A preacher in Mozambique has reportedly passed away after undertaking a biblical 40-day fast. Pastor Francisco Barajah was found dead on Wednesday, according to the BBC. Biblical stories tell us…
Read MoreJJC Skillz, a popular Nigerian musician, and actor, claims he has switched religions, converting from Christianity to Islam. In a series of posts on his Instagram page, the 45-year-old said…
Read MoreOn paper, Nigeria is a secular state. A budding multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural democracy brimming with potential. We have the 1999 Constitution - however imperfect it is - continuously reassuring…
Read MoreThe conversation about the themes that make up our flywheel on the nonbinary blog are constantly evolving. We collate a weekly list of interesting tweets we saw from Nigerians on…
Read MoreNigerian feminists have been at the receiving end of accusations of witchcraft for a very long time. It didn’t start with a popular influencer tagging them ‘coven members’ – a…
Read MoreKwara is caught in the eye of a storm as airs of unrest continue to fester over the right of the Muslim girl-child to wear the Hijab in public schools…
Read Moreby Obinna Tony-Francis Ochem There is a story told of Area Scatter, a crossdresser who played an ornamental thumb piano as he sang in a rich melodious voice. When you…
Read MoreEmbattled pro-democracy campaigner and founder of online news agency Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, is many things to many people. Until today however, it would have been inconceivable to think of…
Read MoreThe first time I found out about African spirituality was not in a Social Studies class. That deliberate less than adequate excuse for education did little for me. Rather than…
Read MoreLess than 10 weeks from today, outspoken ex-Muslim Mubarak Bala, would have spent a full year in illegal detention for a harmless Facebook post. The Human Rights Activist and President…
Read MoreWhen writer and curator, Nelson C. J., went in search of church as a queer Nigerian, he found something that fell just short of his desire of an affirming church…
Read MoreColonial History of Anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Nigeria Prior to Nigeria’s colonisation, there is nothing to show violence was perpetrated against LGBTQ+ individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity,…
Read MoreIf you have used public transport for any sizeable amount of time in Lagos then ‘the tale of the evangelising Christian’ is certainly not new to you. You have experienced…
Read MoreEvery so often, conservative Christians will publicly ponder boycotting one global brand or another. Today it is streaming giant Netflix Inc., again. Netflix had attracted the ire of Christendom enough…
Read MoreSince the beginning of time, humans have been obsessed with labels. It makes it easier to put people in a box and label them in a category. Oftentimes, some group…
Read MoreAn innocuous tweet has exploded most definitely beyond the original poster’s expectations. And while a global Twitter community is having a field day commenting under it and quoting it with…
Read MoreLast weekend, a 13-second video of Timothy Owoeye, the Osun State Assembly Majority Leader was released online. In the clip, Owoeye, who was naked was being queried by some individuals…
Read MoreIt is easy to forget just how much western influence has come to determine what Africans and African countries value, and how they treat their citizens and Africans from other…
Read MoreIn 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…
Read Moreby Apostle Arome Osayi It should be all about Christ crucified The times are indeed perilous. Believers today prefer to listen to ‘prophets’ rather than to open their hearts to…
Read Moreby Albert Afeso Akanbi I was buried in a pile of feedback –emails, comments, text messages and phone calls, some of them disapproval and veiled threats, and others affirmation from…
Read Moreby Reno Omokri The recent to-do on the issue of tithing which was roused by popular On-Air Personality, Daddy Freeze, is actually a sad reflection of the state of Christianity…
Read Moreby Oyin Oludipe Out of the passion for truth and clarity, and with the aim of prospering them, the following points are written to be a potential subject of public…
Read MoreIt's striking to see conversations about #sexuality and #faith come up in important spaces - and key that we participate. — TIERs (@TIERsNigeria) September 25, 2017 This is probably…
Read Moreby Isaac Aluko Ademoroti It may or it may not surprise you that the first place in the universe to witness an eruption of violence was heaven. This was when…
Read MoreYou know how they say holy rollers don't care for matters of the flesh because their hearts and minds are focused on the Lord? Na lie. All na wash. Our…
Read Moreby Albert Afeso Akanbi Some sad news filtered in from Myanmar on August 25, 2017. Again we saw proof of people’s willingness, both law enforcers and breakers, to sink into…
Read MoreThe tropical storm Harvey that hit the Gulf Coast of the United States has wreaked plenty of havoc and displaced thousands from their home. In Houston, Texas many have lost…
Read Moreby Afeso Albert Akanbi “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to…set at liberty them that are bruised…’ Luke 4:18 A little over two…
Read Moreby Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema Contrary to what some religious believers think, faith does not preclude critical questioning of the fundamentals of belief. It is not out of place to ask…
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