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The Bill to regulate the use of social media in Nigeria, passed its second reading at today's plenary session of the Nigerian Senate. Senator Mohammed Sani Musa who sponsored the…
Read MoreThe Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), Guild of Editors and their members have more to gain with the Federal Government’s plan…
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Read MoreThe Sexual Harassment Bill sponsored by the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege and President Muhammadu Buhari’s Finance Bill sponsored by Senate Leader, Abdullahi Yahaya scaled second reading on the floor…
Read MoreAnother devastating violence has broken out in Karu, a densely populated suburb of the Nigerian capital Abuja. According to Premium Times, at least 16 people have been killed and scores…
Read MoreAt the resumed trial of Naira Marley over an alleged credit card fraud at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos today October 23, the Economic and Financial Crimes tendered…
Read MoreAs an awards show, Hip TV's The Headies sits in a precarious position. It is the most prestigious of all the music entertainment awards, with a long history of overcoming…
Read MoreBurna Boy and Teni have been nominated for the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. The Nigerian acts will also be competing for the ‘Best African Act’ category against the likes…
Read MoreThe Booker Prize 2019 shortlist was announced yesterday on the Booker website, and author Chigozie Obioma made the final cut for his sophomore novel An Orchestra of Minorities, so congratulations…
Read MoreFor nearly a week before the 1st of September, news filtered in from South Africa that the country's black male citizens were planning attacks on African immigrants. Their reasons were…
Read MoreThe Kaduna state government has announced that it will start payment of the new minimum wage of N30,000 wage as from September 1, and this was revealed by the Special…
Read MoreThe month of August was brimming with events that spanned from music to film and culture, most notably the Johnnie Jazz & Whiskey concert in Lagos that saw famed masked…
Read MoreIfan Michael's supernatural period drama Foreigner's God has to be one of the longest gestating Nollywood movies I have known, a movie brimming with star firepower in its cast. Just…
Read MoreSince Burnaboy announced his latest album 'African Giant', his first since he signed his publishing contract with Universal Music, his whole media and communications approach has completely evolved. Starting with…
Read MoreBig Brother Naija 2019 housemate Khafi Kareem is on today's Cover - a UK tabloid The Sun published a rather sensational, nauseatingly sex story about her sex life in the…
Read MoreThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah rolled out its guest list for this week, and current Afrobeats sensation Burna Boy will be having a chat with Noah today. Burna Boy…
Read MoreEach week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here…
Read MoreBeyoncé just might be the necessary ingredient to rocket Afrobeats into the mainstream US music scene," Quartz Africa wrote days ago after it was revealed that The Lion King album would…
Read MoreOn Apple Music Up Next Artist interview, Burna Boy was interviewed by Beats 1's Julie Adenuga on his forthcoming album Africa Giant, and the moment he realised his career was…
Read MoreHere are the stories that drove conversation today: Mama Burna's acceptance speech receives ovation at 2019 BET Awards The 2019 BET Awards, which took place at the Microsoft Theater in…
Read MoreEvery day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…
Read MoreBecause he has nothing better to do with his time, each Saturday, Bernard Dayo brings you the most awe-inspiring, confounding, addictive, or otherwise hilarious moments from the week in music.…
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Read MoreOff from an interesting Coachella set last weekend, Burna Boy had a listening party for his upcoming album African Giant, which is due out in August. The album title shows…
Read MoreOver the weekend, Burna Boy got to perform at the prestigious and historic Apollo Theater in New York City, a sold out show that will herald his entry into his…
Read MoreIt was night of glitz and super performances, as the 3rd Edition of the Soundcity MVP Awards, one of the biggest awards in Africa held late Saturday at the Eko Convention Centre,…
Read MoreWe are now in 2019 and the Nigerian internet hasn’t lost a beat, still roiling in its unmistakable identity. From bants, jokes, opinions and commentary on our cultural and political…
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