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YNaija June 18, 2024

Watch Adekunle Gold Open Up About Sickle Cell Advocacy on CNN’s African Voices Change Makers

Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold opened up in an interview with CNN, discussing living with a sickle cell and his advocacy in Africa. The Afrobeats singer, AG Baby, was interviewed by…

YNaija December 16, 2022

Elon Musk shuts down Twitter Spaces following spat with journalists

After several journalists who had just been banned from Twitter discovered they could still take part in the live audio service Twitter Spaces, the company decided to shut it down.…

Ado Aminu November 20, 2020

Kunle Afolayan’s anger is somewhat justified, and it invites us to rethink how we approach works of art

A quoted reply by ace Director, Kunle Afolayan has caused a spirited conversation about what constitutes an appropriate response from creatives to claims of piracy of their creative work. Twitter…

Uroupa Kiakubu November 18, 2020

Adamu Garba: There’s a nexus between reluctance to accountability and ‘lawsuits’ that encourage same

On the heels of the #EndSARS protest, young Nigerians who took to the streets to demand good governance and an end to police brutality enjoyed massive support from prominent members…

Chinedu Okafor November 18, 2020

ICYMI: CNN presents ‘strong’ report to claim the Nigerian Army callously killed unarmed citizens | #LekkiShooting

On the 20th of October 2020, officers from the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos, at about 7pm, and the events…

Editor May 14, 2020

@StephanieBusari is modelling how journalism must lead during the Covid19 pandemic.

The Coronavirus crisis is arguably the biggest story of the new century. Like the Spanish Flu pandemic that ravaged the globe nearly a century before, this pandemic is forcing governments,…

Editor February 11, 2020

Lai Mohammed is taking his role as minister of (mis)information very seriously

If we had to rank the injustices Nigerians have had to endure during President Buhari's government, we would choose the blatant lack of regard for our collective intelligence as the…

Editor August 9, 2019

Arit Okpo is bringing new blood to CNN’s African Voices

I have to admit, once the Nigerian advertising industry sank its claws into CNN's African Voices, it lost much of its edge as a platform highlighting innovation and courage across…

Bernard Dayo November 23, 2018

Oby Ezekwesili talks ending corruption and bad governance in an interview with Christiane Amanpour

Even if you have been living under a rock, you should know by now that Oby Ezekwesili is running for the highest office in the land in next year's elections.…

Op-ed Editor January 9, 2018

“Be determined and persistent in going after what you want.” | Leading Ladies Africa speaks to CNN’s Stephanie Busari

For Stephanie Busari, moving back to Nigeria was a big bold bet predicated upon her passion for telling authentic African stories, and her role as CNN’s Supervising Producer for Africa.…

Omoleye Omoruyi December 22, 2017

#YNaija2017Review: Lai Mohammed’s ‘garbage’ about jollof rice, the rat-ification of Buhari’s office… See the 8 most embarrassing moments of 2017

We must say that political office holders are good at going off the cliff, making themselves and those concerned look foolish or confused in the process. Some events, comments and…

Adegbite Adedotun October 11, 2017

Trump slams NBC News for another ‘untrue’ allegation

NBC News has again drawn the ire of President Donald Trump by alleging that, the President wanted a “tenfold” increase in US nuclear arsenal. The latest report is on the…

Azeez August 29, 2017

CNN reporter makes sarcastic disclosure about Trump’s conference

Jim Sciutto of CNN has pointed out a seemingly unpopular note from President Donald Trump’s earlier press conference from the White House. Trump, few hours ago, had a joint conference…

Tolu August 20, 2017

Governor Fayose, Femi Fani-Kayode, Yemi Osinbajo, CNN | Here are the winners and losers from President Buhari’s return

President Muhammadu Buhari's absence from the country had begun ruffling feathers from the moment he sent the Senate an official notice handing his government over to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo…

Editor August 4, 2017

What are the odds of placing a bet on Buhari’s return?

by Tosin Adesina While we are yet to come to terms with the rude joke of July 31, 2017, by Fareed Zakaria of CNN on President Buhari's continued absence from…

Itunuoluwa August 3, 2017

This is how the hunter became the hunted over Trump’s immigration law

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller engaged in a heated debate with CNN star anchor Jim Acosta over President Trump's move to overhaul legal immigration during a press briefing on…

Roqeebah July 31, 2017

YNaija Editorial: We need to take CNN’s joke about Buhari very seriously

The shame we have to bear this week, as Nigerians, is that CNN, the "Fake News Network", dedicated expensive airtime to mocking Nigeria's current state affairs. CNN, one of the…

Azeez July 30, 2017

CNN ‘mocks’ Nigeria over Buhari’s continued absence

Cable News Network (CNN) may have just made a mockery of Nigeria over the continued absence of President Muhammadu Buhari from the country. The television medium mocked the country in…

Editor July 22, 2017

How will CNN get on with Scaramucci?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Donald J. Trump’s appointment of a new director to the White House Communications office has continued to elicit reactions and comments from the US media. Anthony…

Roqeebah July 6, 2017

CNN takes another big hit but this time, it wasn’t Trump tweeting mean things #CNNBlackmail

CNN has had unarguably the worst time since Donald Trump became President. From being shutdown by the President during a press briefing to being called all sorts of names, the…

Itunuoluwa July 5, 2017

Reddit User behind the Trump wrestling GIF has issued an apology

Following the backlash after President Donald Trump tweeted his GIF wrestling CNN, the Reddit user behind the GIF issued an apology Tuesday for the video and other offensive content he…

Itunuoluwa July 4, 2017

You need to see this epic comedy satire video of CNN’s response to Trump’s tweets

SBS has done the most amazing thing. They took the now infamous Trump versus CNN video tweeted by the President (also the highest number of retweets a President has ever…

Itunuoluwa July 3, 2017

‘We will keep doing our jobs, he should start doing his’ | CNN responds to Trump video tweet

President Trump tweeted a video of a WWE broadcast that was edited to show him pummeling a man with a CNN logo superimposed on his face, Sunday. According to CNN, the…

Roqeebah July 2, 2017

Donald Trump says his use of social media is modern day presidential, we say LOL

by Roqeebah Olaoniye and Dolapo Adelana It appears Americans have got themselves a 71-year-old man-baby for a president. Donald Trump, has been the 45th POTUS for less than 200 days and in the short…

Omoleye Omoruyi July 2, 2017

Is Donald Trump ever going to end his hatred for CNN? Watch this video

US President Donald Trump's media lashing might not end anytime soon, as he has posted a video of himself beating up someone else who had the CNN logo on his…

Itunuoluwa June 29, 2017

Trump mocks CNN and Nancy Pelosi at closed door republican fundraiser

President Donald Trump attended the first fundraiser of his 2020 reelection campaign at the Trump International Hotel in Washington and took no prisoners bashing his favorites- the media. In an almost…

Itunuoluwa June 28, 2017

White House Deputy Press Secretary Sanders blasts press for “Trump-Russia hoax”

Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders accused the media, Tuesday for the false coverage of what she referred to as “Trump-Russia hoax”. Politico reports the exchange happened during…

Itunuoluwa June 27, 2017

CNN Producer calls coverage of Trump-Russia investigation bulls**t on video

Founder of Project Veritas James O’Keefe has released an undercover video of a CNN producer saying the network's constant coverage of a possible collusion between Trump administration officials and Russia…

Omoleye Omoruyi June 27, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. “KANU HAS NO AUTHORITY TO SPEAK FOR THE IGBOS” – APGA The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has warned the…