Category: Rankings

5 Things that Should Matter Today: ‘Joy,’ which chronicles Nigerian sex workers in Austria, has been disqualified from the Oscars’ Best International Film category

Following the disqualification of Lionheart by the Academy, Nigeria's first-ever Oscar entry, Austria's entry Joy has been disqualified too for the same reason. Directed by Saudabeh Mortezai, the film is…

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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…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: ‘The Burial of Kojo’ makes history as Ghana’s first Golden Globes entry

The Burial of Kojo, the directorial debut from Ghanaian Samuel “Blitz” Bazawuke, is officially in the running for a Golden Globe nomination. The recognition makes the film the first-ever from…

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Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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,…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: ‘Lionheart’ has been disqualified from the 2020 Oscar race

The Academy has just disqualified Genevieve Nnaji's Lionheart from the Oscar race in the Best International Feature Film category, dropping the number of films competing for the award to 92…

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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…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: President Buhari extends border closure till January 2020

The border closure which has led to the seizure of some banned goods has been extended by President Buhari, as confirmed in a memo dated November 1 and signed by…

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#NigeriasNewTribe: Here’s the The Future Awards 2019 nominees list

The long-awaited nominees unveiling of The Future Awards 2019 went live today on Channels TV, Soundcity TV, Pop Central, and ONTV. Award-winning creative director and CEO of Anita Brows Beauty,…

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Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are…

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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,…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Ganduje has ordered the death penalty for kidnappers in Kano

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Thursday ordered the Ministry of Justice to amend the panel code to death penalty for kidnappers in the state. Ganduje revealed this during the…

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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,…

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The YNaija Senators’ Ranking for October

Surprisingly this month, quite a number of senators sponsored motions during plenary, and it's easy for individual performances to be buried under heavy political conversations that don't center senators. For…

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The YNaija top 10 gospel artistes for October

2019 is grinding to a halt and of course, December will have your favourite gospel artistes busy with concerts and church experiences. Not to mention The Experience, one of the…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: APC reacts as Supreme Court upholds Buhari’s victory

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to Supreme Court's affirmation of President Buhari's victory in the 2019 Presidential election. In a statement released by the spokesman of the party Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu,…

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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…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: #SexForGrades: Education minister has warned female students to desist from harassing their lecturers

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has advised female students against going to lecturers unnecessarily to avoid being sexually harassed. He also warned the female students to desist from harassing…

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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…

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The events we loved in October, ranked

As 2019 slowly winds down, we are bound to drown in an avalanche of events, especially in Lagos. The month of October offered some decent offerings, Wizkid shut down Manchester…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Many killed as soldiers open fire on Shiite protesters in Abuja

Another devastating violence has broken out in Karu, a densely populated suburb of the Nigerian capital Abuja. According to Premium Times, at least 16 people have been killed and scores…

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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…

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The YNaija Ministers’ Ranking for October

Into the last quarter of 2019, and the trajectory of President Buhari's new ministers is beginning to shape up. Particularly, we had our eyes on Sadiya Umar Farouq, helming the new…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Despite #AMAA2019 losing its buzz, ‘King of Boys’ won Best Nigerian Film

Did you watch last night's Africa Movie Academy Awards? Very likely you didn't. The AMAAs used to be Africa's buzziest, premier movie awards that celebrated the best African films on…

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Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are…

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