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Artish is making its play for Nigerian new media supremacy
A few years ago, the Nigerian new media space was saturated with new entrants looking to break into the market. The market in 2016 seemed primed for scalability. The internet…
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This #IYD2019 we celebrate the young educators leveraging new media to reach a new generation
This year's #IYD2019 celebrates the transformative power of education. It seems a curious subject to tackle considering we often overlook the power of education to change the lives of young…
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The Media Blog: Jeff Bezos just pointed the entire media the way of the future
You know he has the credibility on anything at all. The kind that comes from owning the top of the field in markets from e-commerce to journalism. And for journalists…
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BudgIT calls on journalists to apply for its six-month Civic-Tech Media Fellowship
Public finance-focused civic-tech organization BudgIT is announcing a six-month, highly competitive Civic-Tech Media Fellowship designed to support six (6) journalists interested in covering human-angle stories. The fellowship will include training…
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Mubarak Aminu: The media | Do we deserve this? [NEXT]
by Mubarak Aminu Our minds are influenced by what we see and hear. The media is playing a big role in influencing young minds, ranging from print to TV, radio houses…
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Leave matter, Subomi Plumptre and others are well within their rights + more on The Slab with Isime
It's The Slab with(out) Isime this week - we have Emeka Nwankwo hosting the crew - Tolu, Roqeebah, and Biodun - this time. The topic? Bobrisky's suitability (or not) for…
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In case you missed it, Ayeni Adekunle’s press statement on the Bobrisky controversy is EVERYTHING
Since the beginning of the week, we have not failed to bring you all the sides to and all our thoughts on the New Media and Governance Conference/Bobrisky controversy that…
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The Sexuality Blog: This week, Nigeria’s civil society took a bold stand – and it should impress you
We assume, if you're the kind of person who reads YNaija.com, you know that this week, Idrs Okuneye, who you would know as Bobrisky, served up a storm, without necessarily…
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“F__k the bad comments” | We interviewed Bobrisky today, and he had a lot to say (WATCH)
Today at the Enough Is Enough New Media, Citizens and Governance Conference, our correspondent, Chukwukere Okpani caught up with controversial cross-dresser and beauty entrepreneur, Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky) after the panel…
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The Sexuality Blog: 2 tweets give the proper answer on Bobrisky
Alder Consulting is a strategy and consulting firm in Nigeria, whose well-respected chief executive tweets about sex, and relationships regularly. A member of the team was invited to a new…
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On Subomi Plumptre and Bashir Ahmed’s pulling out of the New Media Conference
Yesterday, the flyer for this year's Enough is Enough (EiE) New Media and Citizens and Governance conference and it caught everyone's attention more than any of its other flyers ever…
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Better start getting comfortable with Bobrisky…he’s just getting started
Bobrisky here, Bobrisky there! For those who have had enough of Nigeria's social media sensation, you might as well just pack your things and leave this country because this…
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The Media Blog: See what Bobrisky has caused o
So the Special Assistant to the President on New Media says he will not attend a New Media conference.. Because Bobrisky is on the same panel. We like Bashir Ahmad.…
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The Thread: Bobrisky is going places
Nigerians are trying to wrap their heads around a certain flyer circulating on social media, announcing Bobrisky as a speaker on new media matters, alongside Subomi Plumptre of Alder Consulting…
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EiE Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, and BudgIT to host ‘New Media, Citizens & Governance Conference’ in Abuja
EiE Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) and BudgIT will host the 'New Media, Citizens & Governance Conference' from Wednesday, October 26 - Thursday, October 27 in Abuja. EiE first co-hosted a…
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‘Why should I speak up for you?’ Is Deju Adeyanju taking subliminal attacks at Obanikoro?
New Media Director of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Deji Adeyanju, on Wednesday took to his Twitter page to lambast an unknown associate for not speaking up against the impunity…
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Sanusi Ismaila says some Nigerian techies have a ‘Tony Stark Complex’ | Can you guess who and who?
by Sanusi Ismaila Regardless of how knowledgeable you are on a subject, or how dumb the idea they are trying to sell to you is, they always claim to have…
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#RubbinMinds: New Media experts identify Genevieve Nnaji, 2face Idibia, Don Jazzy, others as site traffic magnets (WATCH)
by 'Jola Sotubo Today's edition of Rubbin’ Minds focused on the new media and the rise of online journalism. Two major players in the sector, Onos Ovueraye, Entertainment Editor of…
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Reno Omokri: The real problem with Nigeria
by Reno Omokri That, my people, is the problem with Nigeria. President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership he offers to Nigeria is not our problem. As a matter of fact…
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CLICK: The State of Osun launches its innovative New Media Project [DETAILS]
by Akan Ido In furtherance of her drive for innovation and transparency, the state government of Osun is unveiling a new online platform under its ‘New Media’ plans. The government,…
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Chude Jideonwo, Japheth Omojuwa, Deolu Akinyemi headline the Daystar Business Forum
by Isi Esene The Daystar Business Forum is organising a forum focusing on the Social Media Evolution in the country and its impact. The forum seeks to leverage on the…
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Japheth Omojuwa: New media was not created to solve Nigeria’s problems (Y! FrontPage)
There are indeed many sides to new media. It will not by itself change Nigeria but it will at least reveal us to ourselves. Nigerians have been directly running their…
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Reno’s Weekly Tweets: President Jonathan’s special assistant takes to Twitter to set the records straight (SCREENSHOT)
by Rachel Ogbu Last week, Nigeria received significant bad publicity in the media; from terrorism to fraud... nothing out of the ordinary, well until the country was placed in a…
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Japheth Omojuwa: Consumer power – New media is the kingmaker (YNaija Frontpage)
Change has never really been about big things and events, it has always been about seemingly small events amplified to immeasurable proportions. Rosa Park only sat in a bus. The…
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Abimbola Adelakun: Mr. President, you cannot run from criticism in a new media era
by Abimbola Adelakun The presidential media chat on Sunday was, not unexpectedly, pedestrian, to put it mildly. But interestingly, the President spoke on, among other things, social media and, the…
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So, who is your Twitter Overlord? Read: The sociology of the self-acclaimed “activist” Twitter community
Whether you think it's a narrow attack on easily identifiable social media voices or a dispassionate assessment of a growing social problem, what NOEL IHEBUZOR writes here (produced un-edited) is…
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“Informed comments have been replaced by Twitter fastfood” – Youth minister
The Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi delivered these remarks at the conference on New Media and Governance organised by the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Foundation and EnoughisEnough Nigeria on…
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“New media is influential, can it be consequential?” – Canadian Ambassador at #NGNewMedia Day 2
The first ever New Media and Governance Conference organised by Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation and EnoughisEnough Nigeria concluded its two-day run yesterday in Abuja. Local and international guest speakers painted the broad…
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Japheth Omojuwa: New Media: Realities beyond the subliminal (YNaija FrontPage)
The world in reality has no borders. New Media brings that reality to the fore. For journalists, for business men, for activists - where they exist - and indeed everyone,…
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#Day1 New Media & Governance Conference – Summary & Pictures
by Oluwatobi Soyombo First of its kind in Africa, the New Media and Governance Conference commenced today in grand style. The program was divided into…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy