The relaxed outlook towards different religions in my childhood home was possible thanks to our customary mythologies, which are characterized by both perseverance as well as tolerance. There is a signpost on a side road in the heart of the American South that reads You are leaving the US. You are entering the Yoruba Kingdom. The post... Read More

culture, Minna Salami, Orisha, Religion, religious tolerance, tradition

November 24, 2012

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Opinion: Constitutional amendment – A case of the ruling class and the rest of us

by Theophilus Ilevbare The cancerous plague of the hydra-headed nature of sleaze that has brought the nation to its sorry state requires a more decisive and deft approach to solve the catalogue of unresolved scams. Reports says certain proposals to the ongoing Constitution review, to redress the flaws inherent in the 1999 constitution handed down... Read More

anambra, boko haram, Chris Ngige, Constitution amendment, culture, economy, Kenya, nigeria

November 9, 2012

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Bee Azubike: The escape (30 Days, 30 Voices)

This generation isn’t reading. Nigerians don’t read. These days, there are so many attention-stealing, time-wasting activities considered ‘it’. As a child, reading was my life. I was a tomboy and loved to play… but reading… that I never toyed with. There were no iPads, Blackberries, or any of the attention-grabbing gizmos you find today. I... Read More

books, cartoons, culture, Music, reading

November 5, 2012

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Chidera Dimude: It’s indeed a man’s world (30 Days, 30 Voices)

If this is truly a man’s world, why can’t we fight for it to be a woman’s world too instead of throwing ourselves at the feet of men? My belief tells me I was created from the rib of man not from his shoe lace. It took me ages to decide what to write about,... Read More

culture, desperation, men, society, women

September 15, 2012

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Shade Lawal: Abortion – A woman’s right to choose (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Last month, tweets about abortion swarmed my timeline on twitter. I aired my views on the issue at the time, but the limit of 140 characters made a comprehensive discourse almost impossible. Thus, when I got the invitation from YNaija to feature in ‘30days, 30 voices’; I knew it was a perfectopportunity for me to... Read More

abortion, culture, Health, motherhood, Religion, Shade Lawal, women

September 10, 2012

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Opinion: Is your work ethic affecting your health

by Marcelle Pick I’m certainly not saying that work isn’t good. I simply think that some of us are taking it too far. I’m in the process of writing a book about hormones. With intense writing deadlines, a medical practice, three children, a house, and my own hobbies and pleasures, I often feel totally strapped... Read More

culture, Health, Marcelle Pick, money, stress, Work, work cycle

July 18, 2012

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Opinion: What’s in a name

by Sam Sommers “Your first name’s white, your second is Hispanic, and your third belongs to a black. No wonder you don’t know who you are.” So reads an article in this week’s Sports Illustrated, quoting a former teammate talking to baseball Hall of Famer Reginald Martinez Jackson. Or Reggie Jackson as you probably know... Read More

.NAME, culture, sam sommers

May 24, 2012

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Promoting business and unity between Africa and India: IndiAfrica press conference holds in Lagos- See Photos

What: IndiAfrica A SHARED FUTURE Press Conference. Where: Adna Hotel Ladipo Bateye GRA Ikeja-Lagos. When: 23 May 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa.

business in Africa, culture, INDIAFRICA

April 11, 2012

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Colours, Culture, Couture – See Photos from the spectacular Lagos Carnival 2012

by Seyi Lawal The commercial capital of Nigeria, Lagos was in celebration as the Heritage Carnival came to town on 9 April. This was carnival with a difference as it fell on a public holiday. Free rides were given to and fro to the venue. The event was filled with lots of colour and music as... Read More

culture, The Lagos Carnival

March 31, 2012

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Femi Owolabi: What to do with our differences as Nigerians?

Remember this country belongs to all of us; we must therefore crave for a platform that strengthens the national integration that is genuine. I have said it in many of my arguments, and I still say it—one of the major roots of Nigeria’s problems is our inability to harmonise our cultural differences. The perceived... Read More

culture, discrimination, hausa, igbo, nigeria, tribal conflict, Yoruba

March 24, 2012

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Femke becomes Funke: “A terrifying dream”

It gets better! YNaija introduces you to Dutch writer and journalist, Femke van Zeijl who has been traveling across sub-Saharan Africa for about 10 years. Now she trades, um, her nomadic existence for a permanent position in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. Follow Femke’s journeys through her new life in Africa’s most populous country. The coming month... Read More

culture, Femke van Zeijl, Travel

Minna Salami: Nigeria, the birthplace of a global spirituality (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Opinion: Constitutional amendment – A case of the ruling class and the rest of us

Bee Azubike: The escape (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Chidera Dimude: It’s indeed a man’s world (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Shade Lawal: Abortion – A woman’s right to choose (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Opinion: Is your work ethic affecting your health

Opinion: What’s in a name

Promoting business and unity between Africa and India: IndiAfrica press conference holds in Lagos- See Photos

Colours, Culture, Couture – See Photos from the spectacular Lagos Carnival 2012

Femi Owolabi: What to do with our differences as Nigerians?

Femke becomes Funke: “A terrifying dream”

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