By Lekan Olanrewaju The U.S. Supreme Court has said it will on Tuesday listen to arguments from parties on allegations of abuses perpetrated against the people and environment of Ogoniland. There have been allegations of environmental and human rights abuses against Shell in the Ogoni region in Nigeria but the hearing will seek to determine... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Seven people were Sunday morning arrested in Bauchi state for reportedly attempting to carry out a bombing on a COCIN church. The group which was caught in Miya Barkatai village in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, was said to be in possession of weapons and locally made explosives which could be... Read More
by Daniel Essien For lovers of books and music, the first edition of ReadnRock, Bookvine’s quarterly book reading, promises to be an evening of information with a unique blend of entertainment. The event will host Bankole Williams, author of ‘Engaged to a Job I hate’, an employee engagement expert and UK certified life/career coach. Bankole’s (non-fiction)... Read More
After many songs were sung and remarks made at Whitney Houston’s Home-going Service, Pastor Marvin Winans took his text from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6:25: “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Sammie Okposo is a well regarded in gospel circles in Nigeria and outside her shores. Ever since he broke into mainstream music with his hit track, ‘Wellu Wellu’, he has gone on to break a lot of barriers, which held gospel artistes in the past. Just last year, in October, Okposo was... Read More
by Daniel Essien A Nigerian-born & US-bred hip hop artist, Bishop, has wowed the judging panel of the UK’s biggest original music competition and sailed through the audition stage of Live and Unsigned. Bishop will be competing against the most talented bands and artists in the country at the Regional Final Showcase of Live and... Read More
Judging by the fact that the transcript of D’banj interview with SaharaReporters TV is still one of the most-read stories on this platform even one week after it happened, this continues to be a hot button topic for thousands of young Nigerians – as it should be. (See the interview transcript HERE.) No one –... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Lanre Dabiri, who we love to call eLDee the Don, is a lot of things – record label owner, producer, songwriter, recording artiste, father, and husband. Yesterday, Henry Okelue (@4eyedmonk) took charge of our weekly Friday interview, and got him to answer several questions. Here’s an excerpt: @YNaija: The #YNaijainterview starts... Read More
Compiled by Wilfred Okiche Modeling is one profession that has garnered it’s fair share of critics and cliches and the models have been made to bear the brunt of it all. The hashtag, #ShitModelsSay was recently trending and fashion blogger, Yemi Olowu who has plenty of stories to tell from working with models had a... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Top Nigerian website, www.cp-africa.com, run by Google’s Program Officer in Nigeria, Nmachi Jidenma, has rated YNaija as one of the top five blogs. YNaija features in their newest list of top blogs, which hasn’t been updated since May 2011. According to them, “Today, popular Nigerian blogs in many ways drive the media... Read More
by Daniel Essien Dello, whose real name is Hassan Ahmed Oladele, released the track, ‘Kine Kine’ sometime last year, and has followed the club banger with a video. The video is directed by Gini of Ajeh Filmworks – the newest kids on the block. The song was produced by Kash 11. Dello is signed onto... Read More
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