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YNaijaLit: Rediscover the ancient city of Kano through Morayo Koleosho’s eyes
As 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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YNaijaLit: Here’s the concluding part of our excerpt of Morayo Koleosho’s memoir ‘Hernortherstory’
As 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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#YNaijaLit: Read the first chapter of Morayo Koleosho’s NYSC memoir, “Hernortherstory”
As 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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Endgame The Strategy Company launches #HereforDoers Campaign
Strategy Consultancy and integrated communications firm, Endgame. The Strategy company is launching #Herefordoers campaign on the 22nd of January 2018 The goal of the campaign is to share the stories…
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Introducing #YNaijaLit: Providing a platform of expression for young Nigerian writers
For as long as YNaija has existed, it has depended on the wit, foresight and honesty of young Nigerian writers to tell its stories. It was the reason the magazine…
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The Music Blog: Education and music, Sean Tosin thinks you can have it all
For those who have been following Nigerian music since its first post-democratic wave, will instantly remember that one of the most successful rappers of that time, Naeto Chikwe (otherwise known…
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YNaijaEditorial: Women are speaking up, leave your privilege at the door and listen
All across the world, women are finally speaking up, but will you privilege allow you listen to what they have to say?
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“I’m just following my truth” | A (slightly long) letter from RED, as I hand over leadership
“Yes Sir. It is because you are the CEO. It is assumed that the CEO earns more than a Director.” That’s the answer our chief financial officer gave when, for…
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The Sexuality Blog: Uganda’s US ambassador beat his wife in front of guests for bringing up his infidelities, when will this end?
Thanks to the #MeToo movement, millions of women have been able to come forward and tell their stories about sexual harassment in the work place and in places of power…
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The Sexuality Blog: Post-partum depression is a thing; it is not up for discussion
Far too many parts of a woman's life seem to be up for negotiation these days. We try to negotiate what is assault to a woman, whether a woman has…
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The Sexuality Blog: A sexual offender is about to face the consequences of his actions
A few months ago, we wrote about how Nigerian sexists, misogynists and sexual assaulters need to stay in Nigeria if they want the consequences of their actions to not trail…
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The Sexuality Blog: Inspired by Oprah, Nigerian women are telling their sexual assault stories
Many underestimate and even outrightly dismiss Hollywood award shows. And their distrust is understandable, it is true that the film and music and entertainment awards that make up a huge…
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The Sexuality Blog: Transwomen are back in the news, and as usual it is a mess
The first week of 2018 has been rife with stories around transwomen. However, unlike 2017's transwomen stories where we debated if they even have the right to call themselves women…
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The Sexuality Blog: #CoolMenDontBuySex is well meaning but ultimately misguided
You might not have seen this but the hashtag CoolMenDontBuySex has been trending in certain communities on Twitter, two groups vehemently arguing with each other and a third casually. Some…
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Academic mercenaries for hire: A professional college cheater tells his story
Editor’s note: Louis Stone, a writer’s pseudonym, lives on the East Coast of the United States of America. He approached YNaija to tell his story of how he makes a…
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YNaija Editorial: 2017 was the year of ‘Naija Rat Pack’ and we’re all just living in it
So much has happened in the last year that it seems every single event that should have been spread out over the course of five years was stuffed into one…
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Wizkid is Y!/YNaija.com’s Person of the Year 2017
The editorial board of Y! – TV, Magazine & Online – today announced its pick for Person of the Year 2017 – and it is entertainer and songwriter Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun. For…
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The man is not a kid: Wizkid is Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2017
2017 was a splendid year for Nigerian musicians working at top-flight level. Following decades of grinding work and minor successes sowed and reaped by the pioneers of contemporary pop music,…
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See who won the popular vote for the Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2017 | Overall winner to be announced December 31st
It has taken us the larger part of the month to collate all of your votes, but we finally have a winner - at least for the popular vote. And…
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Opinion: Make the most of a bad situation, here’s a fuel queue survival guide
by Vincent Anani The #fuelscarcity around the country with the attendant endless queues and transport fare hikes is no longer news. It has become a reality we must come to…
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YNaija Editorial: Buhari’s inept, sycophantic media team decides to show us his ‘Softer Side’ and we’re not sure why
On January 01, 2012, the then president, Goodluck Jonathan changed the way Nigerians prepare for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Fuel scarcity has been a problem the country has…
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Osagie Alonge profiles Wizkid: The real starboy (Y!/YNaija.com Person of The Year nominee)
Where do you go after a record-breaking run of breaking the barriers of popular sound? How do you reach for more after setting new benchmarks for your contemporaries? Simple. Be…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Slay TV is giving transpeople some much needed ‘Transparency’
Much of the hatred and bias that sexual minorities face stems from a lack of representation and a lack of transparency of motives from the dominant communities. This lack of…
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Opinion: Isn’t it time for Pentecostal churches to start designing its own architecture?
I always think that the name "House on The Rock" is immediately visual once you utter it, so when I saw the church edifice I was disappointed that we couldn't…
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Ayo Sogunro profiles Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo: The Steward-Leader (Y !/YNaija.com Person of The Year nominee)
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president of Nigeria, needs no introduction. At least, not to anyone who has kept an eye on Nigerian politics in the last three years. Prof.…
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Firdaus’ Hijab: Judging our double standards and the bigger picture
by Alexander O. Onukuwe The dust will not settle anytime soon on the matter of Firdaus Amasa not being called to the bar due to her hijab. The Sultan…
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The undisputed King in the North: Salihu Tanko profiles Governor Dankwambo (Y !/YNaija.com Person of The Year nominee)
The miraculous survival of Gombe Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, during the powerful Buhari whirlwind of 2015 when the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that had been calling…
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[The Activism Blog] UN: Nigeria needs $1 Billion to solve its humanitarian crisis In 2018
The United Nations speaking through the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA, Nigeria) has stated that Nigeria needs about 1 Billion dollars to address the mounting…
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[The Media Blog] The diversity problem of Nigerian Web Series
Long before the explosion of web-based content in the form of scripted dramas, television series were produced, packaged and aired as time-scheduled programming on television stations. Despite the obvious limitations…
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[The Activism Blog] SERAP, CSO’s have rejected FG’s plans to withdraw $1 Billion to ‘fight’ Boko Haram
The National Economic Council decided last week through the Nigerian Governors Forum that it was going to approve the withdrawal of 1 Billion dollars from the excess crude account to…
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YMonitor
- 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
YMonitor
- 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