Badagry sits on one end of Lagos like an ignored elderly woman, whose hands raised nations but time and circumstances have snatched vitality from her. She is seen but often…
Read MoreIt is nearly noon on a bright Saturday and Alhaja (Mrs.) Gilani looks like her day is in slow motion. She is resting on a table where crates of eggs,…
Read MoreNearly 6:30pm and Sogunro, Makoko, is alive with human activity; a cool evening breeze bouncing off the water canals and bathing the people in coolness. The noise of children playing…
Read More"See that one" he said, nudging me with his elbow. He was using his eyes, to avoid drawing attention as he discreetly pointed at two brown earthenware bowls sitting next…
Read MoreMy relationship with money began when I overheard one of my older cousins say that money has a smell and spirit - and both can possess a man to do…
Read MoreThe story of Lagos is incomplete without a thoughtful reference to Lagos Island – formerly known as Isale Eko. Walking through its cramped streets feels like stepping through history, hearing its…
Read MoreIt was Philomena Aya's hands that conceived and birthed Daniel. It was the same hands that buried him 25 years later after a bullet pierced his throat, sniffing life out…
Read MoreAt 8pm every Friday, Mutari, a tall slim Hausa-Fulani man, arrives at Opebi-Allen roundabout, Ikeja, at the intersection with Toyin Street, directly behind the garden at Allen-Opebi roundabout. He sets…
Read MoreIf football and other sporting events unite Nigerians, then Agege bread unites Lagosians regardless of socio-economic class and/or education. On their taste buds, Lagos residents carry an agreement (call it…
Read MoreToday, YNaija begins an 11-part citizenship series on Lagos, popularly dubbed, "the city that doesn't sleep". Known for its welcoming aura and constant vibe, Lagos is home to all. From the…
Read MoreDoes John Boyega need any more introduction? The British-Nigerian actor who was raised and has lived all his life in Pec…
Read MoreSupermodel, Gigi Hadid and former One Direction singer, Zayn Malik are a power couple and they appear in colourful, patt…
Read Moreby Patrick Egwu Ejike Just a few meters away from the resettlement camp of the disabled Biafran war veterans in Okwe, Onuimo LGA, is the popular “Freedom House”, the gigantic…
Read Moreby Patrick Egwu Ejike At the age of 21, Chukwuemeka Ejiofor voluntarily joined the army as a Nigerian army officer before defecting to join the Biafran army when the declaration…
Read Moreby Patrick Egwu Ejike On many occasions, seventy-seven-year-old Onyeoziri Mbaeri has been knocked down by vehicles whenever he and other disabled veterans go out to beg at the Enugu-Onitsha expressway.…
Read Moreby Patrick Egwu Ejike Seventy-year-old Francis Njoku tries to rest one of his legs atop his neatly dressed bedspread in a one-room apartment where he lives at the Oji-River resettlement…
Read Moreby Patrick Egwu Ejike Gideon Njoku, 68, remembers and forgets. He is suffering from memory loss – a result of the psychological and emotional trauma he passed through during the…
Read Moreby Patrick Egwu Ejike John Chukwuemeka Oliwe, 63, was a thirteen-year-old primary school pupil in 1967 when he joined the Biafran army as a child soldier. Lying in a brown-painted…
Read MoreUrban Woman Magazine offers 44 pages of deep insight into the world of women, coupled with a mix of pleasure, fashion an…
Read Moreby Patrick Egwu Ejike Sitting on a sofa in the visitor’s room, Eunice Mbaonu, 18, looks tired and gaunt. Her brother Phillip had just brought her back in a motorcycle…
Read Moreby Patrick Egwu Ejike Forty-seven-year-old Cecilia Ozorji is now a widow. She is currently suffering from High Blood Pressure and malaria. Her body is weak and she gestures when she…
Read MoreForbes Magazine released a list of America's Wealthiest Self-Made Women today. According to the list, R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles is worth $350 million; a fraction of which was amassed after…
Read Moreby Victor Akhidenor The first sign of trouble should, perhaps, have been his unwillingness to disclose his identity, despite several glances at my face and identification card. “You are a…
Read Moreby Victor Akhidenor 16 years ago, Jude Okereke decided to become an entrepreneur. After learning the ropes from his elder brother, he took the plunge and became a manufacturer of…
Read MoreThe third edition of Business Day's CEO magazine features Nigerian women making things happen in Nigeria. On the cover is Afua Osei, co-founder of She Leads Africa, whose corporate mission…
Read Moreby Victor Akhidenor Agbai Amarachi is on a mission. She is a student of the department of Food Science and Technology at Abia State Polytechnic, Aba and she wants to…
Read MoreThis month’s citizenship series on YNaija is focused on the South-East part of Nigeria. Keeping in line with our commitment to focus on the people that matter and their stories, our…
Read MoreAway from the brand her parents, Soni and Betty Irabor have built in the last 14 years, which was recently celebrated in a star-studded event, Sonia Irabor is easily coming…
Read MoreBusinessDay Media Limited launched its new digital millennial magazine, TheCEO on Friday, 27th of January at the Remy Martin XO Club. TheCEO magazine is specially curated to tell African stories of entrepreneurs,…
Read MoreBusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria’s leading financial daily, launches its brand new millennial magazine today called TheCEOAfrica. Featuring stories from African entrepreneurs, the digital magazine would showcase the continent…
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