by ‘Ifreke Inyang Ayoola Abdulwahab, or you can call him Shayne, has dropped another potential hit single titled ‘I don’t know’. In August, Shayne made his debut in the music industry as Africa’s youngest music producer, rapper, singer and songwriter. And his self-produced debut single, ‘Problems Away’, featuring Loopey Records diva Lindsey, left no one... Read More
By Tokunbo Holloway Tobenna Okoli is a writer, a blogger, a publisher and a businessman. This man is set to spread his wings How many books have you written? One is published: The Excellent Result. I’m writing a second book at the moment. Tell us about the book? It’s a tale of an ambitious writer who faces... Read More
by Tokunbo Esan A new artist hits the Naija music scene with a really cool debut music video. No one knows his name or the title of his song, but clues of his identity are hidden in the music video. That’s the catch. The competition requires participants to watch and search for the answers hidden within... Read More
By Tokunbo Holloway Twins Aaron and Sharon Igho known by the stage name; Addiction came into the lime light in 2005. They shared the stage with 2face, Ruggedman and others. Recently, the duo released a hit single tittled ‘Show’ . This is just one of the songs on their forth coming album. Other tracks to look forward to... Read More
By Esther Ubonu South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW) has appointed Obi Asika, CEO of Storm 360 Records as a speaker and panelist for its forthcoming Music and Media conference. The South by Southwest, which is the largest music and media conference in America, is an iconic event. Through this means, Mr Asika working... Read More
Rachel Ogbu Season 6 of ‘Top Model of Colour’ will be taking place on 3rd December at the luxurious Porchester Hall in london. Uber Africa TMC Season 6 is entitled “Magic Meets Fashion” and it will be an evening of illusion seeing Europe’s top models compete for the coveted title. Special appearances will be made by... Read More
Get a Job in Nigeria: Flour Mills Subsidiary(Golden Sugar) Recruiting Fast growing Telecomms company recruiting. Top Science Equipment Manufacturer recruiting Leading Pharmaceutical company recruiting in 6 Positions Manufacturing company in lagos recruiting Urgent Vacancies in Abuja. Property Investment Company recruiting in 4 Departments UNICEF Recruiting Outreach Children’s Hospital recruiting in Lagos Fast growing Manufacturing... Read More
By Hauwa Gambo In case you missed it, our stars have finally joined the big leagues! There used to be a time when the National Honours List for Nigeria only had politicians, businessmen, activists, and bankers. That seems to have changed finally as it’s a bouquet of Honours for some of the brightest stars of... Read More
by Yetunde Holloway Nigerian rapper and “Jollof” music creator Lynxx, recently marked the illustrious register at the Factory78tv studios in London. He was in the UK performing at the O2 supporting the one and only, TuFace Idibia and other guest artistes. Lynxx opened up to F78tv’s Adesope on everything from his break in... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang The You Tweet! series has produced yet another winner. In the months of September and October, we profiled four tweeters who let us into their individual experiences on the social networking site. That list included @vivsleek, @RIPFaceboook, @MrFixNigeria and @ToluOgunlesi. They then took their turns in campaigning for our votes and for... Read More
by Oreoluwa Fakorede In today’s list: Rihanna talks the talk with Jay-Z, Jessie J hooks up with David Guetta, Asher Roth makes uncommon knowledge common and Flo Rida speaks a foreign language. You won’t believe your ears. 1. Rihanna – Talk The Talk (Featuring Jay-Z) [EXPLICIT] Genre: R&B/Hip-Hop Download 2. Flo Rida – Parapapa ... Read More
by Oreoluwa Fakorede At its unveiling on September 28, 2011, online superstore Amazon’s 7-inch form factor tablet was hailed (like several failed hypes before it) as the true iPad killer. But with its dual-core 1GHz processor running on an unimpressive 512MB of RAM, internal storage that peaks at eight measly gigabytes, a capable yet somewhat... Read More
By Rachel Ogbu The British and Nigerian governments struck a deal yesterday to re-open flights from Abuja to London for its flagship airline Arik Air, running seven trips a week. London Heathrow had stopped Arik from flying Abuja-London last month. The two countries had a disagreement over landing slots and ticket pricing which almost... Read More
By Olaiya Tolufashe On Thursday, December 15, in Lagos, comedian, TV host and entrepreneur Ayo Makun (AY) will be presenting the official premiere of the DVD ‘AY Live: Another Invasion’, which will hold at the Ekpo Muson Centre. Can I share with you five quick facts you really should know about the one-of-a-kind event? Leggo!... Read More
by Esther Ubonu It’s time to face the music! Lord of Ajasa, Nigeria’s ethnic hip-hop star releases ‘Anywhere I Dey Go,’ today the 15th of November. Producer, ID Cabasa, worked on this new single therefore there is no doubt that this one is going to blow. Born Olusegun Osaniyi, Ajasa was crowned the Lord of Flavour (Ajasa is... Read More
The 5th Northern Nigeria International Agricultural Summit(Nonias-agric-summit) tagged Kano 2011 will hold from Thursday 6 to Thursday 8 December2011.at Muritala Mohammed Library complex, Kano State, the organisers have announced. The conference will include workshops, seminar, exhibition, business meeting and training for farmers, non-farmers, investors, retirees, women and youth. The theme of the conference is Promoting... Read More
by Sola Fasasi On Friday, the 13th edition of the influential “cultural picnic”, the Lagos Book and Art Festival, will start this Friday at the Freedom Park in Lagos. The festival will hold from November 18 – 20, and will kick off with two colloquiums as well as a big festival party headlined by the... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo On Friday, 11-11-11 at the Lagoon Restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos, the 2011 edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards held, gathering a posse of Nollywood’s brightest. Popular movies such as Damage and Inale picked up awards. YNaija updates readers live from the event and now we have pictures and the full... Read More
by Sola Fasasi Nigerian ICT advocate and Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, ‘Gbenga Sesan will be holding a live <http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/> Google Plus hangout session with <http://www.cp-africa.com/2011/09/13/winners-of-the-android-developers-challenge-afrinolly-nigeria-olalashe-kenya-and-shoppers-delight-kenya/> finalists of this year’s Android Developer Challenge. This year’s challenge winners include Nigeria’s Afrinolly App, Kenya’s Olaleshe and Kenya’s Shoppers’ Delight App. The Google Plus Hangout holds on... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Adam Sandler is one of Hollywood’s bankable stars. His movies earn millions of dollars at the box office even in the midst of scathing negative reviews from the critics. However his most recent comedy “Jack & Jill’’ is sinking to depths scarier than the Titanic, and it’s turning out to be the... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Uber successful pop duo P-square, heartthrob-Wizkid and rapper- Ice Prince, lead the pack of performers that will headline the finals of the planned Amstel Malta Show Time. The event is billed for the 18th of November at the upscale Harbour Points Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Singer, Darey Art Alade has landed... Read More
Editor’s note: To apply for any of the jobs below, click on the job of your choice. RECENT VACANCIES 14th November 2011 Process Operators, Electrical Technicians at Flour Mills of Nigeria. Plc Mechanical Fitters at Flour Mills of Nigeria. Plc Accountant, Manager, Public Relation Officer, Waitress at a Medium Size Company Instrumentation Engineer,... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Is it something about Texas (which gave us George “They misunderstimated me” Bush)? If you live in America, you probably have seen this clip played to death of Fox News, MSNBC and everywhere with a small screen; well let’s rewind a little. America’s politics has always been exciting, but it got even... Read More
by Yemi Olowu After earning pop credibility from Big Brother Amplified house DJs, Runz has returned with the release of his second track, Supernova. His previous work Buga had massive air play and earned the respect of pop lovers who also voted him as The Next Big Thing for YNaija.com in August. Supernova is a pop-electro experience,... Read More
By Richard Adetokunbo There might be a new champion but last year’s winner of Naija sings, Casey Ed, is our man anytime. Casey Jolomi Edema comes with another hot Joint titled ‘Not the Girl.’ Learning from the King of Pop, Casey began his career singing in church. He soon became a local... Read More
by Yemi Olowu Light skinned Nellyon Mesik, is a model with a business mind. A Marketing student at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State. Nellyon has a serious mind. The Delta State born stud is not the type to play with when it comes to business. He speaks about the fashion indutry and modelling in Nigeria. Tell... Read More
By Wilfred Okiche This week, we introduce a hot new column focused on bloggers and what they are talking about! YNaija visits these blogs and brings you the roundup of what is fresh, what is hot and what is worth talking about. Welcome to the world acording to the bloggers. Let’s go! Niyi Tabiti’s Gistmater... Read More
By Hauwa Gambo FAB Magazine marks another first as the first African publication to have a cross-platform app – The FAB Magazine App, now available to download worldwide on Android, the iPhone and the iPad. …over 200 pages of fashion, beauty and lifestyle. For £1.99 for the app (which allows you a free issue as... Read More
By Rachel Ogbu The crowd made up of about 5,000 people shouted “mafioso” and “buffoon” A mixture of cheers and boos greeted the departing Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, as he arrived at his Rome residence before he travelled to the Presidential palace to hand in his resignation yesterday. The crowd made up of about... Read More