With Omawumi, longevity isn’t an aspiration – it’s a personality trait

How Segun Agbaje changed the face of banking with GTBank

When is a bank not a bank? That is a question Segun Agbaje, the multiple award-winning CEO and Managing Director of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has been getting to grips with as he forges a new path for banking in Africa. Agbaje was always destined to become a banker, it seems, although he took a circuitous route.... Read More

banking, Changemakers, Digital Innovation, Finance, GTCrea8 Convention, guaranty trust bank, Leadership, Segun Agbaje

‘Nigeria keeps failing us’ | Here’s how citizens are reacting to Adewura Bello’s death

The Nigerian social media community is heartbroken by the news of Adewura Lateefat Bello‘s death. The 26-year-old Chartered Accountant and alumna of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) who went missing on her way from work at about 7pm on Wednesday 19th May, just few hours after she informed her relative that she was at Cement... Read More

Opinion

Adewura, Adewura Bello, Adewura Belo, Adewura Lateefat Bello, Lagos Canal

NSIP: Aisha Buhari is our most vocal first lady, but where are her priorities?

We have never had a first lady as vocal as Aisha Buhari. Not even Patience Jonathan, who was often in the news for the wrong reasons was never as vocal and opinionated in matters of political importance. Now this would be a great thing if Aisha Buhari spoke up in defense of the Nigerian masses,... Read More

Aki and Pawpaw have been rejuvenated as memes on Twitter and we absolutely love it

Something I have noticed on Twitter lately: the re-entry of actors Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze into the online meme factory. The erstwhile comedic duo have warmed their way back into our hearts on Twitter, their presence drawn from old Nollywood movies wherein they flourished under the Aki and Pawpaw moniker. It’s almost as if... Read More

Culture, Featured

Aki and Pawpaw, Chinedu Ikedieze, memes, Old Nolywood movies, Osita Iheme

Gabriel Afolayan, Sola Sobowale, Tade Ogidan

Film Review: Tade Ogidan mastered video, but ‘Gold Statue’ movie shows he is yet to find his cinematic voice

When it comes to Nollywood movies, the name Tade Ogidan is about as iconic as it gets. Since he put a helicopter in an audacious chase scene in the 1996 action thriller, Hostages, Tade Ogidan has been synonymous with a certain amount of quality, making ambitious films miles removed from the average Nollywood output of... Read More

Reviews, The Cutting Floor, The Film Blog

Abdullahi Ganduje, Ahmad Lawan, Building collapse in Imo, Chris Ngige

The Big 5: Minimum wage will be paid from April 18 – Ngige; Four persons critically injured as building collapses in Imo | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Ganduje inaugurates 33 new permanent secretaries Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano on Sunday inaugurated 36 new permanent secretaries in the state civil service. ‎Ganduje while swearing-in the new permanent secretaries at the Government House, Kano, urged them to remain committed to the cause of the... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

The YNaija Cover – the 27th of May

Follow the links to read our latest stories: The Big 5: Minimum wage will be paid from April 18 – Ngige; Four persons critically injured as building collapses in Imo | Other top stories

Cover Stories

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May 26, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the Weekend Roundup

Check out our weekend stories and lots more using the links below: BREAKING: INEC declares PDP, NRM winners in Zamfara elections Just In: Atiku Bagudu emerges Chairman of APC Governors’ Forum Bulkachuwa steps down from Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Buhari confirms Mohammed Adamu as IGP and other stories that made the headlines this week

Cover Stories

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May 26, 2019

From Rema’s ‘Dumebi’ to the surprise drop of ‘Tradition’ by Runtown, here are the videos and trailers you might have missed during the week

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Paramount Pictures release teaser trailer for ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Look, the teaser trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate may have some questionable CGI but Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor... Read More

Culture, Featured

Dumebi, Rema, Runtown, tradition

BREAKING: INEC declares PDP, NRM winners in Zamfara elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Bello Matawalle, governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara, who initially polled 189,452 votes to emerge second in the March 2nd governorship election held in the state as winner of the polls. Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, in disclosing this during a press... Read More

Bello Matawalle, INEC, Kabiru Hassan, Mahmood Yakubu, National Rescue Movement (NRM)

Zenith Bank becomes first Nigerian bank to consecutively audit its Greenhouse Gas (Carbon) emissions

Zenith Bank achieves feat of being Certified Compliant Using Internationally Recognized “Ghg Protocol” Zenith Bank Plc was presented with a Certificate for Greenhouse Gas Auditing by V4 Advisors after a successful completion of the Bank’s Greenhouse Gas Audit for the 2018 Financial Year. The presentation of the certificate and the report of the Auditors was... Read More

Dr. Temitope Fasoranti, Lynsey Elston, V4 Advisors, Zenith bank

The Daily Vulnerable | The energy to live

I was walking up the stairs of my house the other day, normally, sprightly, when suddenly I remembered something that wasn’t working as well as it should, and it made me momentarily sad. Immediately, my steps slowed, my strength flagged, climbing up suddenly became more stressful. Just in that second that my mind flashed over... Read More

Thinking Through

Chude Jideonwo, Joy Inc, TDV, The Daily Vulnerable, The energy to live

Bulkachuwa steps down from Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Buhari confirms Mohammed Adamu as IGP and other stories that made the headlines this week

Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: Court fixes June 24 for Saraki’s suit against EFCC Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday fixed June 24 for the hearing of two suits filed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to challenge his probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Adebayo Adelabu, Adelabu, EFCC, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, lai mohammed, Levy Uzoukwu, Naira Marley, Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Tribunal

Olanrewaju Max, Today's Noisemakers, Victor Ehikhamenor

Today’s Noisemakers: Moechievous, Olanrewaju Max, Victor Ehikhamenor, others

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. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here are the ones we... Read More

Satire

The Late 5: Flying Eagles demolish Qatar 4-0 in U-20 World Cup opener; Masari approves death penalty for cattle rustling, kidnapping in Katsina | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Supreme Court uphold’s Governor Fayemi’s election The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Kayode Fayemi as the governor of Ekiti. A five-member panel of the court unanimously dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party seeking to nullify the outcome of the July 2018... Read More

Aminu Masari, death penalty, Flying Eagles, Goodluck Jonathan, katsina, Patience Jonathan, seriake dickson, The Late 5

Nigeria’s Yogurt Company, Sweetkiwi, launches in the United States

2018 was a monumental year in the frozen yogurt industry as revolutionary Nigeria’s yogurt brand, Sweetkiwi, launched at Union Kitchen, a healthy-driven retail outlet in the United States of America. The frozen yogurt industry in Nigeria has not been one to boast of contributing to the health of the consumers due to the high content... Read More

Ehime Eigbe-Akindele, Sweetkiwi, Union Kitchen

Just In: Atiku Bagudu emerges Chairman of APC Governors’ Forum

Kebbi Governor, Atiku Bagudu has been elected as Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), the umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Bagudu who was unanimously elected at a meeting of the governors held late Thursday at the Imo Governor’s Lodge in Abuja replaces outgoing Chairman... Read More

All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Bagudu, Bukola Saraki, Ibrahim Dankwambo, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Rochas Okorocha, seriake dickson

Just In: Supreme Court declares all APC votes in Zamfara elections wasted, hands victory to opposition

The Supreme Court has voided all votes cast for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections held in Zamfara, declaring all political parties with the second highest votes in the elections and the required spread, elected to the various elective positions. The five-member panel of justices led by the Acting Chief Justice of... Read More

Abdulaziz Yari, APC, Justice Tanko Muhammad, Kabir Marafa, Mike Ozekhome, supreme court

2019 Gerald Kraak Prize, Mothers and Men, Olutimehin Adegbeye

OluTimehin Adegbeye has emerged winner of the 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize and we are over the moon

We are excited that this year’s Gerlad Kraak Prize has gone to OluTimehin Adegbeye, for her nonfiction piece Mothers and Men. The announcement was made on Thursday at the Gerald Kraak Prize ceremony in Johannesburg, and the judges describe’s Adegbeye’s winning piece as “a sensitive memoir casting new light on questions of rape, secondary victimisation... Read More

Culture

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Elnathan John drags Reno Omokri to hellfire and back over insensitive comments on late Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina

The unexpected death of Kenyan writer, LGBTQ activist and literary trailblazer Binyavanga Wainaina has given social media a lot to talk about since Wednesday. Tributes have mostly poured in from the literary and LGBTQ communities, but there have also been disgusting and unwarranted comments from people who have used Wainaina’s death to propagate their homophobia.... Read More

Culture

The YNaija Cover – the 24th of May

Follow the links to read our latest stories and analyses on trending topics: The Big 5: Court fixes June 24 for Saraki’s suit against EFCC; CAN, JNI clash over FG’s radio station for herdsmen | Other top stories The Late 5: Abike Dabiri denies report on Ethiopian and Egypt Airlines running drug cartels in Nigeria;... Read More

Cover Stories

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The Big 5: Court fixes June 24 for Saraki’s suit against EFCC; CAN, JNI clash over FG’s radio station for herdsmen | Other top stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: CAN, JNI clash over FG’s radio station for herdsmen The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum and the Christian Association of Nigeria have clashed with the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, over a radio licence acquired by the Federal... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, atiku abubakar, Bukola Saraki, Paul Ibe, The Big 5

Three things that give us 'Naija nightmares'

Three things that gives us ‘Naija nightmares’

E no easy o! Some things are pure horror to Nigerians. In other words – na only we get dis trouble. Another person will not understand our pains and if we’re being serious, they are shameful things that should not be a problem: Sadly, here they are: 1. The Nasty Legend of SARS The Special... Read More

Opinion, Partners

Today’s Noisemakers: Audu Maikori, Bizzle Osikoya, Tonto Dikeh, Onye Nkuzi, others

Satire

Audu Maikori, Onye Nkuzi, Today's Noisemakers, tonto dikeh

The Late 5: Abike Dabiri denies report on Ethiopian and Egypt Airlines running drug cartels in Nigeria; ASUU threatens another strike, says Buhari’s govt is to blame | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Tribunal dismisses suit seeking to stop Buhari’s inauguration The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has dismissed the suit seeking to stop the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The suit was filed by Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and Ambrose Oworu, its presidential candidate. In the lead judgment delivered by... Read More

Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Abike Dabirir, Femi Adesina, Kayode Fayemi, olusegun obasanjo, President Muhammadu Buhari, The Late 5, Wole Soyinka

Just In: Nigeria gets substantive Inspector General of Police

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu has been confirmed by the Nigeria Police Council, as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). Mohammed who has served in acting capacity since January 15 when he took over from former IGP, Ibrahim Idris following his mandatory retirement age of 60 years, was announced as... Read More

Adamu Mohammed, Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, Muhammadu Buhari, Police Service Commission

Step into the world of the 1% of the 1% – The Bling Lagosians – A Bolanle Austen Peters film

Have you ever thought about what it would like to walk in the shoes and delve into the lives of the 1% of the 1% even for just one day?! #TheBlingLagosians are here; Bolanle Austen Peters has her directorial debut with “The Bling Lagosians” having successfully showcased critically acclaimed stage plays such as Saro the... Read More

“The Holloways”, #TheBlingLagosians, Alex Ekubo, Bisola Aiyeola, Bolanle Austen-Peters, Denola Grey, Elvina Ibru, Helen Paul, Jide Kosoko, Monalisa Chinda, Osas Ighodaro-Ajibade, Sharon Ooja, Toyin Abraham

Ogun State Government lauds NBC’s effort to tackle Youth unemployment

…Pledges Government Support for the Youth Empowered Initiative Non-alcoholic beverage giant, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited has commenced its 2019 series of the ‘Youth Empowered’ initiative aimed at equipping youths with basic life and business skills at a 3-day workshop held in Abeokuta. The initiative which received commendation from the Ogun State Government for tackling... Read More

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