by A. M. I had just gotten off a phone conversation with a colleague. He was home with family, practising distancing from the rest of the world, but this call was important – it had to do with some unfinished business at the office, or so I had convinced myself. But after a few minutes...
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To successfully carry out an April Fool’s prank, you need a trick, a joke, or a gigantic, well-crafted lie that whoever you’re pranking can cluelessly believe. Before now, either of these things would have made a terrific start to the month of pranks. On the internet, memes, comic videos, and the likes would have populated...
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Last weekend, mega producers Sarz and Shizzi shut down Instagram with their ‘Battle of The Beatz’ show. We’ve discussed at length how groundbreaking it was to see two producers, traditionally behind the scenes take control of their narrative and how amass their cumulative fanbases into a conversation about their massive catalogues and the longevity of...
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One of the expected side effects of the government imposed lock down has been the closure of small and medium scale businesses. Most Nigerians survive on daily wages earned doing menial tasks like bricklaying, porterage and other service based exchanges. The lockdown forces these people to stay home with little consideration for this will affect...
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World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the general populace to avoid wearing face masks during the Coronavirus pandemic unless they are sick with the virus or they are health workers in daily contact with sick people. According to the WHO, unnecessary or bad usage of masks can even help in spreading the virus, rather than...
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February saw a continuation of drama in the country’s apex law-making body as we witnessed deliberation on a bill seeking to establish an agency that would fully reintegrate repentant Boko Haram terrorists into the society, as well as another seeking to outlaw the use of generators in the country. Sadly, March wasn’t any different as...
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Nigerian Twitter is divided on how to approach the advice from the Ooni of Ife on how to get through the Coronavirus pandemic. The traditional ruler had announced, in a video on his social media platforms, that the cure for Coronavirus is a group of super herbs that have been used by the indigenous Yoruba...
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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 are the ones we saw today: 1. Day 1 of lockdown and your milk has finished before...
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An exclusive by online medium, Sahara Reporters Tuesday revealed that a senior Nigerian Army officer, Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, who headed Operation LAFIYA DOLE and spearheaded the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the country’s North-East region, has been redeployed this Tuesday to the Nigerian Army Resource Centre as Senior Research Fellow by the Chief...
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After months of deliberations the Federal Courts have ruled in the civil case brought before it about the legitimacy of the chiefdoms of Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye in Kano state. These chiefdoms created by Kano state governor Abdullahi ‘Gandollars’ Ganduje, are considered an attempt to weaken the power of the Kano emirate headed by...
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Yesterday, veteran music producers Sarz and Shizzi had a ‘face-off’ via Instagram. View this post on Instagram For the culture with my bro @iamshizzi ? // Tonight on instalive 10pm WAT #SINYM A post shared by Sarz (@only1sarz) on Mar 30, 2020 at 3:40am PDT The subject of their beef was simple:...
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It’s easy, sometimes to say. For some others, not easy for me to enforce. While it seem to me that society for getting to yes at the detriment of its denial, a ‘no’ clears through the noise, sticking only to what I truly want. It’s fine to remind myself that I can say it, stick...
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What a time for a pandemic! As tragic as the current global health crisis is, it’s troubling to grasp how much worse it would have been, if ease of access to the internet was still a myth. As we confront our generation’s toughest crises yet, it is comforting to know that we all as a...
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Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, is among 3 cities in the country currently on total lockdown. The measure which has become necessary in the weeks following the identification of the index case of Coronavirus in the country on 27th February, as the cases rose up to 131 as at March 30, 2020. In that timeframe, the...
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Nothing has dominated the news cycle than the Coronavirus pandemic, and while Nigeria tries to mitigate the spread of the virus on home turf, influencers like Denola Grey and Taooma are utilising their platforms to educate and dispel myths about the virus, tweaked into their content. The forecast is already in – we will be...
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In celebration of the #InternationalWomensDay2020, the British Deputy High Commissioner, Ms. Harriet Thompson hosted at her residence, a reception and exhibition featuring works by women in the art space. We took time out to speak to one of the amazons, Ogochukwu Ejiofor about her work and the celebrations: Tell us a bit about your self...
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#InternationalWomensDay,
#InternationalWomensMonth,
#IWD2020,
#YWomenSpecial: Experimental Artist,
British Deputy High commissioner,
Divine Favour Ogbonna,
EachforEqual,
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti,
Genevieve Nnaji,
Harriet Thompson,
Ngozi Okonji Iweala,
Nike Okundaye,
Ogochukwu Ejiofor.
Four supermarkets and pharmacies have been sued by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission for increasing the prices of hand sanitizers following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. The four supermarkes include Prince Ebeano Supermarket Limited and its proprietor, David Ojei, and Bakan Gizo Pharmacy & Stores Nigeria Limited and their representatives, Ray...
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If you don’t know we are in interesting times, you probably may have been in a cave for the last one month. As always, President Muhammadu Buhari seems to be facing another #DraggingChallenge from majority of Nigerians who have criticised his ‘insensitivity’ to the plight of the citizenry amidst rising cases of the coronavirus. From incessant calls...
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“Nigerians are the happiest people on the planet” – you are allowed to argue with your ancestors. Beset by extreme poverty, gross unemployment/underemployment, corruption, violence and now COVID-19 – a global pandemic threatening to cause more harm than anticipated, Nigerians still find a way to stay happy. There’s no survey that indicates if Nigerians are...
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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 are the ones we saw today: 1. Sydney talker and his friends now fine, all the symptoms...
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by David-salt Ayodele I was having a down moment recently, so I met up with an older friend to have a spirit-lifting conversation without talking about the core. After discussing many unrelated topics, he left me with a parting word that broke me through the moment. “Treasure your memories,” he said. I startled as my...
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For the past few weeks, we have been treated to intriguing reality TV drama, courtesy of the Ultimate Love reality show. We watched in enthrallment as 16 people from around the country were lumped together, under one roof, in an endeavor to find love. For the Love Guests, it has been a sequence of highs...
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Chivia,
DoubleChris,
Iykeresa,
Kachi,
Love #UltimateLoveUpdates,
Roksie,
Rosie,
Rosie and Kachi,
Ultimate love,
Ultimate Love Pad,
Ultimate Love Updates
Yesterday, the president announced that Lagos and Abuja were going into a 14 day 24 hour curfew. Somehow he did not include the arts among the essential services that would be allowed to move around and perform their tasks, criminal considering it is the tireless work of comedians, musicians, artists and actors. that have kept...
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Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed has said the country will go into recession if the Coronavirus pandemic persists longer than six months. She made this known when she appeared on Channels TV recently. “We are hopeful that this pandemic will be limited in time. If it is an average of three months, we should be able...
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In celebration of the #InternationalWomensDay2020, the British Deputy High Commissioner, Ms. Harriet Thompson hosted at her residence, a reception and exhibition featuring works by women in the art space. We spoke to one of the amazons, Onyinye Ezennia about her work and the celebrations: Tell us a bit about your self as an...
Read More#EachForEqual2020,
#InternationalWomensDay,
#InternationalWomensMonth,
#IWD2020,
#YWomenSpecial: Experimental Artist,
British Deputy High commissioner,
EachforEqual,
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti,
Genevieve Nnaji,
Harriet Thompson,
Ngozi Okonji Iweala,
Nike Okundaye,
Onyinye Ezennia
It’s been an eventful couple of weeks, largely as a result of the adversities the world is currently faced with. Luckily, DSTV subscribers and fans of reality TV have been treated to the latest original Nigerian content; Ultimate Love. The reality show was created to entertain people who crave love drama in their programmes; portray...
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WeForGood International is proud to announce the final results of its ‘100 Women Creating A Better Africa’ campaign, an initiative which kicked-off with a call for nomination to the general public on March 6, 2020. This campaign, which is part of the organisation’s commemoration of International Women’s Day, is aimed at putting the spotlight on...
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“The role or rights of women in any society depend on the status accorded them by that society.” (UNECA, 1979). Where do we start from to talk about the ‘very many’ women who have pushed through boundaries and set aside the medieval beliefs that women should only be seen not heard? Do we categorize them...
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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: A New Frontier for Nollywood: Remakes – Wilfred Okichie Take a look at the top-grossing American films and you’ll find just...
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It’s been an eventful couple of weeks, largely as a result of the adversities the world is currently faced with. Luckily, DSTV subscribers and fans of reality TV have been treated to the latest original Nigerian content; Ultimate Love. The reality show was created to entertain people who crave love drama in their programmes; portray...
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