EL Now’s Ade Laoye invites the Chocolate City artist Nosa, to the seat, he talks about being a pastor and his label mates accepting and respecting him. He also shares his pet peeves & guilty pleasures.
The Nigerian Senate is a senate of fools, blockheads, ignoramuses, and idiots. Yes, of course I know this description of Nigerian Senate by a Nigerian is offensive to some, may be more than some people. Nonetheless, it is true. The Senate is made up of callous, indifferent, stupid fools who keep silent in the face... Read More
In a reception held in his honor last night, Rotimi Amaechi admitted he doesn’t really like money, which really isn’t that crazy of an assertion like the internet is making it out to be. Lol! Na so”@YNaija: God knows I don’t like money — Amaechi – http://t.co/8cIh3ESQu7 pic.twitter.com/Yn06jQBJB7“ — Sugar (@osato_tito) August 3, 2015 God... Read More
I still am largely an undergraduate. This means like many others every decision I have made is to groom me for “Tomorrow”. This tomorrow I have been told is a place of uncertainty, a place where everything is possible, a place with the spindly legs of an infant, thus a place that totters from volatility... Read More
Following Access Bank’s epic contribution to #NigeriansAtHogwarts, we had a little debate at YNaija HQ. What Nigerian brands actually do this social media thing properly?
There’s a new wave of competent, experienced and innovative women leading the way in the Nigerian Tech space. Adibeli Nduk-Agwu, Vice-President Marketing and Content Operations at iROKO Partners is one of them. She talks about why important it is for women to work hard, speak up and take credit for the good work they... Read More
I have to inform you ahead about two things, One:I have a ‘disjointed thought process’ (My test result is not out, so we don’t have a name for this yet) so I can only hope you stay with me till the fifth paragraph. Two:If for my opinion you insult me on social media or via... Read More
One of the favourite past times of Nigerians over the last few months has been the daily check of exchange rates. Every new low of the Naira against either the Dollar or Pound has brought with it weeping and gnashing of teeth from those who have to deal regularly in foreign exchange for either personal... Read More
As President Muhammadu Buhari prepared for his just concluded official visit to the United States, many Nigerians feared for the potential cost. We murmured against blowing 2.2 billion naira on one single travel. But that was an aside. Our concern stretched beyond what dregs of paper money would remain in our ‘’virtually empty treasury.’’ What... Read More
The man who pays my salary, Chude Jideonwo, believes no voice should be silenced. It’s a very laudable position and while I disagree with it, he pays my salary. So…yeah. Yesterday, I got this shambles of a rebuttal to Sugabelly’s post on Nigerian feminism in my email. Seriously, it was terrible. My first move was to ignore... Read More
Words by Akintoye Abdulraheem Yesterday, in an unprecedented display of animosity towards men, Sugabelly wrote an article in which she more or less demanded and wished for a Nigeria in which women were more violent towards men. Her article was fittingly titled ‘Why Aren’t Nigerian Women Bloodthirstier?’ Her narrative was straightforward. It is the standard... Read More
Like a child looks up to his father and hopes to be one someday, several African nations remained the envy of Nigerians for donkey years mainly for one reason; poor mobile telecommunication. Many indeed hoped the days would come where mobile phones become an affordable commodity, thankfully those days are here. This is due mainly... Read More
Last week, in an unprecedented display of ignorance, Cheta Nwanze posted a string of thoroughly disturbing tweets about feminism among modern Nigerian women, prompted by his interaction with one such young woman who insisted to him that she would never cook for her husband. 13/ Are you insane? — Chxta (@Chxta) July 22, 2015 In... Read More
Several articles have been written condemning the cash on delivery method in Nigeria but these voices have been very few and they are the lone voice(s) in the wilderness. Those who argue for the cash on delivery method cite the lack of trust on the part of the Nigerian as the reason for the continuous rise of this... Read More
*picks up megaphone* GOOD MORNING NIGERIA AND BEYOND! IT IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL MONDAY! *drops megaphone* How are you all doing this beautiful Monday? Welcome to another edition of the twitter weekly round-up, where we bring to you a summary of events on twitter Nigeria. We add twitpics/tweets for the week and also, videos/vines of the... Read More
by Edward Israel-Ayide Summarily, nothing new is being brought to the table, the United States has gotten what it wanted; give Obama’s administration an opportunity to score a massive PR hat-trick by benefiting from photo-ops and launder his image regarding his nearly non-existent African relations. Luckily, they get to do it with the poster child... Read More
Shortly after the August 1983 military coup that brought a 40-year-old Muhammadu Buhari to power, he received a phone call from top personnel in the United States Army. General Smith was the Commandant of the U.S. War College from which General Buhari graduated in 1980. The school’s 1979 set had graduated its first Nigerian, General... Read More
The question on everyones’ lips would be, why is she thinking about Mikel Obi. Surely, Mikel Obi’s girlfriend Olga’s eyes would pop out at the headline. Seriously, this is all about his dwindling career. Mikel was that young lad, a delight of the nation when at the age of 12 he made it as a... Read More
“Entrepreneurship is a marathon and not a sprint.” says the hardworking and inspiring Taffi Woolward Ayodele, beautiful CEO and Co-Founder of Thando’s Shoes – Africa’s 1st brand of Foldable Flats. She talks about how she started her niche brand, the challenges and rewards of being an entrepreneur, and how her relationship with God keeps her... Read More
Whenever and wherever ‘corruption’ is mentioned in Nigeria, what dominates and often overwhelms the thinking of many citizens is the theft of public funds by those at the helm of the nation’s affairs. Some consciously and subconsciously think corruption only involves politicians who are mostly accused of stealing public funds while in office; others think... Read More
Meet Eseoghene Odiete 25, named by YNaija as one of Africa’s 25 best entrepreneurs under 25 in 2015 and 40 under 40 Nigerian Entrepreneurs by Biz Watching. Ese is an award winning fashion and social entrepreneur. She started her business in 2013 with the little experience she had about business right after she graduated from... Read More
I love the internet. I can’t stress that enough. It gave me a job, puts food on my table and has afforded me unbelievable freedoms. However, I hate when people take undue advantage of its privileges to simply malign a personality or push a selfish agenda. In this article, that is exactly what this gentleman, Mr. Favour Afolabi, did. He... Read More
Funny how a man who will always be the beneficiary of patriarchy boldly declares feminism has lost the plot. @Chude a woman who insists that she will never cook for her husband as one told me today merits that question without apology. — Chxta (@Chxta) July 22, 2015 Of course, any movement that threatens... Read More
… written by Safiya Salau . We heard the stories growing up. Chief Natas told us the stories with great passion and knowledge, every description carefully detailed. The children of Llehhtneves were born at once, so the village was classified according to age groups. Our age was part of our identity, literally, our names were... Read More
“Your breasts are miraculous, Not for what they look like, But for what they are and do…” Have you ever sucked the breast before? If you haven’t, you are missing a great deal. It sounds like I’m too salacious with my words. But really, if I hadn’t sucked those beautiful twins I don’t think... Read More
The really shameful part of all this is that Emmanuel Frimpong, the player in question, was criticised by his own club for his response to racist chants from opposing supporters. His own team. Via The Guardian: “When the match was stopped, the fans started shouting ‘monkey’ at me,” he told reporters. “Then the monkey chants... Read More
The other day I was having an argument… with myself… on which gender had uglier shoes, the men or the women. Now, before you adjudge me to be suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), let’s take a look at the main issue here - who has uglier looking shoes. I’d like you to take... Read More
by Muhammadu Buhari While we work to defeat the terrorists, I ask the people of Nigeria and the world for resolve and fortitude. The campaign we will wage will not be easy; it may not be swift. This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that... Read More
Are there too many of us in Nigeria? YES Is our infrastructure in a horridly poor state? YES Is there an urgent need to improve our education and healthcare system? YES Do we need to develop our private sector and scale the SME space that will help with job creation? YES Can the government afford... Read More
The singular act of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights fifty years ago without a dissenting voice, and the subsequent plethora of other Human Rights conventions and treaties in the past decades evidence the level of recognition that the global community has given to the “universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated ” rights... Read More
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