She makes pregnancy sexy: Amber Rose posts new, hot photos (LOOK)

by Isi Esene Amber Rose has never been shy to show off some skin not when she has something like a baby bump to flaunt before her fans. The sexy model and better half of rapper, Wiz Khalifa posted some pictures online and also tweeted about her excitement at being an expectant mother. With regards... Read More

Amber Rose, pregnancy, twitter., wiz khalifa

December 3, 2012

In Jesus name, we wait: Pope Benedict’s Twitter account attracts 31,000 followers … and he hasn’t even tweeted yet

by Isi Esene The Catholic Pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI, has opened a Twitter account. His account attracted over 31, 000 followers in less than one hour after the Vatican announced his action. The number of followers garnered in record time was all the more remarkable noting the fact that the Pope is yet to post... Read More

followers, Jesus, Pope Benedict, twitter., Vatican

December 1, 2012

Reno’s Weekly Tweets: President Jonathan’s special assistant takes to Twitter to set the records straight (SCREENSHOT)

by Rachel Ogbu Last week, Nigeria received significant bad publicity in the media; from terrorism to fraud… nothing out of the ordinary, well until the country was placed in a report as number one as the worst place to be born in 2013. Reno Omokri, the special assistant to the president on New Media sent... Read More

'the worst country in the world to be born in', attacking government, bad press, New Media, Reno Omokri, twitter.

November 30, 2012

Dilemma of a wife in waiting, a narrative by Folabi Williams

by Folabi Williams Because he knew I had other toasters, he’ll encourage me to ask them for money, like a pimp. That didn’t work, as I refused to do it! We Don’t get the wrong impression of the how, when and why this piece was written. It all started with a friendly conversation. The subject... Read More

facebook, Kofi, Marriage, Orange Bank, relationship, Subomi, toasters, twitter., wedding, wife

November 29, 2012

Unthinkable? Here are 4 ways the Internet could crash on all of us

The Internet goes down? It could happen. Think it’s bad when Twitter and Instagram go down? Neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author David Eagleman says there is something that’s probably worse. Like the internet going down. Everywhere. Eagleman says there are four possible scenarios that could actually cause such a disaster. 1. Space weather... Read More

China, David Eagleman, facebook, Internet, twitter., Web

November 25, 2012

Tonto Dikeh reveals her obsession with Genevieve

Many successful shots have at a time confessed having someone or some people they respect or owe loyalty to in the profession. Before now, controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has not hidden her respect for Rita Dominic, who has been in the system well before her. While she was reported to have insulted Rita Dominic... Read More

actress, genevieve, rita dominic, tonto dikeh, twitter., Uche Jombo

November 21, 2012

Naira Rain: Davido to give away N500k on his birthday

by Isi Esene With the telecoms promo now banned, popular artiste, Davido, is set to roll out his birthday promo really soon. The Omo Baba Olowo (O.B.O) announced on twitter today that he would be handing out N500,000 at his birthday over the weekend. We can only imagine what the scramble for cash will be... Read More

birthday, Davido, O.B.O, twitter.

November 20, 2012

Fela Durotoye breaks world record, signs 10,000 books in 8 hours

by Isi Esene Motivational speaker and youth mobilizer, Fela Durotoye, yesterday made history by signing over 10,000 books in 8 hours. Durotoye, 41, who authored the books, The 17 Secrets of High flying Students and The Dream Subordinate of Every Boss (the Secret to being the Right Candidate for Promotion Always), attempted the book signing... Read More

#ReadForPeace, author, Fela Durotoye, motivation, reading, tara durotoye, twitter.

November 19, 2012

You’re a hypocrite: President Jonathan’s special assistant goes on the offensive against El Rufai on Twitter

by Akan Ido The social media cold-war between the special assistant to the president, Reno Omokri, and the former FCT minister, Nasir el-Rufai, is getting a little more intense as Omokri during the weekend took it to the next level. He fired a number of tweets specifically directed at El Rufai casting doubts on his... Read More

Abuja, FCT, Goodluck Jonathan, Nasir el-Rufai, nigeria, Reno Omokri, social media, twitter.

November 15, 2012

Finally: Tonto Dikeh explains what “poko” means to new admirer Kola Boof

by Rachel Ogbu Tonto Dikeh Are Tonto Dikeh and Kola Boof now best friends? Their rather mushy recent twitter chat has been trending on social media with the two leading ladies having nothing but compliments for each other. A match made in heaven. Well, we owe a lot to this girly chat because finally the... Read More

Kola Boof, tonto dikeh, twitter.

November 14, 2012

Do not add my wife on Facebook – Governor Fashola warns

by Isi Esene The Lagos State government yesterday released a statement dissociating First Lady Abimbola Fashola from several social media accounts purported to be operated by the wife of the governor. In a release by the special assistant to the governor on media, Hakeem Bello, the government made it clear that the governor does not... Read More

Abimbola Fashola, babatunde Fashola, facebook, Hakeem Bello, imperssonation, social media, twitter.

November 13, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: How to get our youth working (YNaija FrontPage)

First, there is quite obviously the silly mindset of a lot of young Nigerians have that certain jobs are beneath them. Some young Nigerians still believe their degree gives them an automatic ticket to a white-collar job in an air-conditioned office. So week before last, in response to a famous question by entertainment magnate Audu... Read More

agriculture, Audu Maikori, bank industry, Dangote, Debate, education, entertainment industry, infrastructure/construction, Inyinoluwa Aboyeji, manufacturing, Oil and Gas, security, twitter., white collar jobs, YNaija Frontpage, youth, youth unemployment

November 7, 2012

He didn’t just win: President Obama makes social media history

by Isi Esene The words “four more years”, coupled with a photo of President Barack Obama and wife, Michelle embraced in a hug, have become the most retweeted Twitter post ever, according to the Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records says: We can confiirm re-elected US president Barack Obama has broken three social media records,... Read More

barack obama, facebook, four more years, michelle obama, twitter.

October 26, 2012

Opinion: In praise of the BlackBerry

by Zvika Krieger On my BlackBerry, I could easily write entire articles (which I often had to do on the road as a Middle East correspondent). On my Samsung, I struggled to write a standard email. The day had finally arrived: My two-year cell phone contract was up, and I could finally ditch my BlackBerry.... Read More

Android, Blackberry, facebook, Google maps, instagram, iphone, Samsung Galaxy S II, smartphone, twitter.

October 20, 2012

TICKER: Censorship: Twitter blocks account for a government for the first time

Twitter has for the first time blocked an account using a new tool that allows it to bar content in individual countries, shutting out a banned German neo-Nazi group at the behest of local authorities. Twitter spokesman Dirk Hensen told The Associated Press in an email Thursday that the account (at)hannoverticker has been blocked only... Read More

Alex Macgillivray, Dirk Hensen, NAZI, twitter.

October 8, 2012

Opinion: Shhhh… why is the trend of men as pathetic dogs in broad daylight acceptable?

by Jennifer Ehidiamen Some of us ladies are dating someone whose loyalty/faithfulness we secretly question. The beauty about modern day technology is that even though you are cut off from your regular base, the fact that you are following issues from that base on Twitter, or nosing around to read updates from similar source, you... Read More

Aluu Community, cheating, Fidelity, men, relationship, twitter.

October 2, 2012

Come, sign on to the Y! Magazine #LondonIssue contest

by Isi Esene You already know that the Y! Magazine Issue 9 dubbed; the #LondonIssue, is out with long time @WajeMusic and @Omawumi fiercely gracing the front-cover. To allow our teeming social network followers share in the thrilling Y! Magazine experience, YNaija is coming out with an online contest to bring the much talked about... Read More

africa, facebook, like, LondonIssue, nigeria, omawumi, social media, tag, tweet, twitter., Waje, Y! Magazine, ynaija

October 2, 2012

Opinion: “My last words on the Arik Air and my iPad issue” – Omojuwa

My quest was never about hatred for anyone or any brand, it was about asking the system a question it was not used to being asked. Now that I have my answers, I have moved on. A lot has happened since the 16th of June 2012 when my iPad issue started. Yesterday, at the Lagos... Read More

Airline, arik air, ipad, japheth omojuwa, missing, social media, stolen, twitter.

September 28, 2012

Akin Akintayo: No vexatious customer

by Akin Akintayo Social media can at once be both aggressive and effective. Many have put it to good use and organisations are slowly relearning the hard lesson of the customer being king. It is important Looking at issues to do with Problem Management some things are becoming quite evident. Seth Godin in his short blog a... Read More

Akin Akintayo, Customer service, facebook, opinion, twitter.

September 19, 2012

Opinion: What really enrages Muslims? Twitter knows

by Richard Allen Greene What really enrages Muslims? Having a really good hair day – but no one knows because you wear a hijab. Not being able to say “Hi” to your friend Jack in a plane – or to call out for your nephew when he gets lost in an airport because his name... Read More

Innocent of Muslims, islam, Muslim, Religious violence, twitter.

September 13, 2012

Opinion: Is pirating books ever OK?

by Amanda Nelson If you haven’t paid for a book and it isn’t available in the public domain, downloading it without paying is wrong. You’re stealing. I stumbled upon a blog post this morning that gave me pause (pauses). The author had recently purchased an e-reader and was pirating digital copies of all the paper... Read More

Amanda Nelson, books, digital media, downloading, Piracy, twitter., writing

August 23, 2012

YACR introduces an e-conference on Constitution review

by Isi Esene The e-conference on Constitution Review is scheduled to hold on Thursday 23 August 2012. The conference seeks to ensure wide participation of the people in the review of the 1999 Constitution to make the document more responsive to the yearnings of the people. If the preamble of the Nigerian 1999 constitution which... Read More

Ayo Obe, Chude Jideonwo, Constitution, Egghead Odewale, japheth omojuwa, review, toyosi akerele, twitter., wale ajani, YACR

August 22, 2012

It wasn’t me – Klint Da Drunk denies rape tweet

by Akan Ido The outrage which followed the tweet below attributed to the comedian, Klint da drunk, has finally died down when funny man denied the ownership of the said Twitter account. The tweet, which understandably, raised a storm of emotion and criticism and fans of the comedian were relieved to find out that the... Read More

comedian, Klint da Drunk, rape, twitter.

She makes pregnancy sexy: Amber Rose posts new, hot photos (LOOK)

In Jesus name, we wait: Pope Benedict’s Twitter account attracts 31,000 followers … and he hasn’t even tweeted yet

Reno’s Weekly Tweets: President Jonathan’s special assistant takes to Twitter to set the records straight (SCREENSHOT)

Dilemma of a wife in waiting, a narrative by Folabi Williams

Unthinkable? Here are 4 ways the Internet could crash on all of us

Tonto Dikeh reveals her obsession with Genevieve

Naira Rain: Davido to give away N500k on his birthday

Fela Durotoye breaks world record, signs 10,000 books in 8 hours

You’re a hypocrite: President Jonathan’s special assistant goes on the offensive against El Rufai on Twitter

Finally: Tonto Dikeh explains what “poko” means to new admirer Kola Boof

Temitope Shittu-Alamu: A girl’s romance with her Blackberry

Do not add my wife on Facebook – Governor Fashola warns

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: How to get our youth working (YNaija FrontPage)

Opinion: Where are the young people, the ‘Twitter generation’?

How to market your small business on Twitter

He didn’t just win: President Obama makes social media history

Opinion: In praise of the BlackBerry

TICKER: Censorship: Twitter blocks account for a government for the first time

“I want them to play Tonto Dikeh’s single at my funeral” – See Top 10 tweets on Tonto Dikeh’s music career

Opinion: Shhhh… why is the trend of men as pathetic dogs in broad daylight acceptable?

Opinion: Should social media be criminalised in Nigeria?

Come, sign on to the Y! Magazine #LondonIssue contest

Opinion: “My last words on the Arik Air and my iPad issue” – Omojuwa

Akin Akintayo: No vexatious customer

Opinion: What really enrages Muslims? Twitter knows

Opinion: Is pirating books ever OK?

Myne Whitman: Practical tips for maintaining safety online and on social media (30 Days, 30 Voices)

YACR introduces an e-conference on Constitution review

It wasn’t me – Klint Da Drunk denies rape tweet

Opinion: Blogging – Writing truthfully under imaginary circumstances

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