Category: Culture
#TheJoy150: The 150 most interesting Nigerians in the culture today who bring me joy, and inspire many
What does it take to be influential and famous? To rise past back-breaking hurdles or succeed in whatever corner of ...
In worship of the Mother Goddess; Yemoja Festival 2021
Yemoja is the Yoruba Orisha or Goddess of the living Ocean, considered the Mother of All. She is the source ...
Paternity leave is a new reality in Nigeria | Here are the benefits if done right
After years of clamour by advocates for Nigeria to avail new fathers of paid paternity leave, it appears some headway ...
#ADHDAwarenessMonth | What you need to know
ADHD Awareness Month is celebrated every October, with events and activities happening around the world, yet for one of the ...
Religious conversion is all fun and games unless you are a woman
For a majority of religious people, life’s ultimate goal is the reward they are promised in an afterlife. Heaven, Paradise, ...
Down The Memory Lane: A journey of acceptance
I The first time I thought queer lives matter, I am standing at the boarding students’ dining hall with some ...
#BisexualPrideDay: The dummies guide to understanding that biphobia is not human
In a country where pride in anything outside of the straight and narrow is heavily frowned upon, and bisexuality is ...
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: Attempted suicide is still a crime in Nigeria when our hope lies in its decriminalisation
‘Suicide is not an option.’ Reads a very colourful sign at the entrances of a Non-Governmental Organisation in Kaduna, whose ...
Surprise! Nigerian teenagers are actual human beings with feelings
In a perfect world, the realisation – for that’s what it, not a discovery – that teenagers grapple with a ...
Nigeria’s prevalence of violence can be linked to child beating. Here’s why
The culture in Nigeria with respect to corporal punishment – which is so commonplace you find it at home, in ...
This is how Churches and Mosques come in to change the narrative on mental illness stigma
There is a trend lately of Nigerians discussing mental health and lamenting the stigma attached to it – arguably due ...
African Spirituality winning over every other belief is the main appeal of ‘My Village People’
For most entertainment consumers – we know only of our Nigerian reality understandably, waking up to the news of a ...
“There are levels to intimacy” | A sex worker’s love story
There are two extremes of conversation that most discussions about sex work or prostitution (if you prefer that street term ...
Paternity leave is the next big thing | Here’s why it may not work with Nigerian men
The number of ways that enforced gender roles manifest in our everyday life – from the home to school, to ...
How to spot sexual grooming and protect children from sexual predators
The idea of sexual grooming – which is often a lead-up to sexual abuse – can sound a bit complicated ...
Who is looking out for LGBT+ children in the conversation about sexual violence?
There are a number of ways the crime of sexual violence can begin unfolding in one’s life. It is not ...
The likely reason for the rampant paedophilia in Nigeria unfolds in Twitter conversation about the age of consent
The flimsy endurance of the Twitter trend cycle of 24 – at most 48 – hours has only on extremely ...
“A hydra-headed problem calls for a hydra-headed solution” | Northern educator reveals solution to problem of education deprivation
Hardly any problem exists in this world for which one can say with unassailable certainty, “If you do this one ...
The anatomy of self-loathing: Understanding homophobia and internalised homophobia
Ask around about homophobia, “What does it mean and how does it best manifest?” If you chance upon a cis-heterosexual ...
Kawajo: The immortal transwoman who changed Kano forever
It isn’t so bizarre – because the flow of energy goes whatever way it just does – that someone will ...
The French meddle: How the action of the French ambassador to Ghana encourages homophobic violence against LGBT+ Ghanaians
The ongoing spectacle of intolerance in the small West African country of Ghana is no longer news. Unless you are ...
How Beauty Boy, Eni Adeoluwa is redefining masculinity
The beauty industry in Nigeria is one that has thrived with females mostly being at the centre of it all. ...
British-Nigerian actress Deborah Ayorinde to star in upcoming Amazon Studios horror series ”Them”
British-Nigerian actress Deborah Ayorinde is set to star in the upcoming anthology horror series Them: Covenant, the latest offering from ...
Check out the new movie poster for dramatic thriller ”Elevator Baby” starring Toyin Abraham and Timini Egbuson
Niyi Akinmolyayan is having a busy 2019. Already, the filmmaker has three upcoming projects including the animated movie Malika: Warrior ...
#BBNaija: Gedoni doesn’t love Khafi and it’s time for her to wake up and play this game
Although the fourth season of Big Brother Naija doesn’t have the pairing system that defined last season, the housemates have ...
Theatre Review: Forget Game of Thrones, Jagagba is the real deal
The winning play of the second edition of the Bikiya Graham-Douglas run Beeta Universal Arts Foundation playwright competition was staged ...
Three Nigerian authors make 2019 Booker Prize longlist, Buhari sends ministerial nominees to Senate, Air Peace aircraft crash lands at Lagos airport – Here’s everything that happened this week
Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: 12 reportedly killed in Shiites protest as IGP Adamu meets Buhari ...
Check out the books Asa is currently reading before her album drops
While we wait for Asa to release her much-anticipated album, for which we have already been blessed with two singles ...
Three Nigerian authors Oyinkan Braithwaite, Bernardine Evaristo and Chigozie Obioma make 2019 Booker Prize longlist
Congratulations are in order to Oyinkan Braithwaite, Chigozie Obioma, and Bernardine Evaristo, three Nigerian authors who have made it to ...
#MTVShugaNaija is back with a new cast and here’s what we know
After an electric season of MTV Shuga: Down South, the show is back to Nigeria for season 4 and a ...
The September Standard
- Travel Watch: Qatar Airways Geared For Growth in Africa
- From Beans to Bliss: How Coffee-Making Can Aid Mental Wellness
- Unleash Your Inner Artist With Bold & Colourful Eyeliner Shades
- Pregnant and Powerful! Rihanna Shines in Show-Stopping Looks At 2023 Oscars
- All The Dashing Looks From the 2023 Oscars Awards Red Carpet
YMonitor
- International Women’s Day: The Future Project Celebrates Women’s Contributions, Releases 100 Most Influential Women in Africa List
- Why Every Nigerian Should Exercise Their Right to Vote Tomorrow!
- How Electoral Violence Threatens Nigerian Democracy
- Lessons from the Naira Redesign
- YMonitor Election Series: All You Should Know About Election Petitions
Party Jollof
- Outdoor weddings will always make us swoon. Jesse and Shadiat’s is no different
- An Isiagu Wedding, Sign us up
- This Groom’s epic moves to his Trad Engagement will make you smile
- Two Sisters get married on same day to honor their mum (photos)
- More photos from Actor Gideon Okeke and fiancée, Chidera’s prewedding session