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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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