Category: Editor’s Pick
Not even Dugbe, Ibadan has been spared from market fires, we should all be worried
Fire outbreaks are becoming commonplace across Nigeria. We only just saw reports of a part of the Finance Ministry’s building ...
#PayUsWithBVN is trending, will the FG listen or allow hoodlums consume us all?
Since the first major case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in Lagos; critics, interest groups and Nigerians in general ...
What is all the fuss about Eko Atlantic?
What can you buy with 2 million, 400 thousand US dollars? A tonne of things are probably running a race ...
The Police is watching from afar but MC Oluomo is being invited to be a hero
The bomb we all had no idea will explode soon enough has timed out and raging through. You can say ...
Lagos and Ogun Unrest: Can we really fight COVID-19 and armed robbery at the same time?
For the past couple of days, armed hoodlums have taken the opportunity of the coronavirus compulsory lock-down to steal from ...
This is not a drill, we want Cynthia Morgan back
If you have been scouring first the #CynthiaMorgan Twitter trend and then the wider internet, in hopes that the reggae ...
It is finished! The Health Minister doesn’t think front line health workers are doing anything special
This period has brought with it interesting times and the owners of circuses; indeed. What’s today’s story? Nigeria’s Health Minister, ...
Burna Boy: Very loud and very wrong, but we know why
By now, the name Burna Boy is almost synonymous with everything over-the-top; especially in speech. That is if you are ...
Wuhan won the fight against COVID-19. Hurray?
We were hardly one month into the year when the world began facing a global crisis no one was really ...
Mercy and Ike’s new reality show may generate concerns but it signals growth of our entertainment industry
On the 26th of April, a new reality show is set to premiere on African Magic. This show which would ...
Rema is trending again…and here is why
Rema continues a streak of casual virality that characterises most of the singer’s career to date. Just 2 weeks ago, ...
It may be difficult to tell if 5G is dangerous, but Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s theories definitely are
This is what experts refer to as Dunning–Kruger Effect in psychology. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s cognitive bias has led to perceptual ...
Funke Akindele: Did the Lagos Government shoot itself with this trial?
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has been to court and sentenced for the misdemeanor charge of breaking social distancing guidelines by ...
#LockdownLagos: If you want to stay law abiding, avoid Gbagada
While we will agree that many residents of Lagos have seriously flouted the rules to stay home and stay safe, ...
‘Congratulations Sir,’ is trending on Twitter and this is what it’s about
In the late hours of Sunday, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, announced through his official Twitter handle that he tested negative ...
COVID-19 is a crisis like no other, these are 10 effects the pandemic will have on Nigeria
By Isime Esene and Ifedayo Adeleye After it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in January, ...
COVID-19 is a crisis like no other, these are 10 effects the pandemic will have on Nigeria
After it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in January, Coronavirus (widely known as COVID-19) has ...
COVID19: It’s 2020, yet Nigeria’s Finance Ministry unlocks a new level of ‘bambiala’
As Nigeria poises for a growing pandemic with the potential to wreak havoc to its fledgling healthcare system, it appears ...
Here’s what’s up in the Ada Ada vs. Durosoke battle on Twitter
Amidst the newly discovered cases of Coronavirus in Lagos and Akwa Ibom, Nigerians are taking a recess to argue about ...
Get in here if you want to know why Osun is on the COVID-19 map
As Nigeria confirms more cases of the coronavirus disease – COVID-19 – there are states bracing up for record cases. ...
COVID19: What is April Fool’s Day in times of scourge?
To successfully carry out an April Fool’s prank, you need a trick, a joke, or a gigantic, well-crafted lie that ...
COVID-19: The cure is almost here, but it’s not your kitchen herb
Nigerian Twitter is divided on how to approach the advice from the Ooni of Ife on how to get through ...
COVID19: It’s Day 1 of the first ever #Lockdown and here are our burning concerns
Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, is among 3 cities in the country currently on total lockdown. The measure which has become ...
In the time of a pandemic, Nigerians debate a 1M in Abuja or 300k in Ibadan salary
“Nigerians are the happiest people on the planet” – you are allowed to argue with your ancestors. Beset by extreme ...
#PresidentCovik: ‘Unknown soldier,’ Imam of Peace wages war on Buhari(sts) and it is not ending anytime soon
The statement will read: “It has become obvious that some Nigerians are aiding one Imam of Peace who has taken ...
The YNaija Ministers’ Ranking: Worse or good, COVID-19 exposes the competence level of Buhari’s cabinet
From the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country on February 27th, virtually every aspect of national life has been ...
It’s 27th! TB Joshua’s prophecy is set to come to pass
It’s finally the 27th, same day for the prophesied end of the ‘horrific, sleep-snatching’ COVID-19 pandemic. The Twitter-verse is waiting, ...
COVID-19: Cases may be rising but Lagos is offering us wholesale hope amidst this scourge
To panic is human, yet what is even more so is to hope. Hope is the intoxicating chemical that successfully ...
Here’s how the House Party app is aiding social distancing and isolation
In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, Nigerians are making reasonable efforts to adjust to the new requirements of socialisation. ...
Will #LetsFightCovid19 change the ‘only me’ mindset of the average Nigerian?
If you considered the adverse reactions of Nigerians in the South to the killings in Northern Nigeria as well as ...
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Party Jollof
- Outdoor weddings will always make us swoon. Jesse and Shadiat’s is no different
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- This Groom’s epic moves to his Trad Engagement will make you smile
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