The Film Blog: ’76 is quietly cleaning out

We were impressed by ’76, but we didn’t love it. Like The Wedding Party and 93 Days, it has pushed Nollywood many decades forward. Sadly 93 Days was not a commercial success (we hear it did no more than N12 million). ’76, however, is quietly ramping up the revenue. It continues to be in the... Read More

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January 9, 2017

#Impact365: “Can you date an albino?” | OAM Foundation commits to ending the discrimination against persons living with albinism

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see an albino in these parts? Queer, deformed, ill or even superstitious. These are the myths that have long lived with us and we’ve never understood why. Albinos across Africa have been discriminated against, counted as outcasts, used for money rituals and even killed out... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

africa, albinism, discrimination, Impact365, myth, nigeria, oam foundation, stigmatisation

January 9, 2017

Chude Jideonwo: This is why I completely love my job at RED

by Chude Jideonwo In October, I was invited to two events on the same day. The first was a gathering of Nigerian creatives convened by Tony O. Elumelu. Actors, singers, designers, stylists, movie producers and directors old and young gathered at the National Theatre. The second was the launch of Ndidi Nwuneli’s latest book ‘Reaching... Read More

Featured, Opinion, Thinking Through

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January 9, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: All the winners and highlights from the 74th Golden Globes , Ed Sheeran makes comeback with two new tracks | More stories

Here are the top stories that made news over the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept through Sunday night and are still buzzing this morning. The Golden Globe Awards 2017: all the winners and highlights The 74th Golden Globes held last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles and as expected,... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Brad Pitt, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Entertainment Roundup, Funke Akindele, Golden globes, Harrysong, Jennifer Lopez, JJC Skillz, Mayorkun, movies, Music, nollywood, prince james uche, Timaya

January 8, 2017

Sen. Bukola Saraki, Michelle Obama, J.J Omojuwa | All our winners and losers from last week

We decided to let the usual suspects, the politicians, breath this time, so we handpicked our winners and losers from all the other people who made headlines last week. Here are they: Here they are: WINNERS Senator Bukola Saraki Since the beginning of recess, Senate President Bukola Saraki has spent the better part of the holiday... Read More

Thinking Through

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January 8, 2017

Eye on Ambode: Lagos to host Rasheed Gbadamosi Art Expo, 2017 Thanksgiving Service holds at Lagos House, more

Here’s where we bring you a weekly recap of the activities of Lagos state’s Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. This time, we take you through the governor’s first set activities in the new year. On Monday, the state government made it known that it will be hosting the Rasheed Gbadamosi Art Expo as promised by the governor.... Read More

Featured, The Alausa Blog, Thinking Through

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January 8, 2017

Tears, joy, anger, anxiety… | We bring you 1,000 days of the Chibok girls abduction in 15 pictures

It’s day 1,000. On 14 April, 2014, heavily-armed Boko Haram terrorists attacked Government Girls’ Secondary School in a Borno town called Chibok. The insurgents made away with 276 female students from the boarding school and next time anyone heard of the teenage girls, they were paraded by the terrorists in an unknown location. This was... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

#BBOG, boko haram, bring back our girls, Bukky Shonibare, campaign, chibok girl, Chibok parents, oby ezekwezili, photo story, president buhari, Protests, sambisa forest, sticky, Yemi Osinbajo

January 8, 2017

Opinion: Stop putting pressure on your children

by Blessing Iyamadiken When it comes to raising children, stereotypical pressure abounds in every nook and cranny of the world, but they are most common here in Nigeria among parents. Let’s start from when the child is born, a child of 3 ideally should still be with the mother, playing with toys, trying to... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

children, nigeria, opinion, parenting, pressure, schooling, Stereotypes

January 8, 2017

Album review: Aramide’s Suitcase is packed full of goodies

by Wilfred Okiche Gifted vocalist, Aramide has been around for a spell now, since her runner-up finish at the 2006 edition of talent hunt show, Star Quest. She’s had a spell with eLDee’s Trybe records, before finding kin with Baseline records. Active on the underground scene for a long time, Aramide has gotten high-profile notices... Read More

Featured, Reviews, Thinking Through

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January 7, 2017

Movie review: Femi Adisa’s King Invincible is a fine outing

by Wilfred Okiche After the banner year that 2016 was for Nollywood, it is only fair that industry watchers and insiders begin to fret about the New Year. 2016 was the year that Nollywood went to Toronto, the long awaited ’76 was finally released, the excellent Ebola response story 93 Days came in and the... Read More

Reviews, Thinking Through

Femi Adisa, Gabriel Afolayan, King Invincible, movie, nollywood, review, Tope Tedela

January 7, 2017

N200m box office earnings, N5000 stipend | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N4.7 million – Anti-graft agency, ICPC recovers this sum of money extorted from students by authorities of FUNAAB. 952 students were refunded in the process. $153 million – A Federal High Court has ordered the temporary forfeiture of this sum of money allegedly stolen by former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. 140,000 pounds – Former... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

box office, chelsea, Diezani Alison Madueke, FUNAAB, icpc, Mikel, numbers that mattered, president buhari, The Wedding Party

January 7, 2017

Fact Check: Was the OBJ administration hostile to Mike Adenuga?

In what has turned out to be a controversial autobiography, the Awujale of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, tells the story of the witch hunt of Mike Adenuga, one of Nigeria’s foremost businessmen, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo through the instrument of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The year was 2006, the month... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

atiku abubakar, Awujale of Ijebuland, EFCC, FactCheck, Globacom, mike adenuga, nuhu ribadu, olusegun obasanjo

January 7, 2017

We have only one Nollywwod, AFRIFF does not discriminate – Nobert Ajaegbu

by Tolu Omoyeni The African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) held in November 2016 but preparation and submission processes are year-long. As the conversation about the success of last year’s festival still continues, Barrister Nobert Ajaegbu who is in charge of Industry Relations at AFRIFF speaks to YNaija on matters that concern the festival and Nigeria’s Nollywood... Read More

Thinking Through

afriff, film industry, lai mohammed, Nobert Ajaegbu, nollywood

January 7, 2017

Octagon Session: The ‘Motivational’ leader vs the ‘Instructional’ leader

Welcome to The Octagon. We appreciate you taking time out to Join this Chat Session. We have two moderators in the room who will only offer guidance where necessary. Please feel free to openly share your thoughts and experiences. Let’s begin with some introductions before going into the discussion. Can everyone let us know who... Read More

Partners, The News Blog

Business, instructional, Leadership, motivational, Octagon session, Work

January 7, 2017

The Film Blog: Yes, The Wedding Party’s success is a metaphor for our country

I'm so glad #NewNollywood is now giving us movies we pay 2 watch in cinemas, not cos we want to 'support' our own but cos they're that great https://t.co/0WHj8dQYmi — Whole Women Network Co-op (@wwncoop) January 6, 2017 Even when they gave us cringe-worthy movies, we patronized, all over Africa, in diaspora & in Caribbean,... Read More

The Film Blog

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January 7, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: This is how the immunity removal bill died

Only few days ago, we had very high hopes about the removal of immunity bill sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta-Central constituency and forwarded to the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in December. The bill sought to amend Section 308 of the Nigerian constitution which provides that no civil or criminal proceedings shall be... Read More

Featured, The Legislative Blog

anti-corruption, Executive, governors, legislature, removal of immunity, senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the legislative blog

January 6, 2017

Who is Hamza Bin Laden? | The Crown Prince of terror and future leader of Al Qaeda

There’s hardly any need for introduction. Hamza Bin Laden is the son of Osama Bin Laden, the founder of Islamist group, Al Qaeda who was killed in a US Seal raid in May 2011. On Thursday, 5 January 2016, the US Department made public a notice designating Hamza Bin Laden as a Specially Designated Global... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

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January 6, 2017

Opinion: Young people deserve more than sports

by Oghenechovwen Oghenekevwe I am almost at the end of my teenage life and I have never being actively involved in sports, asides from mind sports during free time. When it comes to sports, neither do I have a natural affinity for them nor some talent at participating in them. In short, some years... Read More

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January 6, 2017

Opinion: President Buhari is not fighting corruption, he’s only looking for money

by Ogundana Michael Rotimi A purportedly incorruptible President will not appoint and keep an allegedly corruptible Secretary General to the Federation on his team and pretend like all is well- forget about the Kangaroo investigation by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). Well, that`s a discussion for another time. It is on record... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

corruption, EFCC, Loot recovery, looters, opinion, president buhari, prosecution

January 6, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Reekado Banks shares BTS clips from upcoming video, Nicki Minaj confirms break-up with Meek Mill | More stories

Here are some of the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Reekado Banks shares BTS clips from upcoming video Mavin artiste, Reekado Banks released his debut album Spotlight in September 2016 and the artiste is still working hard on pushing the album... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Asa Asika, BTS, Clarence Peters, Don Jazzy, Entertainment Roundup, Harrysong, meek mill, Nicki Minaj, Reekado Banks, split, Timaya

January 5, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: This brilliant Made in Nigeria animation got the attention of the Senate President

Created in Lagos by Anthill Studios, Play Thing was shared on Twitter and it caught Senator Bukola Saraki’s eye. The Senate President who has been spending most of his recess promoting the Made in Nigeria Challenge demanded to know the designers of the animation. This is one to be proud of and we’re totally here... Read More

The Legislative Blog

animation, anthill studio, ayodeji, Bukola Saraki, made in Nigeria, Senate President, the legislative blog

January 5, 2017

Analysis: The Federal Government’s recent import duties hike leaves us very confused

by Mark Amaza On Monday, the Federal Government announced that it had raised import duties on what it termed as ‘luxury goods’ such as yachts and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and food items that have local alternatives like sugarcane, salt, crude palm oil, wheat flour, tomato paste, rice and cassava products. Also, packaged cement, alcoholic... Read More

Thinking Through

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January 5, 2017

Insiders: “2016 was a bad year for the Headies”

Everyone agrees the show is a trailblazer, But Soundcity made it look ugly. The Headies Awards held its 11th edition in December 2016 and with this outing came a truckload of backlash for the organisers who many perceived as out of touch with the audience and moreso, the standard the award has set over the... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

awards, event, organisation, Pop-Culture, Production, Soundcity MVP, the headies, Ynaija insiders

January 5, 2017

The Church Blog: Guest Post | 5 urgent messages for Nigerian Christians in 2017

Dear men & women of God in the Nigerian Christian community, I am writing this article from a place of deep respect, love and concern, and as a Bible-believing Christian. For a few weeks, I have felt a strong urge to share an important message with you as we all prepare for 2017 and work... Read More

Church Culture

Christians, Church, Faith, government, message, nigeria, Religion, The Church Blog

January 5, 2017

Insiders: “The house does not belong to Patience Jonathan”

The Nigerian government doesn’t seem to have a lot of support on the matter of the Jonathan raid Most of our Insiders believe that the style and approach by the police in their raid on the said former first lady’s house was questionable. The raid on the former first lady’s house by the Nigerian police... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

APC, EFCC, Fraud, Goodluck Jonathan, local politics, Patience Jonathan, PDP, raid, Ynaija insiders

January 5, 2017

Opinion: 2017 Ministry of Defence budget analysis

by Saatah Nubari This is the second piece in my 2017 budget analysis series. The first analysis focused on the budget of the State House (which was referred to as the Presidency in previous budgets). MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Today, we will take a look at the budget for the Ministry of Defence. The Ministry... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

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January 5, 2017

Bolade Ogunfuye: The Nigerian millennial and this masculinism business [NEW VOICES]

A thought piece on the status of the African man; and how you are all sleeping on who he is. First off, who is a true man? What does it even mean to be a man? Frankly, I doubt anyone truly knows what it means anymore. So often has the notion of masculinism been diluted,... Read More

“Celebrate.”, appreciate, masculinity, millenials, New Voices

January 5, 2017

Beverly Naya ends 2016 with a bang, hosts barbecue party (PHOTOS)

2016 came to an end with a bang as award winning Nollywood actress Beverly Naya, one of the stars in Amstel Malta’s #WhyAddMore Campaign known for movies like The Wedding Party, Catch.er and Something Wicked, on Friday 31st of December hosted fans, friends, and celebrities to a barbecue party at Sao Cafe, Lekki, Lagos. Rapper,... Read More

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January 5, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid plans to release four mixtapes in 2017, King Sunny Ade to perform alongside Beyonce at Coachella | More stories i

Here are some of the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Wizkid to release four mixtapes this 2017, hints at collaborations Multiple award-winning singer, Wizkid has announced some of his plans for 2017 via his Twitter handle. Wizkid who recently released... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Coachella, Kemi Adetiba, King Sunny Ade, koffi, Mixtape, wizkid

The Film Blog: ’76 is quietly cleaning out

#Impact365: “Can you date an albino?” | OAM Foundation commits to ending the discrimination against persons living with albinism

Chude Jideonwo: This is why I completely love my job at RED

Entertainment Roundup: All the winners and highlights from the 74th Golden Globes , Ed Sheeran makes comeback with two new tracks | More stories

Sen. Bukola Saraki, Michelle Obama, J.J Omojuwa | All our winners and losers from last week

Eye on Ambode: Lagos to host Rasheed Gbadamosi Art Expo, 2017 Thanksgiving Service holds at Lagos House, more

Tears, joy, anger, anxiety… | We bring you 1,000 days of the Chibok girls abduction in 15 pictures

Opinion: Stop putting pressure on your children

Album review: Aramide’s Suitcase is packed full of goodies

Movie review: Femi Adisa’s King Invincible is a fine outing

N200m box office earnings, N5000 stipend | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

Fact Check: Was the OBJ administration hostile to Mike Adenuga?

We have only one Nollywwod, AFRIFF does not discriminate – Nobert Ajaegbu

Octagon Session: The ‘Motivational’ leader vs the ‘Instructional’ leader

The Film Blog: Yes, The Wedding Party’s success is a metaphor for our country

[The Legislative Blog]: This is how the immunity removal bill died

“Fashion is an escape route” | Mae Otti presents its SS17 collection, Resilience

Who is Hamza Bin Laden? | The Crown Prince of terror and future leader of Al Qaeda

Opinion: Young people deserve more than sports

Opinion: President Buhari is not fighting corruption, he’s only looking for money

Entertainment Roundup: Reekado Banks shares BTS clips from upcoming video, Nicki Minaj confirms break-up with Meek Mill | More stories

[The Legislative Blog]: This brilliant Made in Nigeria animation got the attention of the Senate President

Analysis: The Federal Government’s recent import duties hike leaves us very confused

Insiders: “2016 was a bad year for the Headies”

The Church Blog: Guest Post | 5 urgent messages for Nigerian Christians in 2017

Insiders: “The house does not belong to Patience Jonathan”

Opinion: 2017 Ministry of Defence budget analysis

Bolade Ogunfuye: The Nigerian millennial and this masculinism business [NEW VOICES]

Beverly Naya ends 2016 with a bang, hosts barbecue party (PHOTOS)

Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid plans to release four mixtapes in 2017, King Sunny Ade to perform alongside Beyonce at Coachella | More stories i

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