As a Nigerian female artiste, Simi has never been afraid to speak on feminism, unlike her peers. It’s a good thing when women are involved and aware of a movement that keenly recognises how disenfrachised they are, and Simi has always utilised her platform in voicing the need for gender equality. Feminism makes many men...
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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank plc, Segun Agbaje, is set to lead a conversation at Social Media Week Lagos on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Tagged “Going Beyond the Digital Experience,” Segun Agbaje’s Keynote at the Social Media Week 2020 will focus on the role of banks in Africa’s rapidly...
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Is there really space for a web show with a relatively unknown Gen-Z audience, random questions about life and love and off the cuff answers? 11 Odd Stories is gambling that there is. Interview style web shows have been all the rage for the last decade. They became really popular because of Youtube and how it normalized...
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This week, footballer Tiamiyu Kazeem became the latest hashtag in a long and depressing string of abuses of power by the Nigerian Police, especially the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). SARS was created at the height of Nigerian insecurity to curb armed robbery and restore order to the country. They have evolved beyond this primary mandate,...
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At least three persons have been confirmed killed in Sagamu, Ogun, as angry young men and women took to the streets to protest the killing of a footballer named Tiyamiyu Kazeem by operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad. Kazeem was said to have been pushed from a SARS van on motion and onto a speeding car...
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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 funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: The Realest Rapper Alive is now an influencer/laptop engineer Nigeria...
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Hey guys! Welcome – again – to another tile in the Share of Voice scrabble board. With Share of Voice, we aim to tell stories of and have conversations with CEOs, Directors, C-Suite Execs, Brand Managers, Media Personalities, influencers across industries. We have had conversations, in all visual formats, with people like Tosin Ajibade (OloriSupergal),...
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Lupita Nyong’o was in Lagos over the weekend, invited over by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for a private event and to introduce the Oscar winner to Nigeria’s creative professionals, from music to fashion and Nollywood an whatnot. In case you haven’t heard, Nyong’o will adapt Adichie’s 2013 novel Americanah for television. We are all excited about...
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Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are the ones that caught our attention: Dear Affy: A Futile Desperation for Laughter – Daniel Okechukwu Does a Nollywood romantic comedy have to be...
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Kanwulia, a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and actor will be having her debut concert at the Hard Rock Cafe, Lagos on the 26th of February 2020. The event which is tagged – Kanwulia Live will be an industry showcase of her talent and vocal dexterity. Kanwulia, whose songs are a harmonic blend of Pop and Dancehall...
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by Kara Cutruzzula What’s the most important part of your day? Maybe it’s your morning routine — you love the quiet moments with your best friend. (Coffee.) Or maybe it’s collaborating with your colleagues. Feeling stimulated by your work. Maybe it’s the few pages you read during lunch, or the few minutes you spend in...
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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 funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: https://twitter.com/Demo__UK/status/1230856537716994048?s=20 Feminist waiting for Pete Edochie to apologize. https://t.co/pZvWjzYBzs —...
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Veteran actor, Pete Edochie has drawn backlash from young Nigerians on social media following his remarks as contained in a viral video that first surfaced online on Thursday. In the said video, Chief Edochie in emphasizing supposed ills associated with a Nigerian man kneeling while proposing to his fiancée, described it as idiotic and unbefitting of any...
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The recently unveiled track and field school sports campaign, Maltina School Games, will this week begin its State Preliminaries across schools in four states including Lagos, Abuja, Anambra, and Abuja. With over 500 schools registered to compete, the Maltina School Games is set to impact over 20 million Nigerian school students by supporting youth development,...
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Lai Mohammed says no going back on social media regulation The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that the federal government will be moving on with its plan to regulate social media. Lai Mohammed who disclosed this weeks after he denied the existence of a bill for the regulation of social media in...
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First there were the teasers on Instagram, then the unofficial unveilings of the cast, and now we are getting an official statement. Arese Ugwu, financial expert and author of viral sensation The Smart Money Woman Guide is finally taking the memorable characters in her financial literary self-help book and bringing them to life on the small...
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Graft is a feature of Nigerian governance. It corrupts every part of the governing process, from the local government chairman to the presidency. Just yesterday, governance non-profit BudgIT released statistics that showed that the country’s excess crude account, a joint account managed by the federal government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to divert excess...
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The Senate has come under widespread criticism following its deliberations on a bill seeking to establish an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalization and integration of repentant insurgents in the country. Entitled ‘National Agency for the Education, Rehabilitation, De-radicalisation and Integration of repentant insurgents in Nigeria (Est, etc) Bill, 2020 (SB. 340),’ the...
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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 funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw today: Being a youth in Nigeria is hard af. Small...
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by Bimpe Aliu I have made it a habit to be okay with knowing that some people can’t understand. That’s not because I’m not saying it enough, not because I haven’t repeated this sentence more than four times. But because when I stutter, as I have every time I talk since primary school, and realise...
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Lagos records first case of Lassa fever, place 63 persons under surveillance The Lagos government has placed 63 persons under close monitoring over concerns that they may have come in contact with a Lassa fever patient, currently isolated and receiving treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). State commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, who...
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There is so much about the history of Nigerian media and specifically Nigerian cinema that was lost during the decade of cultural decline. In the late 1970’s to mid 1980’s, following the Festac 77 cultural festival, successive military governments, economic recessions and a change in cultural expectations led to the death of Nigerian cinema and...
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Yesterday, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) put up this post announcing that Nigerian born British boxer Anthony Joshua had recently registered for his national identity number and card. This post was shared partly for publicity and partly for social media engagement, and Anthony Joshua has been a gracious participant, doing something similar for the...
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The Lagos State Government on Wednesday confirmed its first case of Lassa fever outbreak in the state, saying the patient has been isolated. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, who made this known in a statement, said that the patient was currently in isolation ward at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba....
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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 funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: Banned Keke and bikes yet bad breathe’s still travelling so...
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Immigration refers to the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. It was first invented by European white men as they manufactured ships to look for foreign land (just for fun) and they eventually discovered Nigeria. When they arrived, they gave it a 5-star rating and decided to take a few things...
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In Nine Days, the ambitious, life-affirming debut by director Edson Oda, which premiered at Sundance in the U.S Dramatic Competition, the events play out in some parallel pre-universe, an isolated desert landscape where an unsmiling, physically imposing figure, Will (Winston Duke) is in charge of deciding who gets to be born and sent out to...
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Agba Jalingo, one of several journalists and prisoners of conscience, was released on bail on Cross River State yesterday after spending five months in detention on charges of treason, treasonable felony and threatening through various publications on his media platform Cross River Watch and using malicious publications to instigate Nigerians to stage protests for the...
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When we discuss human rights, especially for people in minority communities, it is hard to have a robust conversation without referencing The Initiative For Equal Rights (TIERS). TIERS has been at the forefront of many important conversations, documenting human rights abuses because of gender and sexuality, pushing for legislature that challenges injustices against minority groups...
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Medplus, Nigeria’s leading health and beauty retail company committed to helping Nigerians live and feel good, officially launched a new pharmaceutical outlet on Monday, 17 February 2019 at the Abeni Plaza, Ligali Ayorinde, Victoria Island, Lagos. With its stated mission to provide a holistic approach to healthcare among consumers by caring for the mind, body and spirit, the new...
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