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 anticipated 2018 Headies award show. The Headies organized by Hip TV’s Ayo Animashaun has become a cultural phenomenon for just how much it is able... Read More

The Music Blog

Bovi, Dangote, headies, Seyi Shay

March 24, 2018

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 Stoic’s second single off upcoming his debut album Heavy Heart (slated for independent release in June 2018) has more than its fair share of the pop obsession... Read More

The Music Blog

BarelyAnyHook, Dwin the Stoic, Paybac, Take Flight

March 23, 2018

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 ?? pic.twitter.com/OEoyjSBsXM — Z. (@LadyDonli) March 22, 2018 Say what you want about Lady Donli, the one thing you can’t deny is that she has become the female face... Read More

The Music Blog

Fifo Adebakin, Lady Donli, Radr Online

March 23, 2018

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 for art enthusiasts interested in learning about the African contemporary art space as expressed by creatives aged 18-35. The West Africa Arts Exchange will showcase artistes... Read More

Featured

British Council, facebook, instagram, launch, West Africa Arts Exchange, ynaija

March 22, 2018

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 conversation on impressed on her just how stacked against the average the Nigerian girl, basic sanitary hygiene is. So Omu did something about it, she... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Karo Omu, Sanitary Aid For Nigerian Girls

March 21, 2018

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 and unjust killings visited upon residents in the State. He was accompanied on this condolence visit by his wife, Mrs Maryanne Moghalu and key members... Read More

Partners

benue state, kingsley moghalu

March 21, 2018

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 into the town of Dapchi in Yobe state and abducted 110 girls from a secondary school. As a nation, we watched in horror as the... Read More

Featured

boko haram, Buhari, Dapchi

March 18, 2018

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 countries based on those values. There are few things Africans have latched on to and become fanatical about quite like Christianity. Sure Christianity has brought... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Christianity, Deportation, Sexuality Blog, Zambia, Zodwa Wabantu

March 16, 2018

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 in support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. To kick-start the campaign, a global roster of influencers will share their stories, content and... Read More

Citizenship

adebola williams, Yara Shahidi

March 16, 2018

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, Kenyan/Scottish storyteller, Mara Menzies who has traveled the world taking to new audiences, the fast disappearing oral storytelling tradition that used to be so common... Read More

Featured, Reviews, The Media Blog

3some, August meeting, British Council, Chika Jones, Etim Effiong, Lagos Theatre Festival

March 16, 2018

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 of my team members saying, “My heart burst with warmth at your mail” and he responded, “Awwwwwnnn…Chude! ”. Because that’s how I choose to live my... Read More

Citizenship

Chude Jideonwo, Mentally aware Nigeria Initiiative, She writes woman, The Daily Vulnerable, The Joy Congress

March 15, 2018

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 Love. It was an evening to not just celebrate mothers but womanhood and service to their motherland as it hosted the Head of the Civil... Read More

Partners

March 15, 2018

#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 accompanied by such zest for life. It was an honour to talk to him about the chapbook, his future as a poet and the place... Read More

Featured

Poetry, Yakeeb, YNaijaLit

March 15, 2018

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 next generation of global brands. Based on our findings, we realized a lot of individuals are faced with business issues and want to learn how... Read More

Featured

Evans Akanno, Olamide Bada, SME Clinic, The Future Project

March 14, 2018

#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 share with us an integral part of their work and give us some much needed insight into why they have chosen to express themselves through... Read More

Featured

March 14, 2018

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 fictional novels with queer or LGBT characters, or even books by openly out Nigerians in the diaspora (think Jude Idada and Frank Edozien), but this... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

March 9, 2018

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 awaiting my approval, I have decided to put it aside and just be real. Just me. Speak from my heart… and my heart is filled... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Aziza Uko, success seminar

March 8, 2018

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 to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), especially goal number 5 which... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

Bukonla Adebakin, International Women's Day

March 8, 2018

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 have led the country since 1999. The generality of Nigerians has suffered untold political, economic, social and psychological repercussions of having the fundamentally inadequate leaders.... Read More

Opinion

kingsley moghalu, opinion

March 7, 2018

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 a new lineup of programming that will enhance its familiar sermons, religion shows and children’s fare, all of which will also continue to be available.... Read More

Church Culture

Believers Love World, Benny Hinn, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

March 7, 2018

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 now is live performances, through concerts and festivals, and because of problems like security, lack of venues and less than stellar payment options (prepaid ticketing),... Read More

The Music Blog

Kobalt Music, Replete Music, The Music Blog

March 7, 2018

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 to acknowledge that in some ways, we all have failed. Chude Jideonwo’s new essay couldn’t be more timely, because it asks us to examine just... Read More

Featured

Chude Jideonwo, failure, The Daily Vulnerable

March 7, 2018

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 use the National Day of Action rally to present a position paper to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Day of Action... Read More

Citizenship

March 6, 2018

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 to success by Nigerians in sports, no matter how tenuous the connection between the person, began to laud him and allude to the fact that... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Anthony Joshua, boxing, Misogynist

March 5, 2018

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 provide us a unified front and voice for the Presidency on all topics. We were all awed by the precision with which Lai Mohammed, then... Read More

Featured

Lauretta Onochie, Reno Omokri, reuben abati

March 5, 2018

#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 with stunning response from readers across the globe. However, we were somewhat disheartened to find it hadn’t quite made an impact here in Nigeria where... Read More

Featured

Electric Lit, essays, Precious Arinze, YNaijaWomensMonth

March 2, 2018

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 had ‘Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World’ as its theme, and the issue of climate change was on the front burner once more.... Read More

Opinion

March 1, 2018

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 shared. It is a raw, honest and open look behind the human mask. This show stars multiple award winning thespian Kemi “Lala” Akindoju known for... Read More

The Media Blog

Kevin Uphopho, Lala Akindoju, The Media Blog, Titilope Sonuga

March 1, 2018

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 the New Year with violence and death. The story of the New Year’s Day Massacre in Benue has stayed a staple in the Nigerian news... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

Benue massacre., editor's note, Fulani herdsmen, The Real Victims of the Benue Massacre

February 28, 2018

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 elections. This was announced at a press conference held on Wednesday, 28 February, 2018 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. Stating his vision to Build, Innovate... Read More

Citizenship

citizenship, kingsley moghalu

Here’s what happened with The Headies last weekend

Dwin The Stoic’s “Take Flight” is that rare Nigerian rap-pop crossover that actually works

Lady Donli is hacking the system by ditching the grand for the intimate

British Council partners YNaija to launch West Africa Arts Exchange

Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls still needs your help

2019 Presidential aspirant, Kingsley Moghalu pays condolence visit to Benue

YNaija Says: How do you finance a terrorist organization? With the lives of teenage girls

Zodwa Wabantu got deported by the Zambian government for fears she would ‘undermine national values’

Adebola Williams, Amina Mohammed, Yara Shaidi join their voice to the “Little x Little” Generation Z-Led Movement to Fix the Future

Long Read: In its fifth year, the Lagos Theatre Festival discovers women

Chude Jideonwo: I am raising N10 million to build a centre for young people dealing with depression and trauma. Let me tell you why

Yeye Cabaret 2018 was about celebrating the labour of love

#YNaijaLit: Collaborations are at the heart of Yakeeb’s ‘Numb Tantrums’

The Future Project hosts its fifth edition of SME Clinic

#YNaijaLit: Read two poems from Yakeeb’s poetry debut ‘Numb Tantrums’

Here’s the cover for “She Called Me Woman” the new LGBT anthology by Cassava Republic

Aziza Uko organizes “Ticket to Success” seminar in Lagos

Bukonla Adebakin: Close the ranks, this International Women’s Day

Opinion: Kingsley Moghalu and how to elect Nigeria’s darling President

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s LoveWorld is finally coming to US audiences

Determined to shake tables, Replete Music is bringing Kobalt Music Publishing to Lagos

Let us call failure by its proper name

Are you ready for the Not Too Young to Run National Day of Action on Presidential Assent?

That Anthony Joshua is a misogynist should not really surprise you

YNaija Editorial: Lauretta Onochie is the worst kind of sycophant, the one that roils in her ignorance

#YNaijaWomensMonth: The Women who carried violence in their bodies

Opinion: Africa’s takeaway from the World Economic Forum

Lala Akindoju and Titilope Sonuga team up for ‘Naked’

Editor’s Note: Meet the real victims of the Benue Massacre

Nigeria 2019 Elections: Kingsley Moghalu announces candidacy for president

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