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 both- Nigeria has had a raw deal. She is an inspiration to anyone who knows her but physically meeting Obiagaeli Ezekwesili, a former government minister and past vice president of the World Bank for Africa,... Read More

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 into your schedule and order you around. When they call you, they won’t give up until you pick their calls. And these people, they can call you like a hundred times. Send text messages. Whatsapp.... Read More

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 LFWNG is arguably the biggest platform for fashion creatives to make a statement about their work, and the official start of the Nigerian fashion calendar. At fittings, most designers brought their own personal or professional... Read More

Culture, Editor's Pick

Active muse, Ezinne Chinkata, Stylists

March 12, 2019

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 hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.” Psalm 193: 9-10 These were the last words, posted on the heavily trafficked Facebook account of the Nigerian-Canadian academic, writer, satirist and public analyst,... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

obituary, Pius Adesanmi, ynaija

March 8, 2019

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, the list features 100 Nigerian women drawn from a diverse range of backgrounds and sectors who are deliberately impacting their world and local communities through the power and strength of their ideas and achievements. The... Read More

Editor's Pick, Lists, Top Stories, YNaija Women 100

Adaku Ufere-Awoonor, Busola Dakolo, Kadaria Ahmed, Leading Ladies, Ozzy Etomi, Shalom Blac

March 8, 2019

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 in Aso Rock at the request of a sitting president. I have also spent time in decrepit classroom, surrounded by young men and women desperate to escape poverty and unemployment. I have interacted with thousands... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Bukonla Adebakin, IWD2019

March 7, 2019

StateCraft Inc. extends winning streak into Francophone Africa with Senegal presidential win

StateCraft Inc., the elections and governance consulting company under the media group, RED, extended its winning streak into Francophone Africa with the re-election of President Macky Sall of Senegal. The candidate, who oversaw seven years of rapid economic growth and infrastructural transformation, beat his two main rivals, ex-Prime Minister Idrissa Seck and Ousmane Sonko, to... Read More

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. For those who haven’t, Olubankole Wellington, a musician and actor decided in October 2018 that he was going to run for political office. It shouldn’t have surprised that many people, considering Bankole has always been... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Bankole Wellington, Banky W, Omoni Oboli

February 4, 2019

#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 co-production, Present. Perfect, a curious exploration of social media and human behavior using hours of found footage won the festival’s biggest prize, the Tiger Competition award. Director, Zhu Shengze received the trophy and 40,000 Euros... Read More

Editor's Pick, The Cutting Floor, The Film Blog

IFFR, Rotterdam, Wilfred Okiche

February 1, 2019

#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 cultural export, Fela Anikulapo Kuti pulls off something of a saving grace in the form of the winning documentary, My Friend Fela (Meu Amigo Fela) directed by veteran Brazilian filmmaker, Joel Zito Araújo (Raça, Daughters... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Cutting Floor

fela, IFFR, Wilfred Okiche

January 31, 2019

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 in 2018. The Future Awards Africa seeks to acknowledge inspiring young people aged 18 to 31 making a difference through social enterprise, social good, and innovation. The recognition of Ghana’s New Tribe is part of... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Boris Kodjoe, Ghana, Papa Oppong, Sarkodie

January 29, 2019

“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 company focused on training and placing indigenous developers with international companies. We were awed by their ethos and the community they had created around their cohorts, the very heart of their operation. After the company... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Andela, Generation Investment Management, Sola, ynaija

January 28, 2019

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 evening, Buhari announced the suspension of Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, immediately swearing-in the next highest-ranking Justice of the Supreme Court. An order obtained from the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) made this possible, per... Read More

Citizenship, Editor's Pick, Featured

Buhari, Onnoghen, Tanko

January 22, 2019

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 entered yet another phase of her eventful career with a limited theatrical release of her directorial debut, the family comedy, Lionheart. Earlier in September, just a day before Lionheart’s world premiere at the Toronto International... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, Reviews, The Cutting Floor

Akin Omotosho, Genevieve Nnaji, Lionheart, Road to yesterday

January 15, 2019

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 2018, the closing film was not a hit. Directed by Faraday Okoro, 31, a young Nigerian American based in the United States of America, Nigerian Prince is the end product of a pitch presented at... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Cutting Floor, The Film Blog

nollywood, Wilfred Okiche

January 3, 2019

#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 picking out the films that comprise this list. We sift through the Nollywood films that had major cinema releases or were premiered during the calendar year and bring you the definitive most ambitious 10 list.... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Cutting Floor

January 3, 2019

#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 Bisola Aiyeola has just a single non-speaking scene- all she does is wake up from sleep- in a forgettable movie but her appearance midway into Chief Daddy is the jolt of lightning the film so... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured, The Cutting Floor

Ade Laoye, Bisola Aiyeola, Pete Edochie

January 2, 2019

#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 about this lot? Salisu Yusuf A BBC investigative report on sharp practices in African football carried out by the Ghanaian reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, indicted Coach Salisu Yusuf. Head coach of the team that represented... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Ebiye, Isaac Adewole, kemi Adeosun

January 2, 2019

#YNaija2018Review: Ahmed Musa’s World Cup goals, #NotTooYoungToRun….10 moments that made us proud

Because every cloud has a silver lining. Seun Kuti nominated for Grammys Black Times, the latest album from Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti is nominated in the Best World Music Album category for the 61st Grammy Awards. Kuti and his Egypt 80 band join sibling Femi- a multiple Grammy nominee- as well as King Sunny Ade... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Ahmed Musa, Anambra girls, Bobsled Nigeria

January 1, 2019

Segun ‘@Segalink’ Awosanya is the editor’s pick for Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2018

The editorial board of Y!/YNaija.com has chosen Segun ‘Segalink’ Awosanya as the editor’s pick for the YNaija 2018 Person of the year. Awosanya was chosen from a shortlist that included Herbert Wigwe, CEO and director of Access Bank and Samson Itodo, chair of YIAGA and proponent of the Not Too Young to Run Bill, passed... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Person of the Year, Segalink

November 30, 2018

Why I see politics as a love affair | SDP candidate, George Abbey talks about his 2019 candidacy

The 2019 General Elections are almost here but, so many candidates are relatively unknown and so, YNaija is offering a free platform for young candidates not more than 35 – notwithstanding the political office. The YNaija series titled YNaija Politico is a platform where young candidates for various offices for 2019 can talk about their... Read More

#YNaijaPolitico: “I am Joseph Olupona, a young candidate for 2019 election and here are my dreams for Nigeria”

The 2019 General Elections are almost here but, so many candidates are relatively unknown and so, YNaija is offering a free platform for young candidates not more than 35 – notwithstanding the political office. The YNaija series titled YNaija Politico is a platform where young candidates running for various offices for 2019 can talk about... Read More

Politics is the fastest way to help people | AAC candidate, Balogun Danjuma says in this tell all interview

#YNaijaPolitico: Here’s how Olusoji Oduntan aims to better represent his people who have been abandoned for 19 years

#YNaijaPolitico: We have only 2 godfathers in Nigeria | Akoje Kevin speaks on his 2019 candidacy

Youth participation in Nigerian politics has been a cause for concern because there is the belief that young people possess the creative capacity to effect the required change that Nigeria needs – of course, with the guidance of the older generation; but they have consciously been left out.

Visionary Leadership Or Change: The choice before Abians in 2019 gubernatorial elections

Abia State voters must be careful not to acquiesce to the same predicament London-based The Economist magazine (which endorsed President Buhari) and Nigerians yielded to in 2015 when they were beguiled by a candidate who came with promises of change without requisite visionary leadership needed for socio-economic renaissance. There is no doubt that many Abians... Read More

Citizenship, Editor's Pick, Opinion

2019, Abia, elections

November 7, 2018

King of Boys: An unvarnished look into the seedy underbelly of the Lagos elite

Kemi Adetiba’s King of Boys is a coming of age film and a departure from the mundane theme of comedy prevalent in Nigeria’s movie space. King of Boys is a movie of grit, dialogue and character, laced with auteur brilliance intent on making a strong statement in Nollywood. The movie begins with a party scene... Read More

#YNaijaPolitico: The mindset of Nigerians during elections is unfortunately attached to ‘money’ | ACPN candidate, Atolusi Damilola says

Unlike some years back when young politicians could not do more than be party members, the Not Too Young To Run Bill has opened doors for younger people to run for offices – thanks to President Muhammadu Buhari.

The conversation on #NigeriaAt58 continues with the Independence Debate at #ThursdayTalks

The seventh edition of the monthly conversation with change agents and thought leaders – Thursday Talks Lagos – picked on the conversation that began on the event of the Independence anniversary…Nigeria At 58. Nigeria At 58 is just an acronym for the celebration of the country’s Independence from colonialism on October 1, 1960 – 58... Read More

Editor's Pick, Featured

Independence Debate, Nigeria at 58, Thursday Talks Lagos

The consistent forthrightness of Obiageli Ezekwesili

Reuben Abati: What’s wrong with these end-time Governors?

The age of the ‘active muse’ is over; its time for Nigerian stylists to get serious

Obituary: Pius Adesanmi, the public intellectual

Adesua Dozie, Teni Apata, Kadaria Ahmed, Ngozi Nkwoji, … these are Nigeria’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in 2019

Bukonla Adebakin: This #IWD2019, we must push for balance for a better future for women

StateCraft Inc. extends winning streak into Francophone Africa with Senegal presidential win

2019 was the election year Nigerian celebrities really stood up to be counted

#IFFR2019: Present.Perfect, Capharnaüm are big winners at Rotterdam’s awards night.

#IFFR2019: My Friend Fela is an intimate look at Nigeria’s biggest export

Ghana’s New Tribe: The Future Awards Africa unveils 50 outstanding young Ghanaians

“Our mandate hasn’t changed, neither has our dream” – Omowale David-Ashiru lets us in on Andela’s Series D funding

The president’s ambition suffereth violence, the violent take the bench by force

Profile: How Genevieve Nnaji became Queen of Nollywood (again)

Younger Nollywood filmmakers are tackling diversity in storytelling. Is there an audience?

#YNaija2018Review: King of Boys, Lionheart, Kasala… See the 10 most ambitious Films of the Year

#YNaija2018Review: Omoni Oboli, Reminisce, Pete Edochie… See the 10 best performances of the year

#YNaija2018Review: Ganduje, Buratai, Kemi Adeosun…Who are the worst people of the year?

#YNaija2018Review: Ahmed Musa’s World Cup goals, #NotTooYoungToRun….10 moments that made us proud

Segun ‘@Segalink’ Awosanya is the editor’s pick for Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2018

#YNaija2018Review: Serena Williams’ outburst, Tiger Woods return, Luka Modrić ends the Ronaldo/Messi duoploy… See the top 10 sporting moments of 2018

Why I see politics as a love affair | SDP candidate, George Abbey talks about his 2019 candidacy

#YNaijaPolitico: “I am Joseph Olupona, a young candidate for 2019 election and here are my dreams for Nigeria”

Politics is the fastest way to help people | AAC candidate, Balogun Danjuma says in this tell all interview

#YNaijaPolitico: Here’s how Olusoji Oduntan aims to better represent his people who have been abandoned for 19 years

#YNaijaPolitico: We have only 2 godfathers in Nigeria | Akoje Kevin speaks on his 2019 candidacy

Visionary Leadership Or Change: The choice before Abians in 2019 gubernatorial elections

King of Boys: An unvarnished look into the seedy underbelly of the Lagos elite

#YNaijaPolitico: The mindset of Nigerians during elections is unfortunately attached to ‘money’ | ACPN candidate, Atolusi Damilola says

The conversation on #NigeriaAt58 continues with the Independence Debate at #ThursdayTalks

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