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December 30, 2019

The arguments are over but the rights of LGBTQ Nigerians are still not taken seriously

The LGBT discourse which made the rounds on Twitter late last week after Feminist, Gender-Equality advocate and award-winning Documentary filmmaker Kiki Mordi tweeted about the absurdity of queer people loving differently still being criminalized, thanks to the 2014 SSMPA law opened the ground for unintelligent but persistently homophobic sentiments. Unsurprised and unimpressed. It’s almost 2020... Read More
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December 30, 2019

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu profiles Omoyele Sowore: The brazenly fearless | Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee

As I write this, Omoyele Sowore has been released from the custody of the DSS, the Nigerian secret police. He was rearrested illegally in contravention of the law and an order of a court granting him bail – actions that we can now surmise the Nigerian government took out of desperation. Such is the explosive... Read More
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December 30, 2019

Chude Jideonwo: Why Naira Marley is the Culture Icon of the Year

Naira Marley can smell your fear. He can smell your desperate need to be liked and approved of. He can smell the desire to be part of polite society, to maintain the appearances and conventions that make you accepted in a tribe. He can smell the double standards that emerge when a mob seeks to establish its own righteousness,... Read More
Blogs, For The Culture
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December 30, 2019

‘Segun’s life affirms that there is integrity in enabling others’ | Raphael Duntoye profiles Segun Agbaje (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee)

This year, Guaranty Trust Bank welcomed hundreds of vendors and thousands of guests to shop, network and engage in with its financial innovations outside of a banking hall. An estimated 100,000 people visited at least one of the bank’s diverse events or engaged with its projects and thousands more were reached through its efforts in... Read More
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December 29, 2019

Concerts shouldn’t cost attendees their money and their lives

A typical Lagos music concert has the potential for explosive disorderliness; depending on the artist and the crowd they’re able to command, there is always the tendency of something going terribly wrong. Sometimes with the concert itself, and unfailingly with the unsuspecting concert-goers who simply want to have a good time while showing support for... Read More
The Media Blog
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December 29, 2019

‘His ambition is the stuff of legends’ | Mo Abudu profiles Herbert Wigwe (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee)

Herbert Wigwe has become a staple in many Person Of The Year lists, for good reason too. His backstory is aspirational as they come, and his ambition is the stuff of legend. Leaving the safety of a career in an equally promising bank to start Access Bank in partnership with AIG Imokhuede seemed foolhardy, but... Read More
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December 29, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Soundman,These Buhari Times…Peep the 10 most notable mixtapes of the year

The unmissable and most interesting sounds of the year Chulo Vibes- Timaya If there is anything Timaya has proven adept at, it is making inescapable dance anthems. The primary objective of Chulo Vibes is to bring you to your feet. By any means necessary. Influenced by music from the Caribbean regions, Chulo Vibes– Timaya’s first... Read More
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December 29, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Killin Dem, Jealous, Baby…These are the 10 biggest songs of the year

Criteria is a mix of Youtube views, radio airplay, Spotify streams, cultural impact and a smidge of critical appreciation. Don’t argue. Designer- Niniola ft. Sarz Sarz does a wonder on the percussive heavy beat for Niniola’s Designer, a racy, hectic song that works as an anti-consumerism screed. Designer preaches true love and companionship over material... Read More
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December 29, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Dangote, Jealous, Cash…The 10 best pop songs of the year

These songs were not just popular hits, they impressed us with the scale of their artistry. Ayo- Simi Simi’s bubbly infectious ode to the good life isn’t just a prosperity anthem even though it feels like one for most of its running time. Repurposing a forgotten tune from the highlife band, The Anambra Beats, Simi... Read More
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December 29, 2019

Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi profiles Chimamanda Adichie: A cultural icon | Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year Nominee 2019

In late 2019, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie announced she was moving the Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop from Lagos to Awka in Anambra, it marked the beginning of a new era for Adichie’s extremely influential writing workshop and another assertion of her identity and pride in being a Nigerian contributing to the cultural renaissance we have... Read More
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December 28, 2019

A ‘Good time with Davido’ was totally lit and my S5 was the perfect date for the event. “She was brilliant”

Infinix Mobility knows how much Nigerians love entertainment, and for years now, they have given it hot every chance they get. so, it wasn’t much of a surprise that at Davido’s concert, Infinix Mobility was there all the way, turning up right there with Nigerians, giving maximum support to their brand ambassador – Davido. “Good... Read More
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December 28, 2019

Tolu Ogunlesi profiles Busola Dakolo: A picture of bravery (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee)

Written by: Tolu Ogunlesi In 2017, TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year recognition went to “the Silence Breakers” – a diverse array of “voices” (mostly Americans, naturally; and many of them movie stars, from Hollywood) who helped launch the #MeToo movement. In the age of Social Media, consciousness travels fast. It was inevitable that the... Read More
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December 28, 2019

“Bintu – The Musical” brings the crisis in Nigeria’s Northeast to the stage

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday, 19 December premiered Bintu – The Musical, at the MUSON Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The theatre production is a bold and thoughtful dramatization of the humanitarian impact of the decade-long crisis that has plagued Nigeria’s north-eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. WFP taps into Nigeria’s... Read More
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December 28, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: African Giant, Lucid, Moral Instruction… The 10 best albums of the year

The soundtracks of our year. Omo Charlie Champagne Volume 1- Simi The third Simi album comes nowhere to touching the magic that made 2017’S Simisola such a rewarding musical experience. A safe guess would be that the record was made primarily to fulfil contract obligations before she parted ways with X3M music. Simi can write... Read More
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December 28, 2019

Ife Adebayo profiles Corper Stephen Teru: A fortune changer | Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee 

In recent years, the National Youth Service Corps has become a source of intense debate. Many argue that it has overstayed its usefulness and become a sink of resources and waste of valuable post-graduation time of young impressionable Nigerians. Others believe it is an important opportunity for young Nigerians to step out of their artificial... Read More
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December 28, 2019

Banky Wellington profiles Dr. Tony Rapu: A true grassroots leader | Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee

By Banky Wellington Fairly recently, while delivering a TedX speech in Lagos Nigeria, I said something along the lines of…“In Nigeria, it feels like we have mastered the scripture that says ‘pray without ceasing,’ but we have forgotten about the one that says ‘faith without works is dead.’” I referenced those scriptures to make the point... Read More
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December 28, 2019

#YNaija2019Review: Tiwa’s 49-99, Teni’s Billionaire…Peep the 10 best videos of the year

We were left bewitched, bothered and bewildered by these videos. Stunning work all around. Shut Up- Blaqbonez Furious looking men in wedding gowns clutching machine guns and driving through the city on bikes. Count us in. in presenting his identity, Blaqbonez has always shown a willingness to ignore conventional rap codes while blurring gender lines.... Read More
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December 27, 2019

We thought the year of ridiculous policies was finally over, but Kano says no

This year saw quite a number of preposterous bills and laws getting proposed and enacted. From the social media bill to the ridiculous allocations made to small administrative offices, our lawmakers, governors, and representatives did persist in deviating from matters that are of top priority to the lives and well-being of everyday Nigerians, to concentrating... Read More
Counter Culture Blog, Editor's Pick
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December 27, 2019

Noble Igwe’s recent tweets will tell you where we are with the patriarchy

In the ever pulsating conversations around gender-equality that happen on social media, domestic responsibilities i.e cooking has been passed around as one of the most primal parts of the conversation. While many (read men) tend to dismiss the possibility of splitting this particular domestic responsibility with their wives on the argument that it isn’t much... Read More
Editor's Pick, The Media Blog
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December 27, 2019

‘On your mandate the tech industry stands’ | Iyinoluwa Aboyeji profiles Bosun Tijani, YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee

Written by: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji  “By their fruits you shall know them.” – Mathew 7:16 When I returned to Nigeria in 2013 to start building startups, like most of my peers from that time my permanent address was the sixth floor of Bosun’s CcHUB in Yaba. The other address was an expensive wardrobe with a floor... Read More
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