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EditorMay 1, 2018

Celebrities come out en-masse for the premiere of Avengers: Infinity War

The second most-expensive film ever made, Avengers: Infinity War had its premiere in the presence of Lagos audience on Thursday April ...

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EditorApril 30, 2018

In Love and Ashes, a true reflection on North East Nigerian crises

Very few things in life are as hard as living in North east region of Nigeria in the wake of ...

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EditorApril 30, 2018

Chimamanda  Adichie’s session with Hillary Clinton is our most popular and thought provoking – PEN America   -Gave a glimpse of Hillary Clinton few are fortunate to see

The organizers of the 2018 PEN World Voices Festival  have rated Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichies session as their most popular. ...

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EditorApril 30, 2018

Chimamanda  Adichie’s session with Hillary Clinton is our most popular and thought provoking – PEN America   -Gave a glimpse of Hillary Clinton few are fortunate to see

The organizers of the 2018 PEN World Voices Festival  have rated Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichies session as their most popular. ...

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EditorApril 28, 2018

Long Read: Who is watching out for all the other Professor Akindeles

Editor’s Note At the request of the article’s author, we have chosen to keep the identity of all parties named ...

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EditorApril 28, 2018

Bloggers aren’t safe anymore if Kenya’s latest high profile arrests are anything to go by

Yesterday, respected Kenyan journalist Boniface Mwangi shared a tweet alleging that two fashion bloggers Tracy Nduta and Keillah Okari had ...

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EditorApril 27, 2018

The Business of Photography Conference 2018 bridged the gap between enthusiasts and professionals

The business of photography conference was a success and it surpassed all expectations for a first time event. The event ...

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EditorApril 27, 2018

The IAM Series profiles Chioma Omaka

“When they get tired of looking, everybody will keep doing their own thing and I’m going to be like this ...

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EditorApril 26, 2018

Chellarams UNILAG Entrepreneurship Centre features Innocent Chukwuma, Bukonla Adebakin, Afua Osei on Sunday April 29th 2018

Chellarams UNILAG Entrepreneurship Centre is a certificate program for social entrepreneurs, social sector development practitioners, NGO professionals/enthusiast and general humanitarians ...

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EditorApril 25, 2018

WajoLagos is celebrating 5 years of fantastic dance festivals

WajoLagos, one of the premier dance organizations in the country is opening its doors to the public as it celebrates ...

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EditorApril 25, 2018

Globacom and Huawei are about to bring us the fastest Internet Nigeria has seen yet

What self respecting media company in Nigeria hasn’t had its fair share of struggles with getting good internet. We are ...

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EditorApril 25, 2018

[The Activism Blog] Osinbajo reads to children on World Book Day

To celebrate the 2018 UN World Book and Copyright Day, the Rainbow Book Club ran her ‘NIGERIA READS’ Programme at ...

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EditorApril 18, 2018

Uhuru Kenyatta signs a law making sanitary pads free for school girls

Uhuru Kenyatta’s ascent into the Kenyan presidency might have been marred by controversy but it seems he might be getting ...

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EditorApril 13, 2018

ICYMI: These are your nominees for the 2018 Headies

After an unexpected postponement, it seems the 2018 Headies are back on the table. While the team behind the awards ...

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EditorApril 13, 2018

Opinion: Universities Should Embrace Online Courses

Education plays a pivotal role in the development of a country. It is the key to wealth and national development. ...

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EditorApril 11, 2018

Is Stella Oduah finally lending her weight to Women’s issues?

Stella Oduah, former minister for aviation and current senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria hasn’t exactly been the poster ...

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EditorApril 10, 2018

As Ria Boss prepares for a new era of music, she’s withdrawing her catalogue

Ghanaian neo soul singer Ria Boss (also known as Maria Bossman Damiba) has spent the last two years digging into ...

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EditorApril 10, 2018

Richard Akindele wanted sex for grades, a problem too many Nigerian students face

Its been nearly 15 years since Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem released his now iconic second single ‘Mr. Lecturer’. The song ...

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EditorApril 9, 2018

Road to 2019: Nigerians in Diaspora express support for Kingsley Moghalu presidential campaign

Nigerians in Diaspora have expressed support for the 2019 presidential campaign of the former deputy governor of the Central Bank ...

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EditorApril 9, 2018

The first step to empowering women and sexual minorities is educating them on their rights

If there is a single thread that keeps reoccurring when discussions of oppression and injustice against LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals ...

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EditorApril 5, 2018

Here are all the shows Zee world is bringing to Nigeria in 2018

At this point, there is no arguing that Nigeria has a whirlwind romance with Indian cinema and soaps. Of course ...

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EditorApril 1, 2018

Pamela Adie is ready to tell her story in ‘Under the Rainbow’

We need more LGBT activists living and working in Nigeria, period. It is understandable that because of our volatile religious ...

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EditorApril 1, 2018

Adamawa state is doing something about its rape epidemic

If you’ve been following the news, then you know that Nigeria is deep in the throes of a sexual assault/rape ...

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EditorMarch 31, 2018

#YNaijaWomensMonth: Tolu Adeleru knows a thing or two about demanding respect

As part of our International Women’s Month celebrations, we tracked down public speaker, activist and tv and radio personality Tolu ...

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EditorMarch 30, 2018

Tiwa Savage featured on a song glorifying drugs, jeopardizing a great year

Tiwa Savage came out of the hatch swinging. She had that slew of fantastic singles pre-Mavin, then a slew of ...

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EditorMarch 30, 2018

Brymo wore a thong and threw your faves into a tizzy

There are many things you can say about singer Brymo, but one thing we can all agree on is that ...

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EditorMarch 30, 2018

Swaziland is planning its very first Pride and they need your help

There is so much importance behind Pride. Especially on a continent like Africa where imported conservative Western values have pushed ...

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EditorMarch 29, 2018

Slaughter and May Africa Essay Prize: The Hypocrisy of Big Law

Editor’s Note: YNaija is committed to hosting important conversations from youth across Africa and the world. This is why when this ...

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EditorMarch 27, 2018

These Africans just got nominated for a LAMBDA for their LGBT novels

Nigerians are truly taking over the Nigerian literary world, and a good number of them are doing it by takinng ...

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EditorMarch 26, 2018

Maryam Laushi announced as the National publicity secretary of the Modern Democratic Party

Maryam Laushi, a communication specialist and youth activist, has emerged as the National Publicity Secretary of the Modern Democratic Party, ...

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