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NNPC to commence search for oil and gas in Benue – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will soon commence drilling for a deeper search for oil and gas in the Benue Trough. According to Garba Shehu, a media aide to the president, Buhari who made the announcement on Wednesday while addressing traditional rulers at the Banquet Hall, Government House,... Read More

Garba Shehu, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

Feel the election season and watch Ayo Ayoola in ‘If I Am President’ premiering on AIT this Friday

Election season in Nigeria is in full force. On social media, it’s inescapable with political debates being shaped by dramas and controversies and Twitter newly installing a special emoji to enable Nigerians curate the upcoming elections in tweets. It’s somewhat exciting, even though we are still being presented with political megaliths like President Buhari and... Read More

Featured, The Film Blog

AIT, Ayo Ayoola, Bright Wonder, Election season, If I Am President

#IFFR2019: Wanuri Kahiu’s Rafiki is vivid and technically accomplished

Editor’s Note: Our in-house critic, Wilfred Okiche, was invited to the International Film Festival Rotterdam and is sending dispatches from the front lines of global film, enjoy. In Wanuri Kahiu’s sophomore film, the tender romance drama, Rafiki, the idea of two adolescents navigating the same sex attraction brewing between them is almost a normal occurrence.... Read More

Reviews, The Cutting Floor, The Film Blog

IFFR, Rafiki, Wanuri Kahiu, Wilfred Okiche

The Big 5: ASUU conducts referendum on strike; Ambode presents 2019 budget of N852.316 billion to Lagos Assembly | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Nigerian government present licenses to four new private universities The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday presented provisional licences to four newly approved private universities in Nigeria. The new universities are Greenfield University, Kaduna; Dominion University, Ibadan Oyo; Trinity University, Ogun; and Westland University in Iwo,... Read More

All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Abubakar Shekara, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Catch the R.Kelly & Weinstein scandals on DStv

You have seen the headlines, read the stories, but here is an opportunity to hear it from the survivors… From 6th February till 6th March 2019, DStv will open up the Crime and Investigation Channel (DStv 170) to Compact subscribers for the shocking revelation of survivors in the six-part series of Surviving R Kelly dubbed... Read More

Harvey Weinstein Scandal, R. Kelly, Robert Sylvester Kelly, Surviving R. Kelly

The YNaija Cover – the 5th of February

Follow the link to read the story on YNaija: The Big 5: Boko Haram attacks Adamawa town; 71 retired military generals endorse Buhari for elections | Other top stories The Late 5: Women protest at INEC, demand violence-free polls; I was investigated for being privy to illicit transfer of funds – Obanikoro |... Read More

Cover Stories, Featured

Akinwunmi Ambode, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, YCover

Today’s Noisemakers: Ben Murray-Bruce, Akin Alabi, Eniola Hu, 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

Opinion

Akin Alabi, Ben Murray Bruce, Eniola Hu

The Late 5: Women protest at INEC, demand violence-free polls; I was investigated for being privy to illicit transfer of funds – Obanikoro | Other top stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Buhari seeks support from Ekiti monarch against elections President Buhari on Tuesday met monarchs in Ekiti and sought their support for his re-election bid ahead of the forthcoming general elections. Buhari met with the traditional rulers at the Government House in Ado Ekiti, where he sought their... Read More

Akinwunmi Ambode, Ayodele Fayose, Buhari, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mudashiru Obasa, olusegun obasanjo, Ondo State Council of Obas, The Late 5

Chinonye Chukwu, Clemency, first black female director, Sundance 2019

Meet Chinonye Chukwu, the first black female director to win the grand jury prize at Sundance 2019

More often than not, international film festivals showcase movies made by white filmmakers. Even more, these directors and producers are usually male and somewhat privileged, and thus excluding talents from minority and marginalised groups. At last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, there were efforts to accommodate more female directors which gloriously coincided with the world... Read More

Featured, The Film Blog

#NgTheCandidates: Engendering issue-based campaign, implications for Atiku, Buhari

It is not gainsaying to opine that debates are expedient for our electoral process much more in a developing country’s democracy where mudslinging, strife, fake news and propaganda are the order of the day. The absence of President Muhammadu Buhari (APC) and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (PDP), the top contenders from an oversized number (73) of... Read More

Featured, Opinion

#NGTheCandidates, 2019 election, APC, atiku abubakar, Kadaria Ahmed, Kadaria Media, Muhammadu Buhari, NTA, PDP, peter obi, townhall meeting, Yemi Osinbajo

#IFFR2019Review: Fear and loathing in Ulaa Salim’s Sons of Denmark

Editor’s Note: Our in-house critic, Wilfred Okiche, was invited to the International Film Festival Rotterdam and is sending dispatches from the front lines of global film, enjoy. In the feature-length, Sons of Denmark which opened the Tiger Competition at the 2019 International Film Festival, Rotterdam, Danish born director Ulaa Salim considers the rising wave of... Read More

Reviews, The Cutting Floor, The Film Blog

Tope Oshin’s ‘Up North’ to screen at Facebook’s headquarters in celebration of Black History Month

Tope Oshin’s Up North hit cinemas in December, a movie that placed singer-turned-politician Banky W in a lead role since 2016’s buzzy romantic drama The Wedding Party. Up North is still having its cinema run and with reviews that have polarised critics – Frank Ugobude writing for Pulse thinks it’s an exciting visual delight while... Read More

Featured, The Film Blog

Anakle Films, Banky W, Facebook Hedquarters, Tope Oshin, Up North

The Big 5: Boko Haram attacks Adamawa town; 71 retired military generals endorse Buhari for elections | Other top stories

Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: 71 retired military generals endorse Buhari for elections President Buhari on Monday received yet another critical endorsement from 71 retired military generals, who expressed their readiness to work tirelessly toward his re-election in the February 16 general elections. The position of the generals led by... Read More

JOHESU, Josiah Biobelemoye, president buhari, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, Rasheedat Okoduwa, The Big 5

The YNaija Cover – the 4th of February

Follow the link to read the post on YNaija: The Late 5: Senate withdraws Onnoghen’s case from Supreme court; We’ll shock vote buyers on Election Day – INEC | Other top stories

Cover Stories, Featured

#WorldCancerDay, Bukola Saraki, Justice Walter Onnoghen, senate, wizkid

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Nonso Bassey, toke makinwa

Today’s Noisemakers: Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Toke Makinwa, Nonso Bassey, others

Opinion

The Late 5: Senate withdraws Onnoghen’s case from Supreme court; We’ll shock vote buyers on Election Day – INEC | Other top stories

Here are the top stories that drove conversation today: Senate withdraws Onnoghen’s case from supreme court The Nigerian Senate has discontinued the case it filed at the Supreme Court challenging the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Onnoghen was suspended by President Buhari on a directive by the Code of... Read More

Danladi Umar, Festus Okoye, Omoyele Sowore, president buhari, soyinka, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), The Late 5

Salesruby to help businesses generate sales in 2019 at West Africa’s biggest sales event

After a very successful first edition of what is now Nigeria’s biggest sales and revenue leadership training; Salesruby Limited; a leading management consulting and training firm is set to host 1,000 sales and revenue leaders as well as over 25 trainers from across West Africa. Salesruby, a firm that has built reputation consulting for and... Read More

Adekunle Adebiyi, Bunmi Jembola, Femi Eguaikhide, Khade Idogho, Nene Obichie, Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka, Rashidat Adebisi, Siddesh Sawant, Tolulope Tomori Adedeji, Tope Dare, Tunji Oshiyoye, Winston Nolan

Just In: Appeal Court gives INEC nod to allow candidate of APC Rivers participate in 2019 elections

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has granted a stay of execution of the judgement of the Federal High Court (FHC) nullifying the direct and indirect primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers and restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from fielding the party’s candidates in the forthcoming general election. At a... Read More

APC, INEC, Magnus Abe, Rotimi Amaechi, Tonye Cole

Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is rapidly making its way to a Silver Label Road Race

If you needed proof that the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is the biggest singular sporting event in West Africa you need not look any further than the recently concluded fourth installment which happened on February 2, 2019. 100,000 runners. 4,000 international runners. 20 elite runners. The athletes: 42km runners; 10km runners; wheelchair racers; first timers;... Read More

Access Bank, Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Almnesh Herepa, Deborah Badung, Dinke Meseret, Herbert Wigwe, Iliya Pam, Kabena Chala, Lagos State Government, Olude Fadekemi, Sunday Manasa, William Yegon

#VOTE4WASH: political candidates Pledge total commitment to the implementation of SDG6 in Lagos State

VOTE4WASH, a social campaign put in place by Connected Development a Non-Governmental Organization with the support of WaterAid International has reached an advance stage in Lagos with the signing of the VOTE4WASH campaign plegde cards by various political candidates contesting for executive and legislative positions in Lagos state. The pledge card which contains a statement... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

#VOTE4WASH, Code, WATERAID

Isime Esene appointed Chairman Policy Think-Tank of boys to MEN Foundation

Isime Esene has been appointed Chairman Policy Think-Tank of boys to MEN Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to developing boys and men into responsible, ethical gentlemen with integrity through a range of programs, initiatives, and activities. The Think-Tank is set up to periodically review the Foundation’s programmes and activities, leading the consideration on new lines... Read More

boys to MEN Foundation, Isime Esene, Red Media Africa, Y!/YNaija.com

Davido talks Afrobeats and a future career in politics on UK’s Channel 4

Piggybacking off Davido‘s sold out London show at the 02 Arena, which buzzed on social media two weeks ago and has increased his celebrity capital, he was recently a guest on UK’s Channel 4 hosted by Jasmine Dotiwala to discuss his music career, Afrobeats and a future career in Nigerian politics. With a slew of Nigerian entertainers... Read More

The Media Blog

Afrobeats, Davido, Jasmine Dotiwala, UK's Channel 4

#IFFR2019: Present.Perfect, Capharnaüm are big winners at Rotterdam’s awards night.

The award winners for the 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) were announced Friday, 1, February 2019. The USA/Hong Kong co-production, Present. Perfect, a curious exploration of social media and human behavior using hours of found footage won the festival’s biggest prize, the Tiger Competition award. Director, Zhu Shengze received the trophy and 40,000 Euros... Read More

Editor's Pick, The Cutting Floor, The Film Blog

IFFR, Rotterdam, Wilfred Okiche

The trailer for Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Mokalik’ is here and of course, Simi does some singing

The press rollout for Kunle Afolayan’s upcoming Mokalik has officially kicked off, heralded with a couple of teasers released between late 2018 and now. We know the movie has recruited singer Simi in her first Nollywood role. Also, we’ll be seeing Big Brother Naija alum Tobi Bakre making his first movie appearance, the trailer has... Read More

The Film Blog

Big Brother Naija alum, Jaiye, Kunle Afolayan, Mokalik, Simi, Tobi Bakre

The Voice South Africa is back and we already have our favourites!

The third season of The Voice SA is back after a year hiatus and I have to say that I have been waiting for it. The new season had been teased as a lovely, sprightly advert on DStv with a change in coaches and host: Lunga Radu has replaced SAFTA award-winner Anela Mdoda for the latter and... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

Anela Mdoda, DSTV, Francois van Coke, Lelo Ramasimong, Riana Nel, Riky Rick, Season three, The Voice South Africa

The Big 5: Atiku is from Cameroon – Nnamdi Kanu; Tinubu resolves Lagos impeachment crisis | Other top stories

Here are stories you should be monitoring today: Atiku not Nigerian, caused Ekwueme’s presidential loss in 1999 – Nnamdi Kanu The self-exiled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has stirred another controversy from his hideout, alleging that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not a... Read More

Amnbode, ASUP, ASUU, Impeachment, Nnamdi Kanu, The Big 5, Tinubu

Ambode’s impeachment: We have resolved the crisis – Tinubu

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos has resolved the impeachment crisis in the state following the uproar that greeted the move by the Lagos House of Assembly against Governor Akinwunmi Ambode fewweeks ago. National Leader of the party and former governor of the state, Bola Tinubu who disclosed this late Sunday said there... Read More