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December 24, 2025

How Many Influencers Actually ‘Influence’ Their Fans in Buying Promoted Products?

Influencer marketing has become an indispensable strategy for brands looking to reach diverse audiences in Nigeria. By partnering with influencers who have a significant following or a highly engaged community, companies can promote products and services more authentically, generating buzz and driving sales. Content creators today aren’t just sharing moments of their lives—they are building... Read More

big brother, Imisi, influencers, instagram, Tomike Adeoye

States Fine Google and Meta for Tax Evasion

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Meta Deleted 63,000 Accounts Connected to Cybercrime

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Meta deleted 63,000 accounts connected to cybercrime Meta Platform Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, revealed in its Q1 report that it had allegedly deleted 63,000 accounts linked to cybercriminals (Yahoo... Read More

Auctioned fuel, Cost of living, cybercrime, economy, facebook, hunger protest, information, instagram, Meeting, Meta, NCS, Politics, Top 5 stories of the day

Fisayo Fosudo

October 4, 2023

YTech| Top 10 Tech Content Creators

How do you know what trending tech gadgets to buy and keep yourself updated in the tech world? These top 10 tech content creators review almost every device that any tech-savvy person could be interested in. You can find these tech content creators on social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. On these platforms,... Read More

Fisayo Fosudo, instagram, Miss Techy, Nigerian Tech Space, Tech, Tech content creators, youtube

September 14, 2023

Here Are The Leading Content Creators Of The Week: Shaping the Nigerian Content Landscape

Content creators hold a special place in the vast world of social media. They can captivate our attention, tickle our funny bones, and inspire us with their creativity. These creators reign supreme in Nigeria’s entertainment sphere, bringing joy and laughter to our lives through platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Join us as we unveil the... Read More

Rankings, The Media Blog

cOMEDY, Content Creators, content creators in Nigeria, Enioluwa, fashion, instagram, Layi Wasabi, Nigerian content creators, social media, TikTok

Meta’s ‘Threads’ Surpasses 10 Million Sign-Ups in 7 Hours – Is Twitter in Trouble?

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has made a significant entry into the social media landscape with its new platform, ‘Threads’. Within just a few hours of its launch, Threads attracted over 10 million users, according to Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta. This rapid adoption places Threads as a formidable competitor to Elon Musk-owned... Read More

10 million signups, 7 hours, Elon Musk, facebook, instagram, mark zuckerberg, Meta, Threads, Twitter

February 20, 2023

Facebook and Instagram users to pay $12 monthly for verification

The parent firm, Meta, has announced that users of Instagram and Facebook may now pay for a blue tick verification. Meta Verified will cost $11.99 per month on the web and $14.99 per month for iPhone users. This week, it will be accessible in Australia and New Zealand. According to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta,... Read More

$12, blue tick badges, Elon Musk, facebook, instagram, mark zuckerberg, Meta, monthly, verification

October 4, 2022

FG files lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over advertisements, demands N30 billion.

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has announced that it has launched a complaint in the Federal High Court of Abuja against Meta Platforms Incorporated (the owners of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) and its agent AT3 Resources Limited. Tuesday, the country’s supreme advertising agency stated that adverts on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are not... Read More

facebook, FG, instagram, Lawsuit, mark zuckerberg, Meta platforms incoporated

Infinix Storm X 2.0 Edition: N3,000,000 Cash Up for Grabs

If you know Infinix as a brand, you know that they have always been committed to supporting the youth in entertainment by creating platforms for them to develop their skill and craft. This time around, Infinix is hosting the Storm X 2.0 Edition. Twistberry Labarbian, a winner in the first edition of the Storm X... Read More

#PowerYourFunWithInfinxiHot10i, Davido, facebook, Infinix, instagram, Storm X 2.0 Edition., Twistberry Labarbian

January 13, 2021

The Chronicles of Tunde Ednut; punished at the ‘mark’ | The #YNaijaCover

Celebrity blogger, Tunde Ednut, has been suspended by Instagram for the second time in the space of a month. He was initially suspended by Instagram late December, after his account of over 2.6 million followers was reported as ‘Spam’ by another user. Hours after one of social media’s most historic ‘comebacks’ however; amassing five hundred... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

donald trump, Influencer, instagram, mark zuckerberg, Mr. Macaroni, Tunde EDNUT

#ChallengeAccepted: Why women are sharing black and white photos of themselves

Over the past few days, Instagram has been flooded with photos of women in monochrome images gushing over themselves and passing the baton to other women to do same as well. The photographs often have the women looking serious and taken from flattering angles with captions that read “ women supporting women.” The key thing... Read More

Challenge Accepted, instagram, Women Supporting Women

Instagram

LONG READ: Why Instagram Live has been such a hit in Nigeria

You hate to see it. Or love to. Depending. To possess an Instagram account in the year 2020 is to be aware of that sign on the top left corner of your mobile device. The one that notifies you that someone somewhere has just started yet another live video session. The very nature of the... Read More

facebook, instagram, Instagram Lives, new york times, Wilfred Okchie

Cubana Chief Priest is latest Instagram celebrity to be arrested on allegations of fraud

With recent developments, it would seem like there is a stigma surrounding wealthy young men in Nigeria. This stigma is enabled by a ‘culture of fraud’ in the country and any affluent person who is below 40 becomes an immediate suspect; if not in the eyes of the law but at least in the minds... Read More

Cubana Chief Priest, EFCC, Inspector General of Police, instagram, police, twitter.

Davido takes a break from fame leaving fans in amazement

Striking a balance between how much of yourself you give to the world, and how much of yourself is left for you, is something we’ve seen a number of famous people struggle with. It would seem that when one’s life revolves around other people, it’s easy to get caught up in their world and find... Read More

Davido, instagram, twitter.

Tacha became a worldwide trend and here’s how

Since last week, some of the hottest trending topics on social media and everywhere else have been centered around the sensitive issues that have resulted from the violence and injustice all over the world. From police brutality, to rape, to racial profiling caught on video. These topics have been hot buttons that they even managed... Read More

BBN, instagram, Tacha, Tacha Power, twitter.

Chimamanda Adichie, author and feminist

Chimamanda is reviving the art of storytelling via Instagram

Bedtime storytelling is not a universally shared experience amongst Nigerians. Many Nigerians weren’t raised to the calming voice of their African parents telling them stories before they go to sleep at night. Those are the portrayals we have only seen in movies. A more relatable experience would be the occasional power outage that would signal... Read More

chimamanda, instagram

Deep Dive: Is Seyi Shay a victim of cyber assault or it’s just one good story?

Over the years, many people, celebrities and everyday people alike have been victims of cyber assault, and often times when that happens, victims are sometimes seen as the architect of the whole situation. With celebrities, there would be those who would assume that the celebrities may have done it for attention and there would be... Read More

instagram, Seyi Shay

Burna Boy: Very loud and very wrong, but we know why

By now, the name Burna Boy is almost synonymous with everything over-the-top; especially in speech. That is if you are looking at the mega star’s antiques from a positive viewpoint. Not that he cares what your viewpoint is. Certainly, when it does not align with his, you may as well choke on that opinion, at... Read More

Deep Dive, Editor's Pick

@mstifey, Abdurasheed Bello, Accountant General of the Federation., African Giant, Burna boy, deji adeyanju, Funke Akindele, instagram, JJCSkillz, Lagos State Government, NCDC, Twitter NG

Cuppy

October 29, 2019

Cuppy doesn’t think she should pay you to be her fans and we agree

For a public figure who largely spends her time enjoying her #Gelato and minding her business, Dj Cuppy gets a lot of flack from Nigerians. Perhaps its the fact that she is genuinely humble about her wealth in a way that doesn’t center the opinions of others, or that her relationship with her billionaire daddy... Read More

More, The Media Blog

Cuppy, giveaways, instagram

August 15, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 15th of August

Follow the links below to check out our latest stories: Burna Bank by Burnaboy is exactly how you get people invested in an album Dada is revolutionizing medicine in Nigeria, one payment at a time 5 Things that Should Matter Today: President Buhari, who has never held himself accountable, sets ”clear implementation targets” for... Read More

cover, instagram, wizkid

January 30, 2019

Bobrisky dragging a homophobe on Instagram over the attack on Jussie Smollett is pure energy

Multiple reports on Tuesday confirmed the brutal racist, homophobic assault on Empire star Jussie Smollett in Chicago, perpetuated by two white men who yelled ”MAGA Country,’ put a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him. Smollett was subsequently hospitalised after the attack and it has drawn wide sympathy and uproar on social media.... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Bobrisky, homophobe, instagram, Jussie Smollett

January 17, 2019

Short video social app, Vskit hits a milestone of 10 million users in Africa

Vskit is cementing their place as One of Africa’s topmost entertainment platforms as they recently hit a milestone of 10 million users in Africa with more than half of the users emanating from Google play while the other half came from Palmstore, the app store of the Transsion Group. Vskit is an app for creating... Read More

facebook, Google Play, instagram, Vskit, WhatsApp

December 14, 2018

In case Drake doesn’t know, Kim Kardashian shouldn’t be messed with

Media personality and star of the hit show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and wife of rap artist Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West has responded to the recent altercation between her husband Kanye West and fellow rapper Drake. Apparently, tension has been high between both rappers, dating back to the beef between Drake and Pusha... Read More

Featured, The Music Blog

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December 10, 2018

Instagram Boosts Women Startups with Inspire Action Training

As part of the Africa Tech Week taking place in Lagos, photo sharing app, Instagram on Thursday, 6 December held the maiden edition of Inspire Action training – aimed to inspire, educate, and train between 70 to 80 women entrepreneurs and women working in the technology industry during TechCrunch Week. Speaking on the programme, Kezia... Read More

Africa Tech Week, facebook, Inspire Action training, instagram, Kezia Anim-Addo, TechCrunch Week

September 22, 2018

The Instagram Explore page is the digital candy store of the social media era

There’s no question about it: Instagram is where the fun is. And over the years, the photo and video sharing platform has evolved to improve user experience, even if blatantly co-opting the Stories feature of Snapchat and making Snapchat look extinct. In 2016, Instagram’s algorithm feed shifted from the chronological timeline, meaning that each time... Read More

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Facebook and Instagram introduce new tools to help you manage your time

Facebook has announced new tools to help people manage their time on its platform and on Instagram: an activity dashboard, a daily reminder, and a new way to limit notifications. These tools were developed based on collaboration and inspiration from leading mental health experts and organisations, academics, Facebook’s extensive research, and feedback from its community.... Read More

facebook, instagram, new tools

Bury your blogs: How Instagram took over the Nigerian blogosphere

Admit it: you once had a blog, and you tended to it like a young garden. So excited you were then that you’d share links to new posts on social media, and wait for the first batch of comments to appear. With the engagement and the small, stable army of readers, you felt as though... Read More

Blogosphere, blogs, instagram

Stop what you are doing and read Mary Njoku’s Instagram post on sexual harassment in Nollywood

On Thursday, actress and ROK studios head honcho Mary Njoku posted a disturbing (and hardly surprising) account of sexual harassment that she witnessed on a movie set. It had happened to her female colleague, who is also a producer. In her words, which was couched in anonymity, a very prominent male producer walked past them... Read More

instagram, Mary Njoku, nollywood, sexual harassment

West Africa Arts Exchange

British Council partners YNaija to launch West Africa Arts Exchange

British Council in partnership with YNaija.com has launched the West Africa Arts Exchange (WAArtsExchange), a community of the talented artists from West Africa and arts lovers across the world. It will serve as a one-stop online destination for art enthusiasts interested in learning about the African contemporary art space as expressed by creatives aged 18-35. The West Africa Arts Exchange will showcase artistes... Read More

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February 8, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: M.I Abaga to release fourth album, Yxng DxnzL this May; Cable debuts in new Deadpool 2 trailer | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. M.I has an album coming this May Choc City rapper, M.I Abaga subtly made a big career announcement via Instagram on Wednesday. According to his coordinated posts, M.I will be releasing his fourth studio album, YxngDxnzL... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

cable, Deadpool 2, instagram, Kylie Jenner, M.I Abaga, reunion, spice girls., Stormi

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