Author: YNaija

Thought Experiment: What if Kemen’s eviction from #BBNaija is the proof we need that feminism is slowly becoming patriarchy?

*This is not a real opinion. This is a writer trying to explore a theory that has been touted around: that feminists are becoming the perpetrators of the very inequality that…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 6th of March

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On Kemen’s eviction: two tragic truths that this mess will reveal about Nigeria and Nigerians #BBNaija

Kemen, one of the more popular housemates on the ongoing Big Brother Naija show has just been evicted and the whole of Nigerian internet is awash with theories and postulations…

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“How low has Obama gone?”, “This is a country of savages and animals.” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

It started with a confusion and then progressed to speech denials and rude accusations. There was a global trend we noticed in the utterances made throughout this week and it…

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Chief Osinbajo, Oscars drama and Kellyanne on the couch | See our top 10 photos from the past week

From the confusion at the Oscars to some improvement in doing business in Nigeria, we kept our eyes peeled for all the visuals that will summarise the past week. Enjoy…

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Theatre review: Beauty lives within the thrilling, imperfect world of Iwa L’ewa

by Will Fred For the week long first edition of the Lagos Contemporary Dance Festival, dancer/choreographer Quddus Onikeku and his Q Dance Centre ensemble brought a revival of the dance…

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Remember when Nana Akua Addo wore this “rude” dress? | The #AMVCA2017 looks you have not seen

It does not matter what we do or whose outfit we remember from last night's AMVCA's, our hearts keep skipping back to this dress. Nana Akua Addo, as they say,…

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Mercy Aigbe-Gentry and her #AMVCA love-hate affair | “Who missed Mercy Aigbe… say Hi?”

This time last year (i.e the day after the AMVCAs) the whole of the fashion internet was confused about what to make of Mercy Aigbe-Gentry's smashing look to the Africa…

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The Dummies Guide to understanding red carpet style at the AMVCA

The Fifth edition of the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA) is scheduled to go down tomorrow, Saturday, the 4th of March, 2017. The nominees are ready and we know…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 3rd of March

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[The Presidential Blog] They have a list of 11 things Buhari has done to promote accountability | we have 11 he hasn’t

At the first day of the 2-day National #CorruptionDialogue organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption in Abuja, the Presidency bragged about the 11 things the President has achieved…

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Still on The Matter: Gbadamosi’s recount of his experience may finally prove that the DSS is disturbed

Babatunde Gbadamosi, a staunch critic of the Buhari administration has finally been released from the custody of the Department of State Security after spending weeks with them since his arrest in…

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Countdown to Buhari’s return | Bye bye Buharinomics says The Economist, but who asked them?

  Thank you, Premium Times You did not think we were joking about it, did you? We will be counting down to the President's return to Nigeria and today we…

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This Snapchat IPO might just be a waste of time and money

So Snap Inc. a.k.a Snapchat has just gone public and has risen almost 45% in stock value from its guide price of $17 a share to $25. So now, institutional…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 3rd of March

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3 million Nigerians lost 18 billion to MMM: here’s how that happened

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim has just made the claim that about 3 million Nigerians lost a total of 18 billion Naira…

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[The Presidential Blog] Let’s just admit it, Aisha Buhari is a star!

The other day, we said we were sceptical of what the wife of the President's game plan was with the Aisha Buhari Foundation after she opened a school and orphanage…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 2nd of March

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What Zimbabwe can learn from Nigeria now that Mugabe is on medical vacation

Barely two years into his four (maybe eight)- year tenure, President Buhari has effectively changed the game of communication for Nigerians. We are bound by threats of punishment to take…

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Countdown to Buhari’s return: Have you been counting how long?

So we have been sleeping on this for a while now thinking: "he'll be back today... he'll be back tomorrow". And now: Thank you Premium Times! BUT SAY NO MORE!…

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[The Presidential Blog] Did anyone at the Presidency really know about Buhari’s latest phone call?

A statement from the Royal office in Morroco says King Mohammed VI held a phone call with President Buhari yesterday where he inquired about his health status and commented on…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 2nd of March

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We are getting a sense the DSS and other security agencies didn’t quite move on from the military era

The Department of State Security is not having a good time in the court of public opinion right now. And it's actually for good reason. We should even be raising…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 1st of March

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Let’s be honest, Rihanna is lowkey already winning this 2017

Not to start a feud here but it was you all that came for Rih at the last Grammy's when she was just busy minding her business (bottled in a…

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Where is TemiDollFace?

There's hardly a Nigerian won't fondly recollect the cool moves, weird looks and catchy phrases from the 2013 pop song, Pata Pata. This was Temi Dollface's chance; her way into the…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 1st of March

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Is it time to let Obasanjo off the hook for his ‘giving us’ Yar’Adua?

If you haven't yet noticed, you should. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is back on the scene and he's been giving pointers here there and everywhere. Over the weekend, he granted…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 28th of February

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Dear Obasanjo, maybe it’s you, and not your generation that failed Nigeria

Dear Olusegun Obasanjo, Abeokuta to Kaduna is a long trip to make but we know by now that making such trips constitutes no problems for you. Still, the people at…

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