Author: Edwin Okolo
All the looks from Arise Fashion Week Day 1
Arise Fashion Week has returned but not without some noteworthy changes. The continent’s most prominent fashion show has had to ...
#AriseFashionWeek2020 puts its weight behind new talent
In 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic provided a real world simulation to test the many anxieties that have plagued the global ...
RecyclesPay wants to help disadvantaged children finish school while saving the planet
RECYCLESPAY PROJECT is an Eco-friendly innovation of African Cleanup Initiative that makes education affordable and accessible to children in low ...
Toke Makinwa, Falz and Bovi, is ‘Therapy’ the more star powered show on Youtube?
Apart from the impressive budgets put behind shows by the big 3 media companies creating online show content, most of ...
‘The Smart Money Woman’, Arese Ugwu’s brainchild, is almost here
When Arese Ugwu announced she was adapting her well received financial self-help series, ‘The Smart Money Woman’ into a live ...
The Lagos Film and Video Censors board is coming for content creators
It seems in the next few months, your favourite Instagram comedians and Youtube content creators might need to lawyer up ...
With a 48% reduction in Land Use charges & a 5.8bn waiver on penalties, Lagos opens to homeowners
One of the major criticisms against the Lagos state government has been the prohibitive costs of owning a home. These ...
Ini-Dima Okojie is bringing her bubbly personality and joie de vivre to Youtube
Why wait for one film every 6 months to catch a glimpse of your favourite movie star? This is the ...
Revolution Now is proof young Nigerians are not afraid to fight for their future
August 5th, in several states across Nigeria, protesters came out in their numbers under the umbrella of Omoyele Sowore’s Revolution ...
Policing speech, not the pandemic or the suffering of Nigerians is what gets the federal government going
You would think that after the comprehensive protests to the Nigerian Senate’s attempts to pass into law a hotly contested ...
From viral videos to Nollywood, Success Adegor’s story is all too familiar
Last week, Nigerian actor Enyinna Nwigwe posted a video featuring Success Adegor, the 7 year old Nigerian school child who ...
NIPOST bringing its feud with FIRS to the Twitter arbitration court is the strangest thing to happen this week
Just last week, The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) was in the news for imposing new licensing fees on courier services ...
The first trailer for ‘Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters’ is here
Animation is easily the last frontier of film making for Nollywood. We have conquered the drama, the comedy, even dabbled ...
Why are we rehabilitating Boko Haram terrorists during an ongoing terrorist occupation?
Five days ago, the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, was ambushed by Boko Haram fighters in the middle of ...
Tiktok is showing its not just about fun videos, with its first upskilling webinar
Tiktok is having a hard time globally. Threats to ban the app from American app stores due to accusations of ...
Minister Akpabio’s list was yet another distraction in the NDDC case, when will we get justice?
The events of last week on the floor of the Nigerian Senate eclipsed any farce that has occurred prior. The ...
Broda Shaggi’s ‘Shaggi Palava’ is a career move long overdue
Everyone has a scripted Youtube show now. It has become the status symbol for creators and influencers looking to expand ...
The Men’s Club; REDTV’s sleeper hit, returns for a much anticipated third season
When Tola Odunsi started working on the Men’s Club, the sleeper hit from production company RED TV, only he could ...
There is a human toll for the continued existence of Boko Haram
A video has surfaced of 5 people believed to be aid workers being executed by suspected members of the Nigerian ...
Alleged rigging at the Nigerian Bar Association elections is a signifier of how much trouble we are in as a nation
The last recourse for justice for the average Nigerian is the Nigerian legal system. It is where we go when ...
Abiola Oke’s ousting At Okay Africa is a warning to all African media bosses
Yesterday, the management of Okay Africa, arguably the largest entertainment platform focused on Africans on the continent and in the ...
Gabon has decriminalized homosexuality
In an unprecedented move for Gabon, Gabonese lawmakers in the country’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to decriminalise ...
Kaduna state has opened its borders as a refuge for 35,000 Almajiri
For the last 20 years, Northern Nigeria has debated, with minimal progress, on the fate of its Almajiri system and ...
On Passing: Bobrisky and the role of trans people in queer liberation
In January 2017, I began to run the Sexuality Blog on YNaija. The premise was simple: YNaija was pivoting towards ...
Akwa Ibom just signed the VAPP Act into law, what does this mean?
At long last Akwa Ibom state joins 14Â other Nigerian states who have adopted the Violence Against Person’s Prohibition Act, (VAPP) ...
If we want Seyitan Babalola safe, men must honestly address our collective privilege
Last week, Nigerian women as a collective mourned the death of Oluwatoyin Salau. Death is the tamest way to describe ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: In conversation with Stephen Tayo
As a multidisciplinary artist working out of Nigeria, it has taken three short years for visual artist, Stephen Tayo to ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: In conversation with Dandelion Eghe Eghosa
Dandelion Eghosa is a non-binary visual artist who works out of Africa and explores queer themes through multi-media art that ...
Will the church fail women on Ayo Ajani, as it did on Biodun Fatoyinbo?
This time last year, Nigerians were horrified to find out that Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, spiritual head of the Commonwealth of ...
Can the drive-in cinema experience save Nollywood’s movie going culture?
Over the weekend, two of the country’s biggest players in the Nollywood cineplex industry made some important announcements. They were ...
The September Standard
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- The Magic of Massage: Unlocking Beauty and Well-being
- The Foul Truth About Bad Breath: How It Can Make or Break Your Romantic RelationshipÂ
- Embrace and Exude Luxurious ‘Rich Aunty’ Energy this Summer!
- TSS STYLE STAR: Hilda Baci Setting New Style Standards On and Off the Culinary Stage
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- 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