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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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#YNaija2017Review: Otodo Gbame, Rann bombing, and 8 other stories that made us cry
Sometimes it is hard being Nigerian and these events are proof. Otodo Gbame The Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode has since his inauguration, run a government notorious for its lack…
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#YNaija2017Review: Kachikwu vs. Baru, Kiss Daniel vs. G-Worldwide… See the Top 10 beefs of the year
Ready. Steady. Fight. 2017 was a year all its own, for the quality, duration and diversity of brawlers who took their private squabbles into the public and on to the…
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#YNaija2017Review: Chimamanda on Trans Women, Governor Yari on Meningitis, Daddy GO on social media… See the 10 worst quotes of the year
Somebody gag them, they need to shut it. Honestly Arranged from least cringeworthy to most cringeworthy. ‘’If you get your wife through Facebook, you will lose her on YouTube’’- Pastor…
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#YNaija2017Review: Tonto Dikeh, Mercy Aigbe, Psquare… Peep the Top 8 celebrity breakups of the year
Happily never after, said these ones. Mercy Aigbe and Lanre Gentry Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe’s seven-year marriage to Asiwaju Larry Gentry collapsed spectacularly amidst allegations of battery, domestic violence and…
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The Film Blog: The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai is competent. But don’t expect more
When the trailer for The Wedding Party landed in 2016, there were fears that the trailer, a glamorous, 3 minutes long mashup of popular faces and familiar romantic comedy tropes,…
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#YNaija2017Review: Lai Mohammed’s ‘garbage’ about jollof rice, the rat-ification of Buhari’s office… See the 8 most embarrassing moments of 2017
We must say that political office holders are good at going off the cliff, making themselves and those concerned look foolish or confused in the process. Some events, comments and…
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#YNaijaReview2017: Patience Ozokwor, Seun Ajayi, Akah Nnani… See the 10 best performances of the year
These performances got us buzzing. They can grab all the trophies. Arranged from bottom to top. Patience Ozokwor - Omugwo Ozokwor has made a killing playing mothers from hell on…
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YNaija2017Review: #BAAD2017, #EndSARS, Mr Eazi… These 10 stories/hashtags broke the Internet
The internet loves a good buzz. Something to rally round or be outraged about, it doesn’t matter, as long as we can all converge on a similar hashtag. This year…
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#YNaija2017Review: Tonto Dikeh’s marriage mess, Murder allegation against Davido | See the top 10 celebrity scandals
It won't be wrong to label 2017 the year of celebrity scandals. There was more than enough controversies in the entertainment industry in and outside Nigeria. It got to a…
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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
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