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Opinion: Nigeria- strong individuals, weak institutions and a broken society.
By Ogundana Michael Rotimi Last Saturday, we woke up to the news that Audu Maikori, the CEO of Chocolate City Entertainment, was arrested in Lagos; by a team of policemen…
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The Thread: Some of the best moments from past #BBAs and #BBNaija (WATCH)
Whilst some persons are petitioning National Broadcasting Commission to stop airing #BBNaija because the show is corrupting the morals of Nigerian youth, @Tuvie has curated some of his best moments…
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The Thread: All the hilarious spin-off videos inspired by #HurtBae
For two days on Twitter world wide, #hurtbae held us spell bound. It was the story of Courtney who had been cheated on countless times by her boyfriend, Leonard. See…
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The Thread: Mr Ibu’s success story is everything
Hope is a powerful thing, and much needed in our country today because of how tough things have gotten. Wherever you are, whatever you might be going through, we hope…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Babatunde Gbadamosi, Adesuwa Etomi, BBOG, CNN and others
Everyday 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 matters, etc.…
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Peregrino Brimah: In Nigeria, polygamy shall only be allowed for the rich
by Peregrino Brimah If God says I can, who can say I can't? Well, it seems Nigerian leaders wish to do so. Ultimately as a believer, I shall obey the laws of…
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Cheta Nwanze: How to manage diversity in Africa
by Cheta Nwanze This report notes that: Africa’s post colonial history is fraught with stories similar to the Cameroon Anglophone struggle for self determination against a majority — in this case…
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[The Presidential Blog] Maybe we should just forget about Buhari
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been on vacation for over a month now, a day longer than Donald Trump has been President of the United States…
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Femi Kuti visits Adamawa IDPs camp
Afrobeat icon, Femi Kuti has continued his humanitarian work with a visit to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Adamawa. Kuti had earlier visited Maiduguri IDPs camp in January …
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Just In: Senate PDP caucus ask Saraki to declare Uba’s seat vacant
Senators under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party have asked Senate President, Bukola Saraki to declare Senator Andy Uba’s seat vacant. Uba on Tuesday had defected from the PDP to…
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BudgIT CEO, Oluseun Onigbinde, to speak at Chatham House
Nigeria’s leading transparency advocate and co-founder of BudgIT, Oluseun Onigbinde, will speak at renowned United Kingdom based think tank, Chatham House, on “Accountability through Innovation: How Transparency can strengthen governance”.…
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Aisha Buhari’s birthday, Beyonce’s tipping point | See our top 10 photos from the past week
We had the Grammys, we have had the fashion weeks in New York and London a lot in between. Here are our top ten photos from the past week: Joy…
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The Media Blog: Even the mighty fall sometimes
Great picture, eh? Beautiful couple. As long as you don't look too closely. Turns out, even when you are as big as Genevieve Magazine, mistakes will still happen.
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Opinion: When Trump spoke with a ghost
by Olalekan Adigun My father, Memudu Adigun, died of stroke when I was barely two years into my secondary education. Before then, like many others at my age, I have…
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Opinion: Tukur Buratai, Fatai Owoseni are agents of ancient evils
by Bayo Oluwasanmi Like many Nigerians, I am emerging from the shock of the recent outbreak of ancient evils in the form of harassment and arrests of journalists, reminiscent…
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The Thread: You won’t find a more perfect visual summary of the Buhari administration
This thread perfectly captures President Muhammadu Buhari's administration so far. But what makes it especially captivating is both its choice of language and fantastic memes. Gosh, stories told in pidgin…
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Mubarak Aminu: The two way approach to restructuring Nigeria [NEXT]
by Mubarak Aminu The other day I was listening to an FM station program and they were discussing ways we can restructure Nigeria out of this present state. All the…
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Ololade Ajekigbe: And we die differently too
by Ololade Ajekigbe The Nigerian story is one that never ceases to fascinate. We are different in so many ways. Our lifestyle, our outlook to life, our resilience, our sorry socio-economic…
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Today’s Noisemakers: #HurtBae, Dare Olaitan, Olabinjo and 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 matters,…
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Register for the Singles in Love Summit 2017
Singles in Love Summit is a love ministry birthed for the purpose of helping these generation of youths to make the right decisions towards career and marital life. We want…
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Taking Flight! A recap of Ventures Platform’s Demo Day
Ventures Platform (VP) hosted their very first Demo Day on Friday, 27th of February, 2017. The six companies who presented in front of investors,were incubated over a period of sixteen…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 16th of February
Read the full stories and analyses here, here and here now!
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Facebook challenges developers in the Middle East and Africa to create the smartest bots for Messenger
Facebook is challenging developers across the Middle East and Africa to create innovative bots in the Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge. This aligns with Facebook’s commitment to promote innovation in…
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Tunde Leye: Can we aspire to China’s greatness by banning Danfos?
by Tunde Leye I was quietly going through my twitter timeline all bright and sparky when I stumbled on this chart comparing the GDP of Nigeria to that of China…
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Farooq Kperogi: Orwellian doublespeak about Buhari’s health
by Farooq Kperogi Doublespeak is intentional manipulation of language to conceal uncomfortable truths or to cleverly tell outright lies. The term came to us from George Orwell, although he didn’t…
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Letter to the son of man: Where is Nigeria’s change?
Dear Son of Man, I know you are quite perturbed by my aloofness in the past few years. This is not unconnected with the turmoil pervading the world in recent…
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Analysis: Has the EFCC gotten its groove back?
by Mark Amaza Last week, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made quite a huge heist when it acted on a tip-off and uncovered $7.2million and £72,000 belonging to…
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Ebenezar Wikina: The black soot in Port Harcourt and why we petitioned UN Environment [NEXT]
by Ebenezar Wikina I’m sure you’ve seen the posts on social media. In fact, last week #StoptheSoot trended for days. I was out of town for work, and it was…
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Get the edge you need: British Council invites you to attend the #StudyUKEnterprise sessions
Are you a budding entrepreneur? Do you have a great business idea? Would you like to learn from experienced Nigerian entrepreneurs? Meet Sophia & Keturah, the first place winners of…
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[The Presidential Blog]: VP Osinbajo embraces Okorocha in Imo (PHOTOS)
As part of his ongoing tour of the oil producing communities in the Niger Delta, the Vice President has just arrived in Imo State and is currently meeting with the…
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