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Omoleye Omoruyi July 31, 2020

From Entertainment, Media, Advocacy to Business | Here’s the #YNaijaPowerList2020 [FULL LIST]

Editors Note: A young-world revolution is unfolding before our eyes, rupturing the idea that only experience can change the world. Increasingly, young people are participating actively in all aspects of…

Editor January 3, 2018

#YNaijaPowerList2017: Seun Onigbinde (of course), Samson Itodo, Temitayo Etomi… See the 10 most powerful names in Advocacy

In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in the country and on the continent and highlighting the efforts…

Tolu October 24, 2017

Alter Native Artists Initiative (A.N.A.I) Visual Arts Foundation to launch in Lagos

On the 4th of November, the Alter Native Artist Initiative (A.N.A.I) a non-profit foundation dedicated to the promotion of visual arts endeavours, will open its doors. Its arts advocacy is…

Op-ed Editor August 11, 2017

Opinion: When an Election Petition Tribunal makes a mockery of the law

by Abdul Mahmud A few years ago, the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Rivers State, sitting in Abuja delivered its judgment in Andrew Igbonule Uchendu and…

Tolu June 6, 2017

Impact365: Over 2,000 children in Lagos experience sexual abuse daily – Bola Tinubu, founder of Cece Yara Foundation

An alarming number of Nigerian children suffer one form of abuse or the other but the prevalence of young boys and girl who fall victim of sexual abuse is the…

Op-ed Editor October 22, 2016

Opinion: Stop violence and discrimination against girl child

by Jide Ojo The United Nations declared every October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme was Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What Counts for…

Mazi Emeka September 9, 2016

The Ambassadors Summit 3.0: Activate your eagle

The Ambassadors Summit is an annual gathering of Africa's rising leaders across fields to interact, interface and interchange ideas on how to reposition themselves for relevance and leadership in their…

Mazi Emeka September 5, 2016

#Impact365: This group of young women are fighting to end rape

Stand to End Rape (STER) is an Non-governmental organization led by a number of young women who are using social media and other conventional ways to end rape in Nigeria.…

Mazi Emeka August 28, 2016

Gimba Kakanda: Dilemma of the Nigerian youth

by Gimba Kakanda These past weeks, I've had reason to reflect more on the place of the Nigerian youth in politics and public service. The inspiration for this was the…

Mazi Emeka July 18, 2016

Tobi Sax proves to the world that children living with autism are special

Tobi Sax may not be known by many Nigerians but on June 22, 2016, Tobi proved to the world that Autism is not a disease or limitation as she thrilled…

Op-Ed Editor June 9, 2016

Opinion: You’ve been lied to, a pretty face is not enough

When we look at the media in general, which includes television, radio, the internet, the content of lyrics, music videos and so on; it is shocking as to how women…

March 31, 2014

Making change happen – powerfully! We present ‘Yemi Adamolekun, Maryam Augie & 8 others for Advocacy – #YNaijaPowerList

by Wilfred Okiche It is easy to sit back and complain about how the big bad government is not doing enough. In fact, most are experts at merely talking about…

August 19, 2013

CLICK: Incubator Africa presents its education fellowship programs [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene Are you passionate about Education reform in Nigeria? Do you have great ideas on how the educational sector can be fixed? Do you just want to make…

November 14, 2012

#EachOneCheckOne – Fashion Fantasia! takes another step against cancer

by Isi Esene On Sunday November 25 at the Oriental Hotel Lagos, the ongoing fight against breast and cervical cancer will receive an added boost with Fashion Fantasia! An initiative…

October 24, 2012

#SleevesUp Nigeria: Nigerians say “Never Again” to mob justice

by Rachel Ogbu The bloody Friday incident that occurred on October 5, 2012, in which four students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) were brutally murdered by a mob…

August 21, 2012

The Future is here – Report from this week’s Rubbin’ Minds

Uche Nnaji, Tolu Sangosanya, Ferdinand Adimefe, Lala Akindoju Last Sunday's Rubbin' Minds brought the future into the Channels Television studios, the guests were past winners of The Future Awards (TFA)…

August 1, 2012

“How can a 60-year-old man be an attack dog?” – Doyin Okupe reacts, calls Abati his “younger brother”

by Hauwa Gambo For those expecting a 'War of the Drs' - Dr. Doyin Okupe and Dr. Reuben Abati are determined to disappoint you. The senior special assistant to President…

April 17, 2012

First child at 14, divorced at 18: This story will inspire you

by Tolu Orekoya 18-year-old divorcee Hanisa Idris Magama doesn’t flinch at the idea of carrying her 4-year-old daughter, and then sitting with her as they both attend primary school together,…

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