British police has named two of the three terrorists arrested for the London Bride attack. They gave their names on Monday as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane. Butt, 27, who was born in Pakistan, lived in east London with his wife and children for years. He was even once featured in a BBC documentary... Read More

attackers, British police, identity, London bridge

December 2, 2016

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Naofal Ali: I grew up in Africa. Don’t be sorry for me

by Naofal Ali To understand this article, two precisions are needed. I was born and have grown up in Benin (a west African Country), and I’m presently living in Paris. A simple fact makes me write this post. Each time my European colleagues and friends ask me about my life course, I naturally answer them... Read More

africa, African culture, identity, paris, Western bias

October 28, 2016

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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 11, 2016

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The Sexuality Blog: Genitals means gender… or does it?

We are not really good at calling things out in Nigeria, and if we do venture at it, we are either too hypocritical or too ignorant forcing many important conversations to be silenced. See, we were taught that if a child is born with a penis, it is male and if born with a vagina,... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Amanda, Bessy Ekaete, gemail, gender, identity, Love, male, nigeria, Oluwaseun Fajilade, Ryan James

May 30, 2016

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Church Crawler: St. Leo’s Catholic Church – fighting the battle of identity crisis

After more than a thousand years of almost unchanged traditions, the Roman Catholic Church has hinged its identity on its ability to survive centuries of cultural dynamics and popular beliefs – something no other institution can brag about, With this in mind, I decided to start my church crawling from a Catholic Church – St.... Read More

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catholic church, Church crwaling, confused, identity, St Leo

September 12, 2014

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Feyi Fawehinmi: Matters arising- The Ponmo and the logo

by Feyi Fawehinmi The Ponmo A rather delicious debate has broken out on the internet over the government’s alleged plans to ban the consumption of ponmo (cow hide) by Nigerians in a bid to boost the leather industry. Vanguard have gone with the headline ‘FG set to ban Ponmo‘ which does the job of sensationalising... Read More

Feyi Fawehinmi, garri, identity, Logo, opinion, Ponmo, ynaija

May 12, 2014

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Opinion: Nigerians are in a state of learned helplessness

by Goziem Okubor I, like many other Nigerians, am heartbroken. I weep for the orphaned children, the suddenly childless mothers, the number of people living in total fear, of an enemy they could not possibly imagine. An enemy with an indiscriminate bloodlust. For these people, death has become a part of their reality. Innocence has been... Read More

hopelessness, identity, nigeria, opinion, shared, ynaija

March 28, 2014

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Akin Osuntokun: The crude oil identity

by Akin Osuntokun Rather than endeavour to free our minds from the shackles and incapacitation of the bondage of crude oil, it is tragic to note that some Nigerians who stake political leadership claims would work themselves into frenzy seeking to perpetuate our dependency on oil syndrome. It is difficult to quantify and determine the... Read More

Akin Osuntokun, crude oil, identity, Niger Delta, opinion, ynaija

November 18, 2013

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Hard labour: Sex worker jailed in Lagos for re-appearing before court

Ene Emmanuel, a commercial sex worker has been sentenced by a Lagos court to three months imprisonment for re-appearing before the it. The convict was jailed by the Chief Magistrate of the Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, O. Awogboro who said the she had previously appeared before the court bearing a different name. Emmanuel, 21, was... Read More

August 23, 2013

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The national question

by Femi Fani-Kayode They say our territory is ‘’no-man’s land’’ yet they will never offer us theirs in return or even allow us to build there. Who is the fool here? And when we complain they have the nerve to insult us. Enough is enough. It stops today. Permit me to begin this contribution with... Read More

Femi Fani-Kayode, identity, no man's land, opinion, ynaija, Yoruba, yugoslavia

July 26, 2013

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Harry Potter author, JK Rowling reveals story behind pseudonym used for her recent bestseller

Author JK Rowling has revealed she spent a week practicing the fake signature of her pseudonym, Robert Galbraith – the name she used for her new detective novel. The Harry Potter creator signed a few copies of the book under her pen name, after working on the fake autograph. ‘While we can’t verify whether any... Read More

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Feyi Fawehinmi: Matters arising- The Ponmo and the logo

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