Don’t be confused by figures of economic growth – the percentage of people living below the poverty line has increased. Nigeria needs twenty years of continuous excellent leadership to catch up with the current development level obtainable around the world. Let’s not worry about where others would be by then. So let’s do what... Read More
Judging by the fact that the transcript of D’banj interview with SaharaReporters TV is still one of the most-read stories on this platform even one week after it happened, this continues to be a hot button topic for thousands of young Nigerians – as it should be. (See the interview transcript HERE.) No one –... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Republican candidate Mitt Romney has delivered yet another memorable addition to his long line of verbal flubs. Speaking Friday to the Detroit Economic Club at the city’s football station, he said: “I love this country. Actually I love this state. This feels good, being back in Michigan. You know, the trees are the... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Lanre Dabiri, who we love to call eLDee the Don, is a lot of things – record label owner, producer, songwriter, recording artiste, father, and husband. Yesterday, Henry Okelue (@4eyedmonk) took charge of our weekly Friday interview, and got him to answer several questions. Here’s an excerpt: @YNaija: The #YNaijainterview starts... Read More
Seyi Lawal The ninth edition is here! Book n Gauge is hosted by PulpFaction Book Club, in collaboration with Debonair Bookstore, Yaba, Lagos, and Wordsmithy Media. Book n Gauge IX: Nine and Still Counting would feature El-Nukoya; author, Nine Lives; Soul sensation NayoSoul and Spoken word performer Razaq Ivori. El-Nukoya whose work is in focus... Read More
Chi Ibe Today Cross River will have the opportunity to vote for its next Executive Governor. However, opposition candidates complained that the state-owned Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC) restricted access to its channels for radio jingles and TV adverts. The PA to the ANPP Candidate, Mr Roy Francis had claimed they paid CRBC for adverts... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Molly Brown runs the fashion label called ‘Ophelia Parle’, which literally means ‘The Helper Speaks’. But it is her well-crafted pieces that speak volumes about her talent. What is the origin of your label? ‘Ophelia Parle’ meaning Ophelia Speaks(Parle means ‘speaks’ in french). Ophelia is a Greek name that means help. It is... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Storm 360 group has launched Eden Lifestyle; a blog focused on health, nutrition, sports and events. The welcome section of the site reads: “Welcome to Eden Lifestyle! Its a way of life, a state of mind, a new attitude to living..papa’s got a brand new bag. Eden represent taking control of... Read More
It looks like Chris Brown and trouble are becoming one and the same entity. The Grammy Award winning dancer may soon be adding theft to his list of felonies. Brown has being accused of “robbery by snatching”, an act which could send him to jail for probation violation. A video, shown below, has now surfaced,... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Below is text of a press release issued by the communication representatives for singer Asa: “It has come to our attention that a certain Nigerian Chronotech Limited (a CD factory) based in Lagos Nigeria is preparing to go into commercial production of a purported Asa music production titled ‘Down On Me’.... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo A police station in Gombe, the capital of Gombe State is confirmed under siege, alongside different locations in the city. Details are murky but explosions and exchange of gunfire are reported. A citizen correspondent (name withheld) for YNaija who works in a bank in the state reports being stuck in the office... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Seductive crooner, Lami is back with the video for ‘Ori mi wu’, the first single of her upcoming sophomore set, ‘Pieces of love.” The video was directed by Tom Robson and features Choc boy, Ice Prince. The rapper is cast in the lover boy role and both artistes seem to be having... Read More
Compiled by Wilfred Okiche Modeling is one profession that has garnered it’s fair share of critics and cliches and the models have been made to bear the brunt of it all. The hashtag, #ShitModelsSay was recently trending and fashion blogger, Yemi Olowu who has plenty of stories to tell from working with models had a... Read More
A new app, called SpeakYoruba is about to make it’s debut on the iOS platform. The application, created by developer Omolabake Adenle aims to help users learn the Yoruba language by the use of animated flash cards with one word representing a letter in the Yoruba alphabet. The application works with both English and... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Pop/high life duo, Bracket have released the video for ‘Girl’, a hit track taken off their current album, ‘Cupid stories’ (read our album review here The song does it’s best to straddle both the high life and pop genres- to debatable results we might add but the video knows it’s direction and... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Janet Hubert, an American tv actress best known for her work on the early seasons of the popular sitcom, ”The fresh prince of Bel-Air’ has called out talk show host, Wendy Williams in an open letter. The actress accused Wendy Williams of making Houston’s life miserable while she was alive and chided... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Fresh off the smashing success recorded from his two previously released singles, ‘Oleku’ and ‘Superstar’, the unstoppable Ice Prince has dropped another video. This one is for the Juju track on his debut album, ‘Everybody loves Ice Prince’ and he takes it to the streets in an urbane, colourful affair. Watch here:... Read More
Following a sold out headlining concert at the Irving Plaza in New York, D’Banj has been featured in a review in the New York Times titled “Undulating in Sequins, He’s a Pop Star for Sure”. The article is featured below. There was talk of kokolets all Sunday night at Irving Plaza. D’Banj, the Nigerian pop... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche They promised it would be hot and we daresay it is. Africa’s most famous twins P square, alongside their muse, May D hook up with the Konvict master himself, Akon in the hotly anticipated video, ‘Chop my money’ off their fifth studio album, The Invasion (read our review here.) The brothers continue... Read More
A US judge on Thursday 23rd February pronounced a 21 month jail sentence for an ex-consultant for KBR Inc. The 63 year old British consultant, Jeffrey Tesler, was indicted for his role in a massive plot to win $6 billion in contracts for a liquefied natural gas facility by bribing Nigerian government officials. Tesler, who... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Top Nigerian website, www.cp-africa.com, run by Google’s Program Officer in Nigeria, Nmachi Jidenma, has rated YNaija as one of the top five blogs. YNaija features in their newest list of top blogs, which hasn’t been updated since May 2011. According to them, “Today, popular Nigerian blogs in many ways drive the media... Read More
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company has stated that three billion pieces of currency notes are printed yearly by the company. Mr Ehi Okoyomon on Thursday spoke at an e-Payment Thought Leadership Breakfast series organized by Intermarc consulting and said while a portion of this figure is kept in vaults... Read More
by Seyi Lawal All Photo Credit: Winston Burris from PR Photos Artist: DENCIA Song; ‘Super Girl’ Video Concept: Dencia Shoot Location: Los Angeles, California USA and Encino California Directed by” Ali Zamani of Az productions Camera: RED Assistant Director: Dencia Choreographer for Dance Scene: Angel B Makeup Artist: Joyce Ifeoma Jacobs Hair stylist: Trevor Kioni... Read More
By Joy Isi Bewaji From the few amazing hip-hop lyrics Nigerians have had the privilege of listening to, to the grumpy mishap of so many others, it would seem that hip-hop admires only one kind of woman – the heavily endowed anatomy that is ‘packed’ on both ends with a lot of thick flesh not... Read More
A primary school in Maiduguri was yesterday set on fire. This comes in the same week in which another non-denominational school was attacked in the Kolumgna suburb of the north-eastern state of Nigeria. Reporters say it bears the hallmarks of an attack by the Islamist Boko Haram group, which has recently threatened to attack non-Islamic schools. The education officer... Read More
by Daniel Essien One of Ghana’s more famous acts, Sakordie, has released the video for his song, ‘I’m in love with you’ off his Rapperholic album. The video was shot on location in Ghana by Big OJ Films and directed by O.J. The clip tells the story of a young man who is desperately trying... Read More
by SaharaReporters, New York Wale Adedayo, a former Chief Press Secretary to ex-Governor Gbenga Daniel has given an unusual insight into political killings in Nigeria. He made these confessions to the Ogun State Truth Commission yesterday in an account in which he suggested that the 2006 assassination of Lagos governorship candidate, Engr. Funso Williams, was... Read More
Summary of the news from Death+Taxes. When a Nigerian-based scamming group hired Australian conwoman Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey as an agent; they weren’t prepared for what would ensue next. Carmel Lobello writes on Death+taxes of how the woman scammed $30,000 from Nigerian scammers. According to Couriermail.com, the scammers hired the 23 year-old in March... Read More
Summary of the News from The New York Times Twenty years after bursting from the grungy street markets of Lagos, the $500 million Nigerian movie business churns out more than a thousand titles a year on average, and trails only Hollywood and Bollywood in terms of revenues. The films are hastily shot and then burned... Read More