The Thread: This is why child abuse needs to stop

Child abuse is pervasive in society, some children have come to accept it without questioning. See below the story of a thirteen-year-old girl who became pregnant for a man her father’s age. When will things change in this country? So I am very angry and sad right now, I witnessed something I have been reading... Read More

Thinking Through

child abuse, child marriage, culture, education, nigeria

January 11, 2017

Fiction: The woman she married

Mama loves Papa. It is the only rational thing – short of God designed – that can substantiate their relationship and the way she treats him. Their love is one that challenges emotional boundaries and leaves Mama praying in tongues in the dead of the night because Papa would not come back early – though... Read More

culture, Fiction, Love-hate, Marriage, patriarchy, relationship

January 9, 2017

New Establishment: Mr. Eazi, Ire Aderinokun, Arese Ugwu, and more… Meet the class of 2017

Every year YNaija.com scouts the breadth of the country to uncover the freshest and youngest Nigerians who continue to inspire in spite of the odds that appear to be stacked against them. These 50 people may not be household names yet, but you would do well to remember them now because this sure won’t be... Read More

Featured, The New Establishment, Thinking Through

#InnovationSeries, Arese Ugwu, culture, football, Ire Aderinokun, Kelechi Iheanacho, lists, Mr Eazi, Music, New Establishment, nigeria, sports, technology

December 24, 2016

“I believe a woman can and should have whatever it is that she wants.” Leading Ladies Africa speaks with singer & actress, Patricia Kihoro

Patricia Kihoro, in a nutshell, is a multi-talented creative genius. Using her talent and passion for singing and acting, she has written, directed and produced her own stage shows which have been a resounding success right from the beginning. She has other interests outside the creative industry and she is not afraid to pursue them.... Read More

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Breaking the glass ceiling, Business, culture, interviews, Leading Ladies Africa, Patricia Kihoro, Women in Arts

December 20, 2016

Gbolabo Amusan: Lagos has a culture- it is hustle [Nigerian Voices]

by Gbolabo Amusan “Don’t Be Stupid, Don’t Be Slow, Don’t allow yourself to be taken for a fool”, words on the plinth of the three Elders (Agba Meta) statue at the entrance to Lagos. Every society has norms, tastes, traditions peculiar to it and hustle is Lagos’ main culture. The attitudes and behavioural characteristics of... Read More

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culture, hustle, lagos, nigeria, Nigerian Voices

December 12, 2016

#Y100: These are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians alive today

In our annual tradition, we take a look back at the 100 people who have defined, re-defined and moulded the days of our lives in 2016. Innovators, creators, political players, entertainers and activists of all ages – you won’t find a more definite list anywhere else. Atiku Abubakar The former Vice President has... Read More

Cover Stories

#Y100, art, culture, entertainment, lists, Media, Politics, Religion, tradition, YNaija most Influential 100

December 10, 2016

Vera Ezimora: I’m not raising a Yoruba child

by Vera Ezimora Among my Nigerian people, in the issues concerning gender and tribe, there is covert sexism and tribalism. Even women are sexist against other women and against themselves. Yes, I’m Igbo. Yes, my husband is Yoruba. But now that we have a child together, Nigerians are telling me that my daughter is Yoruba.... Read More

culture, igbo, Inter tribal marriages, motherhood, nigeria, Vera Ezimora, Yoruba

December 7, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: The road from fast food to Twitter

By Pius Adesanmi When I was leaving Paris for Canada to begin my PhD in 1998, my French friends almost considered it a slap on the face of their culture and civilization that I was crossing over to North America. They considered it a lowering of culture in a way. Their only consolation? Well, at... Read More

America, culture, fast food, French, Gallic arrogance, innovation, Pius Adesanmi, Science, twitter.

December 1, 2016

Corruption was a culture in Nigeria until I became President – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said his administration will continue to investigate and prosecute corrupt office holders. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said this while receiving the Letter of Credence of the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, William Symington, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari... Read More

The News Blog

corruption, culture, president, President Muhammadu Buhari

November 30, 2016

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: How I was banned from speaking Igbo

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani In our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani recalls how she was banned from speaking her mother tongue. My parents forbade my local language, Igbo, from being spoken in our home when I was a child. Unlike the majority of their contemporaries in our hometown... Read More

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, BBC, culture, english, igbo, languages, nigeria, parenting

November 25, 2016

Opinion: Isiagu | More than a fashion statement

by James Eze As a young man slowly coming of age in South East Nigeria, I was keenly aware of my cultural environment. I was fascinated by the colourful ceremonies and rites that emblazoned my people’s days with magic and beauty. I loved the masquerades and the mysterious fear they were supposed to strike in... Read More

culture, igbo, Isiagu, lion, nigeria, opinion, south-east nigeria

November 22, 2016

The Thread: This by fire, by force marriage story will make you cry -or curse

Some days ago, financial analyst Oluwatosin Olaseinde, explored the concept of domestic violence victims being enablers of their own abuse. Today, @biolaojo_ tells the story of a woman who took it upon herself to marry a particular dude, and the drama that ensued, we can say for free, is not at all worth the trouble... Read More

culture, Domestic violence, Foundational issues, marriage pressure, nigeria, The Thread, Weddings

November 22, 2016

LABAF, AFRIFF and Ake Festival all in one week

Festivals are the most realistic means of showcasing what a nation has to offer in terms of culture. Be it fashion, film, books, arts, or food; there is no better time to lure foreigners into a country to treat them to a feast of what each of its different cultural sectors have to offer. Without... Read More

Ake Arts and book festival, AkeFest16, Art X Lagos, Arts, Arts and Culture, books, Cultural festivals, culture, LABAF, lagos, nigeria, sticky

November 14, 2016

Dinner dates: Who picks the tab?

Ladies and gents, is this at all do-able in Nigeria, or is this a western world thing? See details below: Psssttt!!!!👇🏾 https://t.co/0V3D5KGfYx — Ash. (@hey_ashiwel) November 14, 2016 Na wa oo, see rules and regulations

culture, Dinner dates, nigeria, patriarchy, women

November 14, 2016

Soyombo Ayomikun: Myths our ancestors mixed for us

by Soyombo Ayomikun ‘Don’t whistle child While it is night As doing so will invite the snakes From deep within the wild…’ One day As the moon shone brightly I whistled No snake(s) showed! ‘Don’t you dare Cut your nails at night Because the mother of Whoever does that Before dawn Would be dead…’... Read More

ancestors, culture, myths, nigeria, tradition

November 11, 2016

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o to headline the 2016 Ake festival

Abeokuta, Ogun State will stand still once again as it hosts an outstanding roaster of writers, thinkers, artists, filmmakers, musicians, book lovers and art enthusiasts at the fourth edition of the Ake Arts and Book Festival2016. We are pleased to announce that our dates for this year are 15th -19th November and the festival will... Read More

More, Partners

Abeokuta, Ake Festival, Arts, Beneath this Skin, books, culture, Laolu Senbanjo, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Okey Ndibe, teju cole, Titilope Sonuga

November 5, 2016

The Thread: This is why some women do not contribute to the family purse

Gender roles are a source of contention for a number of reasons: culture, upbringing, patriarchy, or religious beliefs. One of such touchy gender role issues is who pays the bills in the home- the husband, the wife or both? @Batarhe put out a poll on his timeline yesterday asking men if their wives should help... Read More

culture, feminism, Gender Roles, nigeria, patriarchy, Philandering, The Thread

October 31, 2016

The Thread: #DearPatient, these are the things your doctor wants you to know

It’s no news that Nigerian patients can be trying. Doctors on Nigerian Twitter are swapping hilarious anecdotes and dispensing advice to their #DearPatient(s). If you are guilty of these blunders, desist. If you know any persons who are guilty of these blunders, do them a favour and share. Hear ye! Hear ye! https://twitter.com/SickSage_/status/792801325302112257 #Dearpatient please go... Read More

bants, culture, Doctors, ignorance, medical students, nigeria, patients, Religion, The Thread

October 31, 2016

Opinion: Na woman dey drive

by David I. Adeleke If you’ve ever journeyed on the road in Nigeria, then you must have heard someone say that before. It may not be verbatim, but at least you’ve heard a variation of the statement. You dey drive like woman. Why you dey drive like woman? Why you dey drive anyhow, na woman... Read More

culture, feminism, Gender Roles, nigeria, opinion, patriarchy

October 29, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: Social shaming and the measure of Nigeria’s civilization

by Pius Adesanmi The true measure of a society or a civilization, goes an aphorism, lies in how she treats her weakest members. Between France, the United States, and Canada, I have lived continuously now for nearly 20 years in imperfect civilizations and cultures that are obsessed with the weak, the poor, the minority, and... Read More

civilization, common man, corruption, culture, EFCC, nigeria, opinion, Responsible governance, rich men, Social ShamingPoliticians, tax payers

October 28, 2016

Opinion: The truth about true identity

by Adebisi Adeyemi Nigerian parents proudly say these days and with all confidence too. “Oh! My child only speaks the English language.” Interesting! It is for sure a beautiful thing to be able to stand out from the crowd and present yourself, your speech or even your ideas gracefully and fluently in a language acceptable... Read More

children, culture, French, identity, language, Yoruba

October 27, 2016

Opinion: How to be respected as a man in Nigeria

by Ololade Ajekigbe Since I published the piece on how to be a respected female in Nigeria here, I have received quite a number of requests to do a similar piece on what it takes to be respected as a man in Nigeria, mostly by the men of course. One would understand why it was relatively... Read More

culture, nigeria, Nigerian men, patriarchy, perception, Politics, respect, wealth

October 27, 2016

Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto: The ties that bind

by Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto “Frank, that’s not the right way to put on your sandals,” I said to my younger brother who had his left foot in the right foot sandal and the right foot in the left. He stopped walking towards me and stared at me very confused. He was lax and calm, permissive and... Read More

Nigerian Voices

Big brothers, culture, FAMILY, Inquisitiveness, life, Love, nigeria, Religion

October 25, 2016

Innocent Chizaram Ilo: The day I knew the Ethereal power of books [Nigerian Voices]

by Innocent Chizaram Ilo Okigwe was always red-red, hilly and tranquil. On Sunday afternoons, after the legendary rice and stew lunch, boredom loomed over the dorm-rooms of Federal Government College Okigwe. Then, I was a hardcore science student who flaunted his lab-coat in the face of arts and commercial students and spear-headed arguments on why the... Read More

Nigerian Voices

Arts, boarding house, books, culture, Nigerian Voices, secondary school

October 22, 2016

Vera Ezimora: 8 steps to marry a cheating husband

by Vera Ezimora 1. When he says something that implies that he is open to sleeping with other women, ignore it.Example, he tells you that if he should ever cheat on you in the future, it would be because the other woman seduced him. 2. When he does something that implies that he has wandering... Read More

Cheaters, culture, feminists, Husbands, Marriage, nigeria, Relationships, women

October 13, 2016

Isoken Aruede: How are you fine, you ugly liar? [NEXT]

by Isoken Aruede “How’s it going?” “Good.” “What’s up?” “Nothing much” “How are you?” “Fine” I might be crazy, but these robotic ‘pleasantries’ make me feel like viciously operating on someone with a toothpick. Uggh!! Make it stop please! Since I was a little kid, I was taught like every normal little kid to reply... Read More

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courtesy, culture, greeting, life, nigerians, sticky

October 12, 2016

Opinion: Why we can’t be happy

by Ifeoluwa Nihinlola There’s been a rise in people devoted to chastising the faux-sad, the depressed for show, the performers of melancholy. These apostles of happiness will have us believe that young people are choosing to be sad because it has become fashionable. That the youngin’ should stop moping around and get on with their... Read More

culture, emotional stability, happiness, nigeria, Sadness

October 10, 2016

Eyiamoni Apeji: The misfits of society [NEXT]

by Eyiamoni Apeji People are naturally good. The few that are bad: the 10%, the misfits of society, these people move around so often that they give the allusion that they are many. This is a fact. This is a truth that I often forget. A few weeks ago a friend of mine was the... Read More

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culture, fear, lagos, misfits, nigeria, society, sticky, suspicion, thieves

October 9, 2016

Godfrey Akozi: I survived against all odds [Nigerian Voices]

by Godfrey Akozi The events that preceded my birth and the ones that followed till this day are worth sharing. My dad forcefully divorced a pregnant wife after six months of marriage 26 years ago. This was a young beautiful lady, whose education was cut short by her illiterate parents when my dad appeared from nowhere... Read More

Nigerian Voices

children, culture, dads, FAMILY, nigeria, step mothers, Survivor

The Thread: This is why child abuse needs to stop

Fiction: The woman she married

New Establishment: Mr. Eazi, Ire Aderinokun, Arese Ugwu, and more… Meet the class of 2017

“I believe a woman can and should have whatever it is that she wants.” Leading Ladies Africa speaks with singer & actress, Patricia Kihoro

Gbolabo Amusan: Lagos has a culture- it is hustle [Nigerian Voices]

#Y100: These are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians alive today

Vera Ezimora: I’m not raising a Yoruba child

Pius Adesanmi: The road from fast food to Twitter

Corruption was a culture in Nigeria until I became President – Buhari

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: How I was banned from speaking Igbo

Opinion: Isiagu | More than a fashion statement

The Thread: This by fire, by force marriage story will make you cry -or curse

LABAF, AFRIFF and Ake Festival all in one week

Dinner dates: Who picks the tab?

The Thread: Are victims of domestic violence enablers?

Soyombo Ayomikun: Myths our ancestors mixed for us

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o to headline the 2016 Ake festival

The Thread: This is why some women do not contribute to the family purse

The Thread: #DearPatient, these are the things your doctor wants you to know

Opinion: Na woman dey drive

Pius Adesanmi: Social shaming and the measure of Nigeria’s civilization

Opinion: The truth about true identity

Opinion: How to be respected as a man in Nigeria

Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto: The ties that bind

Innocent Chizaram Ilo: The day I knew the Ethereal power of books [Nigerian Voices]

Vera Ezimora: 8 steps to marry a cheating husband

Isoken Aruede: How are you fine, you ugly liar? [NEXT]

Opinion: Why we can’t be happy

Eyiamoni Apeji: The misfits of society [NEXT]

Godfrey Akozi: I survived against all odds [Nigerian Voices]

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