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Introducing the YNaija countdown to Aisha Buhari’s public apology… or not!
Today marks a week since we got a hold of the BBC Hausa interview that Aisha Buhari, wife of the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari granted that became the trigger for President…
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Did you miss Chimamanda’s piece for the New York Times? | Summary: She LOVES Michelle Obama
by Dolapo Adelana Chimamanda Adichie joined three others, including Hollywood’s Rashida Jones to write tributes to America’s gift-of-a-First-Lady, Michelle Obama. And of course, beauty ensues. It starts off as poetry:…
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Nike Orimolade: Communication Service Tax is not the change we need
by Nike Orimolade President Muhammadu Buhari rode into government on ‘people power’ which ushered in a change agenda with the aim of rescuing the ship of state and Nigerians from…
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YNaija Editorial: Mr. President, don’t prove your critics right
As he marched to victory at the ballot box at the fourth time of asking and created history in the process, there was a nagging doubt by those who supported…
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Thought Experiment: What if Buhari is right, and Aisha just doesn’t know what she is talking about?
Muhammadu Buhari, president of Nigeria, said something last Friday that was, to put the finest face on it when you parse public opinion, impolitic. Asked about his wife who had…
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Dear Reuben Abati, Nigeria’s problems are caused by men, not spirits
by Joachim Mac-Ebong Since the end of the Jonathan administration, Reuben Abati has returned to his prolific commentary on Nigerian politics and society, sometimes writing three or four times a…
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Wilfred Okiche: When mourning is beautiful [NEW VOICES]
by Wilfred Okiche Death is a sad affair. But mourning can be a beautiful thing. This part of the world, there is a strong belief that burying of the dead…
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YNaija Analysis: The FG owes Emeka Mba an apology – here’s why
The current Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, announced that the N10 billion seized by the EFCC will be returned to the commission, because it…
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Dele Momodu: A good lady in the presidential villa
by Dele Momodu “He who finds a wife finds a good thing…” – PROVERBS 18: 22 Fellow Nigerians, please forget the shakara of all men who try to act macho,…
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Mrs. Aisha Buhari. You better not apologise for speaking your truth, don’t you dare apologise to that man
by Nkechi Nwokorie I see that twinkle in your eyes from time to time, Aisha. You are a strong woman. You are a smart woman. You are a strong willed…
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Nene Henshaw: Exploits of an intending intern [NEXT]
by Nene Henshaw Few months ago, I went to look for a job as per, final year, long summer, let me make it fruitful by interning. After sending copies of…
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PROFILE: Why Segun Agbaje may be Nigeria’s most important banker
by Wilfred Okiche In February 2016, at the Landmark Event centre, venue of the #YTech100, an annual feature of the Social Media Week celebrations hosted by YNaija.com, honouring the brightest and…
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Isoken Aruede: How are you fine, you ugly liar? [NEXT]
by Isoken Aruede “How’s it going?” “Good.” “What’s up?” “Nothing much” “How are you?” “Fine” I might be crazy, but these robotic ‘pleasantries’ make me feel like viciously operating on…
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YNaija Analysis: With 21 girls released, #BringBackOurGirls is breaking through
It has taken 913 days, countless protests and sit-outs at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, several marches to the gates of Aso Villa, a vast number of tweets, uncountable tears,…
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Oyin Oludipe: Of Ogun, runnels and fevers [Nigerian Voices]
by Oyin Oludipe It began as jerks, turned into a tremor and then became a chorus of spasms. Metal wriggles. Lapsing route. Dead ancient omnibus. It had set forth at…
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Kester Onyemaechi: My dreadlocks – all four of them [Nigerian Voices]
by Kester Onyemaechi Let me take you back in time My friends always wondered why I have no pictures of myself as a kid, I did actually have one, but is…
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Opinion: Yes, girls motivate me [Nigerian Voices]
by Joseph Abiagom I have a good command of Pidgin English, even though I am not as fluent as I was before. Nonetheless, I find it difficult to communicate in…
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Harmony Levin: Balancing up on feminism – the Naija perspective [NEXT]
by Harmony Levin “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn…
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Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Of proposals, wedding fever and forever afters… [NEW VOICES]
by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa We are right smack in the middle of the "ember’’ months as we like to call them and the year-long wedding season shows no sign of winding…
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Adebola Emmanuel: The rats that made me a murderer [Nigerian Voices]
by Adebola Emmanuel A man called , pouring his mind towards a topic discussed on radio - precisely on Cool FM: " Mannie nothing is working. No money , no light,…
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Omar-Farouq Edu: The unspoken voices [NEW VOICES]
by Omar-Farouq Edu The definition of the word ‘Fashion’ lives through freedom of expression. It is a way of life that has no limits and yet I am made to…
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Tamilore Oladipo: Stop and blink [NEXT]
by Tamilore Oladipo In Nigeria, we have this thing that I will dub the “hustle culture” and it has turned us into heartless robot-like individuals who would rather ignore the…
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Abioye Ayomide: Wrong place, wrong time [Nigerian Voices]
by Abioye Joseph Ayomide On this day, I returned to school after a short break at home: a day I should have listened to the still voice telling me not…
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Eyiamoni Apeji: The misfits of society [NEXT]
by Eyiamoni Apeji People are naturally good. The few that are bad: the 10%, the misfits of society, these people move around so often that they give the allusion that…
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YNaija Editorial: Ending the culture of silence on sexual violence
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis - Dante Alighieri Last Wednesday, Ahunna Nwaogwugwu – @QueenCleo_92 on Twitter – collated…
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Introducing another YNaija.com brand new column, NEXT | Presenting the stories of ‘Authentic Millennials’
YNaija.com today is launching a new column called NEXT. It continues in its tradition of presenting the best and most impactful voices from young Nigeria. “In this case, we decided…
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Aderonke Adebanjo: Nigerian parents need to know that marriage is not everything [NEW VOICES]
I was having a conversation with a friend recently - one that I've had a few times with different people - and every time I have this conversation, it sparks…
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5 things we learned from the second US Presidential debate
The second United States Presidential debate between Republican and Democratic Party candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton which was moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Raddatz, has just been concluded…
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Precious Akinkuolie: I’m scared to die [Nigerian Voices]
by Precious Akinkuolie Every morning I tell myself I don’t mind dying anytime as long as I make heaven. I make up images of me boldly standing up to criminals…
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YNaija Analysis: The DSS as the finger of the Messiah
Let's face it: like every part of Nigerian society, the Nigerian judiciary has its fair share of corruption. The judges are seen as complicit with the rest of the legal…
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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