Oreoluwa Fakorede: For Nigerian men who don’t know the difference between hello and harassment [NEW VOICES]

by Oreoluwa Fakorede Civility is a choice. Maybe you’re charming, ethusiastically charming. Sometimes, your effusive charm will not be met with a commensurate response. You may not even receive any response to a greeting. It sucks, granted, but a bruised ego is no excuse to hurl insults. You cannot decide how a woman should respond... Read More

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Chivalry, New Voices, Nigerian men, patriarchy, rape, sticky

October 8, 2016

Lillian Nnedinso: I felt like ending it all, but… [Nigerian Voices]

by Lillian Nnedinso I never knew that I will someday tell this as a story. The thought of ending it all was what filled my mind. Felt like strangling myself, like drinking ota pia pia (rat poison) so that I will go and rest. Mama, God will continue to bless you. Men can never be trusted!... Read More

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boyfriends, nigeria, pimps, pregnancy, sticky, University

October 8, 2016

SPECIAL EDITORIAL: President Buhari, on DSS arrests, you are wrong. You are desperately wrong

Anyone reading the news today would be forgiven for thinking Nigeria is back in the 1980s and 1990s. In some ways, we are already there, what with a recession caused in part by low oil prices, but even more so by wasteful and corrupt governments. Just like the economy, the judiciary has also come under... Read More

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Buhari, DSS, Judiciary, judiciary arrest, sticky, Supreme Court justices, YNaija Editorial

October 8, 2016

Ezinne Ajoku: These mad streets [NEW VOICES]

I’m paranoid about Nigerian streets, no matter the state or area, and no matter the time of day. After all, it was on the pretty empty and tranquil streets of UNICAL campus that a guy grabbed my behind in broad day light. It was a Sunday morning, I recall, and no amount of howling and... Read More

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feminism, groping, men, New Voices, patriarchy, sticky, unsafe streets, Women’s bodies

October 8, 2016

‘Is this the video that has ended Donald Trump’s chances?’ #TrumpTapes

A 2005 video of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking in lewd terms about women has surfaced. In the video Trump is heard chatting with talk show host Billy Bush on a tour bus. Speaking about one of his encounters Trump said, “I moved on her actually. And I failed. I did try and f..k... Read More

The News Blog

Billy Bush, donald trump, sticky, US election, Video, women

October 7, 2016

It’s today! The Future Project and YNaija present Conversations on ‘We Survived Boko Haram’ stories

The Ford Foundation and The Future Project in partnership with Y!/YNaija.com will be holding a 2-hour program tagged Conversations on ‘We Survived Boko Haram’ stories. This is a gathering of engaged citizens with interest in solving the challenges faced by people living in the peace-challenged North-East area of Nigeria. It affords you an opportunity to... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

adamawa, boko haram, Borno, citizenship, Eromo Egbejule, Ford Foundation, IDP, Magazine, nigeria, north-east, sticky, terrorism, violence, we survived boko haram, yobe

October 7, 2016

Taiwo Damilola: Bad behaviour is the Nigerian way [NEW VOICES]

by Taiwo Damilola As I sat enjoying the solitude of my flat, a neighbor whom I fondly call Baal, cranked up his stereo, thus disturbing the quiet peace I had been reveling in, with KWAM 1’s “Vivid Imagination”. Perhaps he just got a lumpy contract from Alhaji Aliko or even more plausible, is that he... Read More

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Abdulmunin Jibrin, Amnesty International, Behavioural patterns of Nigerians, Budget padding, Bukola Saraki, corruption culture, New Voices, nigeria, sticky

October 7, 2016

All the things RTs can get you just by playing on ‘beggi-beggi’ Twitter

If you’re fervent on Twitter, you’ll know that every new day comes with a peculiar trend that rules for a while till everyone moves on to something new and more interesting. This time though, things have gone live on Twitter NG with the “How many RTs” trend and it seems “beggi-beggi Twitter” as some people... Read More

@burmese_tyga, fun, netizens, retweets, social media game, sticky, tweets, twitter.

October 6, 2016

The Media Blog: Because we serve a living God, Gidi Up Season 3 has FINALLY started shooting

What cows have not been sacrificed to get this particular show back on the road (Season 2’s finale was in September 2014!)? We have waited for almost two years for Ndani TV to crawl through Rumor Has it and Skinny Girl in Transit towards the real deal; actors have been told to plan their schedules... Read More

The Media Blog

Ade Laoye, giddy up, Jade Osiberu, Ndani TV, sticky, TFB, The Film Blog, The Media Blog, TMB, toyosi phillips

October 5, 2016

Onyeka Dibian: How I learnt the truth [Nigerian Voices]

My name is Dibian. What you are about to read is a brief account on how I learnt the truth about God and His true worshippers. Initially, though young, I had many questions like “what really is Christianity?” Who is God? Why was I created and why was there so much injustice and suffering in... Read More

Nigerian Voices

Church, God, Jehovah's Witness, Religion, sticky

October 5, 2016

Adeboro Odunlami: Say Cheese, sirs [New Voices]

They’ll tell you they love you; your gusto, your courage and the fierceness with which you do your work. They’ll say it with so much energy and conviction; you will almost believe it. But do not jump on it – not yet. They told me as well. They said, ‘Oh wow! A female photographer? That’s... Read More

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Adeboro Odunlami, men's jobs, New Voices, nigeria, patriarchy, photography, sticky, Twitter feminists

October 5, 2016

We spent an afternoon with Funmi Iyanda talking about EVERYTHING!

Teach Tuesday should have been just that. A Tuesday session at the RED headquarters, where we sit around a guest teacher, usually a veteran in some media related field, and drink from their wealth of knowledge on a given topic. This week though, it happened on a Wednesday and it was anything but business as... Read More

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Funmi Iyanda, Red Media Africa, sticky, Teach Tuesday, ynaija

October 5, 2016

The Media Blog: Jason Njoku has completed the cycle from online TV to linear

To understand what’s happening here, you have to unpack anodyne press statements with enough corporate-speak to drown the smart and the cynical. There are many analogies between Shane Smith and Jason Njoku. And now there is one more: they are both moving from online pioneers to traditional media juggernauts in their play for profitability and... Read More

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iROKO, Jason Njoku, mary remmy njoky, rok studios, shane smith, sticky, The Media Blog, Vice, viceland

October 4, 2016

The Media Blog: We know you think Nigeria only has about 7 TV stations – but you’re wrong

So we have been doing this snap poll. Asking people, even those who work in the media: how many stations does Nigeria have? We usually hear just about seven: AIT, NTA, Channels TV, Galaxy, TVC, Ebony Life TV, Africa Magic. First and foremost we mean stations owned by Nigerians, for Nigerians, but we’ll forgive people... Read More

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GOtv, NTA, rave tv, Startimes, sticky, The Media Blog, tv channels nigeria, tv stations nigeria, wazobia tv

October 3, 2016

YNaija.com launches ‘New Voices’ daily column today | Arit Okpo, Aderonke Adebanjo, Ore Fakorede, 11 others take the lead on conversations that matter

The editors of YNaija.com today announced a fresh new column, ‘New Voices’ today – a daily column that presents the very best of a new generation of Nigerian writers sharing on the Nigerian experience, our everyday realities and what you may call the human condition as it relates to our country and its people. “As... Read More

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aderonke adebanjo, Akin Oyebode, Arit Okpo, frontpage, Ifeoluwa Adedeji, iyin aboyeji, New Voices, nigeria, Ore Fakorede, sticky, Temie Giwa, tolu ogunlesi, ynaija

October 3, 2016

Reading material: What you should reading if you work in media content (2)

1. Maybe or maybe not. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/clinton-emails-media-coverage-proportion-overblown-214298 2. Jack Shafer is an authority today and everyday. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/shafer-he-said-journalism-false-equivalency-214276 3. Uncle Mark Zucker(burger) can’t have it both ways http://www.cjr.org/tow_center/facebook_zuckerberg_napalm_video_palestine.php?utm_source=API+Need+to+Know+newsletter&utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=e8b70e1596-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-e8b70e1596-396044165 4. A reminder we live in a world where everyone trades in offense, and ‘lack of agency’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/09/28/playboys-interview-with-a-muslim-woman-mocks-modesty-and-offends-women/?tid=pm_local_pop_b 5. And be like Beyoncé. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/magazine/social-media-got-you-down-be-more-like-beyonce.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_ma_20160930&nl=magazine&nlid=55063973&ref=headline&te=1 Today and everyday. Have a... Read More

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October 2, 2016

Why release of the CBN governor’s wife is not really great news

Sometimes, it is better to let sleeping dogs lie. This is probably one of those times. Just Friday, Mrs Margaret Emefiele, wife of Central Bank boss Godwin Emefiele was abducted along the Benin-Agbor road along with six other people. Yesterday, The governor confirmed that his wife was released; rescued by security operatives at Ugoneki, Edo... Read More

bring back our girls, Buhari, Kidnapping, Margaret Emefiele, sticky

October 1, 2016

Nnamdi Jude Atupulazi is the winner of YNaija.com’s ‘Nigerian Voices’ competition | Over 200 stories submitted

After a month of collating entries from across Nigeria, the editors of YNaija.com have announced the winner for the month-long writing competition ‘Nigerian Voices’: Nnamdi Jude Atupulazi. He wins with his piece ‘Tea Mornings’. Launched in August, the essay competition seeks to share its readers’ unique experiences in their own words – stories told in... Read More

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October 1, 2016

The Media Blog: 3 more Nigerian podcasts we just discovered – and think you’ll love

We like this one. It talks about everything interesting, and they engage. They have a very fascinating fascination with sex. But they are completely worth a listen. And up to 2,500 people (which is 2.5 million in Nigerian podcast-lingo) agree. This is for sports, and it kicks ass. This one we will not recommend.... Read More

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October 1, 2016

Oby Ezekwesili: Before we sell public assets

As if the current unclear economic policy context was not disconcerting enough, the sudden emergence of a raging debate on the sale of public assets has escalated one’s fears that easier things seem to appear more attractive to the government. Yet, in public policy, it is wise to be wary of the easiest options. As... Read More

economy, er, fiscal policies, nigeria, nlng, nnpc, oil boom, sticky

September 30, 2016

Nollywod star wars: Is ‘legend’ a thing of time or depth?

You’ve often had to suffer sermons at the hands of the elderly about how nothing in the present is as good as in times past. If you’re much older, then you’ve heard yourself ask the question. And if you are lucky-mostly because you are in that age range where you can relate to both the... Read More

celebrities, Charles Novia, Charles Novia blasts celebrities, nollywood, O.C Ukeje, sticky, Tunde Kelani

September 30, 2016

Kemi Adeosun is confused and she probably doesn’t realise it

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun is the quintessence of all things confusion. Her lack of consistency is unimaginable, the type that leaves you dazed for seconds and with more questions on your mind than before you clicked on her story. On 26th September, Kemi Adeosun’s name was on the headlines, most of them read: “I... Read More

confusion, economy, Godwin Emefiele, kemi Adeosun, nigeria, president buhari, recession, sticky

September 30, 2016

It doesn’t make sense how easily UNILAG’s VC shuts down the institution

Granted, there’s a protest and lives and property are at stake, but does the UNILAG Vice Chancellor not understand that he is probably the only one in Nigeria with the highest ‘something-happens-I-shut-the-school-gate’ rate? (yes, that’s what the analysts say). There was a protest by the National Association of Nigerian Students over the rustication of Adeyeye Olorunfemi,... Read More

Ade-Rahman Bello, NANS, school shutdown, sticky, UNILAG

September 28, 2016

Why we must pay close attention to the election in Edo

The Edo gubernatorial election is today and this is not one of those types that Nigerians are taking lightly considering the circumstances and events that led up to this day. The Nigerian Police and the DSS made several claims about a security threat that would have disrupted the election process if it held on the... Read More

APC, Edo state, election, igbinedion, Ize-Iyamu, nigeria, Obaseki, Oshiomole, PDP, sticky

September 28, 2016

Nigeria spends N7.2bn on toothpick importation yearly – Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh is saddened that the nation spends N7.2bn annually for the importation of toothpick. Ogbeh who disclosed this on Tuesday said it was a sorry case as we spend our hard earned money on non-essentials. According to Ogbeh, the revelation is from a Central Bank of Nigeria... Read More

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September 27, 2016

#DebateNight: Donald Trump is a mentor to Nigerian politicians – Here are 4 reasons why

The first Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the race to the White House has just been concluded. While we thoroughly enjoyed it and even learnt a new thing or two, the biggest secret we have managed to uncover by following the debate is that our leaders have, all this while, been... Read More

Buhari, Debate Night, Sanusi Lamido, Saraki, sticky, trump

September 26, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Only failed systems allow police officers play God

The recent report by Amnesty International that exposes inhumane behaviour and gross human rights abuses by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), an elite unit of the Nigerian Police Force set up to combat the country’s alarming crime rate is only the latest by the international human rights watchdog to report on abuses in the country’s... Read More

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AI, al jazeera, Amnesty International, bribe, corruption, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, IG, nigeria, Nigeria police, SARS, sticky, torture, YNaija Editorial

September 26, 2016

PROFILE: How dare you compare Denrele Edun to Bobrisky?

by Emeka Nwankwo Nigeria’s 15-year veteran of television is more than his shoes, his bags, his make-up and his chains… I was at Denrele Edun’s house at exactly 3:55pm but it would take another one hour before our interview would begin. He took me around the house (which he got early this year but only... Read More

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September 25, 2016

LONG READ: What shall we do about the North East?

Surely you must have noticed, the North East of Nigeria has been on a multi-year war that had killed thousands and left millions homeless. Which is perhaps the problem – a lack of precision can lead to a lack of empathy, so that slowly a citizenry finds itself deadened to ‘thousands’ and ‘millions’; just another... Read More

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#northeaststories, Abubakar Shekau, adamawa, Asauten Anderibom, boko haram, Borno, Eromo Egbejule, Fiona Lovatt, IDP, Jibrin, Lovatt Foundation, maiduguri, Military, Monguno, Muhammadu Buhari, north-east stories, sticky, we survived boko haram

September 24, 2016

Our embrace of Bobrisky (and Denrele) proves we’re more tolerant than we like to admit

Two years ago, the National Assembly passed an anti-LGBTI Law to what might be considered ‘critical acclaim’ by Nigerians. Nigerians are a people given to fiercely protecting their own but there was no protection for the LGBTQ Community by Nigerians when then President Goodluck Jonathan signed the bill in 2014. The average Nigerians that chose to... Read More

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' says Nollywood actress caught stealing, Bobrisky, Denrele, gay rights, LGBTI, sticky

Oreoluwa Fakorede: For Nigerian men who don’t know the difference between hello and harassment [NEW VOICES]

Lillian Nnedinso: I felt like ending it all, but… [Nigerian Voices]

SPECIAL EDITORIAL: President Buhari, on DSS arrests, you are wrong. You are desperately wrong

Ezinne Ajoku: These mad streets [NEW VOICES]

‘Is this the video that has ended Donald Trump’s chances?’ #TrumpTapes

It’s today! The Future Project and YNaija present Conversations on ‘We Survived Boko Haram’ stories

Taiwo Damilola: Bad behaviour is the Nigerian way [NEW VOICES]

All the things RTs can get you just by playing on ‘beggi-beggi’ Twitter

The Media Blog: Because we serve a living God, Gidi Up Season 3 has FINALLY started shooting

Onyeka Dibian: How I learnt the truth [Nigerian Voices]

Adeboro Odunlami: Say Cheese, sirs [New Voices]

We spent an afternoon with Funmi Iyanda talking about EVERYTHING!

The Media Blog: Jason Njoku has completed the cycle from online TV to linear

The Media Blog: We know you think Nigeria only has about 7 TV stations – but you’re wrong

YNaija.com launches ‘New Voices’ daily column today | Arit Okpo, Aderonke Adebanjo, Ore Fakorede, 11 others take the lead on conversations that matter

Reading material: What you should reading if you work in media content (2)

Why release of the CBN governor’s wife is not really great news

Nnamdi Jude Atupulazi is the winner of YNaija.com’s ‘Nigerian Voices’ competition | Over 200 stories submitted

The Media Blog: 3 more Nigerian podcasts we just discovered – and think you’ll love

Oby Ezekwesili: Before we sell public assets

Nollywod star wars: Is ‘legend’ a thing of time or depth?

Kemi Adeosun is confused and she probably doesn’t realise it

It doesn’t make sense how easily UNILAG’s VC shuts down the institution

Why we must pay close attention to the election in Edo

Nigeria spends N7.2bn on toothpick importation yearly – Minister

#DebateNight: Donald Trump is a mentor to Nigerian politicians – Here are 4 reasons why

YNaija Editorial: Only failed systems allow police officers play God

PROFILE: How dare you compare Denrele Edun to Bobrisky?

LONG READ: What shall we do about the North East?

Our embrace of Bobrisky (and Denrele) proves we’re more tolerant than we like to admit

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