The Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design opens with glamour and gliterrati

As we know, Lagos is one of the most fashion-forward cities of the world so the entire fashion industry, entrepreneurs, stakeholders and enthusiasts watched for the 26th October, the opening day of the 6th edition of the Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week. The 4-day event brings together fashion buyers, consumers and the media to... Read More

BLOOD MONEY IV: History of ethnic clashes in Delta

Mophoto via JohannesIn Nigeria, the gift is a curse. That the country is a culturally diverse society with over 500 different ethnic groups is at the root of many of its problems. The Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba: the three largest tribes are the most popularly known of Nigeria’s over 200 million-strong population but there are... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

abacha, blood money, ethnic crises, Ijaw, itsekiri, Military rule, Niger Delta, sticky, Urhobo

October 26, 2016

YNaija.com’s ‘Nigerian Voices’ competition continues this October | Winner gets N50,000!

Following the successful completion of the debut edition of Nigerian Voices in September, YNaija.com, the internet newspaper for young Nigerians has launched a new season of the competition to run through October. The first edition attracted over 200 entries from young Nigerians telling their stories in a down to earth, unencumbered manner – reflecting the... Read More

Featured, Nigerian Voices

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October 26, 2016

Reintroduction of toll roads in Nigeria: Let’s think through this wickedness

Yesterday, the Nigerian Senate passed a motion for the reintroduction of toll roads. It was moved by a Senator Suleiman Nazif from Bauchi-North senatorial district. Remember the Lagos-Ibadan expressway from a few years ago? That road so notorious or it’s traffic? It used to be a toll road. Now, it is understandable if you do... Read More

Borno-North, Ekweremadu, Obasanjo, senate, sticky, Suleiman Nazif, Toll roads

October 26, 2016

RED managing partner, Chude Jideonwo‎ featured on CNN’s Passion to Portfolio

Chude Jideonwo, managing partner of RED is the personality featured on the latest edition of CNN business and enterprise programme, Passion to Portfolio. The show spotlights inspiring profiles of people who dared to chase their dreams and turn their passions and hobbies into successful careers. Other personalities who have been featured on the programme include... Read More

Featured

Chude Jideonwo, Cisco, cnn, Daymond John, FUBU, nigeria, Passion to Portfolio, Roksanda Ilinčić, Sabrina Lin, sticky

October 25, 2016

YNaija Analysis: What’s the difference between the leadership records of Obasanjo and Tinubu?

In a recent interview with PUNCH, Ayo Fayose was very clear about his views on Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Olusegun Obasanjo. About Tinubu, he said this: Even, if I don’t like Asiwaju, he has attained an enviable height in his political endeavours. He has done so well economically. He has led his people to wherever... Read More

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analysis, APC, Ayo Fayose, bola tinubu, Ernest Shonekan, olusegun obasanjo, PDP, Politics, sticky

October 25, 2016

Wizkid is back on top! | Here are 5 takeaways from the 2016 MAMAs

by Sola Fasasi Another MAMAs has come and gone. It is, easily, the continent’s biggest music festival – and as always, it captured the attention of young Africans (or at least those of them in Ghana and South Africa). Here are 5 takeaways from the successful (by many standards, at least) hosting of the MTV... Read More

Bonang, Casper Nyovest, MAMAs, MTV Base, nigeria, sticky, takeaways, The Future Awards Africa, The Voice Nigeria, wizkid

October 25, 2016

BLOOD MONEY II: How Tompolo became Nigeria’s most wanted man

by Eromo Egbejule Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger Delta, where our reporters have spent weeks digging deep into a part of the country oft reported about and sadly still mis-understood.... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

October 24, 2016

BLOOD MONEY I: Did President Buhari lie about the cleanup of Ogoniland?

Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger Delta, where our reporters have spent weeks digging deep into a part of the country oft reported about and sadly still mis-understood. These are the... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

blood money, citizenship, EIA, Mene Kpea, Niger Delta, nigeria, Nisisioken Ogale, Ogoni, Ogoniland, Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi, sticky, we survived boko haram, WHO, ynaija

October 24, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Nigeria’s Senators as economic saboteurs

The Senate investigative hearing into the alleged illegal repatriation of $13.9 billion by MTN between 2006 and 2016, is disturbing on many levels. First, the basic charge is false. The MDs of the banks concerned gave testimony saying that while the law states that the Certificate of Capital Importation required to move funds abroad should... Read More

Featured

blood money, Bukola Saraki, made in Nigeria, MTN, nigeria, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Nse, Rafiu Ibrahim, Remita, sticky, SystemSpecs, YNaija Editorial

October 24, 2016

Introducing ‘Blood Money’, this month’s special citizenship series from YNaija.com

by Isime Esene, managing editor Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. “There are too many untold stories across our country, too many incomplete stories,” this paper’s editor-in-chief noted in announcing the series. “To tell these important stories, tragedy porn... Read More

Featured

#Bernie, Asari Dokubo, Bayelsa, blood money, Borno, Brexit, citizenship, dino melaye, Government Tompolo, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger Delta, sticky

October 24, 2016

The Media Blog: DStv is not afraid of Nigerians again, you know

In Kenya, because they have sense, they have begun to move away from DStv and its high subscription rates. The company had announced an increase in price due to operation costs, so the customers in that same market, decided to move to other options – and save DStv more operations. Less operations = less operation... Read More

The Media Blog

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October 24, 2016

The Media Blog: Naij.com now has a Hausa version

Because, in case no one had told you: the Nigerian online space has become a war zone. Everyone’s firing canonballs.

The Media Blog

Aisha buhari, canonballs, Naij, nigeria, online, sticky, The Media Blog, TMB

October 23, 2016

From Abuja to Johannesburg, here are the top photos from the past week

Wearing dapper suits from the premium brand by the Okunoren twins, Davido was shot by the talented TY Bello for the front page of ThisDay Style. Dapper, playful and the TY signature diamond glint in the eyes made us fall in love with the star all over again. Bayo Omoboriowo warmed our hearts with striking... Read More

Aisha buhari, Chibok girls, donald trump, Hillary Clinton, Korede Bello, MAMAs, sticky, top 10, top 10 photos

October 23, 2016

Day 6: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #WhatWeToldTheBBCAboutAisha

It all started with a BBC interview. The wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria went live on the BBC Hausa Service and made comments criticizing the way her husband has been running the government. The Network had first been reluctant to release the tapes but then they did, and everyone knows... Read More

Aisha buhari, BBC Outside Source, Ben James, Countdown to Aisha Buhari's apology, sticky

October 23, 2016

Eye on Buhari: The President reunites with his dear daughters and more

Following the roller coaster week that President Muhammadu Buhari had last week, we were not sure what to expect this week. It could have gone either way with him finally apologising for his misogynist comments or choosing to continue to defend them. Well much as we hoped, neither happened. Instead, it was a week full... Read More

Featured, The Presidential Blog

17th to 22nd October, Chibok girlsgirls, China, eye on buhari, intervention funds, sticky, universities

October 23, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Is ‘Project Buhari’ falling off?

by Simon Kolawole There is a confession I’ve been longing to make: I never expected Candidate Muhammadu Buhari to win the 2015 presidential election. Although I have never hidden my soft spot for him for decades, I somehow expected President Goodluck Jonathan to be returned by any means. I had my reason: I thought no sitting... Read More

APC, boko haram, Chibok girls, Ibrahim Auta, Ken Saro-Wiwa Jnr, Madam Patience, oronto douglas, PDP, Project Buhari, simon kolawole, sticky, uhammadu uhari

October 22, 2016

Dennis Izuchukwu Ezeogu: Beautiful memories [Nigerian Voices]

by Dennis Izuchukwu Ezeogu Some say butterflies inhabit the insides of tense and anxious people. But that night, sitting in the front row of the Conference Hall of the Jossy Royal Hotel in Jos, I felt like my stomach was witnessing wave after wave of airstrikes. Though my gaze was fixed on the stage, I... Read More

Nigerian Voices

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October 22, 2016

Tomiwa Yussuf: “I’m going to die and they’ll all think I killed myself” [Nigerian Voices]

by Tomiwa Yusuff Like a bad record, the thought kept reverberating in my head that unforgettable morning in the town of Song. I had been posted to the town to observe my one year mandatory National Youth Service and had resolved to make every minute there count. The day appeared auspicious for it hinted promises... Read More

Nigerian Voices

accident, death, exercise, nigeria, nysc, sticky

October 22, 2016

Ezinne Ajoku: Nigerians are made of steel [NEW VOICES]

by Ezinne Ajoku Nigerians are a resilient people and a particularly hardy bunch. Whether female or male, adult or child, the story of most Nigerians is a tale of survival, of fighting to beat the odds, of hard, grinding work, of making much out of precious little and creativity at its zenith- even when it... Read More

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entrepreneurs, feminism, future, New Voices, nigerians, sticky, workers

October 22, 2016

Dele Momodu: A president and a nation at work

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, Sometime in April this year, I was a guest on a radio programme on Ghana’s Starr FM. I was asked to assess the pace of development in Ghana under the current administration of President John Dramani Mahama. My perspective on what I considered the great work that President Mahama was... Read More

Dele Momodu, Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, NDC, ovation international, pendulum, sticky

October 22, 2016

The Sexuality Blog: What determines a person’s sexual orientation – nature or nurture?

Non genetic causes of Homosexuality in Nigeria? Now that’s a bold assertion, but where are we really in the conversations about sex, gender and sexuality in Nigeria? One of the oldest argument, when it comes to gay, homosexuality and LGBT issues, is the wall between those who believe people pick the queer way of life... Read More

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homosexuality, nigeria, Non Genetic, sticky

October 21, 2016

Day 4: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #ThisWomanWantsHerToBeVicePresident

Update: you guessed right, none yet. But in weird twist of events, a woman named Gbemiga Olakunle has written an op-ed expressing her desire to see the wife of the President actually become vice president in 2019. Wow! So profound. According Gbemiga, “with this kind of foresight (referring to Mrs Aisha’s comments on the cabal)... Read More

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2019, Aisha buhari, Gbemiga Olakunle, sticky, vice president

October 21, 2016

Yemi Alade to host MAMA 2016 alongside Bonang Matheba, Nomzamo Mbatha

Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade has been announced as one of the hosts of the sixth edition of the MTV Africa Music Video Awards. The announcement on Friday, October 21, 2016 at a press conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Yemi Alade will now join South Africa actress and model Nomzamo Mbatha and South African media personality Bonang Matheba as... Read More

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October 20, 2016

Day 3: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #TheHandshakeSeries [PHOTOS]

Update: Still no apologies. Did we expect any? No. What we did not expect though is that the wife of the President was not yet done with her “acts of defiance”. Today’s real update is that Aisha Buhari, apart from not apologising, is over the seas receiving an award for participating in global discourse on... Read More

#Thehandshakeseries, Aisha buhari, Countdown to Aisha Buhari's apology, sticky

October 20, 2016

Lekan Olanrewaju: Let’s talk NYSC [NEW VOICES]

by Lanre Olanrewaju I’ve spent the better part of the past week listening to my friend do some variation of ranting about his NYSC registration. We cycled from understandable problems (passport photo too small) to logical (passport photo too large) to inexplicable (passport background not white when it actually is white). Of course, having gone through... Read More

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lekan olanrewaju, New Voices, nigerians, nysc, reuben abati, sticky, unemployment

October 20, 2016

The Film Blog: We want to remember Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr for ‘Nowhere to run’

A number of people have tweeted tributes to the amazing Ken Saro-Wiwa, who no one has a nasty word to say about. There is nothing more to add, really. Except this. Just before he passed, his last gift to the world was his part in the excellent documentary, Nowhere to run. The documentary focuses on... Read More

Featured, The Film Blog

climate change, Documentary, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Niger Delta, nigeria, Nowhere to run, Ogoni, sticky

October 20, 2016

U.S Presidential Debate: Trump definitely lied! We just don’t know which…

The final presidential debate in the US election has just ended and this one might actually be the best of all three debates so far as both candidates brought on full character, especially with the choice of words used against each other. For Republican candidate, Donald Trump, not much has changed since the last debate... Read More

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donald trump, fact check, Hillary Clinton, Melania Trump, presidential debate, sticky, US elections

October 19, 2016

Adeboro Odunlami: Miniature Nigeria [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami Do not get me wrong, I believe in a working news reporting system. I am constantly impressed by Nigerians who abruptly pause their journey to work or church, to stand by a Newspaper stand, read headlines and argue with their fellow curious and concerned Nigerians. Sometimes, however, I wonder why most of... Read More

Featured

Adeboro Odunlami, Aisha buhari, New Voices, Nigerian News, patriarchy, president buhari, sticky

October 19, 2016

The Media Blog: Someone made our point better – If you don’t want it published, then don’t tweet it

We are really tired of all the false accusations of ‘plagiarism’ that people on Twitter throw about every now, and again, and now again. Pulse journalist, Fuad Lawal, helps us make it even clearer…

The Media Blog

blogger, donald trump, Fuad Lawal, nigeria, plagiarism, sticky, TwitterNG

The Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design opens with glamour and gliterrati

BLOOD MONEY IV: History of ethnic clashes in Delta

YNaija.com’s ‘Nigerian Voices’ competition continues this October | Winner gets N50,000!

Reintroduction of toll roads in Nigeria: Let’s think through this wickedness

RED managing partner, Chude Jideonwo‎ featured on CNN’s Passion to Portfolio

YNaija Analysis: What’s the difference between the leadership records of Obasanjo and Tinubu?

Wizkid is back on top! | Here are 5 takeaways from the 2016 MAMAs

BLOOD MONEY II: How Tompolo became Nigeria’s most wanted man

BLOOD MONEY I: Did President Buhari lie about the cleanup of Ogoniland?

YNaija Editorial: Nigeria’s Senators as economic saboteurs

Introducing ‘Blood Money’, this month’s special citizenship series from YNaija.com

The Media Blog: DStv is not afraid of Nigerians again, you know

The Media Blog: Naij.com now has a Hausa version

From Abuja to Johannesburg, here are the top photos from the past week

Day 6: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #WhatWeToldTheBBCAboutAisha

Eye on Buhari: The President reunites with his dear daughters and more

Simon Kolawole: Is ‘Project Buhari’ falling off?

Dennis Izuchukwu Ezeogu: Beautiful memories [Nigerian Voices]

Tomiwa Yussuf: “I’m going to die and they’ll all think I killed myself” [Nigerian Voices]

Ezinne Ajoku: Nigerians are made of steel [NEW VOICES]

Dele Momodu: A president and a nation at work

The Sexuality Blog: What determines a person’s sexual orientation – nature or nurture?

Day 4: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #ThisWomanWantsHerToBeVicePresident

Yemi Alade to host MAMA 2016 alongside Bonang Matheba, Nomzamo Mbatha

Day 3: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #TheHandshakeSeries [PHOTOS]

Lekan Olanrewaju: Let’s talk NYSC [NEW VOICES]

The Film Blog: We want to remember Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr for ‘Nowhere to run’

U.S Presidential Debate: Trump definitely lied! We just don’t know which…

Adeboro Odunlami: Miniature Nigeria [NEW VOICES]

The Media Blog: Someone made our point better – If you don’t want it published, then don’t tweet it

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