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WATCH: Bishop David Oyedepo explodes: “Let Nigeria break up!”

by Lekan Olanrewaju Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Yinka Odumakin, Joe Igbokwe, and Abdullahii Kabir were recently profiled in a video on Sahara TV discussion issues on Nigeria's unity.…

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“Oyedepo cannot speak for me!” – Check out yesterday’s top 10 tweets

by Lekan olanrewaju. From condemnation of James Ibori to condolences over James Iroha, check out the top ten tweets from yesterday. @abiola2s: RIP James Iroha NOT to be confused with James…

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‘Ifreke talks Sports: You’re Gunner have to do this over and over!

by 'Ifreke Inyang If you will, forget the last Manchester derby. Yes, the same one that Balotelli put the current champions to the sword and still had the audacity ask -…

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RIP Gringory: Veteran Nigerian actor/comedian, James Iroha is dead – aged 69

by Lekan Olanrenwaju and Rachel Ogbu Veteran Nigerian actor Chief James Akwari Iroha, popularly known as "Gringory" after his role in the television show "New Masquerade" has passed away. A message posted by…

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#ThePowerList: Omoyemi Akerele, Terence Sambo, Dimeji Alara… who else is on our list of the most powerful young people in fashion?

  by Wilfred Okiche Fashion rocks. We agree And so do the industry’s movers and shakers. In an industry that sells youth and beauty as the finished product, these cool…

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#ThePowerList: Tolu Ogunlesi, Japheth Omojuwa, Linda Ikeji… who else? Check out our list of the Top 10 powerful young people in Nigeria’s new media space!

Introducing The Annual YNaija Power List! We present the most influential young Nigerians under 35 in Business, Fashion, Media, Entertainment, Technology and Politics! We're not talking influence or popularity; we're…

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Onyeka Nwelue sounds off: “How the Industry Night failed”

 It is annoying. Yet, I understand our frustration in trying so hard to be part of globalisation. I just attended my last Industry Night at Oriental Hotel. I was told…

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#ThePowerList: Who are the most powerful young Nigerians in technology? See YNaija’s pick of the Top 10!

By ‘Ifreke Inyang Exciting things are currently happening in Nigeria’s flourishing technology scene. It’s the one place where the word start-up finds its purest meaning in Nigeria. In our Annual…

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New Video: ‘Unbelievable’ – Le’mmon

by Daniel Essien Le'mmon of Lime Lite Records, has dropped the video for his song, 'Unbelievable'. The song is the lead soundtrack for the Kunle Abiola-Ige produced movie, 'Lust', which…

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It’s a girl! Chocolate City announces new signing

by Lekan Olanrewaju The multi award winning record label, Chocolate City, which has brought us such household names as M.I, Jesse Jagz, Iceprince, and Brymo is proud to announce that they have…

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Something New: Bular – ‘MA BO’

by Chi Ibe Bular officially steps out with his debut single titled 'Ma Bo'. Born Henry Anaege Somtochukwu, Bular’s new single according to the 21 year old musician is a…

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#2012Oscars: Beyond the award winners, let’s tell you why Billy Crystal, Angelina Jolie, Eddie Murphy & George Clooney were the real Winners&Losers!

by Wilfred Okiche We present the winners and losers of the 84th Academy Awards The Artist Became the little film that could when it blew away the rest of the…

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Boko Haram: 5000 foreigners repatriated by Nigerian Immigrations

By Lekan Olanrewaju About 5000 foreigners mainly from Niger and Chad have, according to immigration services, been sent back to their home countries from Nigeria over the past six months…

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“Help!” – Tinubu calls for US assistance to fight terrorism in Nigeria

By Lekan Olanrewaju. Former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu this weekend called for collaboration between Nigeria and United States in the fights against terrorism, corruption and consolidation of…

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Omotola, Kate Henshaw, Keziah Jones & Others – See the cover of the hot new StyleMania Magazine!

StyleMania Magazine goes monthly this March with its fifth cover, which features Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, the award winning Nollywood actress, humanitarian and social activist. As a result of the change…

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“A criminal became a governor” – Check out our top 10 tweets from yesterday.

From one late comment on Nicki Minaj's Grammy performance which didn't sit too well with the general public to discussions on the conviction of a certain Nigerian ex-governor, check out…

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The YNaija ‘Cutting Edge’ competition for fashion designers – Voting starts now!

by 'Ifreke Inyang In the past few weeks, we have featured four upcoming fashion designers in YNaija’s Cutting Edge series. We've had Ajima Ogbole who is doing amazing stuff with…

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James Ibori: Ex-con, Thief, Governor… President?

by Rachel Ogbu James Ibori was going for the kill, the national cake as president of Nigeria. Even as he’s probably squatting in a corner of a British cell, he…

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#CriticSpeak: “Colossal disaster!” – Did Billy Crystal host the most boring Oscars telecast ever?

by Wilfred Okiche The 84th Academy awards were held Sunday night and big winners include the silent film, ‘The Artiste’, ‘Hugo’, Meryl Streep and Octavia Spencer. Billy Crystal returned as…

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Hot Stuff: Becca feat. 2Face – ‘Bad Man Bad Girl’

Seyi Lawal Ghanaian music star Becca features 2Face Idibia on a brand new track titiled ‘Bad Man Bad Girl’. The promo pictures for the song are hot and so is…

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Someone else won big in Hollywood yesterday! See the new record Adam Sandler set

by Lekan Olanrewaju Perennial Raspberry award favourite, Adam Sandler has set a new record for number of nominations. The actor has nabbed 11 nominations in this year’s edition of the…

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Something New: Young Pizzy releases cover to Adele’s ‘Rumour Has It’

Seyi Lawal Young Pizzy a rapper who has given us a number of good hits is back again after dropping a hit song ‘Make You Clap’ which featured Hakym The…

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Is the Archbishop of Canterbury in support of evolution? See details from the Oxford University debate everyone’s talking about

by Lekan Olanrewaju "I am baffled by the way sophisticated theologians who know Adam and Eve never existed still keep talking about it."  -Professor Richard Dawkins The Oxford University on…

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#Oscars2012: Gorgeous Meryl, Viva Viola & Other Delights – What winners and nominees wore on the red carpet!

by Rachel Ogbu Call it premonition, Best Actress winner, Meryl Streep wore a dress that matched the golden statuette...how did she know? It was more 'Golden Lady' and less 'Iron…

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Shell Nigeria Ogoni Case: US Supreme Court fixes hearing

By Lekan Olanrewaju The U.S. Supreme Court has said it will on Tuesday listen to arguments from parties on allegations of abuses perpetrated against the people and environment of Ogoniland.…

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Technology 101: Google Adsense sucks – A bitter truth for start-ups

Oluwatobi Soyombo ...Adsense may not take you as far as you have been imagining. Adsense is Google’s way of paying site owners for allowing them display ads on their site.…

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Who woulda thunk it? Research reveals Marijuana users feel less dedicated to work

by Seyi Lawal A new study has released shocking news about the effects of marijuana use. We all knew that smoking weed had its health side effects despite the medical…

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Objection! 6 and a half reasons a Nigerian actress should be lead in the Chimamanda film

by Wilfred Okiche Great news filtered in with the announcement of a major motion picture adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie's award winning sophomore novel, 'Half of a yellow sun' by the…

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“Wait a second!” – See our top 10 Oscars tweets

By Lekan Olanrewaju   The 84th Annual Academy Awards have finally come and gone with many heaving sighs of relief that their favourites won, many seething at what they view…

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Dele Momodu: Ojukwu had the effontery to do what others couldn’t…

By Dele Momodu While Nigerians mourn the demise of this formidable leader (Ojukwu), it is sad to note that some Nigerians have learnt no lessons from that tragic war. Fellow…

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