Deep Dive

Why Lagos was ranked the second-worst city to live

If you lived in Lagos, you may already know the answer, even if you live in a high brow area. As long as you move around, your experiences are mostly the same as every other resident. According to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday, Lagos is the second-worst city to live in the... Read More

Charly Boy

Charly Boy ‘smells a bloodless coup’ with Peter Obi

Apart from the fact that the singer and TV host was trying to be funny, using pseudo-analogies to describe massive social media support for the Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, he expresses what many other Nigerians have already mentioned: “There has to be a change from the status quo, and the APC and the... Read More

Charly Boy, peter obi

Tonte-Ibraye-and-Tonto-Dikeh

Tonto Dikeh and Tonte Ibraye want to create value systems and increased inclusion

Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh, has emerged as the deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the forthcoming 2023 general election in Rivers. The ADC governorship candidate in the state, Tonte Ibraye, made the announcement on Friday morning, in a statement posted on his Facebook page and on Instagram: He wrote on his... Read More

Tonte Ibraye, tonto dikeh

Bashir Machina

Bashir Machina is the Yobe North Senatorial candidate, not Ahmed Lawan

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has spoken and Ahmed Lawan may just be going home from his loss at the APC presidential primaries after all. Though, he still has a tenure to finish as the Senate President. The electoral has affirmed Bashir Machina as the winner of the ruling All Progressives Congress primary for... Read More

Ahmed Lawan, Bashir Machina

Buga

Over 2 million views and counting, let us “Buga”

“Y’all did this in 24hrs. I’m super grateful world. #BUGA. LETS KEEP GOING.” The tweet of an ecstatic singer who can actually raise his shoulders Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel, posted the visuals of the hit song, “Buga” and in less than 24 hours on YouTube, it hit over 2.3 million views as at the time... Read More

Buga, Kizz Daniel, Tekno

Report says corruption can’t be on Tinubu, Atiku’s agenda because of their records

Top 2023 presidential candidates, All Progressives Congress’ (APC), Bola Tinubu and Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, have been reported to have a history with corruption and will most likely not raise it before the presidential election. According to a Bloomberg report, the duo’s past records show that neither of them is free of corruption... Read More

atiku abubakar, bola tinubu

Ngige

Day 128: Minister says ASUU may soon resume but NASU and SSANU have other plans

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, responding to questions from newsmen after the Federal Executive Council meeting (FEC) assured that efforts were ongoing to resolve the back and forth between it and ASUU and other university-based unions over payment platforms soon. He said contrary to insinuations that the government had ignored ASUU, there have... Read More

ASUU, NASU, SSANU

Nigerians react to lady who does not want to have kids for ‘selfish reasons’

One day, pseudo-woke people are asking people to make their own choices, the following day, they are telling people not to make certain choices. In today’s episode of ‘mind your business’, Nigerians are calling a Twitter user – let us call her Chigozie – for posting that she just does not want to have kids.... Read More

The 7 names President Buhari appointed to replace resigned ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed seven new ministers. The president wrote to the Senate seeking confirmation of the nominated ministers, and his letter was read out by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of the plenary on Tuesday. The newly appointed ministers are to replace ministers who had resigned to contest for other... Read More

Nigerian Ministers

Chris Okotie

Pastor Okotie asks presidential candidates to step down for him and you’ll want to know why

…the way Pastor Okotie comes up every four years is an interesting story. The Founder of Household of God Church, Reverend Chris Okotie has appealed to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the APC, and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP to step down for him to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari. The Man of God and... Read More

Amira Safiyanu

Ameerah has apologised for faking her kidnap but it’s not enough

As we have stated on YNaija several times, many people get away with anyhowness, so it has become a norm. When Ameerah posted about her kidnap, many people got agitated. Her tweet got the ears and eyes of concerned people on Twitter, and her tweet was taken to other platforms like Instagram. It was another... Read More

Why are we surprised that youths are celebrating after collecting ‘election money’?

It seems we fail to realise that almost 90 millions Nigerians are living in abject poverty, unemployment is very high, and many others have a certain lasting longing for money, which leads people to only think of the now – “the future is still far.” Most of that number can hardly access one meal per... Read More

ekiti election, Vote buying

Bashir Machina

The Electoral Act 2022 does not allow substituting Bashir Machina’s name

Anyhowness is a norm in Nigeria. Anyone could just wake and say it is my turn to be president because he deserves it. And, another in the same party can decide to illegally substitute names before an election because he’s not done being an absentee leader. Anonymous Ahmed Lawan had lost the APC presidential primaries,... Read More

Ahmed Lawan, Bashir Machina

“My intention is not to fight or malign Peter Obi” – Father Mbaka retracts statement, says he’s a friend

Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka Friday, Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, has apologised to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his supporters over his utterances he made earlier. The father had called Obi a stingy man. The Catholic Diocese of Enugu had admonished the cleric in a letter, saying he doesn’t represent... Read More

Is it too much to ask the presidential candidates to collectively start the funding for #ASUU?

They all probably don’t care anyway… But, if they can just pretend to care and take active steps to end the ASUU strike, their story will change. ASUU has been strike since February 14, 2022, and the only news that has come out of the meetings between the academic body and the federal government is... Read More

If you have not got your PVC, Rep members have INEC to extend the registration exercise

In a move to show concern for Nigerians who have not got their Permanent Voters Card (PVC), Nigerian Federal Representatives have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend registration by 60 days. Earlier, the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, assured that the Commission will not cause the disenchantment of Nigerians who are willing... Read More

2023 elections, INEC, PVC

EFCC

30 fraudsters picked up by the EFCC and you wonder how many more

In a statement, Wednesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Command, says it has arrested 30 internet fraud suspects in Abuja. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Lugbe and Kubwa, “following credible intelligence on their alleged internet fraud activities.” The statement listed the suspects to include: Obazee Destiny, Oloton... Read More

EFCC, internet fraud in Nigeria

Bishop Oyedepo

Femi Adesina calls out Bishop Oyedepo without facing the real concerns

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media, has attacked the General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo for describing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as the most corrupt in Nigeria’s history. Oyedepo had, during a recent programme in his church, lamented the level of suffering in... Read More

Bishop Oyedepo, Femi Adesina

Quran

A call girl kept a Quran in her room in Lagos and was murdered for that

You would think Nigeria is becoming tolerable in cases of faiths, but it seems to be getting worse. And, thanks to the internet, we can see people for who they really are. Another human being and Nigerian citizen, Hannah Saliu, reportedly a sex worker, has been lynched for allegedly keeping the Quran in her room,... Read More

Bashir Machina

Who is Bashir Machina? The one bold enough to stop Ahmed Lawan from dancing around

Having contested in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a presidential aspirant and attempted to force his way in, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, is now facing a bold Bashir Machina, who has refused all entreaties to step down and hand over the senatorial ticket to him. Lawan was defeated at the primaries where the party’s... Read More

Ahmed Lawan, Bashir Machina

#YNaija2023: This is why the Muslim-Muslim ticket is a concern

I don’t look at people from Muslim-Muslim or Christian-Christian angle. Most of my closest friends are Christians. It was Pastor Tunde Bakare, a Pentecostal pastor, that took me to the CPC, not President Buhari. I’m very close to Bakare. I’m very close to many Christians. I don’t think the business of governance has anything to... Read More

2023 elections, atiku abubakar, bola tinubu

Mega concert for PVC by INEC

Dear Nigerians, “You won’t vote until you’re in possession of your PVC”

Ar a pre-event dinner organised by the European Union (EU), before today’s Youth Vote Count 2.0 mega concert holding at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, assured that the Commission will not cause the disenchantment of Nigerians who are willing to register as voters in the... Read More

2023 elections, INEC, Permanent voters card

monkeypox outbreak in bayelsa

NCDC confirms 10 cases of Monkeypox in 6 states | What you should know about the disease

The NCDC had reported 21 cases and one death on May 28, now it reports that 10 new cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in six states. The agency, in its recent monkeypox update, said 44 new suspected cases of monkeypox were reported from May 30 to June 5 from 14 states, of which 10 were confirmed... Read More

Now that party primaries have ended, can #EndASUUStrike be a conversation again?

It’s been since February 14 that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have gone on strike. February 14 since Nigeria’s leaders have played the back and forth game, common with the country’s successive leaders, and negatively influenced the academic careers of thousands of students across the country. On several occasions, the country’s... Read More

#2023Elections: Why you should not fake surprise that your favourites are supporting their ‘preferences’

All the party primaries are done and dusted and we know the 2023 presidential candidates. There is even talk of a top two and the rest. Amid this realisation is the support for these candidates, both offline and online. The online support has already reached the point of fanaticism, where it is this person or... Read More

Bringing back the conversation about posting ‘Jesus’ on timelines and trending the name

It is less than 24 hours, but, as with other conversations, we have forgotten. We move on too easily, and that is fine only if you are moving on from a relationship or the death of a loved one. But, moving on from deaths like the terror act at Owo, Ondo, should be reconsidered. On... Read More

Fake news

This is what we mean when we say you should not spread fake news

We will blame platforms for the spread of fake news and leave out the fact that people actually make the effort to ensure those false news items are spread. That is one conversation. The other is that we usually ask if fake news affects an election. This question is not an easy one to answer.... Read More

Nigerian Police - electoral offences desk

#YNaija2023: The Nigerian Police has established an Electoral Offences Desk to implement penalties

Electoral offences are no new development. In 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission published a document that contained a list of all the electoral offences and their corresponding penalties. Some of the offences include: Unlawful possession of a voter’s card, selling or buying of voters card Unlawful possession of a ballot paper Illegal printing of... Read More

electoral offences, Electoral Offences Desk, nigerian police

Can the APC party make up its mind already?

Members of the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) are divided over the nomination of a consensus presidential candidate for the party. Reports say that members of the NWC met on Tuesday in line with the directive of the president, Muhammadu Buhari, that a consensus candidate should be picked after consultation. At this... Read More

Singer, Michael Aboh of the Zule Zoo group is dead

Tertsea Michael Aboh, known for the hit song, Kerewa alongside Hassan Ibrahim, is a Nigerian artist that rose to prominence in the early 2000s. The duo are also recognised for their dance music. The Zule Zoo group are a multi-talented music group that developed a form of music that showcases Nigerian culture through imaginative lyrical... Read More

Michael Aboh, Zule Zoo

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