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November 12, 2021

Fuji: A Opera presents “Fuji is Art” in collaboration with the Lagos government and LASPARK

Fuji: A Opera returns with an exhibition of Fuji-themed digital artworks by 24-year-old Nigerian digital artist, Bidemi Tata. Fuji is Art is in collaboration with the Lagos Government and the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK). This exhibition would take the form of outdoor installations where 10 digital artworks would be shown at three gardens... Read More
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October 30, 2021

TECNO partners with EbonyLife Creative Academy to offer up to ₦1 million in prizes for Nigerian content creators

Premium smartphone manufacturer TECNO has announced an exciting competition for content creators in Nigeria, in partnership with the EbonyLife Creative Academy, which offers world-class courses for filmmakers. The winners will receive up to ₦1 million in cash, premium Camon 18 series smartphones with stabilised Gimbal camera and 60x zoom, videography masterclasses with EbonyLife Creative Academy... Read More
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October 20, 2021

EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television announce ÀLÓ – a new African writers initiative

EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) have today announced ÀLÓ, a brand-new writers initiative offering a unique platform for writers of African heritage. The word “ÀLÓ” is from the Yoruba language and translates as once upon a time. Just like with those words which have opened countless stories for hundreds of years, this is the... Read More
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October 20, 2021

Registration for FREE filmmaking courses at EbonyLife Creative Academy now open until November 1

Funding from Lagos continues to create free opportunities for young people to improve their skills and competitiveness in the film industry. EbonyLife Creative Academy (ELCA) has opened registration for their fourth intake of students for a range of courses in filmmaking. All courses are free of charge, courtesy of funding provided by the Lagos Government... Read More
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September 13, 2021

Nickelodeon voted the coolest channel at the Sunday Times Gen-Next Awards

ONLY THE COOLEST PROGRAMMING FOR KIDS ON NICKELODEON CHANNELS THIS SPRING ViacomCBS Networks Africa Kids’ channel, Nickelodeon scooped the Coolest TV Channel award at the 2021 Sunday Times GenNext Awards. The awards were announced during a live streamed online celebration this week. The industry recognition follows the channel’s recent launch of their very first locally produced show NickMusic, hosted by social change-maker... Read More
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Equality
April 13, 2021

We need more men to drive the gender equality agenda | Jane Egerton-Idehen on women and equality

The clamour for increased representation of women in key roles in the public and private sector in Nigeria is as old as the troubled republic. It dates back to a time when the key positions women were vying for was on the voting queue. Sustained agitation by formidable political activists like Hajiya Gambo Sawaba will... Read More
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April 8, 2021

Adesua Etomi, Lala Akindoju, Paul Ugbede, others have stories to tell | YNaija chats with Bikiya Graham-Douglas on #LTF2021

The 8th edition of the Lagos Theatre Festival took place March 18-21, 2021, with the theme RECKLESS ART, and there are so many stories to tell hereafter from an edition that went out of bounds to showcase art that impacts. To further this storytelling, YNaija sat with Bikiya Graham-Douglas and had this conversation: Unlike last... Read More
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street beggars
March 12, 2021

Behind the curtains: A day in the lives of street beggars

Ma’ida (sometimes called Fatima) didn’t envisage herself ending up miles from home and roaming the streets of Nigeria’s biggest city (by population), Lagos. She didn’t envisage being called a street beggar, one seeking alms from passersby she can’t even communicate with, since she neither understands English nor Yoruba. However, how do you rebuild life from... Read More
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December 27, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Binyavanga, Mugabe, Morrison… These 10 deaths shook the world

May their souls rest in peace. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, 48 On a Sunday morning in October, the world woke up to the news that the leader of the so-called “Islamic State” group (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had been killed in northern Syria. Al-Baghdadi’s group was designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, as... Read More
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December 25, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Rema, Blaqbonez, Swanky JKA…. We present the Revelations of the Year

Remember their names. They are here to stay. Blaqbonez Making the claim of being the best rapper in Africa is a pretty audacious move, especially when it comes from a skinny 23-year old with an affinity for bright colors. It is the kind of boast that can define or derail a career, especially one that... Read More
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December 23, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Pius Adesanmi, Bisi Silva, Mad Melon…The most notable deaths of the year

Here’s to the ones that we lost. Pius Adesanmi Academic and public intellectual Pius Adesanmi was on his way to Nairobi, Kenya to attend the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) meeting organized by the African Union. He would go on to board the ill-fated Ethiopia Airlines Airbus 737 MAX 8 that crashed on the... Read More
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December 20, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Burna Boy vs AKA, Tacha vs Mercy, Ganduje vs Sanusi… The top 10 beefs of the year

Their battles, our entertainment. Bukola Saraki vs Gbemi Saraki One of the most sibling enduring rivalries in contemporary politics continued to play out as former senate president Bukola Saraki lost his bid to return to the so called hallowed chamber to represent Kwara Central. As his political fortunes dwindled, those of his sister Gbemi Saraki... Read More
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December 19, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Sex for marks, Yahoo boys, Biodun Fatoyinbo… Peep the 10 wildest scandals of the year

This year, there was more than enough shame to go around. University students have sex (gasp!) BABCOCK cannot handle University students have sex that’s what they do isn’t it? Sometimes they get carried away and make a porno too. Two students of Babcock University were the stars of a sex tape that made its way... Read More
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December 18, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Cardi B, #BBNaija #10YearChallenge… moments that broke the internet

These moments were so huge, they seemed like all that mattered. #10YearChallenge The #10YearChallenge had people sharing pictures of themselves from now and ten years ago, comparing appearances. The challenge was widely shared on both Twitter and Instagram and has been associated with various hashtags including #10yearchallenge and #GlowUp. Everyone got in on the action... Read More
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December 17, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Falz on transactional sex, Buhari’s facts and figures, Femi Adesina on everything else…These are the worst quotes we heard this year

Verbal diarrhea, leaky orifices or just a case of a bad day in the office. The folks on this list need to shut it. ‘’If there is a guy here that you can tempt the guy will have a fling with you as the toy that you are and fling you when he is done.’’... Read More
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December 16, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Burna’s Grammy nom, Beyonce’s Afrobeats gift, Chimamanda forever …10 Moments that made us proud

It is hard being a Nigerian and this year was as demanding as any other in recent times. But every once in a while, some moments presented themselves that made us deeply proud to be Nigerian. These 10 moments/people/events had us waving the flag. 8 year-old Tanitoluwa is world chess champion The world was drawn... Read More
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December 15, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Biodun Fatoyinbo, Glory Osei, Elisha Abbo, … The 10 worst people of 2019

In a year that was filled with depressing news, these guys were the bottom of the barrel. Denja Abdullahi President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Denja Abdullahi exhibited proof that he has no business leading an association of creatives via his cruel and unusual treatment of Ernest O. Ògúnyemí, a budding writer whose... Read More
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December 14, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: 4th Republic, The Delivery Boy, The Set Up… These are the best films of the year

For the annual review, only feature length films that received a wide distribution either on big screens or streaming platforms were considered. Because of the limited options for distribution, documentaries that debuted in the festival circuit or screened privately within the year have also been considered. Mokalik Mokalik is a mildly interesting but far from holistic... Read More
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December 13, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: 1929, Herbert Macaulay Affair, Makate Must Sell…disappointing films of the year

For the annual review, only feature length films that received a wide distribution either on big screens or streaming platforms were considered. Because of the limited options for distribution, documentaries that debuted in the festival circuit or screened privately within the year have also been considered. The ten films on this list at least made... Read More
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December 12, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: An Orchestra of Minorities, In the Nude, Prince of Monkeys… The 10 Notable Books of the year

These books kept Nigerians reading all year round. The world took notice too. A Particular Kind of Black Man- Tope Folarin Tope Folarin expands on some of the key ideas and themes embedded in his 2013 Caine prize winning short story, Miracle for this accomplished debut novel about a Nigerian family living in Utah and... Read More
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December 11, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Kate Henshaw, Elvina Ibru, Swanky JKA… See the 10 best acting performances of the year

The performances that had us buzzing all year round. Hand them all their trophies. Saeed Funky Mallam – Mr President Saeed Funky Mallam in the lead role of the clueless titular character is surprisingly decent and his work would definitely have benefited from more purposeful writing. Playing a character that is a fictional mash-up of... Read More
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July 31, 2019

The Late 5: WAEC official disowns Buhari’s Cambridge credentials; Shiite group suspends protests, drags FG to court over proscription | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Your policies can break up Nigeria, Afenifere tells Osinbajo The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has asked the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to make policies that would not instigate the country’s break-up following a statement by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, that break-up is not the solution to... Read More
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July 31, 2019

The Big 5: Real Boko Haram defeated – Presidency; 626 killed during 2019 Nigerian election – Civil Society Situation Room | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Don’t set Edo ablaze, Obaseki tells Senate  The Senate, on Tuesday, instructed the Edo State Governor,  Godwin Obaseki, to issue a fresh proclamation for the inauguration of the 7th Edo State House of Assembly within one week. The  red chamber  also said if the governor... Read More
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July 30, 2019

The Late 5: Senate confirms all Buhari’s 43 ministerial nominees; Shiites will now be treated as terrorists – IGP | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Senate confirms all Buhari’s 43 minsterial nominees The Senate on Tuesday confirmed all 43 ministerial nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari. The screening of the ministers began last Wednesday and ended today. One of the last three ministers to be screened on Tuesday was former information minister, Lai... Read More
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