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The PDP convention is finally dead as dodo? | 3 winners and 2 losers from today’s lock-up

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention rescheduled to hold today has again met another roadblock as the Port Harcourt venue of the convention has been sealed off by the Nigerian…

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Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade giving us a debrief and tutelage on the usage of the Google apps

PODCAST: Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade is convinced your business needs Google

"Technology should make life easy," says Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, the Communication and Public Affairs Manager for Google, West Africa. For the second edition of our TECHnically podcast, we met with Taiwo…

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Jibrin will not stop until Dogara is completely and utterly destroyed – 5 takeaways on what this means

by Joachim MacEbong Today, former House Committee Chair on Appropriation and Kano representative, Abdulmumin Jibrin on came on Twitter and made a very weird announcement – he would be continuing…

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The Media Blog: Let’s explain to you how EXACTLY Linda Ikeji makes her millions

So now that the news is everywhere, especially in places where the media gossips, that Linda Ikeji has finally gone nuclear and launched everything in every available space, with multi-million…

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Church Crawler: The fear of the pastor is the beginning of wisdom

Sometime ago, as I traveled down the Lekki/Epe expressway way past the Molete axis towards Eleko area, out of the corner of my eyes I saw a sign that read…

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President Buhari should pay attention to this poll

This past week was notable for some who supported Buhari's campaign having to come out openly to apologise for that support, and apologise to anyone they helped convince along the…

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#LLAInterview: “Every opportunity to learn is an opportunity to be greater” | Leading Ladies Africa speaks to Olatorera, Founder Dresmeoutlet.com

Olatorera is a woman with an impeccable track record and her commitment to excellent service delivery and innovation makes her stand out from the pack. She took a decision to…

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PROFILE: How does a Nigerian police officer get 19,000 followers on Instagram?

by Mazi Emeka “I grew up knowing the fact that they say a lot of negative things about the police," says Aliyu Giwa. "At some stage in my life, I…

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Y! Scoop: Mayowa Ahmed finally departs Nigeria for surgery #SaveMayowa

#SaveMayowa was a cause that brought Nigerians together and subsequently, rather unfortunately divided them following reports of a 'ruse'. However, it appears only God, through the surgeons, who Mayowa Ahmed is…

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Young, influential Nigerians are bolting away from Buhari – 5 takeaways on why this is deeply important

by Chi Ibe Today, Feyi Fawehinmi - not someone you would know if you don’t spend any time on Nigeria’s social media echo chambers, but someone you can’t (and shouldn’t)…

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#YNaijaTwitterInterview: ‘I don’t get my hands dirty because of my calling’ | PDP’s Ize-Iyamu goes all out

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming Edo state gubernatorial election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu spoke to YNaija in an intense Twitter interview. Ize-Iyamu, in the interview, without mincing words berated…

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Profile: In case you haven’t noticed, Bolanle Austen-Peters is changing EVERYTHING about Nigerian theatre

It is 4:05pm; Bolanle Austen-Peters walks into the room - no airs - clad in a loose fitting black blouse and black trouser, an easy smile on her face. She…

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Cynthia Umoru, Akin Oyebode, Shola Molemodile… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Policy

As the annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year, we bring you the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are doing the hard and tasking work of crafting public policies to…

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Laolu Senbanjo YNaija

Laolu Sebanjo, Damilola Elebe, Adenrele Sonariwo… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Culture

The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year, and we bring you the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are rocking the culture space and making something out of nothing. From…

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Bilkis Adebiyi-Abiola YNaija

Chidi Ajaere, Bilkiss Adebiyi-Abiola, Cosmas Maduka Jr… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Business

The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its fifth year and we bring you the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are tackling the vast, exciting world of big business and making giant…

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Bizzle Osikoya YNaija

@AmbodeObsarver, KraksTV, Bizzle Osikoya… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Social media

The Fifth year of the #YNaijaPowerList gathers the biggest and most influential figures in social media. From a barbed Twitter account chronicling life in the big city, to social media…

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Kelechi Iheanacho YNaija

Kelechi Iheanacho, Ahmed Musa, Uneku Atawodi… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Sports

The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its fifth year and we bring you the most influential young Nigerians in sports, under 40 who are doing it for themselves, and for the nation.…

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Seun Onigbinde YNaija

Seun Onigbinde, Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Olumide Makanjuola… See the #YNaijaPowerList2016 for Advocacy

Advocacy work is hard tasking, unsexy and incredibly frustrating. But the results yielded are extremely rewarding and can make the world a better place. The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year,…

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Arese, winner of the debut season of The Voice Nigeria

Did A’rese deserve to win? Lala Akindoju, 3 other superfans of The Voice Nigeria discuss this and more in a YNaija special podcast (LISTEN)

With Agharese Emokpae aka A'rese being voted the winner of the debut edition of the reality TV singing competition - The Voice Nigeria, a lot of talk emerged on social media…

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Linda Ikeji

Linda Ikeji, Toke Ibru, Osagie Alonge… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Media

The tide is turning when it comes to the media business and the 10 young Nigerians appearing on this list are all at the vanguard of that change. From Legacy…

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Bankole Oluwafemi

Bankole Oluwafemi, Kola Aina, Honey Ogundeyi… Look who else made the #YNaijaPowerList for Technology

As the annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year, we bring you the 10 most influential young Nigerians under 40 navigating the arcane and increasingly complex world of technology. Our list runs…

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A'rese The Voice YNaija

5 takeaways from the incredible, unbelievable, unprecedented success of #TheVoiceNigeria

by Chi Ibe Yesterday, The Voice Nigeria finally came to an end – A'rese Emokpae announced the winner of the first edition. The show that became a virus sweeping through…

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Wizkid YNaija

Wizkid, Olamide, Omoni Oboli… The #YNaijaPowerList for Entertainment is here!

Every year, the annual #YNaijaPowerList scouts the length and breadth of the country to assemble the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are braving the odds to get things…

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Y! Exclusive: ‘How we found out it was a scam’ – NGO behind #SaveMayowa initiative [LISTEN]

Following our exclusive story on the status of the #SaveMayowa initiative, YNaija has an audio recording of actress, Toyin Aimakhu's interview with one of our correspondents. According to her, the initiative…

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Toyin Aimakhu YNaija

Y! Exclusive: How Mayowa Ahmed’s family scammed me – Toyin Aimakhu cries out

by Ore Peters Following a story by an online news platform that the #SaveMayowa initiative may have been a ruse with the intention to scam unsuspecting sympathizers of their hard…

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#Yabacon: From sleepy town to tech cluster in 8 photos

Arguably, Yaba is the largest technology cluster in Africa. Its growth has been organic and fuel by citizen led activities. Aerial view of Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba Yaba is ideal…

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#Yabacon: How citizens and innovators have transformed Yaba

Yaba is a typical Lagos town; noisy, busy, over-populated and a complete paradox – with neatly set modern buildings standing next to old rundown ones, neck to neck. But Yaba is…

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