Author: YNaija

The Media Blog: The BBC and its army of monitors

So when you begin to wonder how 'oyinbo people' appear to know more about how we live our lives,   even the cool random things that happen on the sidelines of our existence…

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Nigeria at 56: Nothing to Celebrate

by Aduratomi Bolade Things are worse now than they were 56 years ago. The politicians and their supporters would want us to believe otherwise but they know it would be…

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The Thread: For real though, when was the #LastTimeTrumpPaidTaxes?

Trending on Twitter now is #LastTimeTrumpPaidTaxes. It is that special kind of trend that manages to leave one angry and in stitches at the same time. Yesterday evening, the New…

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Why release of the CBN governor’s wife is not really great news

Sometimes, it is better to let sleeping dogs lie. This is probably one of those times. Just Friday, Mrs Margaret Emefiele, wife of Central Bank boss Godwin Emefiele was abducted…

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Dangote, Emefiele and 5 other people to blame if Nigeria actually goes broke

Remember how they want Nigeria to sell her assets? It started on September 17th with billionaire, Aliko Dangote saying it is what he would have done if his company ever…

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[The Presidential Blog] He won’t stop!

I am tempted to start this post with the simple one-liner, LOL. Do you know how a lot of people have been on PMB's case to stop blaming past administration…

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Nollywod star wars: Is ‘legend’ a thing of time or depth?

You've often had to suffer sermons at the hands of the elderly about how nothing in the present is as good as in times past. If you're much older, then…

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Benjamina so Nigerian

Benjamina proves you can’t hide the Nigerian in you on The Great British Bake-off

The Great British Bake-off is the BBC One's reality competition where twelve contestants battle week after week until there's only one Star baker left. Besides how entertaining this show is,…

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It doesn’t make sense how easily UNILAG’s VC shuts down the institution

Granted, there’s a protest and lives and property are at stake, but does the UNILAG Vice Chancellor not understand that he is probably the only one in Nigeria with the highest…

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Cholera: Does Ambode need to impose one more sanitation day on Lagosians?

Ebola came and we conquered. So it is surprising that a country that could manage the crisis of such an outbreak and break through the shackles that dreaded disease would…

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We checked out the new Google Assistant and here’s what we found out!

Guys! We are not even joking about this sexuality of a thing. Obviously Google cannot carry last on such a thing but what we didn't expect is that the new…

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Flavours of Lagos presents One Lagos Food Festival

Flavours of Lagos and the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture are partnering to bring you, a festival that will showcase the first of its kind in Nigeria,…

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What we should be learning from Saudi Arabia right now

The next article that starts with the recessed economy must be shred to pieces or whatever the equivalent of shredding is in virtual lingua. Even though that is the fact.…

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Why does anyone still take @MrAyeDee seriously?

That is @MrAyeDee a.k.a Mukhtar Alexander Dan'Iyan, an "Africa & Middle East Public Policy & Security Expert", according to his Twitter bio. Of course, the nature of this line…

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Buhari with creatives

[The Presidential Blog]: President Buhari wants to sit with us. Can he?

Just on the heels of the super successful Aso Villa Demo Day, the Presidency has announced another initiative focused on youth; this time, the creative youth. The Conversation While the…

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#DebateNight: Donald Trump is a mentor to Nigerian politicians – Here are 4 reasons why

The first Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the race to the White House has just been concluded. While we thoroughly enjoyed it and even learnt a…

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Just as everyone predicted, APC has finally become PDP

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has become the People's Democratic Party (PDP) - the same party that the former emerged to defeat. It appeared the goal was met, seeing as APC…

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Presidential look

#DebateNight: Hillary proves she has the “Presidential look”

At a campaign event on the 6th of September in Virginia Beach, Donald Trump made another grave statement against Hillary Clinton. He said: “Well, I just don’t think she has a…

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Has Bobrisky succeeded in fooling us all? (WATCH)

"The internet has really helped me..." Bobrisky finally had his much anticipated interview with Adesuwa Onyenokwe on Today's Woman and he had a lot to say. Of course, it's Adesuwa,…

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[The Presidential Blog]: Did you hear about the President’s book?

Bayo Omoboriowo has a new book about PMB and I am so excited! Yes, sir I want to! I was just talking about this with a friend the other…

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Yakubu Gowon says Nigeria is not an easy place to govern | YNaija.com

Gen. Gowon’s memoirs are out next year – here are 5 things it must address in detail

General Yakubu Gowon was the military Head of State of Nigeria between August 1966 and 1975. It goes without saying that a lot of the blame that has gone around…

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3 things to do if you plan on coming out of this recession wealthy

Times are certainly hard but not for everyone. There are the rich people who have perfected the best means of maintaining - and often times, multiplying - their wealth during…

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Our embrace of Bobrisky (and Denrele) proves we’re more tolerant than we like to admit

Two years ago, the National Assembly passed an anti-LGBTI Law to what might be considered 'critical acclaim' by Nigerians. Nigerians are a people given to fiercely protecting their own but…

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#MyFutureStartsToday

#MyFutureStartsToday: Why this Always Ad is our truth

#Femvertising they call it; but we call it the absolute truth. This #MyFutureStartsToday ad from Always. For many years, girls have been groomed to accept second place. It is actually…

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[The Presidential Blog]: The President met with “15 of the best people God ever created” and guess what he did

You guessed right. He complained. Yet Again. About the Nigeria that he met. It appears the President thinks that we do not listen when he speaks. Otherwise how do you…

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Recession: The rich will keep getting richer and there’s nothing we can do about it

According to President Muhammadu Buhari, "there is no crisis without an accompanying opportunity". Our current economic crisis has presented an opportunity for people to get richer. It is a paradox…

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King Sunny Ade

7 things you should know about the legendary King Sunny Ade, as he turns 70

The country is suffering a major setback and everyone has been hit. But if there’s any way to know those who have been hard at work and raking in truly…

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What exactly is Denrele Edun?

Bit of a rocky start we have here. “What is Denrele Edun?” No one asks that. Not if they are sub-Saharan African (thanks CNN Africa). Actually, no one asks that;…

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9 reasons MTN’s Project Fame West Africa should end at Season 9

9 years ago Project Fame by MTN was brought to local screens across West Africa and what a show it was that year. Everything was perfect, from the sensational hosts, Dare…

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

The top 5 stories you should monitor today 1. Power generation drops by 1,041MW as 10 power plants shut down. Electricity generation hit a new record low as several power…

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