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Movie Review: This grudge falls flat | The Grudge
by Okon Ekpo Call it a mini Tinsel reunion. For her debut effort as producer, actress Funmi Holder - best known for her work as Amaka Ade-Williams on the television series, Tinsel -…
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Analysis: LFDW is still crucial for Nigerian fashion, but that white settee says a lot
by Edwin Okolo The most talked about thing at the Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week this year was a white settee. It was only one of several inanimate objects…
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The Media Blog: Techpoint is moving to the North – and we’re loving it
There are so many reasons why Techpoint is our favourite tech blog. As in, literally our favorite. Earthy, real and innovative. They don't make them like that anymore. And now they are coming…
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YNaija Editorial: A sloppy Presidency
The rejection of ambassadorial appointments by two nominees, and the controversy around another nomination last week, call into question the way the Buhari administration operates. Two nominees Usman Bugaje, from…
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BLOOD MONEY XII: Atomisation of agitation [Ijaw youth Council]
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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Day 14: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #TheNorthernWives
It would appear from past events that Mrs Buhari has no patience for the institutionalization of "first lady" roles. Remember at the Appreciation dinner she already warned us not to call her "First…
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The Media Blog: The Ibrus are fighting
If you know the inner workings of the Guardian, you know that peace has departed the top floor of that house, along with its patriarch, Olorogun Michael Ibru, who was…
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BLOOD MONEY XI: The monarch’s death
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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Day 13: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #DoYouRemember
Update: Looks like everyone has moved past the rift. But let's talk about how Mrs Aisha Buhari may actually the world's best scandal squasher. We were thinking about how those…
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Day 12: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #MorePhotosNoPhotos
Ever seen a Nigerian wedding with no photos of the bride's parents? Sigh. We believed Friday was the day we'd get a photo of Mr. and Mrs Buhari together. We…
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Chemistry, Physics and everything outside the norm, these are the top photos from the past week
LFDW, Halloween and all in one week meant we were bound to have photos to prove this week has been interesting but the Lagos Fashion and Design Week and foreign…
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“Please help me tell him he is a motherf*cker” | See the top 10 quotes from the past week
When Kaffy Ameh dropped that video on her Instagram early on during the week, we had no reason to believe that she was setting the tone for the rest of…
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Re: Pastor Sam Adeyemi | The mental riddle of the Nigerian thought process
If there ever was a book written to try to capture the Nigerian thought process, it would definitely have not some but all (and some more) of the following as themes:…
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BLOOD MONEY X : The gift is a curse
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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BLOOD MONEY IX: The alarm clock
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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BLOOD MONEY VIII: They called him Isaac
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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BLOOD MONEY VII: The Asaba massacre
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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Movie review: Oloibiri is not the definitive Niger Delta narrative
by Okon Ekpo As we were taught in school, oil was first discovered in Nigeria in commercial quantities in a sleepy little village in Rivers state named Oloibiri. As events…
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Day 11: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #GuessWhatTheWomenofAdamawaThinkofAisha
So today, after we've all started taking the first reluctant steps towards moving on from the issue, the women of Adamawa have just decided to make known their opinion on…
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5 things to expect once the toll roads are reintroduced
Since the Senate has decided to punish us for the deplorable state of Federal roads across the nation by billing us for the repairs, maintenance and even construction of new…
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BLOOD MONEY VI: Diamond in the rough
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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BLOOD MONEY V: The Tompolo Foundation
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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The Media Blog: Our new fav show? The Real Househelps of Kawangware!
How many minutes until we say something like: why don't we see such ingenuity when we choose to 'copy' foreign formats in this market? The Real Househelps of Kawangware takes…
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[The Presidential Blog] Heeding the first lady’s advice?
I have just read that the President met with APC governors in Abuja earlier this week. Looks to me like the President has taken the first steps towards reconciliation with…
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Day 10: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s Apology #SheSpeaks
Maybe we are ones overthinking this. Maybe we are right and Mrs Aisha Buhari is truly a very deliberate woman. After allowing the whole nation (and indeed the world) stew…
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“F__k the bad comments” | We interviewed Bobrisky today, and he had a lot to say (WATCH)
Today at the Enough Is Enough New Media, Citizens and Governance Conference, our correspondent, Chukwukere Okpani caught up with controversial cross-dresser and beauty entrepreneur, Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky) after the panel…
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BLOOD MONEY IV: History of ethnic clashes in Delta
Mophoto via JohannesIn Nigeria, the gift is a curse. That the country is a culturally diverse society with over 500 different ethnic groups is at the root of many of…
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BLOOD MONEY III: 16 years a runner-up – The story of Great Ovedje Ogboru
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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The Sexuality Blog: 2 tweets give the proper answer on Bobrisky
Alder Consulting is a strategy and consulting firm in Nigeria, whose well-respected chief executive tweets about sex, and relationships regularly. A member of the team was invited to a new…
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On Subomi Plumptre and Bashir Ahmed’s pulling out of the New Media Conference
Yesterday, the flyer for this year's Enough is Enough (EiE) New Media and Citizens and Governance conference and it caught everyone's attention more than any of its other flyers ever…
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YMonitor
- 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
YMonitor
- 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