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Review: Eniola Badmus gives us Ghetto bred, another Nollywood Rom-com nobody asked for
Enola Badmus has Funke Akindele-Bello to thank for her career. Or at least for her star making appearance in the pop culture phenom, Jenifa. As Gbogbo Big Girl, the plus…
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Film Review: Moses Inwang’s Crazy People is clumsy, but redeemable
Director Moses Inwang is steadily building a profile as the definitive chronicler of the mental health issues that afflict Nigerians. Throughout his career, Inwang has made involved, if flawed, efforts…
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The Nokia 1 brings the durability and accessibility we’ve come to expect of Nigeria’s most loved brand
Unless you live under a rock, then you know about the enduring love affair Nigeria has with the Nokia phone brand, (currently manufactured by HMD Global) and how it was…
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See The Ghost and the Tout, but only at your own risk
Emboldened by the financial success of Alakada Reloaded from last year, actress/producer, Toyin Abraham has reteamed with FilmOne for another clumsy attempt at filmmaking. This time, Abraham trades the gloss…
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Book Review: Bolaji Abdullahi’s On a Platter of Gold shows a surprising side of Jonathan
The Goodluck Jonathan Presidency is sure to go down as one of the most eventful periods of Nigerian history. Surprising, inspiring yet ultimately disappointing, that the Jonathan presidency happened at…
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Review: The Eve is too lightweight to matter, but it is fun
Like the title clearly states, it is the day before a wedding. A union between a spoiled rich kid, Yewande (an eager Beverly Naya,) and her coddled heartthrob, Funsho, played…
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Film Review: New Money is awkward, clumsy
Some would argue that if ever there was such a thing as the Nigerian Dream, unmerited favour would come closest to capturing this lofty ideal. And why not? In Nigeria,…
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Brymo, Wizkid, Efya…The 10 best performances at Gidi Culture Fest 2018
The biggest news coming out of this year’s Gidi Culture Fest is sure to be the utter lack of time management. Countless productive hours lost to sound checks, malfunctioning equipment…
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Film Review: Mummy Dearest – The Wedding is the sequel you didn’t ask for
Willie Ikedum’s first feature, Mummy Dearest released in 2015 is notable mostly for handing a plum role to Liz Ameye, whose career trajectory lately has been stuck in the comeback…
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Long Read: In its fifth year, the Lagos Theatre Festival discovers women
The opening act for the fifth season of the Lagos Theatre Festival which ran from 27, February to 4, March was open about its feminism. For The Illusions of Truth,…
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Film Review: Disguise is so bad, you will want your time (and money) back
What do men want? What do women want? These two, seemingly innocuous questions have bothered the great thinkers for the longest of times. Unfortunately, not one of them has been…
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LTF2018: August Meeting is both history lesson and timely call to action
In 1929, during colonial era Nigeria, a group of women, fearing that a head count of lives and property in the Eastern region by British administrators would lead to direct…
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Review: “Memoirs of 4” is deathly dull
It is hard to understand what the makers of Memoirs of 4 were reaching for when they came together to film the project. Produced by Aarinola Odimayo and directed by…
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#Rotterdam2018: ‘Beyond Nollywood’ and the challenge of inclusion
At this point in its evolution, the Nollywood aesthetic is pretty much defined. Extremely low budgets and limited technical know-how meld to present sets that are claustrophobic, scenes that are…
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Film Review: The Royal Hibiscus Hotel is every Lagosian IJGB fantasy come to life
Let us just get it out of the way. The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, the latest project from EbonyLife films is a romantic comedy. It isn’t deep, does not grapple with…
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#Rotterdam2018: The Shape of Water should win everything
Among his many sins, Harvey Weinstein is to be blamed for turning awards season into a marketing frenzy where victory almost always goes, not necessarily to the best, but to…
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#Rotterdam2018: I, Tonya is Margot Robbie’s Tour De Force
The rise and fall of Tonya Harding, the gifted American figure skater and would be contender who squandered two chances to become an Olympic medalist is an American tragedy. One…
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#Rotterdam2018: Mean streets; Wilfred Okiche reviews Respeto
In Alberto Monteras II’s Respeto, a gritty, realistic examination of the complex relationship between hip hop culture and inner city violence, the past is the key to the present…
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#Rotterdam2018: I, Tonya is buoyed by its careful explorations of complexities of victimhood
The rise and fall of Tonya Harding, the gifted American figure skater and would be contender who squandered two chances to become an Olympic medalist is an American tragedy. One…
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Battling racism and hate, Nigerian students in Cyprus have been left on their own
On the first of February, Kehinde Fowosere and Stephanie Ejeh graduated from the Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus. They are two of an annually increasing number of Nigerians who make…
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YNaijaLit: Rediscover the ancient city of Kano through Morayo Koleosho’s eyes
As part of YNaija's dedication to the arts and especially literature from Nigeria and the continent, we have opened our platform to novelists and poets and creative non-fiction writers, to…
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Film Review: Esohe is puzzling and clunky, but somehow it works
Nigerian immigrant, Gary Barbar (Jimmy Jean-Louis) isn’t doing badly living and working in the United States of America. He has a decent job as a teacher, shaping the minds of…
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Introducing #YNaijaLit: Providing a platform of expression for young Nigerian writers
For as long as YNaija has existed, it has depended on the wit, foresight and honesty of young Nigerian writers to tell its stories. It was the reason the magazine…
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Review: Blind Spot proves even great actors can’t save a sinking script
Rita Dominic and Femi Jacobs were paired for the first time in 2013, in Mildred Okwo’s terrific satire, The Meeting. While they were cast as adversaries with Dominic’s Clara Ikemba…
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Film Review: Familiar, repetitive… The new Wives on Strike isn’t a revolution
It is hard to go wrong with a movie that is built around a social message. Especially in conservative societies where signalling is key and it is still difficult for…
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#YNaija2017Review: Abuja Twitter gets down and dirty; #5KBae wipes the floor with Pablo Ayodeji | See the top 10 Twitter fights of 2017
We really should have tagged this Top 10 Social Media fights because although Twitter gave us epic, historic throwdowns, Instagram, Snapchat and other social media platforms also gave us memorable…
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#YNaija2017Review: Alex Ekwueme, Buchi Emecheta, Maitama Sule, Eric Arubayi… 10 notable deaths of 2017
May their souls rest in peace. Eric Arubayi On February 11, thirty-three-year-old gospel music live act and former Idols West Africa fan favourite Eric Arubayi passed away suddenly at the…
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#YNaija2017Review: Hurricane Harvey, Mugabexit, Libyan slave trade… See the top 10 events that shook the world
These 10 events sent shock waves around the world, leaving confusion, disarray and relief in their wake. Presented in no particular order. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria This year,…
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Concert Review: Wizkid came home alright, just don’t call it a concert
It is with a sense of national pride that Nigerians watched Wizkid take his material from Ojuelegba in Lagos state, to headlining a sold out one night special at London’s…
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#YNaija2017Review: Aisha Mohammed, Kemi Adeosun, Maina… Look who else was involved in the biggest scandals of the year
Some of the 10 stories that made up this list were tragic and demand our collective sober reflection while some just made us laugh out loud. Either way, we recall…
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The September Standard
- Unlock a Healthier You: Essential Resources for Holistic Well-being
- How Your Diet Could Be Making Your Snoring Worse
- Celebrating Nigerian Trailblazers: Inspiring Women in Fashion
- Silk: Unraveling Threads of Elegance and Innovation
- Grammy Awards 2024 Red Carpet Fashion: Hits and Misses that Stole the Spotlight
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
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