Here’s why more men channelling their energy rightly will benefit boys

You can hate LGBT without inciting violence on the community

Few human groups are as talked about, dissected, vilified and dismissed nowadays as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and other gender and sexual minorities (LGBTQ+) community. “But they are everywhere, talking, resisting, and ‘being loud,’” you object. And that is exactly the point. For centuries before colonialism, the LGBT+ community thrived side by side with... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Bisexual, gay, gay rights, Gender and sexual minorities, Homophobia, lesbian, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, Queer Nigerians, the Same-Sex Prohibition Act (SSMPA)

Hardworking Kiddwaya, Osinbajo for the youth, Snapchat videos | Funny tweets we saw from Nigerians today

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 issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw: 1. Wahala for who nor dey work hard 2. Lol…... Read More

funny tweets

Access Bank renews commitment to customer education and satisfaction, announces revised customer complaint channels

Driven by its promise to deliver unrivalled customer service to all its customers, Access Bank Plc has announced an extension of its customer education and complaint management activities. Over the years, Access Bank has strived to reach all audience tiers and communities, communicating and simplifying information on how customer-related bottlenecks can be resolved. According to... Read More

Access Bank

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Charles Okpaleke is making a biopic about notorious 90’s criminal Shina Rambo

In an Instagram post published today, Charles Okpaleke (Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story) revealed that he has obtained the rights to portray the roughneck life of Shina Rambo and his criminal footprint. Rambo ruled the 90’s as a robbery kingpin and serial killer, terrorising Southwest Nigeria and his notorious exploits is... Read More

The Cutting Floor

Toka McBaror taps into claustrophobic dread in trailer for horror film ‘Creepy Lives Here’

Strange enough, we are getting a Nollywood horror film in 2021. Even more surprising is that it is coming from an unlikely director: Toka McBaror, whose oeuvre has maintained the sparkly drip of extravaganza movies in Nollywood such as The Millions and Merry Men. His latest directorial effort Creepy Lives Here pivots towards horror, and... Read More

The Cutting Floor

Bimbo Ademoye, Creepy Lives Here, Nancy Isime, Teddy A, Toka McBaror

Lagos Business School announces new Director of Executive Education

The graduate school of Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos Business School, has announced the appointment of Victor Banjo as its new Director of Executive Education. Effective January 1, 2021, Banjo became responsible for the department that manages Lagos Business School’s executive education. He will lead the strategic direction and marketing of executive programmes, open seminars and custom... Read More

Lagos Business School, Victor Banjo

Countdown to the 50 Million Naira prize! You can be a winner for transacting on PalmPay this week

If you’re wondering what the biggest company giveaway in Nigeria is this season, we’ve got you – and there’s still time to participate. PalmPay is rewarding thousands of Nigerians who transact on its payments app by the 18th of January with a share of a 50 Million Naira prize pool. The PalmPay New Year Festival... Read More

PalmPlay

Give the money to Funke! How the numbers show Nigeria’s entertainment industry is ready for big money

Despite the pandemic. Nigeria’s entertainment industry is making money. It is time to give it more! Read More

CifromRED

Funke Akindele, Lionheart, Netflix in Nigeria, Nigerian films, nollywood, Omo ghetto

Lagos: The city of dreams is spilling over

Nigeria is facing a crippling population boom and at the centre of it is its famed mega-city, Lagos state. Nobody knows exactly how many people live in Lagos, but they all agree on one thing – Nigeria’s biggest city is growing at a terrifying rate. Cities grow mainly through rural-urban migration. That is true of... Read More

CifromRED

60 Lagos-Ibadan railway project workers infected with COVID-19 | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

60 Lagos-Ibadan railway project workers infected with COVID-19 Over 60 workers on the Lagos-Ibadan railway project site have been infected with COVID-19. The report was shared Monday, 11 January by Federal Government. Rotimi Amaechi, The Minister of Transportation, disclosed more details in Abuja while stating that the inauguration of the rail project would be put... Read More

News Roundups, Nigerian News Headline

Chude Jideonwo, The Daily Vulnerable

Stop chasing after perfection | The Daily Vulnerable

One of the reasons I got reluctant at some point about preaching in Churches is that people presumed that since I was preaching, I was perfect. I used to explain that I am not on the pulpit because I am perfect, I’m precisely on the pulpit because I am deeply imperfect. I do not need... Read More

The Daily Vulnerable

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Labour Prefect, Apologies; Deputy Labour Minister launches Special Public Works Programme | The #YNaijaCover

The term ‘tone-deaf’ might very well have been forged in the same cauldron that produced Nigeria’s perennially dysfunctional leading class. It is the only way one can begin to explain the never-ending cycle of Nigerian leaders coming up with one often archaic – certainly always laughable, ‘poverty alleviation’ scheme after another. The Minister of State... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

Leaders of the #StingyMenAssociation, Why we’re going to Canada | Funny tweets we saw from Nigerians today

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 issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw: 1. LOL… Please, rest! 2. If this isn’t, I don’t... Read More

funny tweets

#YNaijaNewEstablishment: Anne Adams, Joseph Obanubi, Adeoluwa Enioluwa | Meet the 2021 Class of The New School

Over this past year, we have encountered a host of individuals making power moves to the next level and advancing to the driver’s seat. These individuals have refined pop culture and created subcultures. At YNaija, we call them The New School. The YNaija Editorial Board has for years, put forward The New School classes; providing... Read More

Lists, The New Establishment

Wathoni and Brighto are lovebirds in the video of Reekado Banks’ ‘Speak to Me’ ft Tiwa Savage

Directed by Adasa Cookey, Reekado Banks has released the video of Speak To Me featuring Tiwa Savage, off his 2020 EP Off the Record. The song itself is your cookie-cutter Afrobeats churn, but elevated with visuals playing like a movie sequence. In it, Big Brother Naija stars Wathoni and Brighto cultivate a heady, spontaneous romance.... Read More

Blogs, The Music Blog

Bright O, Reekado Banks, Speak To Me, tiwa savage, Wathoni

“Allow sportspeople to run sports and see what we can do to change sports” – Chief Falilat Ogunkoya on Public Eye

On Sunday, January 10th, 2021, Funmi discussed sports with a 12-time Paralympic Gold Medalist, Ahmed Koleosho, and Olympians and members of the Nigerian Olympic Committee, Chief Falilat Ogunkoya, and Enefiok Obong. With a mostly young population and a youth bulge that is spoken about across the globe, Nigeria might be one of the leading countries... Read More

Funmi Iyanda, MacArthur Foundation, Public Eye

Pope Francis updates Cannon to allow women to be formally installed as Lectors and Acolytes

An edict issued and personally signed by Pope Francis will finally see women, ‘recognized for the service already carried out by them for decades.’ Catholic women can now be formally installed as Lectors and Acolytes after being excluded for centuries by Canon Law that only recognised men. Canon 230 paragraph 1 used to read, “Lay... Read More

Non-binary Blog

catholic church, equality, gender, nigeria, Pope Francis, Religion

Rape survivor, To Live Again, Tunde Kelani, Tunde Kelani's To Live Again

Tunde Kelani’s new short film ‘To Live Again’ addresses the trauma of a teenage rape survivor

Trigger warning: drug-assisted rape In Tunde Kelani’s new short film To Live Again, a teenage girl reckons with her rape experience. Suicidal thoughts and becoming mute, she is admitted into a mental clinic where she receives visits from her school’s counsellor. On a runtime of 16 minutes, the film largely pivots to a video played... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, The Media Blog

Varsities unsafe to reopen now – ASUU | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Varsities unsafe to reopen now – ASUU Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU on Sunday, 10 January 2021, assessed COVID-19 protocols for universities and other institutions and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening. A few of the chapters of the union, in separate interviews with newsmen, commented on the... Read More

ASUU, news headlines, news roundup, Nigerian News Headlines, The Big Five

Chude Jideonwo, The Daily Vulnerable

There is nothing shameful about being human | The Daily Vulnerable

There are people reading this now who are going through pain and whose hearts are hurting. To some, it may be a shameful thing to admit that you are lonely, or uncomfortable with your size, or admit that you are insecure. I have been there and I know that there is nothing shameful about being... Read More

The Daily Vulnerable

COVAX scheme, COVID-19, COVID-19 in Nigeria, COVID-19 pandemic, Covid-19 vaccine, Faisal Shuaib, Muhammadu Buhari, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, The #YNaijaCover, Yemi Osibanjo

‘Kini Big Deal?’ – Buhari, Osinbajo likely to take up COVID-19 vaccine challenge | The #YNaijaCover

Ever since news of a vaccine for COVID-19 hit the airwaves late 2020, divergent reactions have greeted the development. From excitement to hope, anxiety to fear and of course, warnings as well as criticisms – the list of emotions expressed at the development so far is inexhaustive. For a country like ours where influential personalities... Read More

Cover Stories

Yoruba men to avoid, Blocking Cuppy on WhatsApp and Instagram | Funny tweets we saw from Nigerians today

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 issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw: 1. It’s the generalisation for us! 2. Please, is it... Read More

funny tweets

Get up to 1.5 Million Naira in the Geely Pre-Sales Offer

Mikano International Limited, the exclusive partner of Geely Automotive in Nigeria, is once again, presenting to Nigeria the BOLD, GRACEFUL & HIGHTECH Geely Emgrand X7 Sport! Make a refundable commitment of #200,000 only, for the purchase of every one of GEELY EMGRAND X7; Get #400,000 discount at your purchase point HURRY NOW! THE FIRST 100... Read More

Geely Emerald X7

#SeasonOfThanks: Lipton and Knorr surprise Nigerians working through the holidays

There’s something super special about festive seasons. It is a time for giving – whether it’s that warm smile you flash a stranger, or the box of food you offer that hardworking woman who cleans the streets, or even the cute little present you give to friends and family – giving with love is right... Read More

Knorr, Lipton

Watch the video of Wizkid’s ‘Ginger’ featuring Burna Boy

Piggybacking off making it to the Billboard World Album chart for a second time with Made In Lagos, his fourth studio album released last year and to awesome reception, Wizkid has dropped the visuals for Ginger featuring Burna Boy. Teasing snippets and shots from the video, and throwing fans into a fit of frustration, Wizid... Read More

The Media Blog

Burna boy, Ginger video, wizkid

The final trailer for Paul Papel’s action drama ‘Eagle Wings’ is here

Paul Papel’s action drama Eagle Wings has been reported since last year, enrapturing the internet with its first footage showing fighter aircrafts, explosions, and sporadic gunfire. The film’s outsize tableau and gritty action sequence are impressive, and knowing it’s a collaborative effort between Papel’s production company and Nigeria’s AirForce throws in a good kick. We... Read More

The Cutting Floor

airforce, Eagle Wings, insurgency, Paul Papel

Peak Milk delights consumers this Christmas with Peakmas campaign

In December, Nigeria’s leading dairy brand, Peak Milk launched its annual Christmas campaign tagged ‘Peakmas’, a series of activities around Nigeria to ensure consumers have a December to remember. This edition was more magical than previous editions because Peak Milk created memorable experiences for its consumers who have been faced with numerous challenges all year... Read More

Peak milk, Peakmas

70% of noise pollution in Lagos caused by Churches, Mosques | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

70% of noise pollution in Lagos caused by Churches, Mosques Dr Dolapo Fasawe, General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, in an interview with with newsmen talks about pollution in Lagos and measures being taken by the state government to address it. According to the GM, churches and mosques contributes to the larger factors of... Read More

COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria, delta state, Noise Pollution in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu