The YNaija cover this eveningRead the full stories and our analyses here now.
Read the full stories and our analyses here now.
The Executive Chairman of the the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Tunde Fowler on Monday said Nigerians will now pay Value Added Tax (VAT) before obtaining their passports. Fowler made the statement at the 136th meeting of the Joint Tax Board in Abuja. He also said those who wants to renew their passports or want... Read More
Bleaching is a thing in Nigeria; a very serious thing. To understand just how serious it is, Bobrisky, one of Nigeria’s cross dressers claims to “gross over N2 million, sometimes N1.5 million monthly”, and his profit is “N300,000-400,000 monthly”. That’s just one individual. If you enter Balogun market in Lagos Island, there’s a bleaching cream... Read More
Following the circulation of this clip below, where a lady caught her son with another man, neurosurgeon and writer Jasper Chinedum, who tweets @JajaPhD, shares his thoughts about the number of men in Nigeria still hiding in the closet. Do see below: https://twitter.com/Hellamud/status/783707563665653760 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803134964015435780 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803136643263819781 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803137676752789504 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803138648220651520 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803139242431913984 https://twitter.com/Kemji/status/803142422163312640 Reactions https://twitter.com/TheTrueSaheed/status/803159051659943936 lol TBH, if I... Read More
From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. How Buhari jailed me for 18 months – Anenih – YNaija Army council approves 8 division in Sokoto – YNaija Millions of illegal voters cost me the popular vote – Donald Trump – YNaija Denial of killings by military cowardice – IPOB – YNaija Agbaje died in LUTH,... Read More
Nigerian cross dreser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky has shared exterior pictures of his five-bedroom apartment. Bobrisky, who recently moved into the apartment shared the pictures on his Snapchat, as he called out ‘haters’, telling them to “focus on their progress and stop hating”. See photos below:
To ordinary Nigerians hustling on the street who hardly have access to the internet, Black Friday is not a thing. Why it’s a thing to the rest of us is what beats us! To begin with, Black Friday is the day which follows Thanksgiving Day, a celebration peculiar to the United States. For the past... Read More
First, we like Korede Bello. What’s there not to like? Then this new song – which is why we are here, Do Like That is actually a good song. Shock, when you think about the lyrics – they are actually funny. They make sense. SHOCK. “Bend like you want to greet mummy” is a good... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would not allow the series of ‘injections and padding’ that characterized the 2016 budget to repeat itself with the 2017 budget. The President was quoted to have said this during a visit by members of the Governance Support Group (GSG), led by Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, at the state house, Abuja,... Read More
The Ondo governorship campaign has amplified the divisions in the PDP and APC, and Olusola Oke could be the direct beneficiary of this. Oke himself defected from the APC, after a primary process he called ‘corrupt’. That primary saw the emergence of Rotimi Akeredolu who narrowly defeat Olusegun Abraham, said to be the choice of... Read More
Three weeks ago, Toke Makinwa first shared the teaser for her book, On Becoming. Her first effort at writing got us all anxious as we anticipated the release of her memoir, one through which she promises to share all the details of the experiences that shaped her into the woman she has become. It’s finally... Read More
The wife of the President Mrs Aisha Buhari is at the moment having a chat with the ladies of TVC’s Your View – Morayo, Uwa, Tope, Jumoke and Nimah. They had to move the set to Abuja, it appears but all the same it’s a commendable feat, especially for the show. It’s still a little too... Read More
Here are the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this morning on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Kanye West is in a bad mental state and may remain in hospital for a while Rapper, Kanye West who checked into hospital hours after a major stage rant and... Read More
A former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande has held a closed door meeting with three governors of the party in the southwest, The Punch reports. The meeting which held on Wednesday night at the Government House, Isale-Igbein, Abeokuta had in attendance governors of Oyo and Osun states, Abiola Ajimobi and Rauf Aregbesola, alongside... Read More
I’ve said this before: Nigerian streets are not safe -morning, noon or night. Lagos, Abuja, Calabar, wherever, the stories of sexual harassment women suffer daily have piled to the high heavens, and Nigerian women are angry. Very angry. Something must give, and change for good. Social media influencer, @UPNEPA, asked women on Twitter to tell their stories of... Read More
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as he turns 70 tomorrow, Daily Trust reports. In a letter he personally signed, Asiwaju Tinubu described Atiku as a “leader with substance”. The letter read, “I write to felicitate with you on the attainment of the proverbial age of... Read More
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 26 governorship election in Ondo, Eyitayo Jegede has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the election by 30 days according to Premium Times Jegede made the call on Thursday in Akure when he led a protest to the INEC state headquarters.... Read More
The House of Representatives on Thursday took a swipe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing the him as the most corrupt Nigerian in history, Leadership reports. The lower legislative chamber which was apparently reacting to allegations of corruption levelled against the House and its leadership at a lecture delivered in Lagos on Wednesday by the former president said... Read More
The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the ruling by the Court of Appeal replacing Jimoh Ibrahim with Eyitayo Jegede as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party at the forthcoming Ondo governorship election. The apex court struck out all appeals filed by the Jimoh Ibrahim camp. Beluolisa Nwofor, counsel to the Ali Modu Sheriff faction said... Read More
by Jason Njoku A few weeks back Oo Nwoye told me that Nigerian startup founders (including myself) lacked ambition. That they think once they get to N50 million per year in revenue we have ‘made it’ so then relax. That in SF, people think about world domination, then spend whatever it takes to get there. I... Read More
Reno Omokri, Special Assistant to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria is in recession because of the quality of people President Muhammadu Buhari appointed into his cabinet. He specifically said the country was in recession because the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun attended a Polytechnic in the United Kingdom. He wrote on his Facebook page,... Read More
The person who coined “politics is dirty” was really not kidding. After the The Appeal Court on Wednesday gave verdict in favour of Eyitayo Jegede as the PDP gubernatorial candidate for Ondo State, Fani-Kayode unsheathed his sword and went after Jimoh Ibrahim, accusing him of everything from being a ritualist to sodomy. Jimoh Ibrahim did not take... Read More
Here’s a compilation of some of yesterday’s top stories and others that made headlines while you slept – and are still buzzing this morning. Wizkid’s highly anticipated homecoming concert to hold December 30th Two weeks ago, Wizkid sought suggestions from his fans on Twitter on when to fix his end of the year homecoming concert... Read More
Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied reports that $175m disappeared from her bank accounts after it was discovered. In a statement by her spokesman, Sam Dokubo, on Wednesday, Mrs Jonathan said her accounts had a balance of less than $10m when it was frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission... Read More
Eketi Edima Ette Yesterday, because of Emem and Emmanuel, I risked bodily harm and agreed to pack the money that was sprayed on the couple at the wedding. Fortunately, Emem’s had a correct crowd. So, I did not chop slap. As it is with every wedding where I am one of the designated money pickers,... Read More
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari for claiming his adminstration of that of his predecessors ran Nigeria to the ground. Obasanjo while delivering a keynote address at the First Akintola Williams Annual Lecture on Wednesday, said the President should do the job he was elected for and stop clinging to... Read More
One of the female hostels in Yaba College of Technology in Lagos has been engulfed by fire. According to The News Agency of Nigeria, the fire which engulfed ‘Bakassi building’ has raged for two hours before the arrival of the fire service which is trying to put out the blaze. The fire could not be put out... Read More
First lady of Zimbabwe Grace Mugabe has declared herself as the new president of the country when her husband Robert Mugabe finally steps down. According to Buzz South Africa Grace made the declaration while speaking to the ruling Zanu-PF party women’s league stating that she is already the president, as she has made plans and arrangement with... Read More
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