by Ifreke Inyang Uche Jombo has unveiled her plans to take her new movie, Damage, on a US tour. October is regarded as domestic violence month in the US and she has decided to be part of the awareness campaign. The movie which has already been successfully premiered in Lagos and London will... Read More
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by Ifreke Inyang Uche Jombo has unveiled her plans to take her new movie, Damage, on a US tour. October is regarded as domestic violence month in the US and she has decided to be part of the awareness campaign. The movie which has already been successfully premiered in Lagos and London will... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Finally, the very much anticipated debut album, Everybody Loves Ice Prince, from Chocolate City rapper, Ice Prince, dropped today. The album which was preceded by two massively successful singles, ‘Oleku’ and ‘Superstar’ is a 17 tracker with 11 of the tracks tied to beats by label mate and in-house-producer, Jesse Jagz. Label’s... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Finally, the very much anticipated debut album, Everybody Loves Ice Prince, from Chocolate City rapper, Ice Prince, dropped today. The album which was preceded by two massively successful singles, ‘Oleku’ and ‘Superstar’ is a 17 tracker with 11 of the tracks tied to beats by label mate and in-house-producer, Jesse Jagz. Label’s... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang It was the Independence edition of Rubbin Minds last Sunday. The show started with the presenters, Shade Ladipo and Chude Jideonwo discussing about this year’s celebrations that was kind of muted. The annual parade at Eagles Square didn’t take place, instead there was a relatively low key event at the Presidential... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang It was the Independence edition of Rubbin Minds last Sunday. The show started with the presenters, Shade Ladipo and Chude Jideonwo discussing about this year’s celebrations that was kind of muted. The annual parade at Eagles Square didn’t take place, instead there was a relatively low key event at the Presidential... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Warner Brothers’ feel good drama ‘Dolphin Tale’ moved up to number 1 position on the box-office charts this weekend after taking in a decent 14.2million. After only ten days, the family friendly tale has recovered its $37million budget. Brad Pitt’s baseball movie ‘Moneyball’ came in second place with a $12.5million gross. Disney’s... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Warner Brothers’ feel good drama ‘Dolphin Tale’ moved up to number 1 position on the box-office charts this weekend after taking in a decent 14.2million. After only ten days, the family friendly tale has recovered its $37million budget. Brad Pitt’s baseball movie ‘Moneyball’ came in second place with a $12.5million gross. Disney’s... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche The month of October of every year is celebrated as Breast Cancer awareness month. In this month, activities to raise awareness of the disease and money for research and management for people who suffer from it take centre stage. The first Race for the cure of Breast Cancer was held in October... Read More
by Oluwatobi Soyombo In recent times, the world at large has experienced a high rise in the deployment and use of technology in all ramifications. It is very hard to see a sector that has not been affected with this wave (either positively or negatively). No generation is as “advantaged” as ours, trust me! We... Read More
By Seyi Lawal Knighthouse’s MTV Africa Music Award winner, Mo’ Cheddah has revealed that her twitter account, @MoCheddaH has been hacked lately and some certain posts on her timeline were posted by the hacker. “Pls tweeps my acct has been hacked.. Disregard my tweets, I’m working on securing my acct. And oof cos THAT is... Read More
By Seyi Lawal Knighthouse’s MTV Africa Music Award winner, Mo’ Cheddah has revealed that her twitter account, @MoCheddaH has been hacked lately and some certain posts on her timeline were posted by the hacker. “Pls tweeps my acct has been hacked.. Disregard my tweets, I’m working on securing my acct. And oof cos THAT is... Read More
By Aderemi Adegbite My one minute film, ‘Ghetto Games’, was recently nominated for the ‘One Minutes Africa Awards’, in the ‘In My Backyard’ category. My spirit was particularly high when I read in the email sent to me that the jury member for the category which my film was nominated, Toma Luntumbue, said that my... Read More
by Yemi Olowu What: Joke Silva at 50 Where: Freedom Park, Lagos Island When: 29th, September 2011 Read YNaija’s previous post of the event here
by Yemi Olowu What: Joke Silva at 50 Where: Freedom Park, Lagos Island When: 29th, September 2011 Read YNaija’s previous post of the event here
by Yemi Olowu The Unveiling Africa Foundation will be hosting over 600 teenagers at its 2nd Annual Teenagers’ Conference, scheduled for Saturday, October 15, 2011 at ST & T Regency, Ikeja G.R.A. The event is themed Teens, Media & Social Change, this event will be an inspiring swagger full Independence Day event aimed at engaging... Read More
By Onyeka Nwelue Nigerian actress and producer, Lilian Bach has lamented about the poor management and what she called ‘the lackadaisical approach of the management of Silverbird cinemas towards Nigerian films, today at Abuja Film Festival. ‘Eletan’, a Yoruba film, subtitled in English, produced by Bach starts showing today at Silverbird cinemas in Abuja. As... Read More
By Onyeka Nwelue Nigerian actress and producer, Lilian Bach has lamented about the poor management and what she called ‘the lackadaisical approach of the management of Silverbird cinemas towards Nigerian films, today at Abuja Film Festival. ‘Eletan’, a Yoruba film, subtitled in English, produced by Bach starts showing today at Silverbird cinemas in Abuja. As... Read More
By Wilfred Okiche Forbes magazine has released it’s annual list of the highest paid women on TV. From the women of Wisteria lane to those at the crime scene units, these lovelies are smiling all the way to the bank. Tina Fey and Eva Longoria; $13million –Tying for number one, the duo of Eva and... Read More
For too long, Nigeria and Nigerians have been readily associated with the online scams, financial crime and impersonation – termed ‘419’. However, beyond the unfortunate stereotyping, there are several positive characteristics and cogent intriguing traits of the country, Nigeria and its people, some of which are highlighted below as part of the ‘419 Reasons to... Read More
by Rev. Sam Adeyemi Genesis 1 : 26-27 , 31 Man is God’s ultimate piece of creation, specially crafted after His image and likeness. He created man after He had created every other thing. He put everything in place for man and gave him dominion over them. This dominion mandate from God defines man’s leadership... Read More
by Yemi Olowu If you’ve always wanted a career in fashion, here’s an opportunity to get your dream job, apply for any of the posts below. RETAIL CONCESSIONS MANAGER (1) Role Description: The successful applicant will hold full accountability for the concessions including staff motivation, play a major part in staff training and schedule shifts,... Read More
by Yemi Olowu If you’ve always wanted a career in fashion, here’s an opportunity to get your dream job, apply for any of the posts below. RETAIL CONCESSIONS MANAGER (1) Role Description: The successful applicant will hold full accountability for the concessions including staff motivation, play a major part in staff training and schedule shifts,... Read More
Compiled by Wilfred Okiche YNaija wishes you a happy Independence Day celebration. Below are tunes, from the past and present, to spice up your day! Nigeria My Beloved Country -Funmi Adams: We may not know the current whereabouts of Ms Adams but we cannot forget the early 90s when her golden tones provided the soundtrack... Read More
Compiled by Wilfred Okiche YNaija wishes you a happy Independence Day celebration. Below are tunes, from the past and present, to spice up your day! Nigeria My Beloved Country -Funmi Adams: We may not know the current whereabouts of Ms Adams but we cannot forget the early 90s when her golden tones provided the soundtrack... Read More
by Yemi Olowu If you love Nigerian art, then you shouldn’t miss Pulse. It’s an evening of poetry, stage plays, music and book presentation, which would hold on Sunday, October 2, 2011 by 4pm at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki. The event would feature stage performances by Crown Troupe Africa, Exploits, an up and coming theatre crew... Read More
Why do people die? In a split second, life ends. Sometimes avoidable: where care should have been taken but was ignored due to negligence. I saw a near-fatal incident at the swimming pool last week. Two young men were with me in the pool, both comfortably swimming in the deep end; I regularly looked out... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Digital Peers International and The Future Project’s #ProtectTheCorpers continue the crusade for a reform in the mandatory National Youth Service Corp scheme as the groups call for an online conference on the matter. The conference which will be over the social networking portal, Twitter with the hashtag #Nyscreforms, will hold on Monday... Read More
by ‘Damilola Oyedele Consider this writer’s shock, when a while ago, on a bus from Ikoyi to Ikeja, a mobile-pastor (to put it politely) rose to preach. With his back against the rusty board that demarcated the driver and two front seats from the rest of we passengers, he preached (read: boasted) about how, on... Read More
by Kola Dairo Jnr I am Nigeria, the heart of Africa – at least by virtue of my geography; a nation uniquely designed and endowed by God on account of my deposit of vast natural resources, possessing the potential for exponential growth and prosperity. I am a wealthy nation of many accolades. I am the... Read More
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