Tag: Bobrisky
#YNaija2021Review: FGN vs Twitter, Adichie vs Akwaeke, Teni vs Shizzi…The Top 10 Beefs of the Year
Let there be carnage! 10. Tonto Dikeh vs Bobrisky Sometime actor, Tonto Dikeh and let’s face it, sometime actor too ...
“My mother was the only one that accepted me” – Bobrisky opens up on life as a crossdresser, parental approval and more #WithChude
This week’s episode of #WithChude featured the one and only Bobrisky. In this episode, she opened up to host and ...
Nkechi Blessing speaks on social media trolls, Instagram controversies and more #WithChude
Nowadays, social media has gone from being a tool for people to stay connected; it has now become a place ...
The online harassment of Ezra Olubi is confirmation that we are the monsters we complain about
When actor and fashion consultant Denola Grey tweeted about the recent controversial music video by American pop star, Lil Nas ...
Nigeria’s selective aversion to gay aesthetics hurts only the poor
Painted nails. Vibrant lipstick. A head full of richly coloured hair. These are features the average Nigerian won’t look twice ...
#YNaijaBBNGist: Bobrisky promises Erica a first class trip to Dubai
The competition to win the Big Brother Naija contest influences a lot of over the top sentiments among fans of ...
Interview with Cuppy, Chimamanda’s notes on grief – 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 ...
Cross-dressers may be paving the way to a more sexuality-tolerant Nigeria
The conservative nature of the Nigerian society leaves little or no room for non-binary debates to get to a positive ...
On Passing: Bobrisky and the role of trans people in queer liberation
In January 2017, I began to run the Sexuality Blog on YNaija. The premise was simple: YNaija was pivoting towards ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: These young Nigerians are challenging the trans and non-binary stereotypes
In recent years, the Nigerian queer community has sought digital safe spaces, both as an alternative to the physical spaces ...
The YNaija top 10 influencers for October
For the first time, October’s ranking of YNaija’s influencers features a couple of established names. The fourth installment of Big ...
Don’t be deceived by the recent support for Bobrisky, TERFs are still a big problem
Everyone expected it, but we were all still genuinely surprised when it happened. For nearly a year, Idris ‘Bobrisky’ Okuneye, ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: Respecting Bobrisky’s pronouns will cost you absolutely nothing
Following reports of the police shutting down the venue for Bobrisky’s birthday on Saturday, social media had a melt down ...
The YNaija Cover – the 9th of August
The Rivers state government makes it on today’s Cover, with the announcement of placing a N30million bounty on a notorious ...
BREAKING: COZA Senior Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo reacts to rape accusation by Busola Dakolo
Following the revelation by wife to popular singer and celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo in an interview published by Y!TV on Friday, ...
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Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you ...
We are keeping tabs on Bobrisky’s next movie ‘Bobrisky In Love’ and here’s what we know
It’s understandable if you are exhausted by Bobrisky‘s omnipresence in Nigerian pop culture and, from the look of things, they ...
The trailer for Beverly Naya’s documentary ‘Skin’ addresses colourism and we are obsessed
Beverly Naya has made a feature documentary as a first-time producer, titled Skin and it addresses colourism in Nigeria and ...
The new Budweiser ad wants you to unfollow the norm, but what was missing was Bobrisky
Budweiser, a beer brand from International Breweries, launched in Nigeria in 2018 and is slowly disrupting the two-horse race between ...
Bobrisky dragging a homophobe on Instagram over the attack on Jussie Smollett is pure energy
Multiple reports on Tuesday confirmed the brutal racist, homophobic assault on Empire star Jussie Smollett in Chicago, perpetuated by two ...
Here’s the full #YNaijaPowerList2018
Genevieve Nnaji, Chris Ogunlowo, Maraji, Tony Nwulu, Falana have been unveiled as some of the most influential personalities in the ...
Tokini Peterside, Kola Tubosun, Bobrisky… see the #YNaijaPowerList2018 for Culture
For the seventh consecutive year, YNaija brings you its annual ranking of the most powerful young persons under the age ...
How Bobrisky became more visible and disruptive
While some won’t see Bobrisky as their cup of tea, the cultural omnipresence the Snapchat star has reached in the ...
Toke Makinwa, Bobrisky, Nathaniel Bassey… We present the #YNaijaPowerList2017 for Social Media
In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in ...
The Media Blog: Media hosts are always quick to bring up Bobrisky, but can’t hide their disgust for him
This week has been a very busy week for people in the media. Between Art X and AFRIFF, the GTB Fashion ...
The Sexuality Blog: Did Bobrisky really come out as gay?
Idris Okuneye, otherwise known to you as Bobrisky has had a really busy week in the media. Last night, gossip ...
The Thread: “Bobrisky isn’t under arrest; Idris is” | TwitterNG reacts to Bobrisky’s arrest
According to Twitter newscasters, Nigeria’s favourite Snapchat sensation, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, who goes by Bobrisky, has been arrested. Bobrisky got ...
The Thread: Why lighter is better in Nigeria
Nivea is the latest company embroiled in racism controversy over its ads/products. Not quite long ago, Dove felt the heat ...
Today’s Noisemakers: Molara Wood, Chuba Ezekwesili, Bobrisky and others
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...
“Man-made disasters” “Natural calamities” | TwitterNG subs Bobrisky, Speed Darlington and co
Nigerians play too much, for real. Look how a serious statement about Hurricane Harvey, currently sweeping through the United States, ...
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