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Bernard Dayo June 26, 2018

Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu invited to become member of Oscars Academy

It's been a tumultuous 2018 for Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu, from making history at this year's Cannes with her lesbian film Rafiki and the banning of the film in her…

Tolu January 24, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Mary J.Blige, Jordan Peele make Oscars history; Omawumi releases new visuals for Somtin | More stories

Here are the biggest stories you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept - and are still buzzing today. Reekado Banks' manager reportedly held in Kirikiri…

Roqeebah February 27, 2017

Thought Experiment: If that #Oscars mix-up had happened in Naija, this is how we’d have handled it

That's how this morning the Oscars people decided to pull a Steve Harvey on us when they realised Meryl wasn't winning and so was not going to piss Trump off;…

Tolu February 27, 2017

#Oscars2017: Viola Davis becomes first black person in history to win Emmy, Oscar and Tony awards for acting

How to Get Away with Murder actress, Viola Davis has won her first Academy Award for her role in the movie 'Fences'. She took the award for Best Supporting Actress,…

Oludolapo Adelana February 15, 2017

Nigerian discovers his 32-year-old ‘son’ isn’t his child

A Nigerian man simply identified as Oscar has discovered that his 'son' Valentine isn't his child. The discovery was made during the Jeremy Kyle show. Valentine had brought Oscar to…

Azeez January 29, 2017

Oscar nominee may not attend ceremony due to Trump’s Muslims ban

Academy Award nominee, Asghar Farhadi who is an Iranian may not attend the Oscar Awards due to the new US immigration ban. Citizens of Iran and six other predominantly-Muslim countries…

Mazi Emeka September 2, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Jackie Chan wins honorary Oscar award | Aviation retirees file N10bn lawsuit | Nigeria Police is one of the best

From the papers this morning - How smugglers disguise bags of rice as corpses - YNaija Soyinka call for punishment of all religious hate preachers - YNaija Osinbajo: Nigeria Police Force…

Oreoluwa Peters February 8, 2016

Super fan, Peter Okoye spotted with Chelsea stars (PHOTOS)

Peter Okoye has been touring Europe, making connects and initiating contacts, after announcing his foray into football management. He has been spotted with Cameroonian striker, Samuel Eto'o Fils, Nigerian striker,…

ifreke March 12, 2015

To add insult to injury, Zlatan Ibrahimovic calls Chelsea players “11 babies”

by Mark Bassey On Wednesday night, Paris Saint-Germain fought back twice to draw 2-2 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and qualified for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on…

Sola February 23, 2015

See the full list of winners at the 2015 Academy Awards

by Oluwapelumi Oyetimein Lupita Nyong'o The 87th Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars have finally come and gone. There were several moments which made the night one to remember,…

Ada Igboanugo February 23, 2015

Oprah Winfrey’s Lego Oscar, Neil Patrick Harris’ bulge & more… we bring you the highlights of the #Oscars2015

by Chinwe Okafor Be calm people, it is fake but maybe a tad amazing. Neil Patrick Harris, one of the host for the night, appeared on stage in only underwear…

Op-Ed Editor August 12, 2014

Linda Ikeji: You think they have it all… you even envy them… then they commit suicide

by Hauwa Gambo The blogger Linda Ikeji, like many across the world, is shocked as to how utterly lovable comedian and actor, Robin Williams lost his life - in an…

writer July 9, 2014

‘It’s the worst day of my life’: Brazil coach laments heavy semi-final defeat

by Kolapo Olapoju During his post-match press conference, Brazil coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari could barely find any positives from the semi final match against Germany as he described the…

March 7, 2014

Couple alert: Guess who Oscar winner, Lupita Nyong’o was spotted hanging out with (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Oscar winner, Lupita Nyong'o may actually be having something romantic to do with Waving Flag rapper, Keinan Abdi Warsame. The 12 Years A Slave actress was on…

May 26, 2013

Meet Moses Magnut, the boy who represented Nigeria at the Samsung-Chelsea FC Dream the Blues Camp in London (PHOTOS)

by Aziza Uko Moses Magnut in his official Dream the Blues Samsung-Chelsea FC snapshot It was the fourth day of the week long Samsung-Chelsea FC Dream the Blues Finale in…

May 24, 2013

Meet Jep Mallam, the orphan who represented Nigeria at the Samung-Chelsea FC Dream the Blues Camp in London (PHOTOS)

by Aziza Uko Jep Mallam on the Chelsea training pitch at Cobahm, UK Two days into the Samsung-Chelsea FC Dream the Blues Finale in London, 11-year-old Jep Mallam joined his…

May 23, 2013

20 priceless lessons to learn from Chelsea FC players Torres, Oscar, Mata, and Nigeria’s own Victor Moses [READ]

by Aziza Uko Dream the Blues Ambassadors (From left), Fernando Torres, Victor Moses, Juan Mata, and Oscar and his interpreter at the press conference at the Chelsea Training Camp at…

May 21, 2013

12 young lives changed forever as Samsung-Chelsea FC hold the Dream the Blues Campaign in London

by Aziza Uko The stars of the future - Dream the Blues Samsung-Chelsea FC This week, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies,…

May 18, 2013

Chelsea Players Torres, Oscar, Mata, and Nigeria’s Victor Moses mentor 12 football loving kids at Dream the Blues Finale in London (PHOTOS)

by Aziza Uko When the heroes made an entrance - Chelsea FC players and the Dream the Blues Ambassadors - (From Left) Juan Mata, Fernando Torres, Victor Moses, and Oscar.…

May 18, 2013

YNaija On The Scene: Full transcript of World Press Conference with Samsung-Chelsea FC Dream the Blues Ambassadors Torres, Mata, Moses, and Oscar

by Aziza Uko Dream the Blues Ambassadors (From left), Fernando Torres, Victor Moses, Juan Mata, and Oscar and his interpreter at the press conference at the Chelsea Training Camp at…

May 10, 2013

Samsung takes two football loving kids to London for Chelsea FC’s ‘Dream the Blues’ campaign

by Isi Esene Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, announced today that the Dream the Blues campaign will have its finale in…

March 1, 2013

Did the Oscars host go too far with the Chris Brown and Rihanna joke?

Both Chris Brown and Rihanna have expressed their desire to be left alone, not wanting the baggage relating to Brown’s previous assault tainting their present romance. The couple obviously wants to…

February 26, 2013

#2013Oscars: Why Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lawrence were the real winners, and Steven Spielberg, Zero Dark Thirty the real losers

by Wilfred Okiche The Academy Awards now fully renamed The Oscars were handed out last night and while the lucky ones smiled or cried home with the little naked guy,…

February 25, 2013

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