The Thread: Chilling reports of the killing fields of Southern Kaduna

This story makes the blood run cold. And raises lots of questions. Do see below: Let us go over the recent details of the Southern Kaduna issue again. 1. In the last 5 months,Southern Kaduna has been a killing field. — Ndi Kato (Ungwan Masara's finest) (@YarKafanchan) December 19, 2016 2. Jema'a LGA has been... Read More

Thinking Through

el rufai, genocide, nigeria, Religion, Southern Kaduna

December 20, 2016

Today’s Noisemakers: Daddy Freeze, Bukola Saraki, and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. They range from the awesome and brilliant to the OMG, he didn’t. We have made it our job to take down the names of... Read More

Opinion

Bukola Saraki, daddy freeze, donald trump, Electoral College, nigeria, noisemakers, Religion

December 18, 2016

The Church Blog: Guest Post | It’s not about the church alone, it’s about us too

by Famakinwa Temitope Some of our churches seem to be lost in their quest for members and church growth that they forget about the importance of the Christian’s individual fellowship with God. They will teach us about paying tithe which is “God’s own money”. Some will centralise their teachings on religious issues to get us... Read More

Church Culture

Christianity, church blog, growth, personal relationship, Religion

December 16, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Is Nigeria really one nation?

by Femi Fani-Kayode I love this country with every fibre of my being. For three generations before me, my forefathers, including my great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father, have made solid and notable contributions to the development of this country in both the private and public sectors. My great grandfather, Rev. Emmanuel Adebiyi Kayode, studied... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, Femi Fani-Kayode, history, nigeria, opinion, Religion, Unity, violence

December 14, 2016

“If Oyedepo sells 1 of his private jets, it would educate his students free for nearly 40years” – Freeze

On Air Personality, Freeze has called out Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo. The Cool FM presenter, whose real name is Ifedayo Olarinde took to his Instagram page on Wednesday as he argued that if “the man in Ota”, referring to Oyedepo sold one of his private jets, the proceeds will... Read More

The News Blog

$150m, daddy freeze, David Oyedepo, education, private jets, Religion

December 12, 2016

Osinbajo assures Nigerians of protection in worship centres

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that of government’s protection in their places of worship and ensure that they practised their chosen faith in freedom. Osinbajo gave the assurance on Monday at the Christian Centre during the Service of Nine Lessons Christmas Carol tagged ‘Celebrating Jesus, The Light’ taken from the book of John... Read More

The News Blog

Faith, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, protection, Religion, security, worship centres

December 12, 2016

#Y100: These are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians alive today

In our annual tradition, we take a look back at the 100 people who have defined, re-defined and moulded the days of our lives in 2016. Innovators, creators, political players, entertainers and activists of all ages – you won’t find a more definite list anywhere else. Atiku Abubakar The former Vice President has... Read More

Cover Stories

#Y100, art, culture, entertainment, lists, Media, Politics, Religion, tradition, YNaija most Influential 100

December 12, 2016

3 ‘die’ in Synagogue church during stampede

At least three persons have been confirmed dead at the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Ikotun, Lagos following a stampede on the church’s premises on Saturday. According to The Punch the incident occurred early Saturday morning during the church’s healing service as worshippers trooped to see the General Overseer of the church, Prophet T.B. Joshua. Two of... Read More

The News Blog

death, Healing service, Religion, stampede, synagogue church of all nations, T.B Joshua

December 10, 2016

The Thread: Nigeria wasn’t always so polarised

Once upon a time, Nigeria was not so polarised. Once upon a time Northerners and Easterners dwelt in peace and unity. Once upon a time, religion was not a divider. Once upon a time… Until the pogrom. Or perhaps before. Today, Nigeria is polarised in every which way. But there’s hope for unity if we... Read More

nigeria, Politics, Religion, The Thread, tribalism, Unity

December 9, 2016

Charly Boy: Only prayers can save Nigeria?

by Charly boy Which kin Mumu thinking be that. Our docility is killing our humanity; Our indifference is enabling corruption in governance and our silence is creating political monsters with the audacity for impunity and criminality. Mr. prayer warrior, if prayers can save Nigeria, pray tell: why are there millions of frustrated Naijas? Have prayers... Read More

Change, Charly Boy, corruption, Inertia, nigeria, prayers, Religion

December 9, 2016

Why Christian courts should not be established – CAN

The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Northern region has said the proposed bill to establish Christian courts will trigger religious crisis in the country. The Public Relations Officer of the association, Rev. John Hayab said this in Kaduna. Hayab said the lawmakers should make laws that will unite Nigerians rather... Read More

The News Blog

CAN, Christian courts, crisis, Lawmajers, Religion

December 6, 2016

Dr. Peregrino Brimah: El-Rufai, tell the terrorists I am Fulani too and give them this money

by Peregrino Brimah Nigeria has a problem: Kaduna. There is an administrator in Kaduna who is very very dangerous. He is a textbook definition of an ethnic bigot, a tribalist and a religious sectarian radical. He also believes he is taller than the law and has little regard for Nigeria’s constitution and next to none for the people’s lives. This makes him... Read More

Fulani, Governor El-Rufai, Kaduna State, Religion, terrorist

December 6, 2016

The Church Blog: Guest Post | How do you want your enemy to die?

by Fowowe Damilola My Church is the funniest church you can ever attend. It’s not like we parade A-list comedians to come do holy comedy. Basket Mouth doesn’t make an appearance. Not Bovi Not Akpororo. It’s just that when you come to my church, you can be sure you would get pointers on 100 ways... Read More

Church Culture

Christainity, Church, nigeria, Religion, The Church Blog, Unusual prayers

December 4, 2016

The Church Blog: Have you noticed something about the wives of Lagos State governors?

Has it occurred to you? Over 65-percent of the governors of Lagos since democracy’s return in 1999 have been Muslim, and yet they have enjoyed a very warm mutual-admiration relationship with the Christian communities in Lagos, especially the Pentecostal community. Bola Tinubu (1999 – 2007) is Muslim. Babatunde Fashola (2007 – 2015) is Muslim. Akinwunmi... Read More

Church Culture

Abimbola Fashola, bolanle ambode, Christianity, governors, islam, Muslim, Oluremi Tinubu, Religion, The Church Blog, wives

December 4, 2016

Nwachukwu Olusegun Nwachukwu: Choices [Nigerian Voices]

by Nwachukwu Olusegun Nwachukwu Gray day. The sky and the earth had kissed once more, for the sky seemed to miss the earth—and it expressed this as it poured rain incessantly. ‘Chai! Look at this man! Very wicked. Just because he has a jeep,’ Mama Bisi screamed, ‘they are all alike; this is the fourth one... Read More

Nigerian Voices

choices, Christianity, drug dealing, FAMILY, Nigerian Voices, prayer, Religion

November 28, 2016

Opinion: Revisiting anti-gay laws

Chris Izu Okafor It’s quite easy to stereotype. It eases up the responsibility of explaining. Stating without variations is often much easier than describing exceptions and the whys that follow. Stereotypes do not give room for explanations too. They are cut-in-stone conclusions. The indelible absence of buts design them. All aspects of sexuality has been... Read More

anti gay laws, Christianity, homosexuals, nigeria, Religion, Stereotypying

November 27, 2016

Femi Aribisala: The good Samaritan

by Femi Aribisala A man suffering from tuberculosis went to see a doctor. The doctor decided to catch the disease first, the better to understand the ailment. On the cross, Jesus cried out, saying: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). What kind of a statement is this? It is easily... Read More

Christianity, Doctors, Femi AribisalaSuffering, good samaritan, lifestyle, Religion

November 27, 2016

Opinion: Nigerian churches have become family business empires

by Isaac Aluko Ademoroti In our land these days, can we truthfully say that it is solely the love of God that motivates those who start or run churches and ministries or could there be other motivating factors that we do not know of? Is God Himself benefitting in any way from the increase in the... Read More

Christianity, Godliness, nigeria, opinion, Positive impact, Religion

November 23, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: An Almajiri child protects his begging bowl

by Peregrino Brimah Jamil Mabai’s work cataloging the lives of Nigeria’s abandoned children, Almajiri, as part of the AlmajiriProject, is beautifully heart-wrenching. As I spend time looking through the images, each tells a unique story. Every picture tells a bit more about the life of about 10 million abandoned children of Nigeria’s north. Today I was absorbed in the image of... Read More

Almajiri, Children of the North, Northern Nigeria, poverty, Religion

November 22, 2016

Opinion: Reflections on human frailty

by Albert Afeso Akanbi Baba is a portly, jolly good middle-aged man with a protruding stomach that giggles any time he laughs, and a penchant for greeting and cracking jokes. In fact, his humorous jokes were one reason I liked giving him a tip anytime I drove into the estate. It would be hard to imagine... Read More

Carl Sagan, Christianity, Ghandi, Human frailty, mandela, Religion

November 16, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: John Danfulani witnesses Nigerian authorities’ unprovoked attack on Shia muslims

by Peregrino Brimah Kaduna-based activist John Danfulani embedded himself with Shia Muslims embarking on this year’s Arbaeen trek from Kano to Zaria and witnessed firsthand the attack on the minority Muslim group by Nigerian authorities. It was important to have one of us, a third party, witness and give account of the happenings due to typically conflicting reports from... Read More

islam, John Danfulani, Nigerian authorities, Religion, Shia Muslims, Zaria Massacre

November 14, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Jigawa’s mosques and misplaced priorities

The recent announcement by the Jigawa state government that it has opened bidding for the construction of ninety mosques in the state, is the latest example of the wasteful spending that goes on at state level. Jigawa is one of Nigeria’s many beggar states. It depends on handouts from Abuja for 84% of its monthly... Read More

Cover Stories, Featured

Budgit, Jigawa, MOSQUES, nigeria, Religion, Sokoto, sticky, YNaija Editorial

November 13, 2016

The Thread: Don’t make yourself smaller for any man

Nigeria is patriarchy-central. On any given day, any random person will give you advice on how to talk to a man, because well, men are superior to women- even the Bible says it’s so. Single, successful career women are usually told not to buy a car of their own, houses, land, etc, because then men would... Read More

feminism, men, nigeria, patriarchy, Religion, The Thread, women

November 13, 2016

Femi Aribisala: The believer’s blessing in Christ Jesus

by Femi Aribisala The believer in Christ Jesus is already blessed. Therefore, he cannot be cursed. You cannot curse someone that God has blessed. In no other department has the Christian church gone as completely astray as on the issue of tithes and offerings. Week in week out, Christian congregations are exhorted, harassed, cajoled, blackmailed,... Read More

blessings, Christianity, curses, Femi Aribisala, Religion, tithe

November 13, 2016

Opinion: Religion and corruption in Nigeria-an interplay

by Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi “According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, many of the most corrupt countries in the world also rank high in terms of religiosity.” “In as much as the marriage between politicians and religious leaders remains intact, religion will continue to pose major challenge to the fight against corruption in Nigeria.”... Read More

Christianity, Goodluck Jonathan, islam, nigeria, Religion, religious leaders

November 9, 2016

Opinion: Help, our good Bishop sits on a business empire in the name of God

by Albert Afeso Akanbi From the very day man began to beseech the Gods, from the time many began claiming to hear from above, the line ‘Thus saith the Lord’ has not ceased to have great import for our species. Countless men have risen throughout history wielding this line like some magic wand, getting a large... Read More

Cover Stories

Christianity, covenant university, divorce, hypocrisy, nigeria, Oyedepo, Pentecostal churches, Religion

November 8, 2016

Opinion: When church leaders step out of line

by Tony Ogunlowo In writing this article, I’ve been advised to tread carefully so I do not tread on the toes of certain powerful ‘Men of God’. Naturally I would be scared of a true ‘Man of God’ but not a charlatan. Disregarding whatever potential threat there are I will present the truth as... Read More

Christianity, Church leaders, Men-of-God, nigeria, Religion

November 8, 2016

Opinion: Accountability and the demons in Aso Villa

by Ikeogu Oke Reuben Abati’s widely published piece, “The Spiritual Side of Aso Villa,” deserves very critical attention for its implication for accountability. That implication, which I consider harmful, is that it creates grounds for anyone who has operated and may operate from Aso Villa, our country’s seat of power, to argue their exoneration for... Read More

accountability, Aso villa, nigeria, Politics, president buhari, Religion, reuben abati

November 6, 2016

Oreoluwa Fakorede: See Finish [NEW VOICES]

by Ore Fakorede By nature, a relationship demands (some kind of) exposure to be. It requires a baring of souls and lives for the ones involved to learn about each other, grow into each other and become comfortable. But with exposure comes familiarity, and familiarity breeds contempt. Or complacency, that unfortunate dust that settles on... Read More

Featured

God, Marriage, New Voices, Relationships, Religion, See finish, sticky, Undervaluing people and moments

November 6, 2016

Femi Aribisala: God blesses us with trouble

by Femi Aribisala The good of God only comes after something bad happens. God does not make the good out of the good. He makes the good out of the bad. I was at a mid-week service in our fellowship and I was ministering. I was young and green in the Lord, having only met... Read More

Believers, bible, David, Femi Aribisala, God, nigeria, Religion

The Thread: Chilling reports of the killing fields of Southern Kaduna

Today’s Noisemakers: Daddy Freeze, Bukola Saraki, and others

The Church Blog: Guest Post | It’s not about the church alone, it’s about us too

Femi Fani-Kayode: Is Nigeria really one nation?

“If Oyedepo sells 1 of his private jets, it would educate his students free for nearly 40years” – Freeze

Osinbajo assures Nigerians of protection in worship centres

#Y100: These are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians alive today

3 ‘die’ in Synagogue church during stampede

The Thread: Nigeria wasn’t always so polarised

Charly Boy: Only prayers can save Nigeria?

Why Christian courts should not be established – CAN

Dr. Peregrino Brimah: El-Rufai, tell the terrorists I am Fulani too and give them this money

The Church Blog: Guest Post | How do you want your enemy to die?

The Church Blog: Have you noticed something about the wives of Lagos State governors?

Nwachukwu Olusegun Nwachukwu: Choices [Nigerian Voices]

Opinion: Revisiting anti-gay laws

Femi Aribisala: The good Samaritan

Opinion: Nigerian churches have become family business empires

Peregrino Brimah: An Almajiri child protects his begging bowl

Opinion: Reflections on human frailty

Peregrino Brimah: John Danfulani witnesses Nigerian authorities’ unprovoked attack on Shia muslims

YNaija Editorial: Jigawa’s mosques and misplaced priorities

The Thread: Don’t make yourself smaller for any man

Femi Aribisala: The believer’s blessing in Christ Jesus

Opinion: Religion and corruption in Nigeria-an interplay

Opinion: Help, our good Bishop sits on a business empire in the name of God

Opinion: When church leaders step out of line

Opinion: Accountability and the demons in Aso Villa

Oreoluwa Fakorede: See Finish [NEW VOICES]

Femi Aribisala: God blesses us with trouble

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