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Eromo Egbejule’s documentary on Nigeria’s most fatal pipeline explosion premieres this week at AFRIFF

On November 13th, award-winning journalist Eromo Egbejule's directorial debut Jesse: The Funeral That Never Ended premieres at the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos. The documentary film is the…

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Eromo Egbejule is partnering with Arit Okpo to revisit the tragedy of ‘Jesse’

Eromo Egbejule is easily one of the most decorated journalists working today. As the editor of the Africa Report, he has helped shaped narratives about the continent while giving young…

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Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are…

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‘Nobody ignores me’; we break down the Y!TV exclusive with Busola Dakolo on being sexually assaulted by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo

After six years of chasing rumours about the cases of sexual assault and rape and the public humiliation of Ese Walter-Ark, another high profile victim of Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, the…

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Eromo Egbejule wants to know why Ben Murray-Bruce is obsessed with electric cars when his constituency in Bayelsa lacks water

Anyone who follows Senator Ben Murray-Bruce on Twitter knows he's a big advocate for electric cars as a replacement for petrol cars in the country, so much so that he…

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Today’s Noisemakers: Seun Onigbinde, Atiku Abubakar, Eromo Egbejule [The Saraki-APC-PDP edition]

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…

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Today’s Noisemakers: Eromo Egbejule, Oluwadolarz, Korede Bello, others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…

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[The Media Blog] Eromo Egbejule or Osagie Alonge: Who won in the Pulse 36 wars?

On July 1, 2017, the then-senior reporter for Pulse Nigeria Fu'ad Lawal embarked on a road trip that saw him travel through all 36 states in the country. Given the…

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Seni Saraki, Eloghosa Osunde, Byenyan Bitrus, Eromo Egbejule: Here is YNaija’s 2018 New Establishment List

Every year, YNaija makes it a tradition to trawl through the vastness of the internet and plug into Nigeria's youth communities and subcultures, sieving out its brightest and most promising…

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Chimamanda Adichie, Banky W, Toke Ibru, others make YNaija inaugural #Woke100 List

In 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…

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#YNaijaPowerList2017: Stephanie Busari, Uche Pedro, Fisayo Soyombo… See the most powerful young persons in the media space

In 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…

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Seven Bloody Days of Summer III: Blood on the streets of the “Wild Wild West”

Only days before 9/11, a weeklong episode of bloodletting began in the central Nigerian city of Jos as Christians and Muslims, neighbours for decades, fought to the death. But what exactly…

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Seven Bloody Days of Summer I: The 9/11 we tend to forget

Only days before 9/11, a weeklong episode of bloodletting began in the central Nigerian city of Jos as Christians and Muslims, neighbours for decades, fought to the death. But what…

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Editor’s note: We will be revisiting the untold stories behind Nigeria’s middle-belt crisis

Today, YNaija begins a three-part story called ‘Seven Bloody Days of Summer’. It explores the untold stories behind the high volatility that Nigeria's middle-belt, Jos in particular, has become known…

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“Fifty years later, Nigeria has failed to learn from its horrific civil war” | 5 things we learned from Eromo Egbejule’s article

The conversation on secession and restructuring continues loudly in Nigeria, but is the government really listening? These are the 5 things we learned from Eromo Egbejule's Washington Post article 1…

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Today’s Noisemakers: Amara Nwankpa, Mark Amaza, Demola Olarewaju, Idris Elbruh and others

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are…

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Chude Jideonwo: What’s our biggest accomplishment at RED?

I was asked in an interview (with my co-founder, Adebola Williams) a month or so ago: What is our biggest accomplishment in RED? I have been asked many times before…

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Media organizations partner Union Bank and UN-OCHA to unveil WeCare4IDPs

As part of efforts to improve the conditions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country, notable media organizations in partnership with Union Bank have publicly announced the launch of…

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Waje, Lala Akindoju, Adebola Williams, others attend Conversions on ‘We Survived Boko Haram’ stories in Lagos

Today saw the gathering of engaged citizens coming together to have a conversation on stories of victims who survived the Boko Haram insurgency in North East Nigeria. The 2-hour event tagged Conversations on…

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It’s today! The Future Project and YNaija present Conversations on ‘We Survived Boko Haram’ stories

The Ford Foundation and The Future Project in partnership with Y!/YNaija.com will be holding a 2-hour program tagged Conversations on 'We Survived Boko Haram' stories. This is a gathering of…

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LONG READ: What shall we do about the North East?

Surely you must have noticed, the North East of Nigeria has been on a multi-year war that had killed thousands and left millions homeless. Which is perhaps the problem –…

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WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XII: Death antidote

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram.…

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The Media Blog: Is like the Nigerian army don’t want to respect themselves

Plenty of bad news have emerged from reporters and storytellers focused relentlessly on the tragedy of the north - famine, institutional abandonment, official theft, recklessness. Admittedly, even the positive stories…

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The Media Blog: 3 tweets about NYT interns that should depress Nigerian journalists

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Opinion: What are you guys, Aero Contractors or error contractors?

by Eromo Egbejule Nigerians have suddenly acquired superhuman powers and can now survive without oxygen or on a limited supply, new research has shown. And this is thanks to our…

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Eromo Egbejule: On second-hand husbands and the right of reply

by Eromo Egbejule   Slander, as experts know, should not be replied half the time especially outside the guarded platform of an interview where the celebrity in question is most…

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Light Up Nigeria: Why skin bleaching is suddenly back in the mainstream (YNaija Long Read)

by Eromo Egbejule Eromo Egbejule investigates why black is no longer beautiful Perhaps because manuals are too mainstream, Jamaican dancehall superstar, Vybz Kartel’s 2011 hit Cake Soap, comes complete with skin…

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#OneForTheRoad: Yvonne Nelson’s House of Gold’, Charles Novia’s ‘Alan Poza’ & 3 others are the WORST movies of 2013 – See the list

by Eromo Egbejule 2013 was a year that we, the viewing public had the misfortune of seeing some really trashy movies. Nollywood and its’ younger sibling, Ghollywood continue to flourish…

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Dating Wiz Khalifa? French-ing Olu Maintain? Eromo Egbejule interviews Natalie Nunn!

Call her crazy. Call her hot. Call her America's official girl. Call her Nawti too and you'd be right on ALL counts! She's been associated with Wiz Khalifa, Fabolous and…

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Seven Days and Seven Nights – The #Occupy Nigeria Timeline (Part 2)

By Eromo Egbejule SUNDAY, January 8 Emergency session at the House of Representatives is called on Sunday afternoon; the outcome is a proposed suspension of removal of fuel subsidy. The National…

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