Tag: Christianity
Mozambique Pastor dies after attempting 40-day Jesus fast
A preacher in Mozambique has reportedly passed away after undertaking a biblical 40-day fast. Pastor Francisco Barajah was found dead ...
I have returned to Islam and found peace – JJC Skills
JJC Skillz, a popular Nigerian musician, and actor, claims he has switched religions, converting from Christianity to Islam. In a ...
#WorldHumanistDay: Saving Nigeria is everyone’s business including the irreligious
On paper, Nigeria is a secular state. A budding multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural democracy brimming with potential. We have the ...
Emotional abuse, Shame | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week
The conversation about the themes that make up our flywheel on the nonbinary blog are constantly evolving. We collate a ...
Yes, witchcraft accusation is a prosecutable offence in Nigeria
Nigerian feminists have been at the receiving end of accusations of witchcraft for a very long time. It didn’t start ...
Kwara Hijab Controversy: Think about the children! | The #YNaijaCover
Kwara is caught in the eye of a storm as airs of unrest continue to fester over the right of ...
Exploring gender through the viewpoint of Igbo Spirituality
by Obinna Tony-Francis Ochem There is a story told of Area Scatter, a crossdresser who played an ornamental thumb piano ...
Here’s why Sowore is perhaps, an unwitting champion of African Spirituality
Embattled pro-democracy campaigner and founder of online news agency Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, is many things to many people. Until ...
Surprise! Traditional African spirituality is regaining ground among young Nigerians
The first time I found out about African spirituality was not in a Social Studies class. That deliberate less than ...
300+ days of illegal incarceration, reversed prison sentence | What to learn about anti-blasphemy in Nigeria
Less than 10 weeks from today, outspoken ex-Muslim Mubarak Bala, would have spent a full year in illegal detention for ...
In search of God: The place of Gay Christians in Christendom
When writer and curator, Nelson C. J., went in search of church as a queer Nigerian, he found something that ...
LGBT+ discrimination and the politics of being queer in Nigeria
Colonial History of Anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Nigeria Prior to Nigeria’s colonisation, there is nothing to show violence was perpetrated against ...
Public evangelism may be doing more harm to religion than good
If you have used public transport for any sizeable amount of time in Lagos then ‘the tale of the evangelising ...
Netflix has stirred the pot again by hailing Satan and there is a lesson for Christians
Every so often, conservative Christians will publicly ponder boycotting one global brand or another. Today it is streaming giant Netflix ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: Is a feminist christian an oxymoron?
Since the beginning of time, humans have been obsessed with labels. It makes it easier to put people in a ...
Social media users are tweeting as historical bible figures and there’s much to learn
An innocuous tweet has exploded most definitely beyond the original poster’s expectations. And while a global Twitter community is having ...
#YNaijaEssays: The biggest lie that we’ve been told is that religion is as simple as it first appears
Last weekend, a 13-second video of Timothy Owoeye, the Osun State Assembly Majority Leader was released online. In the clip, ...
Zodwa Wabantu got deported by the Zambian government for fears she would ‘undermine national values’
It is easy to forget just how much western influence has come to determine what Africans and African countries value, ...
LONG READ: The #HallelujahChallenge is the counter-cultural church event we have needed for a long, long, long time
In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in ...
Apostle Arome Osayi: The need for Christians to engage in personal growth and development
by Apostle Arome Osayi It should be all about Christ crucified The times are indeed perilous. Believers today prefer to ...
Albert Afeso Akanbi: The Koran vs The Holy Bible — Which is the truth? [Pt II]
by Albert Afeso Akanbi I was buried in a pile of feedback –emails, comments, text messages and phone calls, some ...
Reno Omokri: Here’s what Daddy Freeze has gotten wrong about tithing
by Reno Omokri The recent to-do on the issue of tithing which was roused by popular On-Air Personality, Daddy Freeze, ...
Oyin Oludipe: 55 Theses on Christian law, grace and faith
by Oyin Oludipe Out of the passion for truth and clarity, and with the aim of prospering them, the following ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Finally, we are taking the gay talk to church
It’s striking to see conversations about #sexuality and #faith come up in important spaces – and key that we participate. ...
Opinion: How to build your capacity for spiritual violence
by Isaac Aluko Ademoroti It may or it may not surprise you that the first place in the universe to ...
The Thread: “Holy twerkers, where dem dey?” | How to find your virtuous-boujee woman
You know how they say holy rollers don’t care for matters of the flesh because their hearts and minds are ...
Opinion: Myanmar’s Muslim massacres- A case for religious minority groups everywhere
by Albert Afeso Akanbi Some sad news filtered in from Myanmar on August 25, 2017. Again we saw proof of ...
Ololade Ajekigbe: Joel Osteen- And Religion fails again
The tropical storm Harvey that hit the Gulf Coast of the United States has wreaked plenty of havoc and displaced ...
Opinion: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and tomorrow
by Afeso Albert Akanbi “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to…set at liberty ...
Opinion: The historical reality of Jesus Christ (Pt 2)
by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema Contrary to what some religious believers think, faith does not preclude critical questioning of the fundamentals ...
The September Standard
- Uchay Joel Chima’s No Longer Afraid of Shadows Showing at Soto
- BBL vs. Size Zero: How The Era of Size Zero May Have been Trying To Save Women From Today’s Era of BBL
- This Week in Fashion: Our Favourite Looks From MET Gala, Bridgerton Premiere
- Top 5 Must-Visit Art Galleries in Nigeria This Weekend
- Cuppy Dazzles With Anthony Joshua & Naomi Campbell For Wedding of the Year
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