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October 17, 2022

2023 Elections: Fresh trouble hits Atiku over anti-Yoruba, Igbo comment; Publish names of perpetrators of oil theft or face legal action, SERAP tells Buhari | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

2023 Elections: Fresh trouble hits Atiku over anti-Yoruba, Igbo comment Nigeria’s hunger level ‘serious,’ ranks 103 out of 121 countries Lagos records four murder cases in one week – Police Publish names of perpetrators of oil theft or face legal action, SERAP tells Buhari Kaduna rakes in over $ 4.4b investment, creates 75,750 jobs in... Read More

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August 23, 2021

Paternity leave is the next big thing | Here’s why it may not work with Nigerian men

The number of ways that enforced gender roles manifest in our everyday life – from the home to school, to places of worship and work – is too immense to measure. Yet perhaps because measuring is not the antidote to the harm enforced gender roles cause for all people – male, female, and every other... Read More

kwara, Labour Act, lagos, maternity leave, nigeria, North Central, Paternity leave, Yoruba

For Non-Binary Awareness Week, this commitment should be your starting point

The week starting the Sunday or Monday preceding 14 July every year since 2012 is celebrated globally as non-binary awareness week. This year is no different. 14 July is International Non-Binary People’s Day, observed each year and aimed at raising awareness and organising around the issues faced by non-binary people around the world. If you ask most Nigerians – which we... Read More

Non-binary Blog

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The #YNaijaEssay: Language preservation in Nigeria and the brick walls [LONG READ]

Many other languages are no longer being learned by new generations of children or by new adult speakers; these languages will become extinct when their last speaker dies. In fact, dozens of languages today have only one native speaker still living, and that person’s death will mean the extinction of the language: It will no... Read More

Editor's Pick, Specials

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February 24, 2021

Surprise! Traditional African spirituality is regaining ground among young Nigerians

The first time I found out about African spirituality was not in a Social Studies class. That deliberate less than adequate excuse for education did little for me. Rather than build on the little I learnt from dismissive conversations about distant relatives stuck in the village and ‘ignorance,’ it left me with nothing more than... Read More

Non-binary Blog

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December 23, 2020

Amotekun reminds us of #EndSARS in a negative way

In the din of the collective uproar of Nigerians against the brutality of Nigeria Police Force Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), many vocal advocates called for local policing. After all, the same has supposedly worked for Northern Nigeria for over a decade in the form of the Hisbah (shari’ah police). It gave credence to what South-West... Read More

Amotekun, extrajudicial killing, police brutality, Yoruba

NBA

The most valuable player in the NBA wants you all to know he is 100% Nigerian

The NBA Milwaukee bucks point forward, Giannis Antetokounmpo, also known as the Greek freak, has in fact dispelled the popular opinion that he is Greek. In an interview with Marc J spears, Giannis revealed that he is deeply rooted in his Nigerian culture. Giannis, this year has been tremendous for the bucks. He is currently... Read More

The Sports Blog

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Teni made another ”funny” video insulting a white man in Yoruba and Twitter is dragging her for it

Teni’s social media presence, over time, has gravitated towards interesting chops of comedy. With skits of herself doing whatever she pleases, her goofiness has endeared the internet and made her fans even more loyal. Currently in Los Angeles, California on a global tour, Teni routinely released a video where she asked some random white guy... Read More

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The BBC will host Igbo, Yoruba and Pidgin debates this Thursday and you are invited

On July 5, the BBC World service will be hosting three debates at the University of Lagos (Afe Babalola Hall) which will be done in Igbo, Yoruba and Pidgin. Each debate will feature high-profile Africans from the worlds of politics, civil society and culture, who will face a live audience with important questions. Here’s an... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

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November 23, 2017

LAGELU FM ABULA DAY (2 YEARS ANNIVERSARY)

Nigeria, with her diverse ethnic groups, has several foods delicacies that even some Nigerians are yet to try. You may be forgiven for having not tried Amala and Abula, if you reside in Port Harcourt, Kano or Owerri, definitely not Ibadan. In view of this, Southwest’s most influential indigenous private station, Lagelu 96.7 FM, Ibadan,... Read More

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November 22, 2017

Learn Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa | Army orders personnel

The Nigerian Army has ordered its personnel to learn Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba languages. In a statement by Army spokesperson, Brigadier-General Sani Usman on Wednesday, the army it was part of its new language policy. He said the army personnel are expected to have attained basic level standard of proficiency for the languages on or before... Read More

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Gani Adams

August 26, 2017

Quit notice: We are not comfortable with the threat, OPC tells N’Delta leaders

The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has asked Niger Delta leaders to caution militants in the order who issued quit notice to the Yoruba in the area. The militants under the aegis of Niger Delta Agitators (NDA) had asked the Yoruba and the Hausa resident in the region to vacate on or before October 1. In... Read More

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August 14, 2017

Ignore quit notice by Niger Delta militants | PANDEF tells Yorubas, Hausas

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has urgd Yorubas and Hausa to ignore the quit notice issued to them by militants in the Niger Delta. A coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (NDA) had asked people from both ethnic groups to leave the Niger Delta on or before October 1. The group also threatened to resume attack... Read More

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August 12, 2017

N’Delta militants give Yorubas, Northerners October 1 deadline to vacate region

Niger Delta militants have reportedly asked Yorubas and Northerners resident in the region to leave before October 1, 2017. According to TheCable, they have also threatened to resume attacks on oil installations and facilities in the region starting from September 10. This was contained in a joint statement issued on Thursday by leaders of the... Read More

hausa, Niger Delta militants, oil blocs, Yoruba

South-West support for Buhari unshaken – Tinubu

by Dolapo Adelana The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has assured President Muhammadu Buhari of the support of the South-West region. Tinubu said the support of Yorubas for the President and APC government is unshaken. The former governor also expressed concern over the level of decay in the nation’s... Read More

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Yoruba, Hausa traders clash in Ile-Ife not about ethnicity – FG

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government has said the recent bloody clash between Yoruba and Hausa communities in Ile-Ife, Osun State was not caused by ethnic issues. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, said this after he visited the scene of the clash and interacted with leaders of the two communities in the state. The... Read More

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February 16, 2017

I am not that fluent in English – Toyin Aimakhu (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu says her understanding of the English Language is not as fluent as her grasp of Yoruba. The actress made the disclosure in an interview when she launched her YouTube Channel, ToyinAbrahamTV, saying she sold plantain chips as a kid. “I can speak Yoruba very well and I can... Read More

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January 31, 2017

PROFILE: Why we love to hate Yemi Alade

Yemi Alade is one of the biggest pop stars working today. No major show in the country, or this side of the continent happens without her name on the bill. The top tier of the music industry is male dominated but Yemi Alade has successfully broken into the big leagues and has earned herself a... Read More

The Cutting Floor, Thinking Through

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December 10, 2016

Vera Ezimora: I’m not raising a Yoruba child

by Vera Ezimora Among my Nigerian people, in the issues concerning gender and tribe, there is covert sexism and tribalism. Even women are sexist against other women and against themselves. Yes, I’m Igbo. Yes, my husband is Yoruba. But now that we have a child together, Nigerians are telling me that my daughter is Yoruba.... Read More

culture, igbo, Inter tribal marriages, motherhood, nigeria, Vera Ezimora, Yoruba

November 22, 2016

Language and communication: My journey through Lagos

by Solomon Osadolo I went grocery shopping this morning and had an interesting chat with the lady who owned the shop. She spoke in Yoruba and I spoke in English the whole time and we both left off feeling like, “Yeah, good talk.” I don’t understand Yoruba at all – and, if I didn’t occasionally... Read More

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October 28, 2016

Opinion: The truth about true identity

by Adebisi Adeyemi Nigerian parents proudly say these days and with all confidence too. “Oh! My child only speaks the English language.” Interesting! It is for sure a beautiful thing to be able to stand out from the crowd and present yourself, your speech or even your ideas gracefully and fluently in a language acceptable... Read More

children, culture, French, identity, language, Yoruba

August 15, 2016

5 reasons you can think of Jhene Aiko’s ex as a Yoruba demon

by Tolu Omoyeni Artiste, Jhene Aiko’s divorce from Nigerian-American record producer and mixing engineer, Dot Da Genius as been nothing but tumultous (because Nigerians on Twitter spent their weekend pointing fingers and trashing Jhene), but no matter how the story ends, Dot da Genius is just another demon representing the Yoruba tribe in faraway America. As his... Read More

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5,000 OPC members ready to turn into snakes, lions to fight militants in Ogun

When over 5,000 members of the Reformed Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) stormed the Imushin community in Ogun state in several buses and cars they probably did not expect to be chased away by the traditional ruler. But they did get chased away- howbeit quite tactfully. According to Punch, the OPC members arrived the community in... Read More

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Opinion: The Yoruba people, Ijaws and true federalism

by Shenge Rahman Akanbi The recent meeting between some Yoruba politicians in old and new Afenifere and some leaders of the Ijaw Nation has once again brought to the fore the limitations of the strategies being deployed in the quest for True Federalism in Nigeria; a major consequence of which is the reduction of the pursuit... Read More

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Afenifere

Restructuring Nigeria: ‘VP Osinbajo missed the point’ – Afenifere

Foremost Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Wednesday, lambasted Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for alleged saying that the call for Nigeria’s restructuring will not make any difference. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, the group said the Vice President missed the point on the ongoing agitation for restructuring of Nigeria,... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Falana, others want Buratai fired | Senators ready to testify against Saraki, Ekweremadu | Yoruba people will never be slaves | More

From the papers this morning- a tracklist Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana requests President Buhari to fire Army Chief Burutai if he won’t resign over Dubai properties. Punch Robbery suspect doesnt need bulletproof vests, he told the police bullets can’t pierce his skin Vanguard 14 senators line up to testify against Senate President and his... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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‘Utterly irresponsible, libellous and repeatedly painful’ | Kemi Olunloyo’s father describes her ‘erratic’ behavior

Father of controversial blogger, Kemi Olunloyo has publicly denounced her following her numerous unfounded attacks at him and other notable individuals in the society. Kemi’s father, Omololu Olunloyo is a Second Republic governor of old Oyo State and a respected elder statesman. In an emotion laden statement released on Thursday, Omololu revealed that his daughter... Read More

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Aregbesola, Fayose dragged to court | Nobody can crush Biafra | 100 gunmen attack in Lagos | More

From the papers today- a tracklist Ooni of Ife wants more participation in nation building from traditional rulers Vanguard SERAP drags salary-owing governors to ICC Punch Finally, Shell begins export of crude oil Vanguard Nobody can crush the Biafra agitation YNaija Nigeria loses N138 billion to public holidays Guardian Presidency breaks silence on recruitments in... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

‘Buhari is not reading the mood correctly, Nigeria’s unity is negotiable’ | Afenifere, Ohaneze disagree with Presidency

Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and the pan-Yoruba socio-political body, Afenifere, have reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on the unity of Nigeria. The President, on Wednesday, had in an address to Niger Delta militants said the unity of Nigeria as a country is not negotiable. Well, the president’s position has been rubbished by... Read More

Afenifere, igbo, Militants, mongrels, north, Ohaneze, power moners, Unity, Yoruba

Is Ooni of Ife bringing disrepute to the throne of Oduduwa? | Nigerians have their say

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi has been in the news for making series of courtesy visits since his ascension to the throne – which many infer to be a curious way to begin his reign over the cradle of the Yoruba race. Just recently, he traveled to the United States with his entourage... Read More

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