by Bunmi Ajilore The Lord loves a cheerful giver Even if it comes from the house of Mammon His appointed thrives while His people emaciate Yet everyday they bring all treasure to His house; Lord, how many have been swindled in Your name? The image of the seven virgins looms large in his heart, Virgins... Read More
by Sola Fasasi You’ve heard of the post-election violence that erupted in many parts of the North that caused the murder of a lot of our youths who were involved in the NYSC. Well, the #ProtectTheCorpers project s doing something about it and we need your help! We are calling for volunteers. We are asking... Read More
by Taiwo Damilola Ever since Omawumi Megbele chucked a career in law for music years ago, the singer has moved from one level of success to another. Emerging as 1st runner-up at the first edition of premier singing competition Idols West Africa, she dropped her debut album ‘Wonder Woman’ in 2009 and has won plaudits... Read More
by Sola Fasasi The Future-Enterprise Support Scheme (TF-ESS), the hugely successful training series run by The Future Project will begin a fresh session this month. First presented in 2009, TF-ESS has made much impact on with hundreds of young Nigerians benefiting greatly from the innovative approach of The Future Project. Trainings in Creativity & Entrepreneurship:... Read More
by Sola Fasasi In November 2010, the first ever edition of Night of Worship held. This twice-a-year worship experience is a programme that seeks to ‘leave everyone present with a unique personal encounter with the Almighty God’. On Friday 20th May 2011, Joshua Ville will be holding the 2nd Edition of the Night of Worship,... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang Francis Oluwatobi is more popular among friends and on twitter as KapHone. He admires his own crazy sense of humor and says ‘he should be expected on the comedy scene anytime soon’. Whilst he nurses that dream, he is already a comedian under the group – ‘African Comedians’ based in Baltimore, while he works... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang As the race for the title of April’s Twitter Personality gets more interesting, YNaija pumps up the fun and games. We start off a new series this week called the Twitter Personality Campaign. What is this about? We will be conducting a second set of short interviews which we have tagged ‘Twampaigns’.... Read More
by Taiwo Damilola While the buzz of MI’s sophomore effort is in no hurry to go down, the rapper just released an animated video for the hilarious opening of ‘MI2: The Movie’. The Chocolate Movie presentation was animated by MI, Terver Malu and Edward Lampang. The video featured cameo appearances by Waje and ‘Am I... Read More
by Yemi Olowu We get some style tips and secrets from the face behind the voice of the energetic and humorous Wazobia FM on-air personality! What is style to you? Style is been simple, beautiful and anything that suits your body type. It doesn’t have to be something extremely expensive, it should be something made... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze On Wednesday, May 11, the News Agency of Nigeria ran a story about the numbers of students registered for this year’s National Common Entrance Examination. The NCEE, for those who may not know, is the examination into Federal Government Colleges (Unity Schools) across Nigeria. According to the news agency, a total of... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang [@ifreke] [9th – 14th May, 2011] MONDAY: “Oh no! 2day can’t be Monday! 🙁 ,” @SlimMariam tweeted. “What happened 2 d weekend? Dat was d fastest weekend I’ve had in a long time!” While she was still wondering, @jordan302utd was thankful for the new week. “I’m just waking up and I’m thinking... Read More
by Taiwo Damilola Soto (Soto Nwobbi) is a Nigerian rapper/songwriter and music entrepreneur who started with music at university, where he teamed up with a couple of friends to start up the group ‘GSC’. In 2007, Soto, along with Ottih Chikezie (Real Talk) and Uche Enyi (Jablo), founded EON Entertainment, an independent record label and... Read More
by Yemi Olowu What: Latasha Ngwube’s Birthday Soirée Where: Park View Estate, Ikoyi When: Sunday, 8th May, 2011 Who: Don Jazzy, Seyi Tinubu, Yvonne Nwosu, Abiola Aloba, Dayo Ephraim, Femi Ahmed, Yvonne Vixen Ekwere, Jacinta Powell, Efe Tommy, Onah Nwachukwu, Mariam Musa, Terence Sambo, Ifi Alexander & others. On Sunday 8th of May, Latasha Ngwube of ThisDay... Read More
by Taiwo Damilola After scoring more votes than all other contestants over a period of 3 weeks, So-J (so-jay) recently emerged winner in the Trybe Records ‘Top Talent’ competition. So-J gets to work immediately with eLDee on the latter’s next album “Is it your money Vol.2”. So-J also gets a record deal offer from Trybe... Read More
by Taiwo Damilola I usually have to listen to Kennis Music signed Essence Okoro’s songs, a few times before I get in the groove, but her new single ‘Facebook love remix’, broke that jinx. Featuring Naeto C over a beat provided by Spankie, the cummulative effort on this track outshines all she’s done previously. In... Read More
by Taiwo Damilola In a world where social networking is key to the success of the majority of organizations and businesses, we see big-wig record companies take to Facebook, twitter and other digital medium. We’ve seen signed and unsigned artistes take on these platforms too – not just to push their music, but to keep... Read More
by Eric Nwanso When I heard about “Underground”, the only thing that came to mind was the celebration of up and coming raw musical talents – and when I got to the venue, Ember Creek at Ikoyi, lagos, I realised I was right. The ambience of the venue was exotic, beautiful and relaxing, thanks to Ember... Read More
by Taiwo Damilola In recent years we’ve seen Jos recede from being a prime tourist destination in Nigeria, to a state that is the epitome of gloom and death. All over the country we’ve watched as the government and its security agencies turned their backs on the killing of innocent and defenseless children, women and... Read More
by Chi Ibe Cute Sagay, a Nigerian born R&B/Soul singer, songwriter, performer, burst onto the music scene in 2010 with his single “Make That Change”. The DiamondSeal Entertainment managed artiste recently released a new single titled “Take the World”, a song that was born out of the drive to do the impossible. The song, which... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang A review of the stories that made last week’s headlines. MONDAY Activists said that heavy shooting was heard in a western suburb of Syria’s capital, Damascus, after the army cordoned off the area. Hundreds of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying 600 refugees to Europe sank off the... Read More
by Taiwo Damilola This fresh faced teen first hit the scene a couple of years ago, featuring on ‘Fast Money, Fast Cars’ a single off MI’s debut album. Fast forward 24 months and some, WizKid is using his unique vocal style to make a hit of whatever song he’s on. Now, riding on the back... Read More
by Ore Fakorede To help you get the most out of your Windows PC, here’s a curated list of the best free (no trial versions) Windows software of 2011 (so far), organized by category for ease of access. Welcome to download heaven! Antimalware/Antivirus Software AVG Anti-Virus Free: Probably the best free antivirus for ’search and... Read More
by Taiwo Damilola In recent times Eze Robert Ebube a.k.a. ‘Dolo “N” Dolo’, the graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University who just dropped the pop single ‘Uh! Uh! Uh!’ has been known to be confused with singer Flavour Na’Bania. The youthful, urban singer was recently signed on to Attitude Entertainment, having released the previous hit singles ‘Dolo ‘N’... Read More
by Ore Fakorede With over 500 million users, Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook is by far the world’s most populated social media network. And because these users access their Facebook accounts for different purposes through a diverse range of devices, it has long been the aim of the California Web 2.0 company to merge e-mail, instant messaging,... Read More
by Chi Ibe The new issue of lifestyle, youth culture and events magazine, Zone Magazine/ZM Style is out. Tinsel lead actors Gideon Okeke (Phillip Ade-Williams), Gbenro Ajibade Emmanuel (Soji Bankole), Damilola Adegbite (Telema Duke) and Matilda Obaseki (Angela Dede) feature on the cover of the latest edition from Zone Media. ZM exclusively profiles the Tinsel... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang As the race for the title of April’s Twitter Personality gets more interesting, YNaija pumps up the fun and games. We start off a new series this week called the Twitter Personality Campaign. What is this about? We will be conducting a second set of short interviews which we have tagged ‘Twampaigns’. It... Read More
by ‘Seun SALAMI It was your birthday, that day. But you had to catch up with your boss very early in the morning at Victoria Garden City, from Ajah where you live, so you could attend a television interview with him, somewhere on the mainland. As you jumped into the car, your boss began to... Read More
by Ore Fakorede Please note that the language used throughout this article, while not crude, is frank and undisguised. A friend of mine once said, “sex was intended to be dirty”, and nothing is more of a case in point than the hush-hush business of anal intercourse. Because it is a nerve centre, the anus... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Lovers of luxury all over the world have one more reason to smile as Amosu Couture recently launched the world’s first 24ct Gold version of Kindle, the Amazon.com bestselling eBook reader. “It’s beautifully designed with a gorgeous display offering a superbly integrated book coated in 24ct gold. This makes it a sought-after product, exclusively... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang Shakar is a Nigerian born artiste based in the UK. Shakar’s music is presently making waves in Nigeria, the UK and all over the world. Right now, Shakar’s latest single has topped the Channel O Video charts for several weeks. He was born and bred in the Coal city, Enugu, and attended the... Read More