by Lekan Olanrewaju In line with its policy on gas monetization, the Federal Government has laid out the Gas Master Plan, GMP, awarding over $2.5bn contracts for various gas pipeline projects in the country. This announcement was made at the just-concluded Nigeria Oil and Gas, NOG 2012 international conference and exhibition. According to Dr David Ige, the... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Yinka Odumakin, Joe Igbokwe, and Abdullahii Kabir were recently profiled in a video on Sahara TV discussion issues on Nigeria’s unity. In a message to his Sunday service church, the reverred bishop is heard insisting that Nigeria’s unity isn’t sacrosanct. Members at the service say the... Read More
by Lekan olanrewaju. From condemnation of James Ibori to condolences over James Iroha, check out the top ten tweets from yesterday. @abiola2s: RIP James Iroha NOT to be confused with James #Ibori, the latter being a disgraceful (& yes, disgraced) thief. @Omojuwa: If Chief Ojukwu had this kind of support and love when he was alive,... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang If you will, forget the last Manchester derby. Yes, the same one that Balotelli put the current champions to the sword and still had the audacity ask – via an unveiled shirt – “Why always me?”. Sunday’s North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur has been the best intra-city game so far... Read More
by Lekan Olanrenwaju and Rachel Ogbu Veteran Nigerian actor Chief James Akwari Iroha, popularly known as “Gringory” after his role in the television show “New Masquerade” has passed away. A message posted by his son on the actor’s facebook page read: “Sept 1942 _ Feb 2012 Not long ago a man we have all come to love, a... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Fashion rocks. We agree And so do the industry’s movers and shakers. In an industry that sells youth and beauty as the finished product, these cool kids lead the way. We present our power list of the 10 most influential names in fashion today. Of course you are welcome to agree... Read More
Introducing The Annual YNaija Power List! We present the most influential young Nigerians under 35 in Business, Fashion, Media, Entertainment, Technology and Politics! We’re not talking influence or popularity; we’re talking to power to make things happen beyond their immediate spaces. by ‘Ifreke Inyang Let’s not even argue this – New Media is where the... Read More
It is annoying. Yet, I understand our frustration in trying so hard to be part of globalisation. I just attended my last Industry Night at Oriental Hotel. I was told WizKid was to perform. Yes, he is one of my favourite Nigerian artistes and has shown that he is leading the team of extraordinary amazing... Read More
By ‘Ifreke Inyang Exciting things are currently happening in Nigeria’s flourishing technology scene. It’s the one place where the word start-up finds its purest meaning in Nigeria. In our Annual YNaija Power List series, we take a list of at least 10 of its most powerful names and hands. You can agree or disagree sharply... Read More
by Daniel Essien Le’mmon of Lime Lite Records, has dropped the video for his song, ‘Unbelievable’. The song is the lead soundtrack for the Kunle Abiola-Ige produced movie, ‘Lust’, which is yet to be released and stars Wole Ojo, Sani Danje, Taiwo Aromokun, etc. The R&B singer is set to stamp his mark this year,... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The multi award winning record label, Chocolate City, which has brought us such household names as M.I, Jesse Jagz, Iceprince, and Brymo is proud to announce that they have signed a new artist. So far, Chocolate City has an all-male cast as its line up but due to demand from the public, the label... Read More
by Chi Ibe Bular officially steps out with his debut single titled ‘Ma Bo’. Born Henry Anaege Somtochukwu, Bular’s new single according to the 21 year old musician is a Nigerian pop song that was inspired by his desire to create the kind of music everyone can relate to irrespective of age in any part... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche We present the winners and losers of the 84th Academy Awards The Artist Became the little film that could when it blew away the rest of the competition by winning top honors in the acting, directing and best picture categories. Not bad for a silent film made in black and white and... Read More
By Lekan Olanrewaju About 5000 foreigners mainly from Niger and Chad have, according to immigration services, been sent back to their home countries from Nigeria over the past six months to curb growing extremist insurgency. “We have repatriated some 5 000 foreigners, including those who have been refused entry into the country,” immigration services spokesperson... Read More
By Lekan Olanrewaju. Former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu this weekend called for collaboration between Nigeria and United States in the fights against terrorism, corruption and consolidation of democratic institutions. He made this call while receiving a US delegation which was led by a staff member of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee,... Read More
StyleMania Magazine goes monthly this March with its fifth cover, which features Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, the award winning Nollywood actress, humanitarian and social activist. As a result of the change in the frequency of our periodical, StyleMania Magazine will be published every month still at the retail price of N1, 000 only. See more sneak... Read More
From one late comment on Nicki Minaj’s Grammy performance which didn’t sit too well with the general public to discussions on the conviction of a certain Nigerian ex-governor, check out the top tweets from yesterday. @tejucole: To make the other kings look lazy, His Majesty the Awulaje of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, 78, has enrolled... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang In the past few weeks, we have featured four upcoming fashion designers in YNaija’s Cutting Edge series. We’ve had Ajima Ogbole who is doing amazing stuff with her label, Su2rah. Chikezie Daniel Onwuchekwa who plays around with buttons and Ankara pieces to great effect on contemporary outfits, opened up on the ‘Afrocentric... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu James Ibori was going for the kill, the national cake as president of Nigeria. Even as he’s probably squatting in a corner of a British cell, he must obviously still be nursing such aspirations. Therefore we are not counting our chickens yet as this man’s record shows his deceit knows no bounds.... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche The 84th Academy awards were held Sunday night and big winners include the silent film, ‘The Artiste’, ‘Hugo’, Meryl Streep and Octavia Spencer. Billy Crystal returned as host for the ninth time after Eddie Murphy controversially pulled out. While his return was widely considered a safe and welcome option, his eventual performance... Read More
Seyi Lawal Ghanaian music star Becca features 2Face Idibia on a brand new track titiled ‘Bad Man Bad Girl’. The promo pictures for the song are hot and so is the new single. The video was directed by Precision Media. The video was shot in Ghana earlier this month. Click here to listen:
by Lekan Olanrewaju Perennial Raspberry award favourite, Adam Sandler has set a new record for number of nominations. The actor has nabbed 11 nominations in this year’s edition of the Academy Awards spoof which seeks to “reward” the worst efforts in film. Sandler broke the record for cinematic awfulness previously held by Eddie Murphy who... Read More
Seyi Lawal Young Pizzy a rapper who has given us a number of good hits is back again after dropping a hit song ‘Make You Clap’ which featured Hakym The Dream. This Time he’s back with a very creative song titled ‘Rumour Has It’ which is a cover to Adele’s ‘Rumour Has It’, and he... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju “I am baffled by the way sophisticated theologians who know Adam and Eve never existed still keep talking about it.” -Professor Richard Dawkins The Oxford University on Thursday held a debate between the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and Professor Richard Dawkins on the subject of evolution. The first of such debates... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Call it premonition, Best Actress winner, Meryl Streep wore a dress that matched the golden statuette…how did she know? It was more ‘Golden Lady’ and less ‘Iron Lady.’ While Streep was matching her gown with the prize, well…em others were matching theirs with the carpet And Octavia Spencer won... Read More
By Lekan Olanrewaju The U.S. Supreme Court has said it will on Tuesday listen to arguments from parties on allegations of abuses perpetrated against the people and environment of Ogoniland. There have been allegations of environmental and human rights abuses against Shell in the Ogoni region in Nigeria but the hearing will seek to determine... Read More
by Seyi Lawal A new study has released shocking news about the effects of marijuana use. We all knew that smoking weed had its health side effects despite the medical assistance claims offered but the new findings according to a Norwegian study 25 years in the making, repeat marijuana users reported feeling less dedicated to work... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Great news filtered in with the announcement of a major motion picture adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s award winning sophomore novel, ‘Half of a yellow sun’ by the respected film maker, Biyi Bandele. This was a chance to tell our story from our perspective, in a different medium. After all, we had been... Read More
By Lekan Olanrewaju The 84th Annual Academy Awards have finally come and gone with many heaving sighs of relief that their favourites won, many seething at what they view as the injustice of their favourites not winning, and others generally sitting back and enjoying the show with a hilarious comment here and there. We... Read More