#PrideMonth: Love is everything but love; a queer Muslim man’s experience with love

By Phaysal Phagge It is difficult to write about love when everything you know about it has been anything but, Harder still when you have reached a point of mental drain from yearning for the kind of love you know you deserve, and in that place of utter exhaustion, you have resolved that love is... Read More

Non-binary Blog, Opinion

humanity, islam, LGBT+, Love

July 7, 2020

Despite our differences, we are all humans

by ÌyanuOlúwa Fágbiyè T. The word ‘human’ vividly, reminds me of someone who called me “the only human” (he probably said it on a lighter note) but it instilled something strong in me. He might not have seen it the way I did, but it just made sense to me and gave birth to something... Read More

Non-binary Blog

#YNaijaNonBinary, diversity, human, humanity

June 5, 2020

People want change and they are calling for a new World Order

Want to know why everyone is talking about the new world? Well its simple, with all that is happening people are expectant of a global change. Looking back at history and revisiting some of the greatest tragedies that ever befell human kind, it may be difficult for some to comprehend just how people back then... Read More

Deep Dive

humanity, New World Order, twitter.

June 21, 2018

Iranwo Foundation is creating equal economic opportunities for women and children in disadvantaged urban slums

Poverty remains a challenge hindering the equitable distribution of wealth in the country and in spite of the best efforts of private individuals (the government seems not to care either way) there’s little or no progress. According to the World Bank, over eighty million Nigerians currently live below the poverty line and it has been... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

humanity, Iranwo, Makoko

January 3, 2017

The Thread: You’ve got to try a little kindness this 2017

Nigeria is such a harsh land that the humans populating its surface tend to lose their humanity. Interestingly, this decency and humanity reveals itself when we move to other countries. Subomi Plumptre wants us to reach into the recesses of our being (depending on how far down we have pushed it) and act with kindness... Read More

Thinking Through

2017, humanity, kindness, Subomi Plumptre, thread, twitter.

October 24, 2016

Ifeoluwa Nihinlola: I hope someone calls them beloved

by Ifeoluwa Nihinlola There is something about Lagos, about this human chaos, about entering danfos and crawling into kekes and jumping on okadas and pushing against bodies reeking of sweat while dancing between pungent puddles that makes me wish I could read minds. Not all lives interest me. Some people are just derivatives of other people,... Read More

humanity, lagos, life, Love, nigerians, youth

October 6, 2016

Opinion: I questioned God

by Eketi Ette “A man who asks questions will not miss his way.” – A Nigerian proverb. “If you’re a Christian, and you’ve not yet gotten to a place where nothing makes sense anymore and you question what you believe or have been taught to believe, then your journey of faith hasn’t begun.” – Eketi Ette.... Read More

Christianity, Faith, God, humanity, Love, Pastors

August 7, 2016

POETRY: When I die, may I not die

by Adedoyin Olumodeji ERSATZ Rivers flowing with glee, Buried beneath souls, so deep, Sun shining with glee, Hidden within, hearts so deep. Feel the dark passions, Around you, Happy expressions, Dead inner yous. Skeleton in my cabinet, He’s smiling, I’m wailing Like I’m the one in the net. Gathering through scattering, Shutting souls,... Read More

death, humanity, life, literature, Poetry, prize, ynaija

June 4, 2016

Opinion: How to deal with social media harassment

by Mercy Makinde Trolls, clap-back, shades are a few of the words I have picked up from episodes of social media harassment and bullying I have seen. It really bothers me why people find so much delight in paying a lot of attention to other people’s problem with all the issues plaguing us in this... Read More

cyber bullying, cyber environment, harrasment, humanity, Media, social media, technology

November 18, 2015

24 years a slave! True story of a Nigerian slave in Britain

Here is another tragedy-filled potential Oscar winning story. A British couple accused of detaining a Nigerian immigrant as a slave for over twenty years has been found guilty. Emmanuel and Antan Edet aged 61 and 58 respectively were found guilty of slavery by a London court after being accused of forcing the immigrant to work... Read More

The News Blog

british, humanity, immigrant, international, Justice, legal, slavery

July 30, 2014

Bunmi Olaniyan: We have abandoned the Chibok girls to die. Sad! (Y! FrontPage)

by Bunmi Olaniyan In a series of tweets he asserted that on a BBC Hausa programme interviewing escaped Chibok girls, they asserted that they have been abandoned. His tweets continued that the girls stated that they have not been provided much needed drugs or even basic food. It has certainly been an emotional week, from... Read More

abandon, bunmi olaniyan, Chibok girls, humanity, opinion, Y! Frontpage, ynaija

April 22, 2014

Opinion: 5 things we learnt from the Nyanya bomb blast

by Nwagwu Hygienius It is refreshing to know that even in the midst of the doom and gloom that we face as a nation, some Nigerians still realize what it means to be humane. The quick awareness raised by some people on the need to donate blood to the victims of the blast went a... Read More

Abuja, humanity, nyanya blast, opinion, president, ruling party, terrorists, ynaija

December 7, 2013

Shehu Sani: How Mandela represented hope and opportunity

by Shehu Sani Mandela was a light that shinned over a dark era of despicable cruelty and unmitigated evil. He was a tower that gave moral and physical muscle to a cause that frees humanity from the evil of some of its own. The world without Mandela could have been a world of unimaginable depravity.... Read More

and, hope, how, humanity, mandela, opinion, opportunity, represented, Shehu Sani, World, ynaija

July 8, 2013

Opinion: For once, let’s blame the youth for the state of the nation

by Bayo Oluwasanmi The Nigerian youth should not be afraid of police beating, arrest, or being killed if need be to free them from poverty, meaningless, wasted, and unfulfilled life… Glad to see Mr. Sonala Olumhense back from his brief hiatus. And congrats on his new syndicated column. His article “The Youth Of Nigeria”... Read More

Column, country, future, humanity, lagos, Nigerian, Revolt, Revolution, youth

May 30, 2013

You’re still going to hell – Vatican promises atheists (despite what the Pope says)

The Vatican has clarified that atheists will still go to hell if they reject God, after Pope Francis broke with tradition to deliver a homily stating non-believers who do good will be redeemed through Jesus. The Pope’s words made headlines around the world after he gave an unprepared speech in which he emphasised the importance of “doing good” as... Read More

atheists, heaven, hell, humanity, Pope Francis, Rev. Thomas Rosica, salvation, Vatican

November 21, 2012

Opinion: The beauty that fades not

by Akwaowo Otu There is a beauty that illuminates from the inside out. There is a beauty that neither the sun nor rain washes off. There is this kind of beauty that doesn’t fade with time or age: Kindness. Whenever the word beauty is said, all I hear is the literal meaning; the quality of... Read More

Beauty, humanity, kindness, life, living, Love

November 18, 2012

Why always me?

by Sotonte Kingdom Sometimes, I don’t want to live anymore, but then again, I haven’t even seen much of this world. I want to stay, but they don’t want me to. Dear mirror on the wall, I have being keeping this to myself. But, I just can’t anymore. “She’s crazy,” everyone says. “I hate her,”... Read More

care, Comfort, death, depression, humanity, Love, peace

September 24, 2012

Religion against humanity by Wole Soyinka

To such a degree has Religion fueled conflict, complicated politics, retarded social development and impaired human relations across the world, that one is often tempted to propose that Religion is innately an enemy of Humanity, if not indeed of itself a crime against Humanity. Certainly it cannot be denied that Religion has proved again... Read More

brazil, humanity, mali, new york, Nobel Laureate, Religion, UN, UNESCO, Wole Soyinka