Ferdinand Mozie: My first kiss [Nigerian Voices]

The Thread: Like her or loathe her, Linda Ikeji’s hustle is 100%!

In August, foremost blogger, Linda Ikeji, announced the launch of additional media products besides her blog, Linda Ikeji’s blog. These four new products- Linda Ikeji TV, Linda Ikeji Radio, Linda Ikeji Music and LIS operate under the umbrella company, Linda Ikeji Media Limited. At the time, Linda Ikeji kept LIS under wraps but promised she would unveil... Read More

entrepreneurs, Linda Ikeji Social, nigeria, sticky, Success, technology, The Thread, twitter.

Eketi Edima Ette: These are the worst wedding day stories you’ll ever read

by Eketi Edima Ette Another Saturday came and went few days ago. How many of you attended a wedding? Did anything funny or weird happen? In fact, what’s the funniest, weirdest or silliest thing you’ve ever seen at a wedding? Let me go first. Wedding 1: The groom’s sister demanded that one of the bridesmaid’s... Read More

Marriage, Mothers-in-law, nigeria, Relationships, Weddings

Opinion: Dear President Goodluck Jonathan, you cannot reformat our memories

by Ogundana Michael Rotimi Dear President Jonathan, I never thought I was going to write to you again since your eviction from the “Rock” because it was no longer worth it. But seeing how ardently you are trying to invade our memories with “Ebele-Trojan Virus”, in a bid to reformatting it – by clearing off... Read More

boko haram, General Buhari, Immigration service recruitment, nigeria, Politics, President Goodluck Jonathan

Opinion: Warning! Tekno is in danger of messing up his career

by Chilee Agunanna A couple of events held over the past few weeks in Texas: one was the Africa Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) in Dallas on Saturday, October 15. And the other was the One Africa Music Fest at the massive Toyota Centre, on Saturday, October 22.... Read More

entertainment, Flavour, Music, nigeria, stage performance, Tekno

Red Media Africa adds Uber account to its impressive PR portfolio

Red Media Africa has been announced as Uber Nigeria’s official PR agency. This new addition to Red Media Africa’s PR portfolio follows a streak of impressive wins over the last one year that has seen the agency win and manage several accounts including Facebook, Nigerian Breweries and Union Bank. Earlier in the year, Red Media... Read More

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Communications, marketing, Media, nigeria, PR, RED, Red Media Africa, Uber, youth

Fashion shows are still elitist and the 4 other things we learnt from LFDW2016

Traffic towards the Federal Palace, Victoria Island was unusually light on Wednesday, the 26th. It was almost as if Lagos didn’t know what was about to happen. The biggest fashion show in Lagos. The four-day long Lagos Fashion and Design Week, sponsored this year by Heineken. Now four days of fashion, glamour, glitz and paparazzi have come and gone. The fifth... Read More

fashion, fashion industry, Heineken, LFDW 2016, new york, nigeria, paris, takeaways

The Thread: #DearPatient, these are the things your doctor wants you to know

It’s no news that Nigerian patients can be trying. Doctors on Nigerian Twitter are swapping hilarious anecdotes and dispensing advice to their #DearPatient(s). If you are guilty of these blunders, desist. If you know any persons who are guilty of these blunders, do them a favour and share. Hear ye! Hear ye! https://twitter.com/SickSage_/status/792801325302112257 #Dearpatient please go... Read More

bants, culture, Doctors, ignorance, medical students, nigeria, patients, Religion, The Thread

YNaija Editorial: A sloppy Presidency

The rejection of ambassadorial appointments by two nominees, and the controversy around another nomination last week, call into question the way the Buhari administration operates. Two nominees Usman Bugaje, from the President’s home state of Katsina, said his ‘hands are full’, and Pauline Tallen said she cannot accept the posting, to take care of her... Read More

Akintunde Akinwande, Buhari, Electricity, nigeria, opinion, Presidency, YNaija Editorial

Feyi Fawehinmi: Matching talent with opportunity

Feyi Fawehinmi Around mid-April 2015, a friend of mine who works with Kaduna DISCo sent me a message saying they were recruiting for a significant number of positions. He then said if I was interested, he would give consideration to anyone I recommended. Basically, he sent me the link to the job openings and said... Read More

Jobs, nigeria, recession, unemployment

Adekoya Boladale: How I survived ritualists

by Adekoya Boladale There is a harrowing moment of my life, one that leaves an indelible print of trauma in my heart. It is one of those moments in one’s life sojourn that are better forgotten. Unlike the usual experiences that are either centred on regrets or shame, mine came with blood, occultic brash and... Read More

greed, Kidnapping, nigeria, politicians, ritualists

Opinion: Jimoh Ibrahim | A man with a rare midas touch

by ‘Káyọ̀dé Oyèró According to Greek mythology, Midas was a king of Phrygia in eighth century B.C. He was very wealthy and had more gold than anyone in the world. But no matter how much gold Midas collected and put into his vaults, it was not enough. He always wanted more, and he spent much... Read More

elections, INEC, jimoh ibrahim, nigeria, Ondo State, opinion

The Thread: A lady can’t pay for her man’s drinks again?

Nigeria is fraught with a large scale of sexism and patriachy issues, woven around religion and seeped in culture, it’s doubtful we’ll ever come out of it. Still, we have not lost hope. Brick by brick, with a sledge hammer and bull dozer, we’ll tear those walls down. This here is the story of Nene.E (@N_Word_),... Read More

feminism, nigeria, night out, patriarchy, Sexism, The Thread

Opinion: The accommodation racket at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka

by I. B. Nga Since the commencement of this new academic session, several students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), have been badly destablised by the very frustrating method deployed by the Student Affairs Department in the allocation of hostel accommodation to students. Worst hit are the final year students, many of whom have... Read More

Accommodation issues, nigeria, Nsukka, opinion, SUG, University

Opinion: Na woman dey drive

by David I. Adeleke If you’ve ever journeyed on the road in Nigeria, then you must have heard someone say that before. It may not be verbatim, but at least you’ve heard a variation of the statement. You dey drive like woman. Why you dey drive like woman? Why you dey drive anyhow, na woman... Read More

culture, feminism, Gender Roles, nigeria, opinion, patriarchy

Ayo: Smack dab in the theatre of insurgency [Nigerian Voices]

by Ayo We slid across the rough ground on our elbows and thighs, barely raising our helmet protected heads above the trenches. The dry Harmattan winds coursing through our army fatigues like a goldsmith’s bellows. I winced as I planted my elbow on sharp stone. Sweat dripping from my face blurred my vision transiently. I... Read More

Nigerian Voices

boko haram, insurgency, nigeria, Nigerian military, Nigerian Voices, north-east

Opeoluwa Odunlami: The rejected stone [Nigerian Voices]

by Opeoluwa Odunlami “How good you start is important, how well you end is what is more important.” I did not have a good start in life. Before I was even delivered of my mother, my father rejected me -he denied paternity over me. This does not even seem as awful to me as the... Read More

Nigerian Voices

Financial difficulties, God, mothers, nigeria, Nigerian Voices, Rejection, Sickle cell A

BLOOD MONEY XI: The monarch’s death

Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger Delta, where our reporters have spent weeks digging deep into a part of the country oft reported about and sadly still mis-understood. These are the... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

blood money, citizenship, delta state, Magazine, Niger Delta, nigeria, sticky, YNaija Citizenship Series

Arit Okpo: Hashtag Citizenship [NEW VOICES]

by Arit Okpo Africa is a continent of very interesting contrasts – immense natural resources but low development, great wealth but also great poverty, youthful citizens ruled by elderly leaders; the last is especially interesting. We are a young continent – 41% of the African population is under 15, and in many countries, more than... Read More

africa, Arit Okpo, Hastag citizenship, New Voices, nigeria, Political participation, social media influence, youth

Cheta Nwanze: Work incentives

by Cheta Nwanze During my recent waka, I got to a civil service establishment in a South-South state to administer my questionnaire. Now you see, a letter had been sent ahead of time to the Oga of the place that we were coming, and I was armed with the acknowledged copy, so I went with... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, Civil service, laziness, nigeria, opinion, Work ethic

Opinion: Before Federal Government reintroduces toll plazas in Nigeria

by Jide Ojo For some time now there have been heated debates on how Nigeria can fix her deplorable road network. Many are of the opinion that government is not doing enough to give Nigeria drivable roads. It is perceived as a double standard for the law to empower Vehicle Inspection Officers to certify vehicles... Read More

Bauchi North, corruption, legislature, nigeria, Nigerian roads, Toll gates

The Thread: “Mental illness is not your fault”

There’s a lot to be said about how we treat persons with mental illness in Nigeria. And in a way, Pastor Sam Adeyemi’s tweets presented the platform for that discussion to be had. As the controversy regarding mental health issues and Pastor Sam Adeyemi’s tweets this morning still rages on Twitter, @ adebolarayo gives us a glimpse... Read More

Mental Illness, nigeria, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, twitter wars

The Thread: How to deal with mental illness | The Sam Adeyemi tweets that shook the internet this morning

Pastor Sam Adeyemi, senior pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, tried to talk about mental illness, and caused a bit of a furore on Twitter this morning. He tweeted that the root cause of mental illness is sin. The response to that declaration is sweeping. There is now an ongoing discussion on Twitter on the merit of... Read More

Christianity, Mental Illness, nigeria, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, Sin, stigma

Opinion: Preaching to the devil

by Andrew Obuoforibo Preaching to the devil forms Part 1 of the series “How To Build A Party For The Masses” Why Neither APC Nor PDP Are Built To Serve The People Ask a handful of educated Nigerians what they dislike about our political system, and you will likely hear the following points from... Read More

APC, elections, masses, nigeria, PDP, political parties, politicians, Politics, uk

Wilfred Okiche: How I learned that ‘Just be yourself’ is a pile of (expletive) [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche Sometime last year I was invited to work on a television production. It wasn’t the first time I had been on TV but it was the first time I was required to do some actual hosting. Prior experiences were largely restricted to “social commentator” appearances where I and a couple of strangers just... Read More

African Literati, anderson cooper, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, New Voices, nigeria, OAPs, TV performance, Wilfred Okiche

Chidi Anselm Odinkalu: History Lessons on Doing the Right Thing the Wrong Way

by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Since the co-ordinated and forceful encounters between the State Security Services (SSS) and the judiciary on October 9, many have dusted up legal tomes, interpreting the National Security Agencies Act with characteristically Nigerian gusto and parsing words from answer to question. Typically for this season of digital information, there is a great... Read More

Chidi Odinkalu, corruption, DSS, gen buhari, Judiciary, Justice Egbo-Egbo, nigeria, Obasanjo, Umaru Dikko

Simon Kolawole: The conspiracy to destroy Nigeria

by Simon Kolawole Sometime ago — I don’t know the exact date and time — the Nigerian political elite (some call it “elites”, but I’m more comfortable using the good old “elite”) held a two-day convention at an undisclosed location. After intense discussion, negotiation and feasting, they adopted a two-word vision statement: “Destroy Nigeria”. To... Read More

CCB, CCT, INEC, Magu, nigeria, Political elite, Politics, Power, Senate President Bukola Saraki, simon kolawole