by Chi Ibe Shoe-lovers alert! This Saturday, the Lagos Mega Shoe Sale Revolution comes to town with hordes of footwear for ladies and men – sandals, booties, peep-toes, flats, wedges and much more. Shoppers will get brand named shoes starting from as low as N3,000. According to Bayo Adedeji, Coordinator of the Mega Shoe Sale, “It’s... Read More
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by Chi ibe According to the Fistula Foundation, Obstetric Fistula the most common type of Vesico Vaginal Fistula, is the most devastating of all childbirth injuries. An obstetric fistula develops when blood supply to the tissues of the vagina and the bladder (and/or rectum) is cut off during prolonged obstructed labor. The tissues die and a... Read More
by Chika Uwazie Students Circle Network, a Kyrenia-area start-up (Girne American University Roots) founded in 2010 – is an educational social network for college and high school students with interests in providing free course resources/materials, live faculty/teacher/lecturer help to students, scholarship offers, study groups and many more students services across the globe for FREE. There is an increased use of colloboration networks in education,... Read More
by Sola Fasasi In case you’ve been wondering where to get the latest issue of Y! Magazine that everyone is talking about, we have the lo’ down. Y! Magazine’s exciting third issue – the New Decade Issue – has a beautiful Asa cover styled by Dimeji Alara, with an exclusive interview and revelations about her... Read More
by Sola Fasasi The EnoughisEnough Nigeria coalition recently released ReVoDa, a new mobile application, which was designed to allow citizens report incidents, results, violence/fraud, police behaviour, INEC staff conduct, etc, from their respective polling units – all with the easy click of their mobile phones. “ReVoDa turns eligible voters into informal election observers, and allows monitoring organizations to... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang “He [Lehmann] belongs in the Muppet Show, on the couch or in a mental institution.” – Tim Wiese, September 2010. According to Arsene Wenger though, 41-year-old Jens Lehmann now belongs in the Arsenal dressing room. We must wait and see whether the imminent returnof the man affectionately known as ‘Mad Jens’ was a risk worth... Read More
by Tolu Ogunlesi A year ago today (March 16, 2010), a group of young Nigerians marched to the National Assembly in Abuja, to deliver one message to our ‘lawmakers’: “Enough Is Enough.” It’s interesting to look back and wonder how much things have changed – or haven’t – since then. The Enough-is-Enough message demanded “urgent... Read More
by Chi Ibe RISE is one of Nigeria’s leading Youth Development Centres, which for the post couple of years has made consistent positive impact in the lives of young Nigerians across the country. With just about a month to go to 2011 General Elections, RISE has launched its latest project – a political television show tagged... Read More
by Ore Fakorede Cutting across science and technology, events, entertainment and sports, The Global Recap is a witty, dynamic and concise résumé of the topmost top stories that have dominated news media around the world in the past 24 hours. YNaija will bring you up to speed on world news in the short time it’ll... Read More
by Chude Jideonwo Without a doubt, last year was my most memorable birthday yet. Until then, that honour belonged to my 18th – a colourful day of music, celebrity and enough food to last a village; the only adult birthday party I have had. But then last year came and blew it away in every material... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The renaissance of African prose came with writers like Adichie, Habila and many others, and is a celebrated development. However, as new novels are published in the mainstream every year, the question “is poetry a forgotten art?” remains. For poet, Jennifer Ehidiamen, the answer is no. ‘Preserve My Saltiness’ is her first... Read More
by Ore Fakorede One of Africa’s most popular exports in recent years, Senegalese R&B crooner Akon has come a long way from being a jailbird. Released in 2004, his debut album, ‘Trouble’, spawned the massive global hits ‘Lonely’ and ‘Locked Up’. Since then, he has sold millions of albums around the world, founded two record... Read More
by Ore Fakorede Give me Sunday and all the others, The hours with which I never bothered. Give me back the quiet mornings, Even the ones I thought was boring. Every moment with you in it, Every second I heard your heart beat. The laughter from yesterday and all the days before, Tomorrow’s joys could... Read More
by Sola Fasasi I dare you; listen to a Chigurl track and keep a straight face throughout – it’s impossible! A Chigurl song is like a good joke – you have to share it. Beyond the hilarious slip-ups, her spirit just bubbles through her recordings. So we’ve listened to them, passed them around and laughed... Read More
by Ifreke Inyang [@ifreke] [7th Mar – 12th Mar 2011] MONDAY: “Okay, It’s Monday people, Lets do what we do.. act very busy and get nothing much done..” @Osagz tweeted. @lumidizzle didn’t even feel like acting very busy. “I’d be lying if I said I felt like goin to work today…if only GEJ had come... Read More
by Sola Fasasi The Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa has issued a call for applications for its 2011 Moremi Leadership Empowerment and Development (MILEAD) Fellows Program. The MILEAD Fellows Program is a one-year leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and succeed in leadership in their community... Read More
by Tafa Osisiye I decided to play around with a comical representation of the candidates. Er, I couldn’t find a way to slot in a plea to vote for my preferred candidate – Dele Momodu, so here I just said it! Feedback would be nice on which candidate you think the dancers in this piece... Read More
It’s the Presidential Aspirant Interview Series on Y! TV’s Rubbin’Minds As the tempo for the presidential race heightens, we are resolved to help you select wisely (or help your selection process). Over the next four weeks, Y! TV is partnering with EnoughisEnough Nigeria and it’s RSVP Campaign to bring some of the presidential aspirants on... Read More
by Ed-Samuel Adegboye The stark contrast between the reality and fiction of my life and love constantly stares me in the face. I always operated on the premise that love and life would go together, like a horse and carriage. The assumption is very simple: happiness in one aspect of my world would spill into... Read More
by Funmilayo Akinosi In theory, Nigeria should not need the Supreme Court or any court at all. Even before Mahandas Gandhi extolled the ‘court of conscience’ over that of justice, the Holy Quran had endorsed the need to repel evil with good and urged its adherents to be quick to forgive. Christians are told to... Read More
by Chi Ibe The Knighthouse record label rests on a couple of pillars of musical talent, one of which is acclaimed producer DJ Klem. Last year the RedBull Music Academy alumnus’ Six8Ten EP gained rave reviews, and a host of production credits added colour to his musical year. Now DJ Klem is out with a... Read More
by Sola Fasasi In another exciting cross-continental movie collaboration, John Dumelo (Accra), Nia Long (Los Angeles), Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria) and Ama K. Abebrese (Accra) are set to appear together in upcoming movie “Ties that Bind”. “Ties that Bind”, a film by Turning Point Pictures, is written and directed by acclaimed director Leila Djansi, who was recently recognized... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Soul songstress Yinka Davies recently made a comeback on the music arena as a judge on the Etisalat sponsored Nigerian Idol. Yinka came to prominence nearly two decades ago as the lead singer of Lagbaja’s band, and as over the years, other artistes have branched out into more popular genres of music,... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Genevieve Magazine is back this month with a delightful cover featuring accomplished banker Suzanne Iroche, as the world celebrates the month of International Women’s Day. “Women are the moral voice of the nation,” Mrs Iroche says. In the feature interview, the CEO of Finbank bares her mind on women issues including money, career, family... Read More
by Onyeka Nwelue I started teaching Film Adaptation and Scriptwriting for the Film Direction Class of the Centre for Research in the Art of Film & TV (CRAFT), Delhi early this year as Writer-in-Residence. CRAFT is one of the finest small film schools in India. There are foreign students, a larger percentage from Nigeria. These Nigerian... Read More
by Chi Ibe In January, Omawumi released ‘If You Ask Me (Na Who I Go Ask)’, produced by Cobhams Asuquo and which caused immediate excitement across the media and on social networks. With jazz improvisations, powerful vocals and poignant lyrics dealing with child sexual abuse, ‘If You Ask Me’ has become a massive radio favourite.... Read More
by Chi Ibe The Future Project under its The Future-Enterprise Support Scheme announces The Picture Perfect trainings for TV Presenters. Communications Coordinator for the project, Kenneth Oliko says “The trainings enhances part of our work here at The Future Project. We intend to both capitalize on the success of The Future Awards and go beyond... Read More
by Chi Ibe If you haven’t heard of Chigurl and her viral hit by now, then consider yourself a weissst! And if you don’t know what that word means, we have to ask, on what planet do you live? Chigurl’s hit single Not Gonna Be A Weist (Waste) hit the airwaves last week, causing ripples which... Read More
by Abisola Johnson Words and opposites was a topic I hated in elementary school. My English teacher, Mrs. Monye would say a word and if we didn’t tell her the opposite in three seconds, she wrote something in our books that made my mother keep me awake an hour later than usual reading a dictionary.... Read More
by WriterSpeaksPoetry A discovery loomed in the air The sensitive sense it The mindful are mindfulL of it The thoughtful… The observant look intensely The lessons of life appear through the actions of passers by The careless words reveal thoughts The unspoken is heard The unseen is perceived The mindful fill in the gaps The observant fix... Read More
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