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March 20, 2017

Japheth Omojuwa, Osagie Alonge, Mercy Aigbe, others announced as panelists for Handle It Africa Conference

The organisers of Handle It Africa Conference have announced the list of panelists at the inaugural edition of the event scheduled to hold on March 31, 2017 at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed ‘Social Media: Language of Expression’, the conference will feature over 15 panelists with valid experience and proven competence in the use... Read More
Partners
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March 14, 2017

Social media has become a tool for inciting Nigerians – NBC DG

by Azeez Adeniyi The Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam Modibbo Kawu has said the social media is an agent of incitement in the country. Kawu said this while speaking in Sokoto on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day National Conference of Catholic Social and Communication Directors. He said the social... Read More
The News Blog
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March 4, 2017

RED executives join 500 speakers to discuss the future of social media at #SMWLagos2017

The fifth edition of one of the biggest conferences in Africa – Social Media Week Lagos kicked off on Monday, March 27, 2017 with over 150 events, 500 speakers and over 12,000 attendees. Amongst these speakers were members of the executive team from RED, Nigeria’s leading innovative media company. Leaders of RED also featured at... Read More
The News Blog
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February 26, 2017

The YNaija Ranking: Instablog9ja takes the number 1 spot on our online media (social) top 10

Instablog9ja moves up one spot to snatch the number 1 position, knocking Gidi_Traffic down to the number 2 spot. Gidi Traffic retains all of the strength that landed it at number 1 on last month’s list, but the past month has seen a steady rise in the popularity of the already well-known Instablog, and there... Read More
Cover Stories, The Media Blog, Thinking Through
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February 19, 2017

Opinon: Has social media tampered with our brain configuration settings?

by Otolorin Olabode   It seems social media has come to stay in Nigeria especially among our youths and adults. After the successful penetration of Facebook, subsequent entries of Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn have been greeted with lots of views and reviews. However as it is with everything in life, an advantage of a thing likewise... Read More
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February 16, 2017

Opinion: Marriage and the one sided domestic violence narrative

by Simon Utsu   As much as I try my utmost best not to write about the private family lives of people, I just read an about-to-be viral narrative that interested me. It’s no longer news that the marriage of actress Tonto Dikeh has crumbled, what is news now is she has commissioned bloggers to... Read More
Opinion, Thinking Through
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Bukola-Saraki-YNaija
February 16, 2017

Sen. Bukola Saraki slips to number 10 on the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

The latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking sees Senate President Bukola Saraki slip out of the top 10. Senator Saraki occupied the number 2 spot in our last ranking but the past week has seen him take a hit in the form of the Federal Government increasing the charges being brought against him for his false asset declaration... Read More
Citizenship
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February 5, 2017

“The call has gone beyond 2Baba…” | EiE Nigeria speaks to YNaija, goes ahead with protest march

by Isime Esene Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE Nigeria) has vowed to go ahead with the planned OneVoice Nigeria protest march scheduled to take place in Lagos and Abuja on Monday, February 6, 2017. This is following the withdrawal of Innocent Idibia, a Nigerian pop icon, from the planned protest. Idibia who is also known as... Read More
Citizenship, The News Blog
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February 2, 2017

The internet has no chill… see 15 hilarious Beyonce pregnancy memes

What’s a big celebrity announcement without its attendant memes? Nothing, the internet says! Beyonce announced on Wednesday that she is expecting a set of twins and social media went into a frenzy. To be frank, we’d be too worried if this didn’t happen but these memes? We kind of didn’t see some of them coming.... Read More
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January 28, 2017

#InnovationSeries: No, Apps are not the answer to everything

by Ewin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity oft-talked about but seldom told as stories in Nigerian media. The series which kicked off with the release of The New Establishment list, our annual... Read More
Citizenship, Thinking Through
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January 26, 2017

Sen. Bukola Saraki rises to the number 2 spot on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators comes up this week with a lot of movement noticed on the first half of the list. It is an upward climb for Senators, Bukola Saraki, Dino Melaye, Shehu Sani and more, while Godswill Akpabio, the former governor of Akwa Ibom suffered a seven-point slide from 11th position to... Read More
Thinking Through
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January 24, 2017

Senate warn Nigerians against posting violent pictures on Southern Kaduna crisis

The Senate on Tuesday warned Nigerians against distribution of pictures and videos capable of causing violence. This was after Senator Dino Melaye raised a point of order that photographs from other countries were being posted as taking place in Southern Kaduna. He said that there were “many videos and pictures from a myopic angle which... Read More
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January 23, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Technology and my radical year of freelancing

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity oft-talked about but seldom told as stories in Nigerian media. The series which kicked off with the release of The New Establishment list, our annual... Read More
Citizenship, Thinking Through
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January 20, 2017

Opinion: This is how much social media will cost you

by Benjamin Dada There exist several arguments as to how Social Media is causing Social Isolation (I laugh secretly…what do you expect? Technology never exist in isolation and as a result, has effects on our social interactions). A more health-based school of thought argues that Social Media (an over-consumption of it) promotes psychological disorders, anxiety,... Read More
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January 16, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Social media can be a tool for self-censored advocacy

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity oft-talked about but seldom told as stories in Nigerian media. The series which kicked off with the release of The New Establishment list, our annual... Read More
Citizenship, Thinking Through
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January 12, 2017

The YNaija Ranking: Gidi Traffic is number 1 on our top 10 online media (social)

Nearing one million Twitter followers, Gidi Traffic is Nigeria’s most influential and most respected online media platform. It’s powerful presence hinges on the ease it provides to road users in the ever-busy city of Lagos. Currently running in its seventh year, Gidi Traffic has gained the trust of Twitter Nigeria users and is the advertiser’s... Read More
Featured, The Media Blog
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January 10, 2017

The YNaija Rankings: Every month, we will rank the top films, TV and radio stations in Nigeria

YNaija will, from Wednesday, January 11, release a monthly countdown of platforms leading and lagging in the Nigerian media space. The online matrix will rank the Top 20 TV channels, Top 20 Radio channels, Top 20 Online Media (Web), Top 10 Online Media (Social), and the Top 10 Film countdown. All countdowns will be graded... Read More
Reviews, The Film Blog, The Media Blog, Thinking Through
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January 9, 2017

Edward Israel-Ayide: Dear Sen. Bukola Saraki, perhaps you can help #SouthernKaduna

by Edward Israel-Ayide Dear Distinguished Senator, I trust your past week has been great and you are getting set to begin work at the hallowed chambers of our legislature in the coming days. To say the past year has been chaotic for most Nigerians is not only an understatement, it would be tantamount to making... Read More
Opinion, Thinking Through
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January 3, 2017

Army stops soldiers on duty from posting pictures, videos on social media

The Nigerian Army has barred soldiers from posting pictures and videos of their operations on social media. General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Mechanized Army, Kaduna, Lt. Gen. Adeniyi Oyebade said this on Tuesday. Oyebade represented Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai at the graduation ceremony of Men of Nigerian Battalion (NIBBAT) 46,... Read More
The News Blog
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December 27, 2016

Stop creating more problems for Ibori, Uduaghan cautions

Former Delta governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has cautioned those posting their London visit to see his predecessor, Chief James Ibori, online to “stop it”. Uduaghan, who stated this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, said their actions were creating more problems for Ibori. Ibori, who was released recently from a jail in the United Kingdom has received... Read More
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