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The Media Blog: This Premium Times interview leaves us a little – actually, a lot – uncomfortable
We read this interview in Premium Times 6 days ago that worried us – it worried us because it is wrong. But it also worried us because Premium Times usually…
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The Media Blog: Rich Tanksley is leaving Pulse – and that somehow makes us sad
You don’t know Rich Tanksley. And frankly, if you’re just a consumer of the media, it doesn’t really matter. But if you’re maniacally following who’s up and who’s down in…
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The Media Blog: CNN didn’t do anything wrong
Nigerians have been all over tne matter of CNN’s coverage of Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria. The headline was innocuous enough: “Mark Zuckerberg makes first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa”. ;
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YNaija Analysis: What Zuckerberg’s arrival in Nigeria really means
The surprise visit of Mark Zuckerberg understandably had many heads spinning. What is the world’s 5th richest man doing in Nigeria unannounced? Is it just because Nigeria has the highest…
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YNaija Exclusive: This is EXACTLY why Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria (READ)
by Isime Esene Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the Yaba technology hub…
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Visit Club Quilox – and 12 other things Mark Zuckerberg must do while in Nigeria
Notice we said when, not if (do we know something you don’t?). Anyway, we were saying we had suggestions for experience we’d like Mark Zuckerberg to have on a visit…
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BREAKING: Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg arrives Nigeria (PHOTO)
Mark Zuckerberg arrived Nigeria this afternoon. The Facebook CEO's first stop is the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Yaba. Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to listen and learn and take ideas on how Facebook can better…
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#Impact365: This home takes in Nigerian children that nobody else wants
Hearts of Gold Children Hospice is a care and management center for children with mental and extreme physical disabilities. Founded in 2003, the hospice cares for children with several forms in medical…
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PODCAST: “I have never gone out and said iROKO is killing it in Nigeria” – Jason Njoku scores another one for candour
“Nigeria does definitely pay lip service to it’s young and now is the time to trust them with our future,” the chief executive officer of iROKO, Jason Njoku tells me,…
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The Media Blog: Ifan, the stylist just launched a magazine – but nobody has seen it yet
If you work in at that intersection of digital and fashion media, or if you are blogger who really know whats going on, then you know Ifan (Ifeanyi Michael). He…
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IN THE MATTER OF EFCC V NBA: Who is winning?
The News today is awash with quotes from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission blasting the NBA for its recommendation that the Commission’s prosecutorial powers be stripped. Let's break it…
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Y! Scoop: Why Daddy Freeze was sacked by Cool FM
Following speculations that Cool FM OAP Ifedayo Olarinde aka Daddy Freeze may have been sacked by his employers, YNaija can confirm that this is indeed true, but the sack is in no…
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The Media Blog: Forbes AFRICA has 3 women on its cover – and none of them is black
This is the very latest issue of Forbes Africa Woman (August/September 2016). To commemorate Women's Month in South Africa. The latest issue. Not a 1985 edition. Forbes. Africa. That is: the…
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The Media Blog: How 6-year-old Emmanuella is the only Nigerian CRUSHING it on YouTube
The first video that opens up when I search for Emmanuella – the 6 year old comedy sensation who has grown from YouTube videos shot in the Niger Delta to…
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PODCAST: “Lecturers don’t really care what happens to their students” and more on The Undergrad Podcast
University graduates face similar challenges no matter what school it is, or its geographical location - Nigeria or abroad. “The Undergrad” podcast brings you an in-depth discussion among three university students, Merhdor,…
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The Thread: This is what happens when a ‘changemaker’ gets into Nigerian politics
Have you ever wondered why a change agent - someone who was ‘one of the good guys’ before getting into office - gets into Nigerian politics and becomes ‘just like…
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PODCAST: Wizkid doesn’t have to beg anyone to buy his #MadeinNigeria music – MD of Unilever, Yaw Nsarkoh breaks down the local market
How do cultural trends – like new dance forms - in Nigeria, and countries like Nigeria gain contagion – moving from the fringe to the mainstream? "If you want to…
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These are the 10 athletes who totally ‘owned’ the #RioOlympics (PHOTOS)
It has been three weeks of action, thrills, tears, victories and excitements at the Rio Olympics. This year's games had many record-breaking feats as well unending and unforgettable drama. We…
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YNaija Editorial: The humanitarian crisis in the North-east
A major plank of the Buhari administration was the pledge to end the insurgency in the North-east. It met on the ground a war against Boko Haram that had been…
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Are you not thoroughly ashamed of Nigeria at the #RioOlympics? 5 takeaways on what this says about us
by Tolu Omoyeni The 2016 Olympics have come and gone but our problems as a country will always be here as long as we are run by the same incompetent…
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Yemi Kale may be leaving the NBS – these are the 5 ways he transformed the place
On 16 August, the five-year tenure of Yemi Kale, the Statistician General of the Federation and chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), came to an…
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Sadly, we couldn’t save Mayowa – but these are 5 crucial takeaways for you and I from this saga
by Chi Ibe The #SaveMayowa campaign will be talked about for months at least, for a dramatic unveiling of the character of the Nigerian as well as the denouement into…
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We had a civil war once in Nigeria before – and 3 other reasons we should be following the story of Omran, the Syrian boy
by Tolu Omoyeni When photos of a little Syrian boy who had just been rescued from the rubbles of a bombed building in Aleppo surfaced on the internet on Thursday,…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Nigerians are losing their livelihoods on electronic betting – but they can’t stop
by Mazi Emeka In our special report this week, we look at the cultural force gambling has become for a helpless citizenry... Clean-shaven and and looking dandy, Peter* is a…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Let’s break down just how big betting has become in Nigeria
by Mazi Emeka In our special report this week, we look at the cultural force the gambling has become for a helpless citizenry. Nigerians love their football. Local or international.…
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PROFILE: What Ken Saro-Wiwa told Chidi Odinkalu in 1993
by Mazi Emeka He almost single-handedly raised the profile of Nigeria’s human rights body, daring to confront the same government that appointed him, standing still on the side of civil…
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The Media Blog: On today’s episode of ‘This is not an exclusive’, we present… TrueNollywoodStories
Ugh, beht why TNS? We haven’t paid enough attention to this blog, but we should. It’s doing God’s work in terms of keeping it 100 with Nollywood’s great and small.…
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Are you a budding entrepreneur? Here are 7 things to learn from Linda Ikeji
Hate her or love her, Linda Ikeji is a powerful figure, and while some of you are busy hating on her mansion, money and style of blogging, she's making enormous…
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PODCAST: Ruthless execution discipline – Seyi Taylor says that’s how he built Zikoko.com into a media darling
You will forgive today's Conversations with Chude podcast – it’s probably a self-indulgent conversation between two friends who have been thinking and talking about the media and its future in…
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Exclusive: The true story of my arrest by the EFCC – Abubakar ‘Abusidiq’ Usman
by Abubakar ‘Abusidiq’ Usman Shortly after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) released me from detention last week Tuesday, I said I was going to tell the story of…
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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