Category: Editor’s Pick
Daydream Esoterica is Victor Ehikhamenor’s homecoming and an homage to Lagos
If there is one principle that has consistently defined Victor Ehikhamenor’s art practice, it is the idea that the art ...
Profile: Godwin Emefiele; master of the political long con
Since the act establishing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was implemented in July 1959, only two Governors have been ...
Long Read: What Kizz Daniel’s #FvckYouChallenge says about all of us
What does it take to get Nigerians excited in 2019? The singer formerly known as Kiss Daniel certainly has some ...
The consistent forthrightness of Obiageli Ezekwesili
Obiageli Ezekwesili is a star. A huge one. In terms of quality of political leadership, by accident or design- or ...
Reuben Abati: What’s wrong with these end-time Governors?
I believe we all have that one family member who thinks that he or she has the right to intrude ...
The age of the ‘active muse’ is over; its time for Nigerian stylists to get serious
At the 2017 and 2018 Lagos Fashion Week (LFWNG) showcases, commissioned stylists were conspicuously absent. Their absence was obvious because ...
Film Review: Nimbe assaults you with overt moral lessons, but isn’t that all of Nollywood
The protagonist for which Nimbe: The movie is named after is a high school student growing up somewhere in southwest ...
Film Review: Isn’t Nollywood tired of derivative films like ‘Zero Hour’?
Forget everything you saw in Lionheart. When in Nollywood, a young man returns from the United States of America to ...
Film Review: 4TH Republic is an explosive ride through political Nigeria
Art imitates life in 4th Republic, the twisty political thriller directed by Ishaya Bako and truth is, no fiction is ...
Film review: Mr President doesn’t take itself seriously. You shouldn’t either
No better time than election season to usher in a parody of actual political happenings. Mr President (The Controversial Election) ...
Profile: The Rise and rise of Teni the Entertainer (and yes, she’s problematic too)
The fastest rising superstar in the country is a twenty-five-year-old bubbly young lady. Her name is Teniola Apata but she ...
Obituary: Okwui Enwezor, giant of contemporary art
The global art world lost one of its most important and dynamic figures on Friday, 15, March when Nigerian born ...
Obituary: Pius Adesanmi, the public intellectual
“If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your ...
Obituary: Adeyemo Elebute; surgeon, academic, entrepreneur
On 23, February, renowned surgeon, medical elder, distinguished academic and exemplary entrepreneur, Professor Adeyemo Emmanuel Elebute breathed his last. He ...
Adesua Dozie, Teni Apata, Kadaria Ahmed, Ngozi Nkwoji, … these are Nigeria’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in 2019
Leading Ladies Africa presents its annual #100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria list for 2019. For the 5th consecutive year, ...
Bukonla Adebakin: This #IWD2019, we must push for balance for a better future for women
As a leader in the Nigerian non-profit space, I have had the rare experience of sitting in a banquet hall ...
Obituary: Bisi Silva, godmother of contemporary art from Africa
The art world, locally and internationally, mourns the loss of Bisi Silva, influential curator, founder and artistic director of the ...
2019 was the election year Nigerian celebrities really stood up to be counted
Everyone by now has heard the almost fantastical story of Banky W’s run for the Eti-Osa House Of Representatives seat. ...
Quddus King, Benita Nnachortam, Jekein Lato-Unah, Mary Edoro: Here is the Y!/YNaija 2019 New Establishment List
With each year, it becomes clearer to the editorial board at YNaija, the premium our annual New Establishment list places ...
#IFFR2019: Present.Perfect, Capharnaüm are big winners at Rotterdam’s awards night.
The award winners for the 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) were announced Friday, 1, February 2019. The USA/Hong Kong ...
#IFFR2019: My Friend Fela is an intimate look at Nigeria’s biggest export
Even when the Nigerian film presence at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) appears non-existent this year, Nigeria’s most important ...
Ghana’s New Tribe: The Future Awards Africa unveils 50 outstanding young Ghanaians
Africa’s biggest youth awards, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has unveiled the coveted list of young Ghanaians with outstanding achievements ...
“Our mandate hasn’t changed, neither has our dream” – Omowale David-Ashiru lets us in on Andela’s Series D funding
Editor’s Note: In 2018, YNaija was granted the rare opportunity to profile Andela Nigeria, the Nigerian arm of a global ...
The president’s ambition suffereth violence, the violent take the bench by force
With an executive hammer fashioned by legalistic manipulation, President Muhammadu Buhari has forced his will on Nigeria’s Judiciary. On Friday ...
Investigation: Has Enugu State unlocked the model for genuine community development in Nigeria?
Enugu State government’s landmark Visit Every Community (VEC) programme looks to be delivering on its mandate despite several gaps and ...
Profile: How Genevieve Nnaji became Queen of Nollywood (again)
In December 2018, two decades after starting out with a bit part in the crime drama, Most Wanted, Genevieve Nnaji ...
Younger Nollywood filmmakers are tackling diversity in storytelling. Is there an audience?
At the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Nigeria’s biggest and most important film festival, held in Lagos from 12-17th November ...
#YNaija2018Review: King of Boys, Lionheart, Kasala… See the 10 most ambitious Films of the Year
In terms of quality of films, 2018 was a bit of a downer as there was a bit of struggle ...
#YNaija2018Review: Omoni Oboli, Reminisce, Pete Edochie… See the 10 best performances of the year
These performances got us buzzing. They should grab all the trophies. Arranged from bottom to top. Bisola Aiyeola- Chief Daddy ...
#YNaija2018Review: Ganduje, Buratai, Kemi Adeosun…Who are the worst people of the year?
From a covetous governor obsessed with securing kickbacks to a disgraced professor soliciting sex for marks, is there anything redeeming ...