by Taiwo Damilola As the controversy from his presidential interview dies down, D’banj has another reason to be in the news as his ‘Kokomobile’ line of mobile phones hits stores across Lagos state. Kokomobile is laudable business venture for the artist, and perhaps at a good time too, as his name has been on our... Read More
by WriterSpeaksPoetry I greeted Mama No reply I hailed Papa Silence… Was it me or them?? I greeted brother No response Sister met my wave of the hand With a face void of expression Was it me or them?? Yesterday, hushed tones graced the occasion Making me wonder what they nay I sought at this... Read More
by Editor At YNaija we make it a point to stay on top of everything young Nigerians are talking about – in music, literature, technology, name it! Our new column, Blackberry Viral is the product of that goal. As the name implies, the column is a collection of witty, noteworthy information that’s making rounds via... Read More
by ‘Demola Adesina A few months ago, twenty-six-year old Mohammed Bouazizi, unemployed even after a university education decided to sell fruits and vegetables on the street without a license. Law enforcement agents stopped him and seized his produce, he set himself on fire. Following Bouazizi’s example, another jobless man in the same province climbed an... Read More
by Sola Fasasi The Presidential Aspirant Interview Series continues on Y! TV’s Rubbin’ Minds Nigeria has barely three weeks to go to the 2011 elections! In the wake of the recently concluded series of NN24 hosted pre-election debates, the buzz for the presidential race has grown louder than ever. Y!, the High Priest of Nigerian... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze To be up front, I am NOT going to be voting for any PDP candidate in the coming elections. I am of the opinion that their party has done a lot of damage to Nigeria in the last decade. However, watching last Friday’s NN24 Presidential debate, I was reminded that democracy is... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang Forgive the cliche, but eLDee the Don can only be defined as A-list. From starry-eyed days as the kingpin and member of Trybesmen to this moment, his immense talents as an singer, rapper and producer has been invariable. eLDee is our first YNaija Twitter personality. We caught up with him and asked... Read More
Ifreke Inyang If you ask the football purists, Chelsea versus Manchester United is not the marquee tie they prayed for. They’d have loved Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid to face their arch enemies Barcelona, or indeed one of his former clubs, Inter Milan or Chelsea. This will not be the case, at least for the quarter-finals... Read More
by Yemi Adamolekun Without any fan fare, a BBM broadcast, followed by a blog post and shortly thereafter an official tweet announced an interview between the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and D’banj, the entertainer. The target audience responded quickly and vocally. Without knowledge of the facts that led to... Read More
by Chi Ibe Shoe-lovers alert! This Saturday, the Lagos Mega Shoe Sale Revolution comes to town with hordes of footwear for ladies and men – sandals, booties, peep-toes, flats, wedges and much more. Shoppers will get brand named shoes starting from as low as N3,000. According to Bayo Adedeji, Coordinator of the Mega Shoe Sale, “It’s... Read More
by Chi ibe According to the Fistula Foundation, Obstetric Fistula the most common type of Vesico Vaginal Fistula, is the most devastating of all childbirth injuries. An obstetric fistula develops when blood supply to the tissues of the vagina and the bladder (and/or rectum) is cut off during prolonged obstructed labor. The tissues die and a... Read More
by Chika Uwazie Students Circle Network, a Kyrenia-area start-up (Girne American University Roots) founded in 2010 – is an educational social network for college and high school students with interests in providing free course resources/materials, live faculty/teacher/lecturer help to students, scholarship offers, study groups and many more students services across the globe for FREE. There is an increased use of colloboration networks in education,... Read More
by Sola Fasasi In case you’ve been wondering where to get the latest issue of Y! Magazine that everyone is talking about, we have the lo’ down. Y! Magazine’s exciting third issue – the New Decade Issue – has a beautiful Asa cover styled by Dimeji Alara, with an exclusive interview and revelations about her... Read More
by Sola Fasasi The EnoughisEnough Nigeria coalition recently released ReVoDa, a new mobile application, which was designed to allow citizens report incidents, results, violence/fraud, police behaviour, INEC staff conduct, etc, from their respective polling units – all with the easy click of their mobile phones. “ReVoDa turns eligible voters into informal election observers, and allows monitoring organizations to... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang “He [Lehmann] belongs in the Muppet Show, on the couch or in a mental institution.” – Tim Wiese, September 2010. According to Arsene Wenger though, 41-year-old Jens Lehmann now belongs in the Arsenal dressing room. We must wait and see whether the imminent returnof the man affectionately known as ‘Mad Jens’ was a risk worth... Read More
by Yemi Olowu Jimi, a Nigerian model who is now based in South Africa, has been passionate about his profession since his early childhood, and has featured for such brands as Virgin Atlantic, Sandton Magazine and Bank PHB. The G3 signed model speaks to YNaija, revealing his inspirations, business plans, challenges he faces as a... Read More
by Yemi Olowu The Nelson Mandela Foundation recently revealed plans to launch an international fashion line named ‘46664 apparel’, from which proceeds will solely go to charities run by the foundation. The brand name 46664 (four, double six, six four) takes its name from the prison number (prisoner number 466 of 1964) given to Mr... Read More
by Yemi Olowu Deola Sagoe always infuses traditional African roots – in fabric and in design – into her collections. With her Ori Oke collection which showed at the Lagos Fashion Week however, she took things up a notch – we saw such eclectic combinations of African and Eastern style as the short Kimono made... Read More
by StyleEYE Here’s another edition of StylePolice from the launch of the high fashion Mania Magazine. We’ll get right to it – Voila! The Panel Onyinye Fafi Obi is a fashion enthusiast, stylist and the fashion editor of one of young Nigeria’s leading websites. IDJ’s name is Ryan Seacrest! Ok, that’s a lie. He’s a... Read More
by Tolu Ogunlesi A year ago today (March 16, 2010), a group of young Nigerians marched to the National Assembly in Abuja, to deliver one message to our ‘lawmakers’: “Enough Is Enough.” It’s interesting to look back and wonder how much things have changed – or haven’t – since then. The Enough-is-Enough message demanded “urgent... Read More
by Chi Ibe RISE is one of Nigeria’s leading Youth Development Centres, which for the post couple of years has made consistent positive impact in the lives of young Nigerians across the country. With just about a month to go to 2011 General Elections, RISE has launched its latest project – a political television show tagged... Read More
by Ore Fakorede Cutting across science and technology, events, entertainment and sports, The Global Recap is a witty, dynamic and concise résumé of the topmost top stories that have dominated news media around the world in the past 24 hours. YNaija will bring you up to speed on world news in the short time it’ll... Read More
by Chude Jideonwo Without a doubt, last year was my most memorable birthday yet. Until then, that honour belonged to my 18th – a colourful day of music, celebrity and enough food to last a village; the only adult birthday party I have had. But then last year came and blew it away in every material... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The renaissance of African prose came with writers like Adichie, Habila and many others, and is a celebrated development. However, as new novels are published in the mainstream every year, the question “is poetry a forgotten art?” remains. For poet, Jennifer Ehidiamen, the answer is no. ‘Preserve My Saltiness’ is her first... Read More
by Ore Fakorede One of Africa’s most popular exports in recent years, Senegalese R&B crooner Akon has come a long way from being a jailbird. Released in 2004, his debut album, ‘Trouble’, spawned the massive global hits ‘Lonely’ and ‘Locked Up’. Since then, he has sold millions of albums around the world, founded two record... Read More
by Ore Fakorede Give me Sunday and all the others, The hours with which I never bothered. Give me back the quiet mornings, Even the ones I thought was boring. Every moment with you in it, Every second I heard your heart beat. The laughter from yesterday and all the days before, Tomorrow’s joys could... Read More
by Sola Fasasi I dare you; listen to a Chigurl track and keep a straight face throughout – it’s impossible! A Chigurl song is like a good joke – you have to share it. Beyond the hilarious slip-ups, her spirit just bubbles through her recordings. So we’ve listened to them, passed them around and laughed... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang [@ifreke] [7th Mar – 12th Mar 2011] MONDAY: “Okay, It’s Monday people, Lets do what we do.. act very busy and get nothing much done..” @Osagz tweeted. @lumidizzle didn’t even feel like acting very busy. “I’d be lying if I said I felt like goin to work today…if only GEJ had come... Read More
by Sola Fasasi The Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa has issued a call for applications for its 2011 Moremi Leadership Empowerment and Development (MILEAD) Fellows Program. The MILEAD Fellows Program is a one-year leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and succeed in leadership in their community... Read More
by Ifeanyi Dike Jr On 13th March the much anticipated 2011 Arise Magazine Fashion Week came to a spectacular end with the first ever Arise Magazine Fashion Week Awards. From the remarkable innovations on the runway to the fierce models; the creative designers to the A-listers occupying front row seats; Lagos Fashion Week was definitely... Read More