Selling a payment platform of whatever kind is a hard sell when your main target demographic is Gen Z and Gen Y (millennials) – two generational groups that have been through the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 and the global pandemic of the 2020s. Money is tight for many in these groups who have access... Read More

Abeg, crowdfunding, Gen Y, Gen Z, GoFundMe, millenials

September 23, 2020

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Profile: How Erica Nlewedim lost and won Big Brother Naija at the same time

“I’m the star of the show, with a few supporting characters of course.” On any other person not named Genevieve Nnaji or Rita Dominic, mouthing these words would seem like a tacky descent into the bowels of self-delusion. But for Ngozi ‘Erica’ Nlewedim, actress and reality television star, the words only felt oddly prescient. And... Read More

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Big Brother Naija, Big Brother Naija Lockdown, Bisola Aiyeola, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Elites, Genevieve Nnaji, GoFundMe, Kiddwaya, Laycon, Ngozi 'Erica' Nlewedim, rita dominic, Tobi Bakre

March 6, 2019

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The Late 5: Tribunal hears Atiku, PDP’s application for inspection of electoral materials; No public holiday in Lagos on Friday – Commissioner | Other stories

Here are stories that drove conversation today: No public holiday in Lagos on Friday – Commissioner The Lagos State Government says there is no public holiday on Friday, March 8, advising all civil servants to be at their various duty posts. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, made the disclosure in a statement... Read More

The News Blog

GoFundMe, Kehinde Bamigbetan, Muhammadu Buhari, Phrank Shaibu, The Appellate Court, The Late 5

March 6, 2019

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Nigerians are going wild on the internet as Atiku’s supporters launch a crowdfunding campaign for his legal battle

Following the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winner of the February 23 Presidential election, there have been calls from far and wide (including religious and traditional leaders) on the Presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar to accept the results and not approach the courts... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides, #NigeriaDecides2019, atiku abubakar, GoFundMe, Muhammadu Buhari, Sega

July 9, 2017

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Opinion: Help save poor Prosper

by Adefolami Ademola For some, life is a bouquet of roses, caked in the chocolate of wealth, splendour and every other adjective representing the ‘good life’. For some other, it is merely a dirge resonating from the gaunt throat of a weary and depressed body. But most times, as humans still grasping the void called... Read More

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Bone marrow transplant, GoFundMe, nigeria, opinion, prosper, sos

October 30, 2016

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Man launches Gofundme campaign “to save Reuben Abati from EFCC”

A Nigerian, Ettu Mohammed on Sunday opened a Gofundme fundraising account to “save Reuben Abati from EFCC” in an attempt to mock the ex-presidential aide. He mockingly wrote that Abati was puahed by “Aso Rockevil spirits” to collect N50 million naira from Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser. Abati had been granted administrative bail by... Read More

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EFCC, Ettu Mohammed, GoFundMe, reuben abati

August 13, 2016

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#SaveMayowa: Police unfreezes account, says no fraud case established

The Lagos State Police command says it has concluded its investigation into the controversy surrounding the funding and medical treatment of Mayowa Ahmed, a stage IV, ovarian cancer patient, and has not been able to establish any case of fraud against Ahmed or members of her family. This is contained in a statement released on... Read More

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Aramide Kashamu, Dolapo Badmos, Gofund me, GoFundMe, Mayowa Ahmed, ovarian cancer, Toyin Aimakhu

July 28, 2016

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Y! Exclusive: ‘How we found out it was a scam’ – NGO behind #SaveMayowa initiative [LISTEN]

Following our exclusive story on the status of the #SaveMayowa initiative, YNaija has an audio recording of actress, Toyin Aimakhu‘s interview with one of our correspondents. According to her, the initiative may have been a ruse with the intention to scam unsuspecting sympathizers of their hard earned money, YNaija visited Lagos University Teaching Hospital at Idi-Araba. Speaking... Read More

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#SaveMayowa, cancer, exclusive, GoFundMe, Luth, Mayowa Ahmed, scam, sticky, Toyin Aimakhu, ynaija

July 28, 2016

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Y! Exclusive: How Mayowa Ahmed’s family scammed me – Toyin Aimakhu cries out

by Ore Peters Following a story by an online news platform that the #SaveMayowa initiative may have been a ruse with the intention to scam unsuspecting sympathizers of their hard earned money, YNaija visited Lagos University Teaching Hospital at Idi-Araba. On arrival, YNaija in an exclusive interview, spoke to Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu who had blown... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

#SaveMayowa, cancer, exclusive, GoFundMe, Luth, Mayowa Ahmed, scam, sticky, Toyin Aimakhu, ynaija

Purpose-driven marketing and how Abeg app just showed everyone how it’s done

Profile: How Erica Nlewedim lost and won Big Brother Naija at the same time

The Late 5: Tribunal hears Atiku, PDP’s application for inspection of electoral materials; No public holiday in Lagos on Friday – Commissioner | Other stories

Nigerians are going wild on the internet as Atiku’s supporters launch a crowdfunding campaign for his legal battle

Opinion: Help save poor Prosper

Man launches Gofundme campaign “to save Reuben Abati from EFCC”

#SaveMayowa: Police unfreezes account, says no fraud case established

Y! Exclusive: ‘How we found out it was a scam’ – NGO behind #SaveMayowa initiative [LISTEN]

Y! Exclusive: How Mayowa Ahmed’s family scammed me – Toyin Aimakhu cries out

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