The Nigerian government and Nigerians have had a discontented marriage in recent times. Apart from the age-long song from Nigerians against corruption that has thrived amongst politicians, unemployment, and the unrest in the North, the government and Nigerians seem to exist at different ends of a spectrum. Earlier, it was reported that Nigerians across different...
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There aren’t that many Nigerian celebrities who are able to capture the collective curiosity of the Nigerian consumer audience. For a while Linda Ikeji had millions of fans waiting on her every Instagram post, Toke Makinwa strategic teases us closer with carefully curated visual projects while keeping any real details of her life away from...
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Remember a time when CEOs of multi-million dollar businesses were mythical figures, couched in their private lofts, separated from the millions of customers who used their products and provided the revenue and profits that kept their businesses afloat? Well, you might be a shrinking minority because everyone born after 2000 has grown up in a...
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Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol may sell for N150 per litre in August as marketers are pushing for an upward review. This is coming after the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA ) announced an increase of the product to a band of N140.80 to N143.80 per litre in July. Prior to the July 1 hike, the agency had...
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You would think that after the comprehensive protests to the Nigerian Senate’s attempts to pass into law a hotly contested Hate Speech bill that sought to criminalize free speech, especially on the internet, the Nigerian government would read the room and see that we have more pressing concerns. But for that to happen, you’d have...
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This week’s episode of #WithChude explored a conversation that is rarer than the condition that should prompt it – sight loss. Show host and co-founder of Joy, Inc. Chude Jideonwo sat down with Dolapo Agbede in a conversation that leaned into the Heart part of the show’s byline #MindHeartSpirit. A consultant on productivity and inclusion,...
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has denied depriving the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), of discharging its duties. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the agency’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Ahmad, on Tuesday. The chairman of the NIPOST, Maimuna Abubakar, in a series of tweets, accused the FIRS of stealing the mandate of NIPOST. She...
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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: I can explain, it’s not what you think. — ‘Bimbola...
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For the sake of clarity, artists and creatives are entitled to bringing their full creativity to light. That said, freedom of expression should not be equal to asinine innuendos and problematic imagery. For as long as time, music has always had an influence on public conditioning. Music artists in recent times have also been considered...
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We are addicted to telling stories at RED | Africa. We do this in as many forms as you can imagine, not just because we have the talent and skill, but because we know the streets, and know what the streets are saying. Therefore, we know the brightest individuals across industries – the ‘undergees‘ who...
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Day 15 in the Big Brother Naija house was fairly uneventful right up to the head of house games. Head of house games Similar to the previous weeks, the housemates were to participate in a life size dice game for the chance to become Head of House (HOH). Some did great, while others were not...
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The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly had a negative effect on many businesses in Nigeria and across the world. From businesses shutting down to retrenchment of workers, salaries, and pay cuts, this period has recorded a decline in the growth of many businesses as well as the springing up of many other business ideas. In Nigeria,...
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Last week, Nigerian actor Enyinna Nwigwe posted a video featuring Success Adegor, the 7 year old Nigerian school child who went viral when a video of her fiesty response to being kicked out of school for not being able to afford school fees was recorded and put on the internet without her guardian’s consent. In...
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Pastor Tunde Bakare, the serving General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, has advised against the reopening of churches by the Lagos state government. Reacting to Governor Sanwo-Olu’s directive of reopening religious centres for services from August 7, the Pastor asked worshippers not to be “deceived by the...
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“Nature is healing. We are the virus.” One of the small comforts of the lockdowns put in place by governments around the world to curtail the spread of the coronavirus was the viral memes satirizing the calming effects of lockdowns on the environment. From fishes returning to canals in Venice to the Himalayas being visible in northern India for...
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Just last week, The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) was in the news for imposing new licensing fees on courier services in the country. The new licensing fees were soundly rebuked by Nigerians who seemed tired of the Nigerian government’s attempts to throttle independent businesses by imposing licensing fees as well as other charges for competitors...
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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. Who can tell me where we stopped last class...
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In a series of event spanning less than 24 hours, Erica, has managed to be the center of discussion all day on social media, and fans can’t seem to get enough. To understand what the fuss is all about, we will have to take this story all the way to Sunday evening. After the Live Eviction...
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In an unexpected turn of events, afro-soul singer Simi has apologised for her homophobic bigotry towards the LGBTQ community. Posted via her Twitter account and written on iPhone Notes, she revealed that it took the near-death experience of a queer person she knows for her to see how dangerous her homophobia was, and that queer...
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Remember the convoluted relationship drama that has been silently ensuing between Ozo, Nengi, and Dorothy? Well, today it bore its ugly head, or in this case, entertaining head. Even though they have put in so much effort to handle the situation maturely, there really is no denying that Nengi and Dorothy both feel something for...
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Africa’s biggest grocery retailer, ShopRite, has hinted an exit in its operations in Nigeria. In 2005, the retail brand bought its way to many Nigerian homes with a promise of ease shopping and at a discounted price. Shoprite Holdings Limited made the announcement on Monday in its operational and voluntary trading update for the year...
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Suspected Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, has no doubt opened the channels up for discussion on cybercrime that thrives in Nigeria and perpetuated by Nigerians internationally. Hushpuppi was arrested for alleged wire fraud alongside his best friend Olalekan Ponle, alias Woodberry in Dubai. The actions of these two and the history of...
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Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared that the Eti-Osa Isolation Centre and the Agidingbi Isolation Centre would be closed down. The announcement was made on Saturday at Lagos House, Marina, during the 17th update on the management of coronavirus in the state. According to the Governor, the Eti-Osa Isolation Centre was closed down on Friday...
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Animation is easily the last frontier of film making for Nollywood. We have conquered the drama, the comedy, even dabbled in horror cult films and produced the occasional thriller. But animation as a medium and an art form has eluded Nollywood. Partly because the Nigerian film industry is a profit first industry and animation seems...
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Five days ago, the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, was ambushed by Boko Haram fighters in the middle of a trip to Monguno and Baga towns to visit with and provide food for the internally displaced persons camping in those towns. Zulum was making this trip as part of a heavily armed convoy, as...
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As cinemas remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, we have had to depend on streaming services like Neflix. With the platform’s official arrival into the Nigerian market and forging ties with the film industry, we have seen a high flux of Nollywood movies on Netflix recently. This month isn’t any different. Here are six...
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It’s Sunday Night in the Big Brother Naija house, and unlike the previous Sunday, this one held its customary live eviction. Unfortunately, Ka3na and Lilo were the first housemates to leave the BBN house. The new eviction process took effect today, and boy was it an interesting turn of events. Of the twenty housemates previously...
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Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are the ones that caught our attention: The law doesn’t protect, Nigerian women do – Tami Makinde Last weekend, we all witnessed in real time how...
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DJ VvadaA can’t remember when she wanted to be a disc jockey, but she recently recall looking through an old journal and seeing her resolution to be one. This was 2011. Ice Prince’s rippling, monstrous hit Oleku was in its twilight, and the music industry was turning a corner with the new, rising profiles of...
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