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January 18, 2021

Public evangelism may be doing more harm to religion than good

If you have used public transport for any sizeable amount of time in Lagos then ‘the tale of the evangelising Christian’ is certainly not new to you. You have experienced it, most of us have. The self-assigned task has the lone goal of what polite Christian society term, “winning a soul for Christ.” It is... Read More
Non-binary Blog
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Yvonne Orji
January 18, 2021

Can Yvonne Orji’s upcoming comedy series ‘First Gen’ break out of Nigerian stereotypes?

Yvonne Orji isn’t slowing down in pursuing personal projects. According to reports, the Insecure star is developing a comedy series titled First Gen, a show about her experience as a Nigerian-born, first-generation American. First Gen is heading straight to Disney Plus, where it will premiere, with David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey serving as executive producers.... Read More
The Media Blog
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January 18, 2021

NIN: FG insist on Wednesday deadline, registration of foreign diplomats | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

NIN: FG insist on Wednesday deadline, registration of foreign diplomats The federal government has stated that the national identity number (NIN) is compulsory for diplomats who will be in the country for more than two years – The Cable reports Femi Adeluyi, the technical assistant to Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, in... Read More
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Le Juiice
January 16, 2021

BET International taps French artist Le Juiice as January 2021 ‘Amplified’ artist

BET International today announced French rapper, Le Juiice, as the January 2021 “BET Amplified International” artist. Kicking off a month-long effort to build awareness around Le Juiice to their core audiences globally, BET International is set to highlight her work in a multitude of ways including programming across linear and digital platforms in regions around... Read More
Partners
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January 15, 2021

The #YNaijaCover: The ‘Pigeons have come home to roost’ | #ArmedForcesRemembranceDay2021

For thousand of years, white doves or pigeons release is known to be a popular custom in many cultures and world religions. From Egypt where the first known white dove releases occurred nearly five thousand years ago to China, Greece, Rome and parts of Europe, such releases all have positive connotations; though they differ slightly in... Read More
Cover Stories, Satire
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January 15, 2021

The tussle between some Christians and the LGBT+ for the right to the rainbow is a needless distraction

A conversation about the claim of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, trans and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) community to the rainbow as a piece of iconography has hit the ground running on that delightful microblogging site called Twitter. Twitter user @dawn_immanuel, took to Twitter to lament about how nowadays anyone who goes on Twitter to... Read More
Non-binary Blog
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Port Harcourt Soot
January 15, 2021

There’s still a soot crisis in Port Harcourt and how can we stop it?

On Sunday, a tweet went viral from user @GbemmyG in Port Harcourt showing her AC filters coated in soot, which reignited conversations about the city’s enduring soot problem and its unpleasant effects on the living conditions of residents. First reports of the state’s encroaching soot emerged in 2016/2017, settling over surfaces in a coat of... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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January 15, 2021

3 Men share why they chose silence after they got sexually assaulted

Victims of sexual assault have a hard time coming forward, whether they are male, female or non-binary. The reason for their silence will invariably differ from one another’s due to their different lived experiences, but there is always the overarching link of shame underlying these differences. This is especially pronounced in male victims of sexual... Read More
Non-binary Blog
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January 15, 2021

“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity

Few drives are as noble as ones that compel us to make life better for the largest majority of people. The nobility of purpose is however, not enough to hoist an idea up long enough for the person pursuing it to attain their end goal. Solomon Ayodele, who describes himself as a Boy Rights Activist,... Read More
Non-binary Blog
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January 14, 2021

Mortal sin?: Adamu Garba’s Crowee faces acceptability ‘wahala’ on the streets of Twitter | The #YNaijaCover

When Music Journalist, Joey Akan, on Wednesday, highlighted the possible chance of blogging platform, Crowee, gaining acceptance among young Nigerians, some of us were beginning to sense a possible inroad for the indigenous app (at least among young people in the North). Joey shared how the app could gain massive followership through the enrolment of... Read More
Cover Stories, Satire
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Bishop Kukah
January 14, 2021

Muslim group asking Bishop Kukah to leave Sokoto paints Muslims as intolerant

Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah in his Christmas message of last year accused President Buhari of nepotism, pursuing an agenda to ”stratify and institutionalise northern hegemony,” amongst other things. The Bishop’s mention of a coup, that a coup could have happened if a non-Northern Muslim did a fraction of what Buhari has... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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January 14, 2021

What we learnt from the touching experience of 3 Nigerian men suffering from mental illness

A frantic search for Digital Strategist, Ayodele Bandele – known simply as Dele, which lasted barely a day has turned up a body and a suicide note. The note – left privately for his closest friends, found its way to the internet somehow.  While this is a tragedy that is essentially that of Dele’s friends... Read More
Non-binary Blog
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January 14, 2021

NECO: 233,000 candidates to retake missed subjects | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

NECO: 233,000 students to retake missed subjects The National Examination Council, NECO, has on Wednesday, 13 January announced the release of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (internal) results – The Punch reports According to the report, a total of 233,000 candidates, who were prevented from taking the NECO examination due to the #EndSARS protests,... Read More
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January 13, 2021

The Chronicles of Tunde Ednut; punished at the ‘mark’ | The #YNaijaCover

Celebrity blogger, Tunde Ednut, has been suspended by Instagram for the second time in the space of a month. He was initially suspended by Instagram late December, after his account of over 2.6 million followers was reported as ‘Spam’ by another user. Hours after one of social media’s most historic ‘comebacks’ however; amassing five hundred... Read More
Cover Stories, Satire
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Joeboy
January 13, 2021

Joeboy’s debut album ‘Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic’ is on its way

Joeboy’s ascension in the music industry has been lovely to watch, breaking into a new stratosphere with 2019 pop hits like Baby and Beginning with such tender, boyish vocals, dominating multiple charts and radio. None of this could have happened without Mr Eazi’s brainchild emPawa Africa, an Africa-focused talent incubator that launched him into a... Read More
Blogs, The Music Blog
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January 13, 2021

A socially distanced festive season with DStv

The Christmas and New Year holidays certainly looked remarkably different this past year. The disruption caused by the global pandemic put a pause on the usual holiday traditions like partying, attending concerts, gathering with friends and family to eat and drink, traveling on vacation, among many others. Right before the beginning of the holidays, the... Read More
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Uganda
January 13, 2021

There’s a social media shutdown in Uganda ahead of its presidential election

Ahead of Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday that pits the enduring incumbent Yoweri Museveni against opposition frontrunner and popular singer Bobi Wine, the country has restricted access to social media and other messaging apps. Users started to complain about the blackout on Tuesday. Uganda’s communications regulator (UCC) ordered the country’s internet service providers... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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