May 5, 2026

YNaija Daily Recap | Top Headlines Today

Godswill Akpabio Declares African Democratic Congress “Dead” Amid Defections Jim Ovia Retires as Zenith Bank Chairman Kid Cudi Drops M.I.A. From Tour Over “Offensive” Remarks Moniepoint CEO Clarifies… Read More

The News Blog

May 5, 2026

Nollywood Movies Coming Out This May 2026

Nollywood has a great selection of movies coming out this May, keeping viewers glued to their TV screens and eager to head to the cinemas. The films coming… Read More

The Film Blog

May 5, 2026

Play Where You Belong — The Game Starts Before Kick-off | MSport x Chelsea FC 

MSport, one of the biggest and best betting platforms in Africa, has launched its latest TVC campaign, Play Where You Belong, in partnership with Chelsea Football Club.  The campaign… Read More

Sponsored

May 5, 2026

Best And Worst Dressed Celebrities At The 2026 Met Gala

The 2026 Met Gala was held on the 4th of May in New York, with a theme of “Costume is Art.” And while some celebrities followed the theme… Read More

Culture, Fashion

May 5, 2026

Updated! These Are The Top 10 Slangs You Will Hear From Every Nigerian Today

English may be one of the most widely used languages in Nigeria, but there are slangs used in everyday Nigerian speech that are either a revised version of… Read More

Culture

May 5, 2026

The Nigerian Woman Who Built Netflix’s International Slate Just Created a Screenplay School for the Global South. Nigerian Writers Have Until June 1

Funa Maduka spent six years at Netflix buying the kind of cinema that wins Academy Awards. She built the platform's first international film slate and acquired titles like… Read More

Deep Dive

May 5, 2026

Top 5 Stories of The Day | FG Disburses ₦11.8bn Loans to 6,842 Tertiary Institution Workers

FG Disburses ₦11.8bn Loans to 6,842 Tertiary Institution Workers Ex-Kano Deputy Governor Gwarzo Dumps ADC Uche Montana’s Monica 2 Hits 10 Million YouTube Views in Two Days Priscilla Ojo Says… Read More

Story of the day

May 4, 2026

Met Gala 2026: As We Wait With Bated Breath to See How Beyoncé Turns Fashion into Art

The 2026 Met Gala is happening today, and it is the perfect time to share all the information you need about the annual fashion event. The annual fashion… Read More

Culture, Fashion

May 4, 2026

10 Nigerian Architectural Masterpieces That We Don’t Appreciate Enough

Nigerian architecture holds significant cultural, historical, and social value. Although Nigeria's architectural scene has now been influenced by Western architecture, the country's architectural masterpieces, often underrated and underappreciated,… Read More

Culture

May 4, 2026

FORMAL NOTICE: FALSE, DEFAMATORY, AND MALICIOUS PUBLICATION

The attention of UBA Group has been drawn to a false, defamatory, and malicious publication currently circulating on social media platforms, falsely allegingthat the Group Chairman, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu,… Read More

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May 4, 2026

Weekend Recap | Stories You May Have Missed This Weekend

Funke Akindele explains why she stopped attending church physically Yul Edochie once again criticises Peter Obi’s political career in support of Tinubu Tiwa Savage credits Don Jazzy for… Read More

Entertainment

May 4, 2026

Portable vs Carter Efe Proves the Attention Economy Has Evolved Past Diss Tracks

Carter Efe walked into the Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island holding a Bible and a bottle of olive oil. Portable arrived after a very public visit to… Read More

The Media Blog

May 3, 2026

10 Nollywood Films From The 1990s That We Can’t Stop Thinking About 

Nollywood has seen significant growth over the last two decades, but before that, the industry churned out some of the greatest Nigerian films in the 1990s. Some of… Read More

The Film Blog

May 3, 2026

What is the Beauty Standard in Nigeria, and why is Everyone Chasing it?

Every few months, a conversation rises on social media about the conventional body type or beauty standard in Nigeria, and it has us wondering whether there is one… Read More

Editor's Pick

May 2, 2026

Which Artist Has The Most Loyal Fanbase in Nigeria?

Nigerian celebrities have built huge, loyal fanbases, with some having stronger ones than others. Some of these fanbases not only stream and hype up music from their favourite… Read More

Entertainment

May 2, 2026

The Michael Jackson Biopic Made $217 Million in a Weekend. African Music Has the Stories. It Doesn’t Have the Studios.

The box office receipts for Lionsgate’s Michael arrived in late April, and the numbers looked like a world tour. The Antoine Fuqua-directed film pulled $217 million globally in… Read More

The Film Blog