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David Oyelowo
December 23, 2020

Why David Oyelowo played a Nigerian astronaut in Netflix film ‘The Midnight Sky’

David Oyelowo isn’t a stranger to the world of sci-fi. In 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, he plays a profit-obsessed business mogul and antagonist and in 2014, he voices Agent Kallus, a villain in the animated series Star Wars Rebels. For the 2018 Netflix deep-space horror The Cloverfield Paradox, Oyelowo is an... Read More
The Cutting Floor
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December 23, 2020

Profile of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; The Woman for the Job | Nominee for #YNaijaPOTY2020

Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, 66 Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is in the business of making history. An economist and permanent fixture on the international development circuit, Okonjo Iweala’s profile towers above her peers. Her two-decade plus career at the World Bank had her peak in the number two role as managing director, operations. She became the first... Read More
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December 23, 2020

#YNaija2020Review: Twice as Tall, Celia, Made in Lagos… See our 10 Best Albums of the Year

2020 was a weird and difficult year. The coronavirus pandemic shuttered the music industry with one fell swoop as governments issued stay at home and no travel orders in a scramble to keep the raging pandemic under control. Still, artistes found a way to create new music and to present them to the world via... Read More
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December 23, 2020

Profile of Olasunkanmi Opeifa; the Tutor General | #YNaijaPOTY2020 Nominee

Olasunkanmi Opeifa, 34 When you do your work diligently and with consistency you might get to stand before kings. Or in the case of Olasunkanmi Opeifa, you might have your name mispronounced by Stephen Fry. The English actor and comedian via a video recording in October, announced Opeifa as a finalist for the 2020 edition... Read More
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December 23, 2020

Sim Shagaya profiles Ezra Olubi and Shola Akinlade; King of Payments and Purveyors of Hope | #YNaijaPOTY2020 Nominee

Ezra Olubi, 34 and Shola Akinlade, 35 In a year in which Nigeria was convulsed by what appeared to be state sanctioned violence against young people, Ezra Olubi and Shola Akinlade provided the world with powerful evidence of the new Nigeria that is emerging and the entrepreneurial energy and creativity that will drive it into... Read More
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December 23, 2020

See one reason ‘Insha Allah’ seems to be the foundation of Buhari’s administration

President Muhammadu Buhari, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, reportedly said Tuesday, December 22, 2020, that the border Nigeria shares with Niger “can only be effectively supervised by God.”  The president said this while receiving former Vice President Namadi Sambo, who heads the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Mission to the Republic of... Read More
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December 23, 2020

#YNaija2020Review: Wizkid, Tems, Davido…Look who else made the 10 Best Music Videos of 2020

2020 was a weird and difficult year. The coronavirus pandemic shuttered the music industry with one fell swoop as governments issued stay at home and no travel orders in a scramble to keep the raging pandemic under control. Still, artistes found a way to create new music and to present them to the world via... Read More
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December 23, 2020

Kola Oyeneyin profiles Sam Adeyemi | #YNaijaPOTY2020 Nominee

Sam Adeyemi, 53 What would Jesus do? We speak of shaking tables more freely today than at any other time. Some applaud “table shakers,” while others attack them. Whatever you think of them, especially in our Christian faith, at least they seem to be direct descenders of the father of our faith. Because, over 2,000... Read More
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December 22, 2020

‘At what cost?’: FG says ‘repentant bandits’ helped in securing release of Kankara boys | The #YNaijaCover

The government’s dedicated scheme in redeeming Boko Haram members and bandits is not only sketchy but an insult to the victims of their violence. To see how several citizens are actively suffering to feed themselves yet the government is insisting on handing out money and new garments to murderers is quite callous. Recently, over 300... Read More
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December 22, 2020

Kankara kidnap: controversial claims raise questions

The kidnap of over three hundred schoolboys in Kankara, Katsina, earlier in December, sparked nationwide outrage which subsided after the boys were released one week after; unhurt. Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief, but the controversial accounts of how the boys got rescued have left unanswered questions in the hearts of many Nigerians. Read more: #BringBackOurBoys: Here’s all we know... Read More
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Nneka the Pretty Serpent
December 22, 2020

Review: ‘Nneka the Pretty Serpent’ fails to bite

Zeb Ejiro’s majestic horror picture Nneka the Pretty Serpent knows what it is: an original film. Tosin Igho’s Nneka the Pretty Serpent which hit cinemas last Friday calls itself a remake when, actually, it’s a hard reboot. By disregarding the canon of the 1994 original and forging its own mythos, Igho’s shiny version wants to... Read More
The Cutting Floor
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December 22, 2020

#YNaija2020Review: OC Ukeje, Maryam Booth, Anthonieta Kalunta…the 10 Best Performances of the Year

There is something about actors interpreting roles that makes us feel seen and stirs the deepest passions. These are the performances that had us believing this year. 10. Seun Ajayi- The Lost Okoroshi Seun Ajayi clearly isn’t a native speaker of Igbo and his portrayal of Raymond Obinwa in Abba Makama’s mischievous romp suggests as... Read More
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December 22, 2020

Voices of a Generation: #EndSARS Protesters | #YNaijaPOTY2020 Nominee

Reviewed by ‘Gbenga Sesan October 2020 will always be one for the history books. For almost three weeks, young Nigerians took to the streets in their numbers, from Lagos to Abuja, Ibadan to Jos, blocking major roads across cities and grinding commercial activities to a halt. Their demand? The complete shutdown of the notorious police... Read More
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December 22, 2020

#YNaija2020Review: The Milkmaid, Òlòtūré, Eyimofe…The Best Films of the Year

2020 was a weird and difficult year. The coronavirus pandemic shuttered the film industry for months at a time with one swoop as governments issued stay at home and no travel orders in a scramble to keep the raging pandemic under control. Still, artistes found a way to present new work to the world. Two... Read More
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December 22, 2020

Insecurity is more serious than Northern leaders trivialising it

Insecurity in Nigeria has become the new normal, unfortunately. But what is more frightening is how the ruling class trivialises the insecurity challenges the country is grappling with; especially in the North-east. Military sources Sunday, disclosed that five soldiers were killed by Islamic State-aligned jihadists, while dozens of civilians were kidnapped in a separate attack in the... Read More
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December 22, 2020

Victor Oladokun profiles Akinwunmi Adesina | Banker of Africa and #YNaijaPOTY2020 Nominee

What a year Akinwunmi Adesina has had. At the beginning of the year, it seemed that he had everything going for him. On account of his sterling leadership as President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Adesina was expected to be elected, unopposed for a second five-year term. The 60-year-old banker was going into the elections... Read More
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December 22, 2020

Senate passes 2021 budget, increases estimates by N505bn | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Senate passes 2021 budget, raises it by N505bn The Senate has passed the sum of 13.588 trillion as budget for the 2021 fiscal year; increasing it by N505 billion. The Appropriation Bill was passed by the Senate on Monday after Jibrin Barau, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriation, presented a report. “That the impact of... Read More
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Chininso Arubyi
December 22, 2020

Actress, Chinonso Arubayi, reveals how social expectation drove her into depression following her husband’s death

“Society’s attitude towards widows is harmful to women,” Actress, Chinonso Arubayi. In this week’s episode of #WithChude, actress and TV Host, Chinonso Arubayi opened up to host and co-founder of Joy, Inc., Chude Jideonwo about dealing with grief, struggling with social expectations and her faith following the sudden death of her husband, Eric Arubayi. Gospel... Read More
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December 21, 2020

‘Covication’: After crowd storms NMC office, FG extends NIN registration deadline | The #YNaijaCover

It seemed as though Nigerians were escaping the Coronavirus pandemic when reports recently showed that cases were beginning to rise exponentially. A second wave was upon us. The Lagos State Government swung into action; setting up new restrictions to curb the spread of the virus. Public and private schools in the state were ordered to... Read More
Cover Stories
December 21, 2020

COVID-19 is not enough reason to digitise the NIN registration | How will LASG respond to this?

For most of the year, the world had to battle with the emergence of a new virus. While there were universal guidelines that were adopted globally, each region had its own way of observing and enforcing these rules. For Nigeria, it was an ironic mix of ignorance (mostly inadequate information) and paranoia, with some believing... Read More
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December 21, 2020

Public Eye: “It’s worse for girls accused of being witches…”- David Etim tells Funmi Iyanda

On Sunday, December 20th, 2020, Funmi discussed the long-standing issue of child witches with the Principal Council, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), Mr James Ibor; lawyer, activist and writer, Dr Leo Igwe; a representative of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mrs Amaka Omo; and a survivor, David Etim Otu. Throughout Nigeria, it is common to... Read More
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