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June 24, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 24th of June

Follow the links to check out our latest stories:   The Big 5: Onemola rejects appointment as Lawan’s media aide; Stop attacking our citizens, Abike Dabiri-Erewa warns Togo, Ghana | Other top stories Film Review: Kunle Afolayan’s Mokalik isn’t quite a return to form Eromo Egbejule wants to know why Ben Murray-Bruce is obsessed with... Read More
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June 24, 2019

The Big 5: Onemola rejects appointment as Lawan’s media aide; Stop attacking our citizens, Abike Dabiri-Erewa warns Togo, Ghana | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Onemola rejects appointment as Lawan’s media aide Olu Onemola, who was appointed Special Assistant on New Media by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has rejected the appointment. He announced his decision in a statement on Sunday. Onemola’s appointment was announced in a letter from the Senate... Read More
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June 22, 2019

BREAKING: Super Eagles open AFCON campaign with 1-0 victory

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday began their campaign in the ongoing Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) with a bright start, defeating the Swallows in Battle of Burundi by 1-0 to secure the maximum three points. Played in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, the goal of the game came in the 77th minute from former Watford... Read More
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June 22, 2019

BREAKING: Falcons crash out of FIFA Women’s World Cup

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have crashed out of the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup in France, following a 3-o defeat by Germany in Grenoble. 🔢⬇️#GERNGA 🇩🇪🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/su1qSQ2EZZ — FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) June 22, 2019 The Die Nationalelf of Germany on the other hand, continued their record of reaching at least the quarter-finals... Read More
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June 22, 2019

Borno suicide bombing, the Kyari ”nepotism,” Tiwa Savage repping dark-skinned women – Here’s everything that went down this week

This week was a rollercoaster of buzzy stories, from politics to pop culture and while we routinely reported each of these stories from our YNaija desk, here’s a roundup of everything that went down in the past six days and are still trending today: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo There’s an ongoing outbreak of Ebola... Read More
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June 22, 2019

This Week In Music: Adekunle Gold’s ”Kelegbe Megbe,” Kizz Daniel’s ”Eko,” Simi’s ”Jericho” and more

Because he has nothing better to do with his time, each Saturday, Bernard Dayo brings you the most awe-inspiring, confounding, addictive, or otherwise hilarious moments from the week in music. This week: Adekunle Gold ”Kelegbe Megbe” video >>>>>>>> The video for Kelegbe Megbe finds Adekunle Gold tastefully shaping his neo-Afrobeat sound, orchestrated by still-prolific director... Read More
Culture, The Music Blog
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June 21, 2019

The Late 5: Court adjourns Goje’s corruption trial again; I received N400m from Jonathan and not Dasuki – Metuh | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Court adjourns Goje’s corruption trial again The Federal High Court in Jos on Friday further adjourned the alleged N6 billion fraud case against former Gombe State Governor, Danjuma Goje, by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). According to NAN, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was... Read More
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June 21, 2019

RED | For Africa C.E.O., Adebola Williams to speak at the Leap Masterclass

Adebola Williams is the Group CEO of RED For Africa. A pioneer at the intersection of media, democracy and social change. He co-founded and runs RED For Africa, Africa’s largest portfolio of youth media brands engaging the continent’s youth with leading brands like Red Media Africa, StateCraft Inc, The Future Awards Africa, YNaija.com, amongst others.... Read More
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June 21, 2019

Simi’s video for ”Jericho” featuring Patoranking is the dancehall bop of the summer

Simi has just released the video for Jericho, the dancehall earworm off her third studio album Omo Charlie Champagne Vol. 1 released in April, which features collaborations from Falz, Maleek Berry, and husband Adekunle Gold. Simi is known for catchy, candy-coated melodies, and in the video for Jericho in which Patoranking hops on as a... Read More
Culture, The Music Blog
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June 21, 2019

BUDX LAGOS 2019 with Teni, Zlatan, Kemi Adetiba: Are you Ready?

2019 edition of BUDX is here and it promises to be thrilling as music lovers, artists and fashion enthusiasts will be ushered into a world of fun and excitement mingling, chatting and partying with their favourite stars. Split into Day Time Programming and Night Time Programming, participants are guaranteed a blend of mind boggling experiences... Read More
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June 21, 2019

Tackling increased suicide rates: by eliminating these issues

She was found dead in her room. Reports stated that she committed suicide because she was dumped by her boyfriend. In another report, her friends and uncle stated that she decided to take her life after she was raped by the said boyfriend. She was motivated by the fact that she was a virgin and... Read More
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June 21, 2019

The trailer for D’banj’s reality talk show ”The Adventures of the Koko Master” promises an adventure

Not that anyone is surprised that D’banj is veering into reality television with the announcement of his new series The Adventures of the Koko Master. D’banj’s decade-spanning career in music is illustrious and towering and with a series like Koko Master, it could provide a more balanced perspective about D’banj’s life and experiences aside from... Read More
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June 21, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 21st of June

Follow the links to read our latest stories on YNaija:   BREAKING: Super Falcons qualifies for last 16 of Women World Cup The Big 5: It’s criminal for parents to keep children out of school – Buhari; NAFDAC to ban paraquat, atrazine products, curtail use of Sniper | Other top stories The Late 5: Buhari... Read More
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June 21, 2019

The Big 5: It’s criminal for parents to keep children out of school – Buhari; NAFDAC to ban paraquat, atrazine products, curtail use of Sniper | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Lawan bows to pressure, rescinds Festus Adebayo’s appointment  The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has reversed his appointment of Festus Adedayo as his special adviser for media and publicity. This was made known in a statement by his special assistant on media and publicity, Mohammed Isa.... Read More
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June 20, 2019

BREAKING: Super Falcons qualifies for last 16 of Women World Cup

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have qualified for the second round of the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup in France. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees! #SoarSuperFalcons #Team9jaStrong #NGA https://t.co/v8MG0T58Xz — NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) June 20, 2019 The girls reached the last 16 late Thursday by picking the last of four qualification slots reserved for the best third-placed teams in the groups, 3... Read More
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June 20, 2019

The Late 5: Buhari inaugurates NEC for 2019-2023 session; Kano anti-corruption agency withdraws invitation to Sanusi’s wife | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Buhari inaugurates NEC for 2019-2023 session  President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the 2019-2023 session of the National Economic Council (NEC). The inauguration was done at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The council is chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and includes governors of the 36 states.... Read More
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June 20, 2019

Accelerate TV’s latest show, Brotherhood; Ring of Fire premieres in style at the YouTube Week  

Accelerate TV showcased it’s highly anticipated TV show, Brotherhood; Ring of Fire, at the YouTube week last night. In an event full of glamour and sheer brilliance, the Show was launched in partnership with global streaming giant, YouTube. L- R: Addy Awofisayo, Richard Nnadi, Adebola Williams, Colette Otusheso, Shola Ladoja, Kemi Adetiba, Noble Igwe, Jimmy Odukoya,... Read More
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June 20, 2019

Tiwa Savage didn’t see many dark-skinned women while growing up, and now she wants to be the much-needed representation

Tiwa Savage posted a picture of herself online recently, using the words ”brown skin” and how she didn’t see black women while growing up. And although ”brown skin” is debatable in the context of semantics and ethnicity, we can all agree that the world today has been shaped by eurocentric standards of beauty where black... Read More
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June 20, 2019

Rema is a promising, colossal trap king on new EP, ‘Rema Freestyle’

Before midnight on Wednesday, Rema surprise-released his second EP of the year suitably titled Rema Freestyle, a four-track project comprising his freestyles that has now gloriously trafficked in his emo-trap alter-ego. Finally. Since signing to Mavin Global’s new imprint Jonzing World this year, the 18-yr-old rapper’s pixie-dust popularity has cut through a restless swathe of... Read More
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June 20, 2019

Meet Mele Kolo Kyari, NNPC’s new boss appointed alongside 7 new C.O.O.s

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), replacing Dr. Maikanti Baru who was appointed in July 2016. Kyari, a geologist, who would be coming into office as the 19th Group Managing Director of the National Oil Company was until his new appointment,... Read More
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June 20, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 20th of June

Follow the links to read our latest stories: The Big 5: Immunity prevented us from probing Ganduje – Rimingado; Police arrest three suspects over abduction of former minister’s son | Other top stories The Late 5: FG debunks Ebola rumour in Nigeria; Buhari orders security agencies to end Taraba violence | Other stories   Meet... Read More
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June 20, 2019

The Big 5: Immunity prevented us from probing Ganduje – Rimingado; Police arrest three suspects over abduction of former minister’s son | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Police arrest three suspects over abduction of former minister’s son The Nigerian police on Wednesday said three suspects have been arrested as part of investigations into the abduction of a son of the former health minister, Isaac Adewole. Dayo Adewole was on Tuesday kidnapped by... Read More
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June 19, 2019

The Late 5: FG debunks Ebola rumour in Nigeria; Buhari orders security agencies to end Taraba violence | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Disregard rumour of new Ebola case in Nigeria – FG The Federal Government has called on Nigerians to disregard rumour of a positive case of Ebola Virus Disease in the country, saying that effort had been heightened at the various ports of entry into the country to... Read More
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June 19, 2019

Just In: Femi Otedola finally exits Forte Oil to chair new company

Chairman of Forte Oil Plc., Femi Otedola has announced his exit from the petroleum marketing company to narrow his focus and interest on a power generation business, following the sale of  the entirety of his 75 per cent direct and indirect shareholdings in the company and the group’s diversification from marketing and upstream sector to power... Read More
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June 19, 2019

Esther Adekeye: How to grow your personal brand in 8 steps

Personal Branding as a Key to Growth in the MediaScape What do Tiwa Savage, Genevieve, D’banj, Davido, Toke Makinwa, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu all have in common?  Besides their multi-million- naira worth of Social Media followers, and numerous endorsement deals? You guessed right, none of them need an introduction. They have mastered the art of Personal branding,... Read More
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June 19, 2019

The Lagos state government wants the trial of these rapists to continue despite the appeal of withdrawal from the victim

In an interesting development, the Lagos state government has just revealed that trial of Don-Chima George and Olusegun Rasaq will continue despite the appeal for a case withdrawal by the victim they raped. George and Rasaq were accused of rape by a 24-year-old woman in February this year, whose drink was spiked in a nightclub... Read More
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