Lately, President Buhari has been making orders and tweaks to his government. The latest is the mandate that the incoming ministers, before they are sworn in, will have clear implementation targets attached to their respective portfolios: The incoming Ministers, who will be sworn in next week, will receive clear implementation targets tied to their portfolios....
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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: 3 attitudes destroying humanity Attacking people to defend ‘God’ Attacking people...
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President Muhammadu Buhari makes today’s Cover for asking the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for food importation. In a statement issued by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, the president said the directive is to ensure the steady improvement in agricultural production and attainment of full food security. Follow the links below...
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The City of Uyo hosts the 5th annual business, creative and technology festival, but this time with a new & bigger venue as well as several line ups of speakers, sessions/workshops for over 5,000 attendees. The Festival with the theme: “Create the Future” will take place from September 26th to 28th, 2019 at Ibom Hall,...
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Remember 2016, the golden age for Nigerian reality talent shows? There was The Voice Nigeria, Big Brother Nigeria, MTN Project Fame, Maltina Dance All, Knorr Taste Quest, we could go on and on. There were so many shows, all tailored to the diverse tastes and interests. It almost seemed as though there were too many...
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Ever since Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King was released in theaters last month, I have been monitoring its box office numbers as it steadily increased. I kept thinking – why are people seeing this movie? Is it because of Beyonce? Then it dawned on me that it was nostalgia, and it is the...
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When was the last time you thought about fuel? Have you thought about how much it costs for a litre, and why even though we have a robust subsidy, petrol prices aren’t uniform across the country? Well, let’s start with the NTA report from 2018. According to the NTA, a staggering 469,000 litres of petrol...
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Big Brother Naija 2019 housemate Khafi Kareem is on today’s Cover – a UK tabloid The Sun published a rather sensational, nauseatingly sex story about her sex life in the BBNaija house. Kareem is a serving police Metropolitan police officer in the UK and according to The Sun, a spokesperson of the Met said Kareem...
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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: 80% of Nigerian people don’t like me… Good thing we have...
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In the run up to her highly anticipated first concert, award winning R&B star Waje has just released images from the set of her upcoming video ‘Udue’ featuring Johnny Drille. Starring the singer’s stunning daughter Emerald as Johnny Drille’s love interest, the video was shot on location at the scenic Lufasi Park in Lagos state, Nigeria. The video...
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Last night the DJ saved my life, the song goes, but watching different DJs perform on this season of BBNaija over a course of seven weeks has proved that not all DJs will save you. In fact, they might just let you die. For the housemates, Saturday nights are for house parties and surplus alcohol,...
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On Sunday 25th of August 2019 at the prestigious Terra Kulture Arena, by 3pm and 7pm, Park Theatre Lagos would be thrilling audiences with the unbelievably hilarious world renowned stage play titled RAIN written by Biyi Bandele, as directed by multiple award winning Theatre mainstay, Toyin Oshinaike. RAIN won the International Students Play script Competition...
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For someone who straddles the duality of being a Nigerian writer with strong connections to their home country and fully embraces their identity as a Nigerian diaspora, Chibundu Onuzo has had a better run than most. Her debut novel, The Spider King’s Daughter, released when she was a teenager, set her apart as a Nigerian writing...
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah rolled out its guest list for this week, and current Afrobeats sensation Burna Boy will be having a chat with Noah today. Burna Boy was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last month to herald the release of his fifth studio album African Giant and, amid positive reviews, the media tour...
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It has taken nearly four years of negotiations, protests, false starts and blatant defiance of the rule of law, but finally Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife boarded an Emirates plane headed for India to begin his long delayed treatment. Last week we reported that the Kaduna state government had placed a ban on public...
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Comedian Maraji faced backlash today on the internet when she said that there’s only one way to Heaven, which is through Jesus. She implied that other religions were inferior to Christianity and thus echoing the Christianity faith through evangelism. Follow the links below to check out our latest stories: 5 Things that Should Matter Today:...
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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: Everyday, I engage xtians who call me atheist cos I oppose...
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On this #IYD2019, we must all come to terms to one immutable truth; a nation and its people can only truly reach their potential if they embrace National development, the process of reconstructing attitudes and expectations towards community centric development. But is national development possible without educational reform? The evidence suggests not. Education at the...
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Co-founders of RED | For Africa, Adebola Williams and Chude Jideonwo led several personalities, joined by her friends and associates, to celebrate Nigeria’s veteran broadcast journalist, publisher and media entrepreneur, Adesuwa Onyenokwe at an exclusive brunch last weekend as she turned a year older. Celebrities who attended the surprise birthday event include beauty entrepreneur, Tara...
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My bias against Nigerian social media influencers is always justified when I’m on Twitter and I see them tweeting something homophobic, misogynistic, sexist or colourist. For some of them, it’s their modus operandi, and because Nigerians are willing receptacles for bigoted messaging that aligns with their beliefs, these influencers owe their popularity and internet fame...
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The Cece Yara Foundation, a leading child focused and non-profit organization with focus on child sexual abuse prevention in Nigeria on Thursday, 1 August 2019, hosted open day at her Child Advocacy Centre. The Cece Yara Child Advocacy Centre was established to bring all the resources, services and expertise required to respond to child sexual...
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This year’s #IYD2019 celebrates the transformative power of education. It seems a curious subject to tackle considering we often overlook the power of education to change the lives of young people and focus instead on festivities that center public officials. But anyone who has struggled to express themselves, knows that education provides a language for...
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Deliberate or not, Tekno has been piggybacking off the viral moment created two weeks ago, when he was found at the Lekki toll gate shooting a music video in a see-through van with semi-nude women. Swiftly, the display was condemned by the Lagos state government for ”indecent public exposure” for which Tekno apologised on his...
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If you follow politics in Nigeria, then the events of last weekend must have caused you some concern. The Nigerian army released a statement on Twitter ‘explaining’ the events that had led to the escape of a kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadume, who had been arrested by members of the highly lauded Special Intelligence Response...
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Follow the links to read all our weekend stories: Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week Who are we? | The Daily Vulnerable
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: Patriarchy and the Limits of Feminism’s transformative power – Joshua Segun-Lean ”Our willingness to consider the severity of sexual...
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Have you heard? For the month of August, Rubbin’ Minds is getting a guest host. Ebuka’s away hosting Big Brother Nigeria, and while we miss his ability to cut through the bullshit and get the guest really talking, this time means that we get to see other hosts take on the Rubbin’ Minds mantle. For...
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by Jonathan Brakarsh Most of us are striving to be stronger, smarter, cooler, richer, more beautiful and many other things. When we step out, presenting ourselves to the world as who we would like to be, we are one person and when we lay in our bed, sleepless at night, thinking our private thoughts we...
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When you are the biggest star in the world with the weight of the almighty Disney corporation behind you, a commission to curate a side project for one of the year’s most anticipated films might mean something different. A chance to further burnish an already shining legend yes, but also an opportunity to broaden musical...
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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: I thought Lagos drivers were crazy but they’ve hit my car twice...
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