I have never attended the GTBank Food and Drink Festival, and maybe because I have always seen the event as a space for the blistering heat, sweaty mass of bodies, and dehydration. It’s like a mini Coachella with food and drinks as the main attraction, and why did I have this blip of an idea...
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Acclaimed Nigerian Singer-Songwriter was the first female Artist to be named Best African Act at the MTV EMA Awards in 2018 Universal Music Group to Market and Promote New Music to Global Audience Tiwa Savage signs with Universal Music Group in Santa Monica. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24alqih9QiM[/embedyt] Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment,...
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Follow the link to read the story on YNaija: The Big 5: 17 feared dead as bandits invade Katsina villages, destroys houses; Buhari lied about his academic credentials – Atiku tells Tribunal | Other top stories Check out other latest stories: The Late 5: Don’t reduce INEC to a tool in...
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Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Police IG reorders re-deployment of Kaduna CP, others The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the redeployment of the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police and others. This was revealed as a statement on Wednesday, which stated that the redeployment is part of...
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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. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here are the ones we...
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Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Ekiti APC suspends Segun Oni for alleged anti-party activities The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the former Ekiti state governor, Segun Oni for alleged involvement in anti-party activities. The Ekiti State chapter of the party gave the suspension order in a letter dated 1st May, 2019...
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Follow the link to read the story on YNaija: The Late 5: FG secures release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi detention; Boko Haram raids Adamawa village, kills 26, injures many | Other stories See other recent stories we brought your way: Winning! Nigerian international MBA student Abiola Orimolade breaks university record...
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On Monday, the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) in its 2019 state of the world population report, said Nigeria’s population has hit a new high of 201 million. Quickly, the government in the capacity of the National Population Commission (NPC) dismissed the report and said it was a ”mere assumption.” I’m not surprised by the...
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Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Buhari has approved community policing – IG President Muhammed Buhari has approved the adoption of a community police system to combat growing security threats across Nigeria, the IG of Police has said. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, made the announcement Tuesday at the Forum of...
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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. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here are the ones we...
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Here are the stories that drove conversation today: FG secures release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi detention Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has said that the Federal Government has secured the release of a Nigerian student, Zainab Aliyu, who was detained in Saudi on suspicion of drug trafficking. Zainab, a...
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Adjust your crowns because its take over time. Budweiser’s King Stitch is in full swing with award winning designers ready to take you through the process of creating a super one-of-a-kind collection specially crafted to break barriers within the Nigerian sphere. Internationally acclaimed designers, Orange Culture and Tokyo James have selected and trained a few...
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Abiola Orimolade, who is a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife made a life changing decision in 2017 to leave the shores of his country in pursuit of further education in a country he was uncertain about. He was admitted in spring 2018 into the MBA program at Sul Ross state university in...
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Over the weekend, the police in Abuja in the capacity of the Joint Task Force raided nightclubs and arrested over seventy women, on the grounds of prostitution. Many horror stories, such as the exploitation and alleged raping of these women by the police, has riled up women on social media. I’m livid myself and from...
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Every day, I’m increasingly convinced that Nigerian politicians live in an echo chamber that prevents them from being in tune with reality. From their utterances and actions, it’s all the evidence you need. On Monday at a media parley in his Abuja office, Minister of Power Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola said that well-meaning Nigerians...
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Nigeria’s sustainability champion, Access Bank Plc., kicked off its 2-day Sustainability Summit themed ‘Financing Sustainable Development’ yesterday at its headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos. Participants were engaged in an insightful panel session on strategies for impactful collaboration and also had the opportunity to interact with representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP...
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Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija: The Late 5: Nigeria’s population now 201m – UNFPA; Dickson rejects life pension bill for lawmakers | Other stories Seun Kuti says Africans didn’t know about subjugating women until colonisation came and wow, this incredible ignorance Check out other stories we brought your...
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Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Nigeria’s life expectancy in 2019 third lowest in the world – UN Nigeria has the world’s third lowest life expectancy rate of 55 years, the United Nations has said. In its new report Monday, the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) said the life expectancy of an...
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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. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here are the ones we...
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Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija: The police raided Abuja nightclubs and arrested over 70 women, sexually assaulted them and we are furious Chico Ejiro is back with ‘Night Bus to Lagos,’ another Nollywood comedy because why not See other stories we brought your way over the weekend:...
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Here are the stories that drove conversation: Nigeria’s population staggeringly hits 201m in new UNFPA report According to a report released by the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), Nigeria’s population has hit a staggering high of 201 million. The report says contraceptive prevalence rate among Nigerian women aged 15-49 is only 19 percent, adding that...
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This year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist was announced Sunday evening, and out of six books My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite) and Ordinary People (Diana Evans) made the selection. Of course, this is good news. The longlist had included Akwaeke Emezi’s autobiographical debut Freshwater, but we are buzzing that we still have representation...
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When it comes to personal politics, I have never held Nigerian celebrities to any standard. They are, after all, humans. And although being a celebrity can also mean being a role model and saying the right things, because this is what a majority of people expect, Nigerian celebrities are altogether a different breed. Which is...
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Even though we are deeply numb from the varying attacks, assaults, and human rights violations perpetrated by the Nigerian Police, there never seem to be an end to these issues. Recently, a lawyer on Twitter @martobono gave a grisly report of the arrest of women in Abuja by the Joint Task Force, on the grounds...
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We are all too familiar with domestic labour in Nigeria; the women, men, and sometimes young girls and boys that pass through our households in roles of servitude. Catering to our needs for ease of comfort with busy schedules, daily chores, upkeep of the home and even child rearing. Although many are formally employed and...
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Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Fire ravages 140 shelters in Borno IDPs camp The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 140 shelters were destroyed by fire in two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps at Monguno Local Government Area of Borno. NEMA Northeast Information Officer, Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement...
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Obiageli Ezekwesili is a star. A huge one. In terms of quality of political leadership, by accident or design- or both- Nigeria has had a raw deal. She is an inspiration to anyone who knows her but physically meeting Obiagaeli Ezekwesili, a former government minister and past vice president of the World Bank for Africa,...
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I used to think that the pioneers of old Nollywood would become obsolete, and this is due to the wild change and evolution that the industry has undergone. But it doesn’t appear that way anymore. For his return, ace producer and Nollywood luminary Chico Ejiro is back with a new movie, Night Bus to Lagos,...
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Finally, we have a trailer for Bobrisky in Love, the Ken Steve Anuka film that seemingly puts Bobrisky in a lead role. I love that Bob is gaining pop-cultural prominence with indie movies as this, and even though I think their acting needs a total brushing up, we can draw a small pleasure in seeing...
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Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Idris Elba weds longtime girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre in beautiful Moroccan wedding Sorry ladies, but Idris Elba is off the market! Hollywood’s charming hunk broke many hearts on Friday...
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