Category: Specials
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wilfred Okiche profiles Damini ‘Burna Boy’ Ogulu: A mercurial character | Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee
It is the end of 2019 and Burna Boy is nominated for a Grammy for his latest record, African Giant. ...
‘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 ...
YNaija Editorial: Muhammadu Buhari is playing with fire
The details don’t matter. Whatever you heard, from a blog, a WhatsApp group, from your neighbor downstairs, who saw snatches ...
Sowore, Tony Rapu, Busola Dakolo, Corper Stephen Teru, others make Y!/YNaija.com shortlist for Person of the Year. Voting starts now!
In its ninth year, The editorial board of Y!/YNaija.com announces a shortlist for its 2019 Person of the Year, following ...
The Buhari government is losing its mind on the matter of Sowore
It has been 20 years since Nigeria returned to a hard-fought democratic system of government. Four since President Muhammadu Buhari, ...
YNaija presents: The 100 most influential Nigerians In Film in 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: The YNaija team is pleased to present our definitive list of the most influential Nigerians in film. To ...
Breakout director Odenike talks ‘Fine’, her debut project and her future in film
Hi Odenike, congratulations on your debut film project with Make It Happen Productions and YNaija. How did this come about? ...
Talking ‘Fine’, Make It Happen Productions & the future with Lala Akindoju
Hello Lala, we’d like to begin this interview by congratulating you on the successful run of the Wives, which you ...
Y! TV Exclusive: ”Busola Dakolo is speaking the truth about her rape” – former spiritual mentor to Pastor Fatoyinbo solidifies rape allegation against him
Back in June, and in a tell-all interview with Chude Jideonwo on Y! TV, celebrity photographer Busola Dakolo became another ...
Profile: Joel Kachi Benson just won Venice. You should know his name
When the Nigerian entry Daughters of Chibok was announced winner of the Best Virtual Reality Story (for linear content) at ...
Lala Akindoju really raised the bar for her third outing with ‘The Wives’
Lala Akindoju is no stranger to ‘The Wives’, the satirical post feminist play written by legendary playwright Ahmed Yerima. The ...
Theatre Review: ”The Wives” is a near perfect outing
Fresh off her stage directing debut with the dramedy, Lavender which premiered at the Lagos Theatre Festival in April, thespian ...
Oby Ezekwesili gave a masterclass on using public forums to force vital conversations.
Two weeks ago, rumours began to surface that black South African citizens were grouping to stage attacks on African immigrants ...
Long Read: What Bong Joon-ho’s ‘’Parasite’’ says about Nigeria and South Africa
Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men It is the music of a people who ...
10 areas we felt President Buhari could have done better with cabinet appointments
The much anticipated inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari‘s cabinet for his second term in office took place on Wednesday at ...
Police quizzes Biodun Fatoyinbo, reportedly being held in custody
Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, is reportedly being held in custody of the Police at ...
Lala Akindoju returns to ‘The Wives’, wiser and finally in charge
Since it was published in 2007, The Wives (Kraft Books Limited) a play written by Professor Ahmed Yerima has become ...
Here’s all you’ve never heard about the Nigerian fashion trailblazer, Edwin Okolo
Edwin’s passion for self-expression and creativity is built on two parallels – writing as a description of thought and fashion, ...
Migrant Resource Centre: Working to renew the Nigerian image through legal migration
The rising case of ‘illegal immigration’ globally is not a secret. It is a migrant problem that has been exacerbated ...
Sanwo-Olu inaugurates 38 new members of Lagos State Executive Council [Full List]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday swore in 38 Commissioners and Special Advisers into the Lagos State Executive Council, charging them ...
How are Nigerians’ Perceptions of LGBT+ Persons Evolving?
It has been over five years since the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act was passed. In that time, along with advocating ...
Bukonla Adebakin: Innovative curriculum design is an integral part of National development.
On this #IYD2019, we must all come to terms to one immutable truth; a nation and its people can only ...
What we lose (and gain) when Beyoncé decides to do Nigerian music
When you are the biggest star in the world with the weight of the almighty Disney corporation behind you, a ...
The Andela Learning Community is investing in tomorrow’s tech leaders
Andela’s head office has become one of my favourite places to visit as a journalist interested in the growth of ...
Adora Nnadi reviews Jacqueline Agweh’s A Pelican of the Wilderness
Editors Note: When Enajite Efemuaye, editor of Farafina Books heralds someone as the next big revelation in wordcraft; you drop ...
Profile: The Internet is waking up to Osita Iheme. What good can come out of it?
It has taken Osita Iheme seventeen years to achieve overnight success. At least as far as the internet is concerned. ...
Theatre Review: Forget Game of Thrones, Jagagba is the real deal
The winning play of the second edition of the Bikiya Graham-Douglas run Beeta Universal Arts Foundation playwright competition was staged ...
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- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy