First Photos: Banky W, Sola Sobowale, Timini Egbuson, Mimi Onalaja, Adebola Williams, Kiki Mordi, others step out as Mitsubishi Nigeria hosts The Future Awards Africa 2019 nominees

The fun and exciting experience of Budweiser’s Viewing Parties

Since July, when Budweiser announced the signing of a multi-year deal with both English Premier League and LaLiga, the King of Beers has continued to be one of the most visible brands in sports sponsorship. The brand has showcased its uniqueness at creating relevant, grand and memorable experiences with exciting, fun packed viewing parties that... Read More

Budweiser Viewing Parties

Zenith Bank is back with ‘Style by Zenith 2.0’

Participate in the largest lifestyle event of 2019. Style By Zenith 2.0 promises to be 3 days of fun, bargain price yuletide, shopping, games, masterclasses, music performance by top Nigerian artistes and lots more. Date: November 29th, 2019 to 1st December, 2019. Venue: Eko Energy City Grounds (next to Eko Atlantic) along Ahmadu Bello Way,... Read More

Style By Zenith 2.0

Funke Akindele-Bello, Your Excellency

Funke Akindele-Bello and Akin Lewis are hilarious in new trailer for EbonyLife’s blockbuster, ‘Your Excellency’

EbonyLife Films, producer of Fifty, The Wedding Party movies and Chief Daddy has just released a very funny trailer for its latest feature film, the social-media-driven political satire, Your Excellency. As usual, Funke Akindele-Bello is in fine comedic form, as the other half of Akin Lewis who plays presidential aspirant Chief Olalekan Ajadi, giving just... Read More

Extra

Burna Boy, Debo Ogundoyin, Kenneth Udekwe, Israel Adesanya and Nigeria’s #Metoo Movement; Khadijah Adamu, Damilola Marcus and Kiki Mordi are honorees for #TFAA2019 Young Person of the Year

Celebrating their excellence and distinction regardless of barriers in tribe and religious differences, Damini ‘Burna Boy’ Ogulu, Debo Ogundoyin, Kenneth Udekwe, Israel Adesanya and initiations of various social change movement, NigeriaMetooMovement; Khadijah Adamu, Damilola Marcus and Kiki Mordi, have been nominated for the ‘Young Person of the Year’ category of the continent’s biggest youth awards,... Read More

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Nigerian Army to prosecute 70 soldiers found defaulting in the fight against terrorism

The Nigeria Army on Thursday, November 7th inaugurated a General Court Martial to prosecute 70 erring personnel found defaulting in the counter-insurgency operation in the North East. According to Brig.-Gen. Abdul Khalifa, the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, the court was inaugurated in accordance with Section 131(2) (d) of the Armed Forces Act, CAP A20... Read More

Top Stories

Nigerian Army, Osinbajo, Timaya

Here are the funny tweets we saw from Nigerians on the internet today

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: Imagine I train my waist now, then next year I... Read More

Union Bank hosted the Nigerian premiere of ‘The Lost Okoroshi’ and we have got pictures

Last weekend, Union Bank hosted the Nigerian premiere of The Lost Okoroshi at the IMAX Cinemas in Lekki, Lagos. The event drew actors, movie enthusiasts, and Union Bank executives including the Chief Executive Officer, Emeka Emuwa, for an evening of networking, fun, and quality entertainment. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as, “a colourful rejection of... Read More

Abba Makama, Union Bank and The Lost Okoroshi

Terra Kulture to host Vesta Orchestra Afri-Classical Concert Series debut on November 13

Nigerian-based orchestra, The Vesta Orchestra is set to hold the first of a four-part Afri-Classical series concert on Wednesday, 13th November 2019, at the Terra Kulture Arena, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Vesta Orchestra is an independent orchestra of up to 40 musicians, dedicated to the promotion of music by African-classical, Nigerian Highlife, and Nigerian contemporary composers. Their... Read More

Terra Kulture, Vestra Orchestra Afri-classical Concert Series

Make way! Mimi Onalaja is starting her own show on Youtube

If you want an understanding of how media has changed over the last 10 years, then all you need to do is look at influencers. Once a small niche, influence has become the mainstay of the media industry and the main motivation for audiences to turn on their televisions waste a few megabytes of data... Read More

The Media Blog

BAP Productions to premiere ‘Man Enough’ in Lagos on November 10

‘Man Enough’, a stage play directed by Bolanle Austen-Peters under BAP Productions, is set to premiere at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos this Sunday, 10 November, 2019. The play which will be performed at the same venue every Sunday till 24 November stars an exciting mix of actors including Tana Adelana, Gideon Okeke, Juliana Olayode,... Read More

BAP Productions, Man Enough stage play

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Nigerian Senate proposes 14 years jail term for sexual predators in universities

The Sexual Harassment Bill sponsored by the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege and President Muhammadu Buhari’s Finance Bill sponsored by Senate Leader, Abdullahi Yahaya scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate on Novemeber 6. Ezrel Tabiowo, Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate said in a statement that the proposed legislation titled “A Bill... Read More

Glenfiddich unveils new expression “Glenfiddich Grand Cru” in Nigeria

The world’s most awarded single malt whisky, Glenfiddich, has unveiled a new addition to their robust whisky collection, Glenfiddich Grand Cru with two exclusive launch events in Abuja and Lagos on Saturday, 19th and 26th October respectively. The new whisky, Glenfiddich Grand Cru is first matured for 23 years in handpicked American and European oak... Read More

The YNaija Cover – 6th November

It’s been a month since season four of Big Brother Naija aired, and, most importantly, a month since the show crowned Mercy Eke as its first female winner. And that’s why it makes the YNaija Cover today.

Cover Stories

cover

Here are the funny tweets we saw from Nigerians on the internet today

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: I have made many mistakes in life but you see... Read More

Winners emerge in the FCMB Flexxtern 4.0 Contest

Another set of thirty young Nigerian graduates are ready to gain first-hand work experience and employment opportunity in the corporate world under the fourth edition of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) internship programme and contest, tagged #FCMBFlexxtern. The participants, who are between the ages of 16 and 25, emerged victorious in an online contest... Read More

Winners emerge in the FCMB Flexxtern 4.0 Contest

Mitsubishi Nigeria, The Future Awards Africa and the need for sustainable impact through youth participation

There are three times as many Nigerian youth migrants in Europe and America than migrants from every other West African country. According to the new report published by the United Nations in April 2019, which researched in depth youth migration patterns, it was calculated at 32 percent in 1999, as compared to less than 15... Read More

Mitsubishi Nigeria, The Future Awards Africa

Workshops by renowned professionals, networking and fun! Lagos Cocktail Week 2019 was a success

It is often said that one should not mix business with pleasure. But at Lagos Cocktail Week 2019 (LCW), this rule was broken for a great cause, as hospitality industry practitioners from all over the world, and cocktail enthusiasts converged for 2 days of learning, networking, and loads of fun! The Lagos Cocktail Week kicked... Read More

Lagos Cocktail Week 2019

Want to make the perfect fashion statement? Try the Tecno Camon 12 Air

Style and functionality all rolled up in one with the new TECNO Camon 12 Air. The Camon series comes in as very functional while being adorned by the Dot-In-Display. Some would say a phone can’t make a fashion statement, but the Camon 12 air makes a bold fashion statement. Years ago, you could tell a... Read More

Tecno Camon 12 Air

FCMB excites Nigerians at COPA Lagos Beach Soccer Tournament

FCMB Excites Nigerians at COPA Lagos Beach Soccer Tournament The 2019 edition of the COPA Lagos Beach Soccer Tournament, sponsored by First City Monument Bank (FCMB) came to an exciting end on Sunday, November 3, with a commitment by the Bank to sustain its support to initiatives that promote youths, sports and overall national development.... Read More

COPA Lagos Beach Soccer Tournament, FCMB Copa Lagos

Top 5 movies we are most looking forward to in November

The film world is still churning with the news about the disqualification of Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart from 2020 Oscar race. Lionheart, which entered for the Best International Feature Film category, was made ineligible by the Academy because it’s mostly an ”English film.” Hello, we were colonised by Britain and English is our official language. Frankly,... Read More

Fret not, Lionheart’s disqualification at the Oscars has its own peculiar lesson about media

Twitter was agog this morning when it was announced that Genevieve Nnaji’s juggernaut of a film, Lionheart, had been disqualified from the Oscar running for best International Film. The category, former called the Best Foreign Language film had given Africa its first Oscar, won by South African gangsta film Tsotsi. Since then, films like Wanuri Kahiu’s Rafiki... Read More

The Media Blog

Lionheart, Media

Akwa Ibom takes a stand on #SexForGrades and other universities can learn a thing or two

Ever since news of the #SexForGrades documentary broke, tearing social media apart and abruptly ending the philandering careers of a number of high profile professors in the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana, Nigerians have been waiting from an official response from the authorities in whose hands the lives of the students harassed... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Akwa Ibom, Eno Ibanga, SexForGrades

5 Things that Should Matter Today: House of Reps warns that Nigeria may suffer another Ebola crisis

Members of the House of Representatives says if measures are not quickly put in place, Nigeria may suffer another Ebola crisis. The lawmakers said this during plenary yesterday November 5th. The lawmakers while debating on two motions, the first on the need to put adequate measures regarding the “looming reoccurrence” of the Ebola crisis in... Read More

The YNaija Cover – 5th November

Fire on Tuesday gutted a five-storeyed building housing different businesses at Balogun market, Lagos Island. The fire had started in the early hours of today, and fire servicemen are currently on the ground, making frantic effort to put out the inferno.

Cover Stories

cover

Here are the funny tweets we saw from Nigerians on the internet today

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: Just for me to check if iPhone 11 pro will size... Read More

Check out how Nollywood stars stunned on the red carpet for the ”Living In Bondage” sequel premiere

It was beyond doubt a night to remember as the Lagos premiere of the classic 90s sequel Living in Bondage-Breaking Free had the major stars on the 2nd of November at Filmhouse Cinemas, Lekki phase 1. In August 2015, Charles Okpaleke acquired the rights to Living in Bondage for a period of ten years under... Read More

Living In Bondage sequel premiere