Category: Citizenship
Herdsmen Hazards I: Nwa-offor never became a priest [Part 1]
by Festus Iyorah Following the seven-year bloody reign of the deadly Boko haram terrorists in North East part of the ...
Editor’s Note: Introducing ‘Herdsmen Hazards’, a special citizenship series from YNaija.com
In September 2016, YNaija.com launched a series called ‘We Survived Boko Haram’. The series was part of a larger goal ...
SPECIAL SERIES: Sharing stories of despair, hope, and survival from herdsmen attacks across Nigeria
by Festus Iyorah The memories of the dead—butchered like animals – and of the survivors still living in pains haunted ...
The Nigerian Paralympic Team presented with the YNaija Person of the Year 2016 award
Paralympic gold medalists, Kehinde Paul and Bose Omolayo were at the Y!/YNaija.com office on Monday, January 30, 2017 to receive the ...
#InnovationSeries: Nigeria’s innovation has found fertile ground in its tech hubs
by Ewin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that ...
#InnovationSeries: No, Apps are not the answer to everything
by Ewin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that ...
Ondo Assembly impeach Speaker, deputy
Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Princess Jumoke Akindele, was impeached by lawmakers on Friday. Akindele is a ...
#InnovationSeries: Cafe Neo, stimulating a tech-centric revolution
by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that ...
#Impact365: “Society doesn’t train young people to believe in themselves” | Joyce Onwumere of Ola Foundation discusses youth empowerment
Youths in Nigeria possess the potential to build the nation, improve the quality of their own lives and change the ...
#Impact365: People living with disabilities can hope for a better life with Shuga Limb Foundation
Akinloye Tofowomo a.k.a Akiin Shuga is the founder and president of the Shuga Limb Foundation. He suffered polio at the ...
#Impact365: Goldfish Initiative is providing education to children in the poorest parts of Nigeria
There’s an increasingly large population of Nigerian children who do not have access to education and are constantly being ignored ...
#InnovationSeries: Technology and my radical year of freelancing
by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that ...
#InnovationSeries: A snapshot into the life of a tech unicorn
by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that ...
#Impact365: “Cancer is NOT a death sentence” | Tolulope Falowo of CancerAware Nigeria advocates cancer control
It’s still Cervical Cancer Awareness month and cancer awareness NGOs across the country are working extra hard to spread the ...
#InnovationSeries: Social media can be a tool for self-censored advocacy
by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that ...
#Impact365: “Mental health in Nigeria is shrouded in myth” | MANI aims to burst the myth and reduce stigma
Mental health is the state of a person’s psychological well-being and in Nigeria, the discourse of mental health is largely ...
#Impact365: “One woman dies of cervical cancer every hour in Nigeria” | Tewa Onasanya of EMAC calls for women to get screened
Cervical cancer starts in the cells lining the cervix — the lower part of the uterus (womb). This is sometimes ...
#InnovationSeries: Nigeria and the year of the Buzzfeed clones
by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that ...
#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 ...
Still on the Matter: It’s too early to be silent about #NYSCAbuse
The problem in Nigeria is that we easily forget. Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka once accused us of being a people beguiled ...
Editor’s note: We will be celebrating innovation all month on YNaija.com
Today we launch the YNaija.com Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of ...
Oby Ezekwesili: Chibok Girls – Painful memories of a thousand days
by Oby Ezekwesili On that 30th April 2014 when diverse citizens gathered to march in solidarity, no one could have ...
These are the best and worst Nigerian senators in 2016
It’s the start of a new year, and the upper chamber of the National Assembly will soon begin buzzing with ...
These are the best and worst Nigerian ministers in 2016
Nigerians online and offline appear to be of the opinion that a cabinet reshuffle is one of the things President ...
These are the best and worst Nigerian governors in 2016
It’s hard to compare state governors considering their peculiar circumstances – income disparity, insecurity, and varying stages of development. But ...
YNaija’s 12 days of Christmas: The paralympics team
In a lot of ways, 2016 has been a very stressful year. Hopefully, it hasn’t been as stressful for you ...
YNaija’s 12 days of Christmas: Mark Zuckerberg’s visit
In a lot of ways, 2016 has been a very stressful year. Hopefully, it hasn’t been as stressful for you ...
Stephanie Busari profiles the Chibok girls: The girls who refused to be forgotten (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)
Even in captivity, they refused to be forgotten. Their spirits refused to die and they cried out, willing the world ...
YNaija’s 12 days of Christmas – the U-23 champions
In a lot of ways, 2016 has been a very stressful year. Hopefully, it hasn’t been as stressful for you ...
YNaija’s 12 days of christmas : the clean up
In a lot of ways, 2016 has been a very stressful year. Hopefully, it hasn’t been as stressful for you ...
The September Standard
- Unlock a Healthier You: Essential Resources for Holistic Well-being
- How Your Diet Could Be Making Your Snoring Worse
- Celebrating Nigerian Trailblazers: Inspiring Women in Fashion
- Silk: Unraveling Threads of Elegance and Innovation
- Grammy Awards 2024 Red Carpet Fashion: Hits and Misses that Stole the Spotlight
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