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Here’s what happened with The Headies last weekend
If you are active on social media platform Twitter, then you've certainly heard that one of the biggest trending topics over the weekend was the sudden postponement of the highly…
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Dwin The Stoic’s “Take Flight” is that rare Nigerian rap-pop crossover that actually works
The first hallmark of a ambitious pop song is the sudden appearance of of a shredded electric guitar strings in the middle of the second verse. "Take Flight" Dwin The…
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Lady Donli is hacking the system by ditching the grand for the intimate
Performed in my first living room today with the Cavemen. Surreal experience, shared stories about my music with people and we connected.. Looking forward to Sunday ?? — Z.…
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British Council partners YNaija to launch West Africa Arts Exchange
British Council in partnership with YNaija.com has launched the West Africa Arts Exchange (WAArtsExchange), a community of the talented artists from West Africa and arts lovers across the world. It will serve as a one-stop online destination…
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Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls still needs your help
Recently the BBC Pidgin service interviewed Oghenekaro Omu, the 26 year old behind the Nigerian non-profit, Sanitary Aid for Nigerian girls. Omu began the non-profit in late 2016 after a…
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2019 Presidential aspirant, Kingsley Moghalu pays condolence visit to Benue
Professor Kingsley Moghalu, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and an aspirant in the 2019 Presidential race paid a two-day visit to Benue following the recent attacks…
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YNaija Says: How do you finance a terrorist organization? With the lives of teenage girls
Over the last month, many Nigerians had to relive a nightmare we were promised we would never experience again. Armed gunmen affiliated to the religious terrorist group Boko Haram, drove…
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Zodwa Wabantu got deported by the Zambian government for fears she would ‘undermine national values’
It is easy to forget just how much western influence has come to determine what Africans and African countries value, and how they treat their citizens and Africans from other…
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Adebola Williams, Amina Mohammed, Yara Shaidi join their voice to the “Little x Little” Generation Z-Led Movement to Fix the Future
“Little x Little,” a global movement led by Generation Z to fix the future, officially launched today, setting an audacious goal of inspiring 2 billion acts of good by 2030…
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Long Read: In its fifth year, the Lagos Theatre Festival discovers women
The opening act for the fifth season of the Lagos Theatre Festival which ran from 27, February to 4, March was open about its feminism. For The Illusions of Truth,…
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Chude Jideonwo: I am raising N10 million to build a centre for young people dealing with depression and trauma. Let me tell you why
I am very effusive person. Those who know me closely know that, even though that’s not the image that filters into the public. I just sent a mail to one…
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Yeye Cabaret 2018 was about celebrating the labour of love
On Sunday March 11th 2018 - Eclectic 21 celebrated with mothers in Lagos state the fifth edition of its annual Mother’s day showcase - Yeye Cabaret 2018 themed Labour Of…
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#YNaijaLit: Collaborations are at the heart of Yakeeb’s ‘Numb Tantrums’
When I first discovered Yakeeb's poetry chapbook 'Numb Tantrums', I was particularly moved by how it was able to capture the audaciousness of youth and the despair that is often…
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The Future Project hosts its fifth edition of SME Clinic
SME Clinic is a seminar organised by The Future Project, with an aim to deliver visionary business solutions to pioneering entrepreneurs and small-medium size enterprises, inspiring them to create the…
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#YNaijaLit: Read two poems from Yakeeb’s poetry debut ‘Numb Tantrums’
Afs part of YNaija’s dedication to the arts and especially literature from Nigeria and the continent, we have opened our platform to novelists and poets and creative non-fiction writers, to…
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Here’s the cover for “She Called Me Woman” the new LGBT anthology by Cassava Republic
You might realise how ground breaking the new book by Cassava Republic is for Nigerian literature, which is why you have us here. There have been a number of Nigerian…
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Aziza Uko organizes “Ticket to Success” seminar in Lagos
As a marketing professional, I had my personal branding management team design a fancy and professional marketing message to tell this story. After it spent a week on my desk…
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Bukonla Adebakin: Close the ranks, this International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, we join the world to celebrate women and refocus our influences and resources towards achieving the vital goal of gender equality. It is also an opportunity…
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Opinion: Kingsley Moghalu and how to elect Nigeria’s darling President
Quite necessarily, we Nigerians now have a bright idea of the ideal next president for the country. We have been advised by the very recognisable fundamental inadequacies of those who…
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s LoveWorld is finally coming to US audiences
Audiences who love the messages of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and Pastor Benny Hinn can follow them to Verizon starting on March 2018. LoveWorld USA TV, their Christian channel, will add…
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Determined to shake tables, Replete Music is bringing Kobalt Music Publishing to Lagos
Clearly, the Nigerian music industry is desperately struggling with finding ways to convert the fame and attention in-demand artists get into quantifiable wealth. The preferred model for making money right…
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Let us call failure by its proper name
With the elections less than a year away and Nigerians sorely disappointed by the performance of the present leadership and apprehensive for the future, there is the temptation to refuse…
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Are you ready for the Not Too Young to Run National Day of Action on Presidential Assent?
The Not Too Young To Run Movement will hold a National Day of Action to the Presidential Villa on 14 March 2018. The Not Too Young To Run Movement will…
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That Anthony Joshua is a misogynist should not really surprise you
When did you first hear of Anthony Joshua? Were you like the vast majority of Nigerians who stumbled on him when our senators and politicians always quick to latch on…
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YNaija Editorial: Lauretta Onochie is the worst kind of sycophant, the one that roils in her ignorance
One of the reasons President Buhari was voted into power, was that he promised to thin out the herd in the Nigerian executive, cutting off all the needless positions and…
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#YNaijaWomensMonth: The Women who carried violence in their bodies
This essay that explores the culture of violence against women and how documenting this provides a sense of power for victims was first published in Electric lit, and was met…
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Opinion: Africa’s takeaway from the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum for 2018 may have come and gone, but the question that will linger remains what lessons African leaders took out of it. The summit in Davos…
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Lala Akindoju and Titilope Sonuga team up for ‘Naked’
NAKED is a one woman show that takes us on an intimate journey — down memory lane, of a young woman's life experiences, using the thoughts that are usually never…
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Editor’s Note: Meet the real victims of the Benue Massacre
While families dressed in their finery and feted with each other on New Year's day 2018, a number of communities in Benue could only mourn as they were ushered into…
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Nigeria 2019 Elections: Kingsley Moghalu announces candidacy for president
Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Founder, Institute of Governance and Economic Transformation, Professor Kingsley Moghalu has declared his intention to contest in the 2019 presidential…
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