The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has revealed that discussions are being held as to how to end the 2019-20 domestic league season due to the covid-19 pandemic. The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), the body responsible for the management of the league, suspended football activities since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Boss Mustapha, chairman...
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The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission is at it again. The body in charge of regulating broadcast media over the last two decades has routinely tried to erase the rights of private citizens to free speech and public congress and employed draconian censorship techniques to cripple the media industry. Last week, it took a broad swipe at...
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For the last 20 years, Northern Nigeria has debated, with minimal progress, on the fate of its Almajiri system and the thousands of children trapped within it, susceptible to neglect and abuse and misunderstood. There have been many interventions to solve the problem of Almajiri, or restructure the system to better protect their rights and...
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Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: 1. An average black American thinks all africans live in huts,...
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Solidarity seems to be a hard concept to grasp, especially when you have geographical, ethnic and institutional boundaries preventing you from truly understanding the plight of people from different demography. We find ourselves squabbling over petty differences like skin color, nationality, and religion. What comes to mind when you think the cultural and racial difference...
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Embers of a political crisis keep bellowing in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the latest development in the series of political drama that has befallen the party, is news of the Police barricading its National Secretariat in Abuja. BREAKING: Police seal APC National Secretariathttps://t.co/PCYIOfBW20 pic.twitter.com/NmnrnSoNQl — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) June 23, 2020 Acting on...
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The ability and sometimes, desperation to pick ourselves up after a fall is somewhat of reflexive behavior. This has a figurative application in our everyday lives and sometimes, a literal one. Similarly, politics is no exception. As a matter of fact, one can say that the four-year democratic system was put in place in line...
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Following the movement of Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), former party mate and Governor-colleague, Yahaya Bello commented on its implications for the ruling party. Speaking to State House Correspondents on Monday, Governor Yahaya Bello expressed sadness that Governor Obaseki decamped from the APC...
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If there’s an award for celebrities with the biggest and most loyal fan base in Nigeria, Tacha’s Titans would probably be sitting at the top of the nomination list. From the moment of her appearance in the Big Brother Naija house to her disqualification from the house, Tacha has won the hearts of her fans...
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In January 2017, I began to run the Sexuality Blog on YNaija. The premise was simple: YNaija was pivoting towards a vertical model that created content silos based on the major topics that young people seemed concerned with at the time. Gender and Sexuality was a topic gaining momentum in Nigeria at the time, mostly...
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Tech giants, Apple officially announced on Monday, a new update on software for her products, iOS 14, with key features that offer new ways to discover and organise apps and will also allow users unlock their cars with their iPhones. Following the announcement, social media has reacted as some expressed excitement with the update. Widgets,...
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Editor’s note: Please note that this story has been updated with a footnote to reflect the latest development on the issue. The odds seem to be stacked against Governor Godwin Obaseki and his ambition to return for a second term. With news reaching Nigerians early Tuesday that the Edo Governor has been restrained by a Court...
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It’s day 13 of the Big Brother Naija ‘Pepper Dem’ Reunion show and the theme for the day was fan love. Show host, Ebuka began by asking Diana what feeling she experienced from the reception by her fans after on leaving the house. She described it as overwhelming and unbelievable, stressing how she had strangers...
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Nollywood has been at the epicentre of the African entertainment industry, creating stars and producing content that’s resonated with fans across the continent. This year, Netflix joins hands with some of Nigeria’s most talented creatives to bring their unique stories to the world. With this newfound access to the global stage, the powerful stories crafted...
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Even if you have a cursory interest in Nigerian media, you must have engaged content from Bellanaija in some shape or form. Pioneered by Uche Pedro, Bellanaija started as a way for a Nigerian student studying in the diaspora to stay in touch with the Nigerian entertainment industry, which began experiencing a resurgence, 6 years...
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Sugar Rush is coming soon to Netflix and joins the increase number of Nollywood titles that has arrived the streamer over a couple of months. Sugar Rush was released in December 2019 and did a decent cinema run before the coronavirus, and remember the uproar when the movie was removed by the NFVCB for violating...
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At long last Akwa Ibom state joins 14 other Nigerian states who have adopted the Violence Against Person’s Prohibition Act, (VAPP) as state legislation. There are many reasons why this is grounds for jubilation. Originally passed in the Nigerian senate and adopted by 15 of Nigeria’s 36 states, the Act made important provisions that include a...
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Following the rape allegations against D’banj and his spiral into endless social media criticisms, the singer has fallen broke his silence. On his Instagram today, a video which has been circulated by blogs, D’banj shows himself lightly dancing with a caption, ”Innocent Until Proven Guilty.” Of course, the post has only angered Nigerians there, especially...
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World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE as it is popularly known, made the courageous decision to pivot from a nationally televised brand to a global brand in 1980s. While at this time, the company was inching to the wrestling behemoth it is today, it would see a significant rise in its national and global presence in...
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After weeks of “gbas-gbos” in the internal politics of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a candidate has finally emerged as flagbearer for the party at the September 19th Edo Governorship election. According to the results declared by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state; Chairman of the Edo APC Primary Election Committee, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu...
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According to the World Economic Forum, women are seen as the future of Africa, being one of the largest contributors to economic growth and having the highest entrepreneurship rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. Interestingly their contributions are not fully maximized as there are vast potentials not harnessed due to barriers such as finance, manpower, skillset, technology...
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Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: 1. the real problem with tinder is that humans are reduced...
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If history has taught us anything, it is that we live in a beautiful world, filled with bad things. It is even more depressing that some of these events are effectuated by people. Humanity has struggled with this problem, dating far back as the earliest records of civilization. Humans have a habit of hurting others....
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Popular American singer, Justin Bieber has joined the league of celebrities accused of sexual assault. In a recent report, two ladies shared on different occasions how the ‘Yummy’ singer assaulted them. However, the singer has denied all claims as he even provided receipts to back his claims. On June 20, a woman identified as Danielle,...
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To so many Nigerian women, Lee Min Ho is more than a South Korean Actor; he is the man of their dreams. He is the handsome prince that features in their love fantasies. The wealthy, good-looking magnate that would swoop in to save them from their mundane lives. It is no surprise then that on...
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Nigerian singer and entertainer, D’banj, is at the peak of conversation today on Nigeria Twitter, with an update to the rape accusations levied against him. Nigerians on social media have reacted as many expressed what the update from the singer means to them. Recall that lifestyle model and stylist, Seyitan Babalola, had accused the singer...
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Nigerians on the microblogging site, Twitter, are abuzz about the Nigerian energy business magnate, Kola Aluko, and no, it is not because it is World Kola Aluko Day. Pls is today ‘World Kola Aluko Day’ ni? Abi did I miss something? — Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) June 22, 2020 Twitter page @diaryofa9jagirl, known for...
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Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative bank, is urging customers to continue to bank safely by using ALAT and its USSD platform, *945#. Following increasing reports of positive COVID-19 cases, the bank has encouraged its customers to take advantage of alternative banking channels (ALAT and *945#) to carry out bank transactions rather than risk going out...
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Two decades ago, as the world rolled into the new millennium, the global committee of countries, through the United Nations came up with eight international development goals. This marked one of the highlight decisions the world had ever taken. For everyone around the world, the Millennium Development Goals signified a huge mission that was going...
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