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#YNaija2021Review: Asaba declaration, Northwest bandits, electoral bill…The Biggest News Stories of the Year
We followed some of the biggest headlines obsessively. Banditry in the northwest About 140 students went missing in July after armed men raided Bethel Baptist, a boarding school in Kaduna…
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#YNaija2021Review: Chronic insecurity, Banditry, Rising Inflation … The 10 Biggest Tragedies of the Year
This year was relentless. Is the country burning? The Alleged Rape of Keren-Happuch Akpagher 14-year-old Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akpagher, a student of Premier Academy, Lugbe, Abuja was allegedly raped in her…
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#YNaija2021Review: Burna Boy’s Grammy, Wizkid’s Essence, fintech unicorns… 10 Moments that Made Us Proud this Year
Being Nigerian is hard enough. But these breakthroughs felt like collective wins and made it a little bit easier to believe in project Nigeria. Burna Boy gets his Grammy Second…
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#YNaija2021Review: IPOB ghost Mondays, Tokyo Olympics disgrace…10 Moments that Made Us Worry About Nigeria (seriously)
It is a dog-eat-dog world out here. But does it have to be? Arranged in alphabetical order. Invasion of the judiciary On Friday, October 29, the Abuja residence of Honorable…
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#YNaija2021Review: Lekki Massacre, Trouble in the NDDC…The Wildest Scandals of the Year
Even we cannot believe all of this mess. 10. Governor’s aide caught doing fraud Abidemi Rufai, erstwhile aide to governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state was arrested in New York while…
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#YNaija2021Review: Lai on Twitter ban, Emefiele on Aboki FX, Oyedepo on vaccines…10 Worst Quotes we heard this Year
Just. Stop. Talking. 10. “Are you in PDP? Are you a wolf in sheep’s clothing?”- Senator Oluremi Tinubu This was Senator Remi Tinubu’s flippant response to a genuine concern by…
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#YNaija2021Review: FGN vs Twitter, Adichie vs Akwaeke, Teni vs Shizzi…The Top 10 Beefs of the Year
Let there be carnage! 10. Tonto Dikeh vs Bobrisky Sometime actor, Tonto Dikeh and let’s face it, sometime actor too Bobrisky used to be thick as thieves claiming only death…
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#YNaija2021Review: Facebook blackout, Olu of Warri, Obi Cubana’s cows…10 moments that broke the internet
We could not stop talking. Or Tweeting (until they stopped us.) Coronation of Olu of Warri There wasn’t a lot of good news to unite Nigerians across differences on social…
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#YNaija2021Review: Simi’s Woman, Ladipoe’s Running, Essence … Peep the 10 Best Music Videos of the Year
#YNaija2021Review: Simi’s Woman, Ladipoe’s Running, Essence … Peep the 10 Best Music Videos of the Year 2021 was a year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we…
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#YNaija2021Review: Omah Lay’s Understand, Nathaniel Bassey, Essence…Peep the 10 Biggest Music Videos of the Year
2021 was a year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. Thanks to stats made…
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#YNaija2021Review: Essence, Peru, Love Nwantiti… The 10 Biggest Songs of the Year
2021 was a year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. This year end list…
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#YNaija2021Review: Rock, Bling, Egedege…The 10 Best Pop Songs of the Year
2021 was a year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. These were the best…
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#YNaija2021Review: Barnabas, Water & Garri, Pandemic…See Our 10 Best EPs/Mixtapes of the Year
2021 was the year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. From long awaited debut…
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#YNaija2021Review: Ckay, Ayra Starr, Michael Omonua…See the Revelations of the Year
Stars were born- and reborn. TJ Benson Writer and visual artist TJ Benson has been on the grind for a while publishing his work in several journals around the world…
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#YNaija2021Review: Made in Lagos, Sex Over Love, Legacy+, Wondaland…Our 10 Best Albums of the Year
2021 was the year of recovery. Sometimes it seemed like music was all we had to get us through the most trying times of the year. From long awaited debut…
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#YNaija2021Review: DMX, Virgil Abloh, bell hooks, Kenneth Kaunda…14 Deaths that shook the World
May their giant souls rest in peace. Amen Virgil Abloh Virgil Abloh, the acclaimed menswear designer for Louis Vuitton and founder/CEO of Off-White, died Sunday 28, November according to a post…
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#YNaija2021 Review: TB Joshua, Sound Sultan, Rachel Oniga…Notable Deaths of the Year
Here’s to the lives we lost this year. May their souls rest in peace. Chike Akunyili Renowned surgeon, philanthropist and husband of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food…
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#YNaija2021Review: RMD, Lateef Adedimeji, Ijeoma Grace Agu…See the Best Performances of the Year
10. Lucy Ameh- Amina Kaduna state-born Lucy Ameh tapped into all of her feelings- personal, physical and cultural to play what she has described as the role of a lifetime.…
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#YNaija2021Review: Sankofa, The Madhouse, New Chimamanda…See the Most Notable Books of the Year
The books that mattered this year. All Shades of Iberibe- Kasimma Perhaps the most attention- grabbing debut of the year, All Shades of Iberibe was written by Kasimma, an alumnus…
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#YNaija2021Review: Ayinla, Juju Stories, La Femme Anjola…See the Best Nigerian Films of the Year
From loosely imagined biopics to historical epics, these are the films that kept us glued to screens big and small. 10. Lockdown Moses Inwang is in triple threat form here,…
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How ‘Comic Relief’ is fighting malaria with film in Ghana and Tanzania
For Amil Shivji, it started with a one-page pitch. Comic Relief, the United Kingdom based charity organisation founded by comedian Lenny Henry and scriptwriter, Richard Curtis had sent a public call…
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Film Review: The Underestimated Villain is a punchy animated poem
There is very little that is pretty about malaria. The mosquito-borne disease that causes morbidity and mortality with aplomb was in 2019 alone, responsible for 409,000 deaths, most of them…
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Film Review: In Mbuland, fighting malaria is a collective responsibility
Mbuland opens with a vivid image. One that is all too real for anyone living in this part of the world. A scourge of mosquitoes zoom through a swamp, a…
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Film Review: The simple power of Mozizi
For decades, the programming around Malaria has been centered around cause and effects, illness and death. Nothing wrong with these strategies and indeed a combination of education, prevention and control…
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Obituary: Sound Sultan defined the sound for a new generation, here’s why he lives forever
Afrobeats to the world!It is easy to scream that now that Nigerian pop music is making inroads in even the most unlikely spaces. But for the artistes who built the…
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Ailey, The Novice, The Legend of the Underground…The 20 Best Films at the 2021 Tribeca Festival
The just-concluded 20th Tribeca festival which ran from the 9th to 20th June offered signs of the industry, culture and New York City bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic. With…
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#Tribeca2021 Review: Mission: Joy- Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
In 2015, two of the most pious men on the planet, the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa met up for a five-day…
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Film Review: Joy, pain, defiance in HBO’s The Legend of the Underground
The infamous Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act signed into law in 2014 revealed the cowardice of the Goodluck Jonathan Presidency. Failing helplessly at the primary charge of providing any dividends…
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Film Review: Is ‘Seven’ RMD’s big Liam Neeson moment?
Hollywood star, Liam Neeson enjoyed a lucrative career resurgence in 2008 when Taken, a pulpy B-list actioner in which he played an avenging Dad slash retired CIA operative became a…
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Profile: The avenging advocacy of Iyabo Ojo
It may be her greatest performance yet. But it had nothing to do with fiction. There was drama though. Plenty of it. Early May, Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo went live…
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The September Standard
- 2024: A Transformative Year for Fashion in Nigeria and Beyond + Top 50 Nigerians in Fashion in 2024
- Boadicea The Victorious’ “Defender” Fragrance Makes a Bold Entrance in Lagos
- Art Unmasked: Lagos Art Salon Brings Nigerian Art into the Spotlight
- Skin is In Foundation by RLG x Anita Brows: A New Player in Nigeria’s Beauty Market
- T.I Nathan SS25 Lookbook: A Contemporary Ode to Elegance and Edge
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
The September Standard
- 2024: A Transformative Year for Fashion in Nigeria and Beyond + Top 50 Nigerians in Fashion in 2024
- Boadicea The Victorious’ “Defender” Fragrance Makes a Bold Entrance in Lagos
- Art Unmasked: Lagos Art Salon Brings Nigerian Art into the Spotlight
- Skin is In Foundation by RLG x Anita Brows: A New Player in Nigeria’s Beauty Market
- T.I Nathan SS25 Lookbook: A Contemporary Ode to Elegance and Edge
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