala looking within to reflect worlds and create narratives that are distinctly local. While the former films spread themselves across various regions in the South, Anakle, a digital media agency took the road less travelled- at least as far as... Read More

Reviews, The Film Blog

Banky W, Up North

January 2, 2019

#YNaija2018Review: Sterling vs GTB, Cee-C vs Tobi… See the Top 10 beefs of the year

Ready. Steady. Fight. Aisha Buhari vs Muhammadu Buhari The first couple have been known to nurse tensions between them- recall her criticism of him and his “the other room” bomb response- but Aisha Buhari dialed things up a notch this year when she repeatedly alleged that a few persons had hijacked her husband’s government. Speaking... Read More

Featured, The Gossip Blog

January 1, 2019

Coco Anetor-Sokei: I AM Story

Coco Anetor-Sokei is the reason I was motivated to do this project. My beautiful best girl is different. Being my first personal encounter with an albino, she showed me a lifestyle contrary to my previous beliefs (which was no belief asides ignorance). My first encounter with Coco was at our previous job where she came... Read More

The Media Blog

Coco Anetor-Sokei, IAMSeries

January 1, 2019

Segun ‘Segalink’ Awosanya is Y!/YNaija.com’s Person of the Year 2018

The editorial board of Y! – TV, Magazine & Online – today announced its pick for Person of the Year 2017 – and it is entrepreneur, lawyer and human rights activist Segun ‘Segalink’ Awosanya. For the last eight years, the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year has served as a vehicle to recognize the achievements of individuals of... Read More

CifromRED, Lists, YNaija.com Person of the Year

Davido, Person of the year 2018, Segalink

December 27, 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Black Times, Oṣó, About 30… See our picks for the 10 best albums of the year

Sifting through the loads and loads of music put out during the calendar year, we made use of parameters such as audience acceptance, pop culture effect, quality of recording and lyrical content to assemble our 10 best albums of 2018 for the YNaija2018Review. The records are arranged in ascending order. The Mayor of Lagos –... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Brymo, Burna boy, Egypt 80

December 27, 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Teni, Jemima Osunde, Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin… See the top 10 Revelations of the year

Here’s to seeing more of them in the new year. Arranged in alphabetical order. Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin Through various projects like Girls Coding, Empowered Hands, GirlsInSTEM and GC mentors, Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin’s Pearls Africa empowers girls by tutoring them on functional skills to achieve economic independence at the earliest age. She has been listed as one of... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Abisola Abioye, ayodeji rotinwa, Teni The Entertainer

December 26, 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Billy Graham, Kofi Annan… These 10 deaths shook the world

May their souls rest in peace. This is the YNaija2018Review definitive list of globally recognised persons whose deaths shook the world. Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan’s work with the United Nations was recognised when both he and the... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Aretha Franklin, Barbara Bush, John McCain, Kofi Annan, Phillip Roth

December 26, 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Tosyn Bucknor, Ras Kimono, Baba Sala… 10 notable deaths of 2018

May their souls rest in peace. Moses Olaiya Adejumo His parents named him Moses but he would go to the grave, aged 82 years, known by two names only, Baba Sala, to his millions of fans. Regarded as the king of comic-acting, Baba Sala was an actor, musician, dramatist and comedian who with his oversized... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

deaths, Ras Kimono, tosyn bucknor, YNaija2018Review

December 26, 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Children of Blood and Bone, My Transition Hours, Freshwater… See the 10 Most Notable Books of 2018

From chart-topping fantasies taking the world by storm to eyewitness accounts of a slice of Nigerian history, these are the 10 most notable books of the year. Arranged in ascending order. On a Platter of Gold: How Jonathan won and lost Nigeria – Bolaji Abdullahi On a Platter of Gold is solid as a profile... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Adebola Rayo, Akweke Emezi, Frankie Edozien, Oyinkan Braithwaite

December 24, 2018

Atiku, Chimamanda Adichie, Davido, Kemi Adetiba are nominees for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2018

The Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year is in its eighth year and is awarded to the individual who through acts of social good, personal achievement or innovation has the most outsize impact on the Nigerian society in the past year, breaking new boundaries or consolidating on gains – and driving the advancement of the public,... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

D'Tigress, Davido, Herbert Wigwe, Kemi Adetiba, Person of the Year, Segalink

December 15, 2018

Best New Music: The Official Video for Chief Daddy’s theme song just dropped

With Chief Daddy now out in all cinemas, EbonyLife Films has revealed the music video to the ‘Famzy Anthem’, a song performed by rapper and actor Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, as his character in the movie, ‘AK Famzy’. The lead single of Chief Daddy, ‘The Famzy Anthem (Moving Mad)’ was composed by Femi Beecroft aka AK... Read More

The Music Blog

Chief Daddy, Ebony life, falz, Music

December 14, 2018

A ‘new wave’ of cinema and its cultural impact: How Filmhouse is changing the narrative in Africa

On Thursday, November 15, 2018, Representatives of Filmhouse Cinemas and Film One met with members of the press at The Cube, Filmhouse in Lekki, Lagos for a round-table discussion on African Cinema, the role of film in society and the economy and how Filmhouse is trying to impact the culture of cinema going in Africa,... Read More

The Film Blog

FilmHouse

December 14, 2018

Vonne Couture Presents Dudu Collection

Womenswear label, Vonne couture has unveiled its latest collection named ‘Dudu’- which means black in Yoruba language. The creative director, Yvonne Nwosu who poses as her own model for the lookbook expressed that ‘Dudu’ was inspired by the ‘African Woman’ who is an embodiment of strength and beauty, and with all that she is burdened... Read More

Reviews

fashion, Vonne Couture

#MoreThanKinksAndLocs: The Bankole Oluwafemi story

#MoreThanKinksandLocs: The Amanda Iheme story

The Abuja Literary and Arts Festival (ALITFEST) is back this July

NSIP: Aisha Buhari is our most vocal first lady, but where are her priorities?

Raliat Abe of House of Tara was just announced the Nigerian Employee of the Year

Long Read: What Kizz Daniel’s #FvckYouChallenge says about all of us

Transphobia accusations aside; IAAF’s ruling against Caster Semanya answers a big problem about the legitimacy of elite sports

Tiwa Savage’s exit marks the end of the Original Super Mavin Dynasty

Layo Bright and Ajibola are spotlighting labour rights with ‘Maid In Nigeria’

The consistent forthrightness of Obiageli Ezekwesili

Winning! LSF|PR wins 4 Sabre awards, named finalist in the platinum category (Africa) and Diamond category (EMEA)

Banking and coffee? Café One: A millennial’s dream!

Adesua Dozie, Teni Apata, Kadaria Ahmed, Ngozi Nkwoji, … these are Nigeria’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in 2019

Bukonla Adebakin: This #IWD2019, we must push for balance for a better future for women

StateCraft Inc. extends winning streak into Francophone Africa with Senegal presidential win

Ghana’s New Tribe: The Future Awards Africa unveils 50 outstanding young Ghanaians

“Our mandate hasn’t changed, neither has our dream” – Omowale David-Ashiru lets us in on Andela’s Series D funding

Review: Up North is big, beautiful and bland

#YNaija2018Review: Sterling vs GTB, Cee-C vs Tobi… See the Top 10 beefs of the year

Coco Anetor-Sokei: I AM Story

Segun ‘Segalink’ Awosanya is Y!/YNaija.com’s Person of the Year 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Black Times, Oṣó, About 30… See our picks for the 10 best albums of the year

#YNaija2018Review: Teni, Jemima Osunde, Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin… See the top 10 Revelations of the year

#YNaija2018Review: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Billy Graham, Kofi Annan… These 10 deaths shook the world

#YNaija2018Review: Tosyn Bucknor, Ras Kimono, Baba Sala… 10 notable deaths of 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Children of Blood and Bone, My Transition Hours, Freshwater… See the 10 Most Notable Books of 2018

Atiku, Chimamanda Adichie, Davido, Kemi Adetiba are nominees for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2018

Best New Music: The Official Video for Chief Daddy’s theme song just dropped

A ‘new wave’ of cinema and its cultural impact: How Filmhouse is changing the narrative in Africa

Vonne Couture Presents Dudu Collection

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