In March of 2017 after reading an article about the inhumane treatments cows were given in the slaughterhouse, Tomiwa Isiaka decided to quit eating meat and try out going vegan.…
Read MoreIn 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…
Read MoreIn 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…
Read MoreRic Hassani’s debut project The African Gentleman is the typical Nigerian song. It begins the way it is supposed to begin. It reaches a peak. It has a repetitive chorus…
Read More2017 has been quite the year for Nollywood. From Isoken to Alakada Reloaded, local films have scored at the box office and this could be put down to the fact…
Read MoreAs the United States of America continues to confront its legacy of racism and inequality, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has its work cut out speaking out against police brutality. It is…
Read MoreNigerian movie writers and production companies are riding high on the wings of the romantic comedy genre. The box office champ, The Wedding Party, changed the game irrevocably. Then the…
Read MoreThe music industry hasn’t seen a phenomenon like Olamide for the longest time. After bursting into the music scene in 2011 with a hit single, Eni Duro preceding the debut…
Read MoreFor many years, Nollywood has been plagued with bad movies. Dingy projects filmed in terribly lit rooms, by a cinematographer who is actually a technician or switch flicking guy, a…
Read MoreI grew up in Nigeria at a time when there was hardly any conflict, not like what exists today but this perceived utopia was often interrupted by subtle layers of…
Read MoreThe Toronto film festival is one of the best and diverse film festivals in the world. Since its establishment in 1976, the festival has grown and is arguably one of…
Read MoreBanana Island Ghost is a consolidation of recent developments in the Nigerian film industry. Coming in with a real great story that takes intense care of how the narrative is…
Read MoreCharlottesville, Virginia has degenerated into a ‘war’ zone. The type of war zone that typically would lead to a grand display of American intervention. In the past, on the occasion…
Read MoreOn the 9th of August, 20 young filmmakers gathered on the 9th floor of the CBC Towers in Lekki. They were brought together by AFRIFF and Ford Foundation to discuss…
Read MoreFinancial institutions have been tasked with sustaining and setting the pace and direction of the economic development of Nigeria. The success of the federal government’s fiscal and monetary policies is…
Read MoreFemi Fani-Kayode was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 16th October 1960 to Chief Remilekun Adetokunbo Fani-Kayode and to Chief (Mrs) Adia Adunni Fani-Kayode in Lagos state. He is an Ife…
Read MoreAs Nigeria is home of the just and holy and chaste, there are hardly ever conversations about sex. A lot of the sexual education young people ever get is from…
Read MoreIn bizarre fashion, Donald Trump fired his new White House Communications Director - Anthony Scaramucci. The 53-year-old is a former Goldman Sachs man that was intentional about moving the direction…
Read MoreNigerian poet, journalist, writer and actor Adebayo Faleti is dead. He will be laid to rest on the 8th of September 2017 in Ibadan. He was born on the 26…
Read MoreDavido just like Wizkid is making international moves. He has released a new song with Rae Sremmurd and Young Thug titled Pere. While this song lacks everything Nigerian previously associated…
Read MoreCarving a name for herself as one of the most durable figures on the Nigerian music scene, Omawumi despite long spells in the sidelines has always managed to retain relevance…
Read More"The challenge in Africa is very different, and much more profound. It is civilizational today. What are the problems in Africa? Failed states. Complex democratic transitions. Demographic transitions, which is,…
Read MoreMo Abudu’s EbonyLife TV is making a film about The fate of Afro Germans under Nazis. Before the Nazi party gained power and their propaganda spread to all of Germany, the…
Read MoreChester Bennington was the stuff of dreams. His music was the first introduction of a lot of millennials into rock music. The 41 year old musician and songwriter was the…
Read MoreWhile he was born in Nigeria, Jacob Banks moved to Birmingham in England at the age of 13. Right now, Jacob Banks is a 25-year-old musician and song writer based…
Read MoreBringing back the 80's, the Federal Government of Nigeria is looking to ban Nigerian creatives and musicians from making films and music videos outside of Nigeria. The details of how…
Read MoreUsually, people confuse education with schooling. When the word ‘Education’ comes to mind, people instantly visualise schools, universities and colleges. There is a major problem with this mindset. This problem…
Read MoreWizkid’s Sounds from the other side mixtape dropped onto the world and it was a beautiful thing. The project is the first the Afropop musician is releasing under his Sony/RCA…
Read MoreThe Summer of 2007 brought with it the super catchy and super sexual Hapuya like that. Released by industry newcomer Morachi, the song was expected to launch the musician into…
Read MoreAll hail Small Doctor - Omo Iya Tisha. Temitope Adekunle aka Small Doctor might just be the new voice of the streets. The Fuji pop spewing musician has warmed his…
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