by Wilfred Okiche The American Music Awards (AMAs), mostly decided by airplay and record sales, was held last night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and crossover country singing sensation Taylor Swift emerged the night’s big winner with three trophies including Artist of the Year and Favourite Country Album for her ‘Speak Now’ album,... Read More
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by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@ifreke] On YNaija.com, more than a dozen ‘You Tweet!’ interviews were conducted between the periods of June and July. We’ve had tweeters like @MOsallyHITs, @MrFixNigeria, @itsjustAYO, @RIPFaceboook, @Vivisleek, @Prodeegy, @odinabarbie, @4eyedmonk, @BabaOloriokoBB, @sm1hot, @ToluOgunlesi, @Katung_Aduwak and @Lumidizzle. These unique personalities opened up about their lives in cyberspace when people often love to... Read More
Wilfred Okiche So what was trending on the blogosphere during the week? We have the lo’ down. Linda Diokpa’s blog took to spreading the message of hope in these trying times, quoting generously from Jeremiah 29:11. In the same breath perhaps, D’Banj and his soulmate Don Jazzy announced a token of 500,000 as reward for... Read More
Fancy working in Fashion, Insurance or Pharmaceuticals? Thousands of Nigerians find jobs here at The YNaija Job Hub. Insurance Company recruiting in 6 Cities Yeside Fashion Store Vacancies Capricorn Marine Technologies reruiting Reals Pharmaceutical Ltd: recruiting in 5 Nigerian Cities Exciting Executive Opportunities In a Leading Insurance Company Luxury Villas Nigeria Limited recruiting... Read More
by Chi Ibe Venturing into music in an age where common play and generic rhythms are the order of the day forces today’s artiste to evaluate where he stands. Jarmeu brings a new voice, a new sound and a new message to the dance floor. In a phrase, this artiste can be described... Read More
by Yomi Kazeem It’s four days into camp life and I have realised already that some things about NYSC would never change. First and foremost, the NYSC kit given to you right after registration most often never fits. You’ll get a kit set that is either 100 times bigger or 200 times smaller than... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is the Director of Research and Development, Empowerment Squared and the co-founder of Bookneto (www.bookneto.com). What makes all these titles more interesting is that he is just 20! He recently spoke to YNaija about Twitter. “It can be a time waster. You have to know the limits.” What were you doing... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Lagos will host the final conference of the RISE National Youth Forum. The 2011 sessions opened in Calabar on the 16th of July and has taken place in nine other cities across the federation. Curtains will be drawn on the event scheduled to hold on 26th November, 2011 at the Indoor Sports Hall of... Read More
by Yemi Olowu Child Adoption & Sponsorship Awareness Project, CASAP, is an initiative that seeks to create awareness on the plight of the Nigerian child with special focus on children in orphanages. The major aim of the initiative is to encourage everyday Nigerians to foster orphans . The initiative also aims at creating awareness and rallying... Read More
When babies are about a year old, their hair is shaved The excuse they need fresh growth to have fine hair For the female child, the hair is usually left until after her first birthday Cos’ it must be styled for that special day “Beauty??? Who defines beauty... Read More
by Yemi Olowu What: Vlisco launches it’s Delicate Shades collection Where: Protea Hotel, GRA, Ikeja. When: Sunday, 13 November. The Vlisco collection Lanre Dasilva Ajayi for Vlisco Photos: Hycentt Iyerosah for... Read More
by Chi Ibe Alex Uruemu Ibru, the Chairman and publisher of The Guardian newspaper, is dead. He was 66. Breaking news from The Guardian said the former Minister of Internal Affairs died this afternoon and Nigerians all over the country have started sending in messages and paying tribute to the man who changed their... Read More
by Yemi Olowu Watch behind the scene videos of Eva’s GIGO EP which drops today Sunday, 20 November. The GIGO EP features Shank, Saucekid, Basket Mouth and more. In the promo video, Eva explains what the EP is about, she also shows gratitude to everyone whose been part of her journey especially Sauce Kid. The photography for... Read More
Scholarships to study at Oxford University St Antony’s College, Oxford, in partnership with the international integrated energy company, Eni, is offering an Angolan, Ghanaian and Nigerian student at an African university the opportunity of a fully funded scholarship, including fees and living expenses, to undertake postgraduate study at the Master’s level, at the University of Oxford.... Read More
by Yemi Olowu What: Virgin Atlantic celebrates 10 years of flying non-stop from Lagos to London. When: Friday 13, October 2011. Where: Harbour Point, VI. Abolade Durojaiye & Mo AbuduDayo Adeneye Dayo Adeneye Erejwa Gbadebo & Tosan Noodle Neato C Asa
by Seyi Lawal Top Model of Colour Season 6 in conjunction with PLAY had a fabulous ‘meet and greet’ evening yesterday at the Rev Bar in London. YNaija had a one on one exclusive with finalists as well as partied hard with them afterwards till the early hours. Meeting YNaija editor, model and... Read More
by Joy Ehonwa It’s easier to die when you have nothing to live for. The Amaka we saw this week is very different from the childless widow who, perched on her hospital bed, fresh out of the Sunom Idibia fiasco, said emphatically to her lawyer, “I’ve made up my mind. I will tell the truth... Read More
by Chi Ibe Stunning singer, Mo’Cheddah, alongside model- Chika Emmanuel, blow up the cover of the upcoming issue of WOW Magazine. The steaming sexiness bounces off the page thanks to photographer: Moussa Moussa. This sizzling cover shoot showcases the two playing with different textures in unique African prints – the true... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Tee-A is bringing the party to Lagos as he gets set to stage a private and lavish dinner concert in celebration of his fifteen years on stage in the entertainment industry. “It definitely isn’t a show to miss out on.” The invite-only dinner concert in Lagos promises to be a triple... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Karen Clark Sheard is an awesomely talented praise and worship leader. One of her most popular songs is titled ‘Make His praise glorious’. In this song, Karen re-emphasises Psalms 48: 1 which says: “Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised..” In this song, we are encouraged to praise God... Read More
Wilfred Okiche ‘Gongo Aso’ crooner, 9ice, has finally dropped a video for his new single, ‘Loni ni’. The video which features guest vocals from the late rapper, Da grin, was directed by Gini. It is off his upcoming double-disc album ‘Bashorun Gaa’ and ‘Versus’ “The bubbly atmosphere works very well in neutralising the feelings of... Read More
by Chi Ibe “If Hip Hop is dead, I don turn ‘Zombie’.” That’s the chorous of Terry Tha Rapman’s new single and its titled Zombie. It’s one of those tracks you can bob your head to; still the lyric goes hard. Terry describes himself as Nigeria’s Tupac in this single off the World... Read More
Looking for a job in Telecommunication, Medicine or Accounting? Thousands of Nigerians find jobs here at the YNaija Job Hub. FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ANALYST at MTN GE Recruiting Account manager CSA Corporate Client/ HNI Services Manager at Luxillary Villa Marketing Manager/ Coordinator at Luxury Villa Real Estate Surveyor at Luxury Villa IITA Recruiting RESEARCH TECHNICIAN Treasurehall... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang On Rubbin’ Minds this Sunday, we will be interviewing the lead actors and director of the stage play, Same Page. The play, written by Michael Asuelime, is the story of a man and a woman brought together in love by time and affection. They are soon separated by career and assumptions; their... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Maybe he’s proving the critics who compare him ceaselessly to label mate Wizkid wrong, but Skales appears to be taking no prisoners. As promised, Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) has released not one but two singles from their rap star, Skales, titled ‘Mukulu’ and ‘Keresimesi’ with production... Read More
by Yemi Olowu You can now shop for ‘The Charlatan’ tees and other favourite iamISIGO designs at their pop up sales event which would take place between Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2011 at Bogobiri, from 11am – 6pm daily. Limited edition pieces by iamISIGO which she presented at the just concluded Lagos Fashion and Design... Read More
by Yemi Olowu O’Eclat’s new collection LeRouge, will blow your mind. These beautifully and well crafted pieces are designed to take you from work to dinner and even to the red carpet. The bags are designed to be durable in form spotting the brand’s signature style. The collection features pieces which include box bags, briefcase bags,... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Let’s take a quick look at the EPL table. The money bags from the Eastlands, Manchester City lead the pack with 31 points. City rivals, United are second with 26. Newcastle sit elegantly in third position with 25 and Chelsea occupy the fourth spot. Yes, we have not reached the half way... Read More
By David Ajikobi and Yemi Olowu 21 year old Feyijimi Sodipo representing Ogun State has been crowned Miss Nigeria 2011 in the annual beauty pageant organised by Daily Times Plc. Miss Sodipo, at the event which took place at the Expo Centre of the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos on Friday, 18 November 2011, told... Read More
by Yemi Olowu If you missed our special feature centered around the prime Queen of reality TV, Kim Kardashian, which we’ve tagged as #BeyoundTheKardashians, look no further – because here at YNaija, our readers always come first and we’ve aggregated all the exciting stories, put together by our editors. Still standing: Flashback & photos of celebrity... Read More
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