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January 18, 2017

Adeboro Odunlami: He needs some emotional balance [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami Perhaps one of the hardest life skills to gain mastery over is ‘Emotional Intelligence and Boundaries’. As basic as it may sound, learning emotional boundaries becomes one of the best life hacks we can possibly have up our sleeves to fight off hurt and pain and disappointment. It may even come in... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

Adeboro Odunlami, Ajimobi, Emotional intelligence, LAUTECH, New Voices

January 18, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Davido gives up on international collaborations, Wizkid’s leaked track causes a bit of a stir | More stories

Catch up on some of yesterday’s top entertainment stories and the few others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this morning. SONY music takes action on Wizkid’s leaked track ‘Hush up the Silence’ The International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a trade association in the US which Sony Music belongs... Read More

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Davido, Drake, International collaborations, Lindsay Lohan, One Africa Music Fest, Sony, wizkid

January 17, 2017

Where is Ibrahim Salisu Buhari?

Salisu Ibrahim Buhari was the sixth Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives. He headed the lower chamber for the short period of one year between 1999 and 2000. According to an Amadi, who published an article in his praise on page 7 of The Guardian in May 1999, Ibrahim Salisu Buhari had become an... Read More

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forgery, House of the Representatives, nysc, Salisu Buhari, scandal, University of Toronto, Where is

January 17, 2017

We celebrate Michelle Obama’s 53rd birthday in 10 quotes

This day in 1964, a great woman was born. “The girl from the Southside” as her husband, President Barack Obama fondly calls her. Michelle Obama, first African American and undoubtedly the most popular First Lady in the history of the United States, turns 53 today and her life in the past eight years has been... Read More

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53rd birthday, barack obama, first lady, FLOTUS, malia, michelle obama, potus, Sasha, united states

January 17, 2017

The Thread: Side chicks are very important to the success of a relationship

The conversation on side chicks will never grow old. This tweep brings a different perspective to the term ‘side chicks’, says they are honourable and help the main relationship prosper. ?? Do see below: Just fuckin a man who has a girlfriend doesn't make you a side chick — Clayton Bigsby (@YourFavTweeter_) January 4, 2017... Read More

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opinion, Relationships, respect, Side chicks, The Thread, twitter.

January 17, 2017

The Thread: Want to know? This is why women cannot use tissue during menstruation

There’s been a debate on Twitter as to the health priority of condoms over sanitary pads. Those of the male extraction asked why women cannot make do with tissue, cotton materials and other instructions their mothers used in the past. As you might have guessed, the responses came with the fury of a whirlwind, as... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

condom versus sanitary pads, Menstruation, nigeria, patriarchy, Tissue versus sanitary pads, women

January 17, 2017

The Thread: This is why child abuse needs to stop

Child abuse is pervasive in society, some children have come to accept it without questioning. See below the story of a thirteen-year-old girl who became pregnant for a man her father’s age. When will things change in this country? So I am very angry and sad right now, I witnessed something I have been reading... Read More

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child abuse, child marriage, culture, education, nigeria

January 17, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: DMW mixtape set to drop soon, AKA thinks Kim Kardashian’s robbery was staged | More stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and other unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. A DMW mixtape is underway and its first single drops today Music label, DMW owned by superstar singer, Davido will be releasing a joint mixtape of all the artistes signed under the label... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

AKA, album, Chris Attoh, Davido, DMW, Kim Kardashian, Mayorkun, Music, paris, Reekado Banks

January 17, 2017

Sambisa is 18 times the size of Lagos | A Roundup of everything we learnt from the BBOG’s day tour of Sambisa

On the 11th of January, 2017, the Federal Government did something it had never done before. A letter was written to the conveners of the Bring Back Our Girls group inviting them to join the Chief of Air Staff and the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, Ministers of Defence and Information, Mansur Dan Ali... Read More

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#BBOG, boko haram, Camp Zero, Chibok girls, lai mohammed, Nigerian Army, Operation Lafiya Dole, sambisa, sortie

January 16, 2017

We have your receipts: But the Nigerian Army told us they had sent Boko Haram out of Sambisa

No doubt, it was suspicious from the get go to think that the Nigerian Army and its allied forces that make up Operation Lafiya Dole had truly completed a sweep of Operation Lafiya Dole. It truly was . Especially considering the fact that the information was being dished to us by the same people who claimed to... Read More

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boko haram, Camp Zero, Chibok girls, Nigerian Army, Operation Lafiya Dole, sambisa, We have your Receipts

January 16, 2017

“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” | 10 memorable quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.

Today is the day set aside to honour the American civil rights activist, Martin Luther who led the Civil Rights Movement while maintaining his policy of non-violent disobedience to confront white supremacy. King was assassinated while planning an occupation of Washington, D.C. on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1971, posthumously, the Martin Luther King Jr.... Read More

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I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King Jr, quotes

January 16, 2017

Biola Williams: Depression is a monster that must not be feared

by Biola Williams The NIH (National Institute of Mental Health) says depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, working or even relating with people. Depression is different from the fluctuations... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

Biola, depression, Health, mental health, spiritual

January 16, 2017

YNaija Editorial: We hope Pres. Buhari and other African leaders are prepared for a Trump administration

Despite how prominently foreign policy issues feature in American politics and presidential campaigns, foreign policies as it concerns Africa is hardly on the front-burner with African nations in the dark over what direction the actions of the most powerful country on earth concerning them will take. The presidential elections of last November which produced Donald... Read More

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africa, AIDS, America, donald trump, hiv, inauguration, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, PEPFAR

January 16, 2017

“Big Brother Naija will tell the story of the urban Nigerian youth” | Martin Mabutho speaks on what the show has in store

Big Brother Naija will hit the screens this January and many do not quite know what to expect. The first Nigerian edition of Big Brother aired in 2006 and between then and now, a lot has changed. The Nigerian television audience has evolved just as everything else has. The re-emergence of Big Brother Nigeria (rebranded... Read More

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Big Brother Africa, Big Brother Naija, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Gaetano, Martin Mabutho, urban culture

January 16, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Social media can be a tool for self-censored advocacy

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity oft-talked about but seldom told as stories in Nigerian media. The series which kicked off with the release of The New Establishment list, our annual... Read More

Citizenship, Thinking Through

#InnovationSeries, Arab spring, Bukky Shonibare, Chibok girls, Magazine, nigeria, occupy nigeria, Politics, social media

January 16, 2017

#Impact365: “Mental health in Nigeria is shrouded in myth” | MANI aims to burst the myth and reduce stigma

Mental health is the state of a person’s psychological well-being and in Nigeria, the discourse of mental health is largely ignored. Even when discussed, mental health is often related with spiritual problems with victims being discriminated against. Because of the absence of a mental health system in Nigeria, people with mental illnesses and disorders hardly... Read More

Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through

awareness, Impact365, MANI, mental health, Mental Illness, NGO, psychiatrist, Religion

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January 16, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid and Drake’s new track leaks on the internet, Africa’s biggest stars perform at AFCON opening ceremony | More stories

Here are the top stories from the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept through Sunday night and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. New Wizkid and Drake collaboration leaks on the internet The unofficial release of a new track that has Wizkid and Drake on it was what got fans talking throughout... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

AFCON, Akon, brit awards, Davido, Drake, Grammy, Muyiwa Ademola, tiwa savage, wizkid

January 15, 2017

We have your receipts: Governor Fayose what do you have to say now?

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, the Critic-in-Chief of all constituted authority except Governor Wike now has a dead civil servant to account for. Earlier today, we learnt that Tope Afolayan, a civil servant in Ekiti State committed suicide. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Alberto Adeyemi, has also confirmed the incident. Afolayan worked in... Read More

Cover Stories, Thinking Through

Civil service, Ekiti, Fayose, suicide over salaries, We have your Receipts

January 15, 2017

Still on the Matter: We slept on it but woke up to an Ajimobi that is still wrong, wrong, wrong

The last time students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology took to the streets to protest their being shut out of campus and their studies, the strike action had just hit 6 months. Oladimeji Opayomi (also known as Demex) wrote in to complain about how the Superintendent of Police that had been stationed to guard them during... Read More

Cover Stories, Thinking Through

Ajimobi, governors, LAUTECH, Leadership, nigeria, Oyo State

January 15, 2017

Pretty Mike, Governor Ajimobi, MMM | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Last week’s winners and losers were not hard to find. With their words and actions, each of them fixed himself in the appropriate category leaving us with little or none to do than just add brief captions to their names and dish to you. Here are last week’s winners and losers, in all their awesomeness:... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

barack obama, Governor Ajimobi, mmm, Pretty Mike, senator ali ndume, tiwa savage, winners

January 15, 2017

Insiders: “By giving Ghana the edge, Mr. Eazi betrayed us”

We’ve come to love Mr Eazi over the last few months. For him, it didn’t take too much convincing to win the Nigerian fan base. About three hit songs, Wizkid on his back, some Ghanaian flavour and Mr. Eazi had us all screaming his praise from rooftops… until this tweet. https://twitter.com/mreazi/status/819266629196509184 Mr. Eazi aired his... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Ghana, influence, Insiders, Mr Eazi, Music, nigeria, wizkid, YNaija pop culture insiders

January 15, 2017

The new public enemies according to Donald Trump and Nigerians | See our top 10 photos of the week

The videos of Governor Abiola Ajimobi addressing the protesting students from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (whatever version you have got) is probably the most shared item across all media platforms right now but more that has happened this week. We have got you covered, not just with the news and analyses of everything but... Read More

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January 15, 2017

“You are all mad”, “8 months of what?” | See our top 10 memorable quotes from the past week

This past week looks as though it was designed to put many Nigerian sweethearts in bad light. Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra is bitterly complaining about how his former party comrades from APGA are trying to pit him against the current administration and Mr. Eazi, arguably the most played artiste on Nigerian airways right... Read More

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Ajimobi, Bobrisky, Buhari, LAUTECH, YNaija Top 10

January 15, 2017

Simon Kolawole: Tell-tale signs of underdevelopment

by Simon Kolawole We were stuck in traffic along Lagos-Ibadan road. Then we started hearing a familiar wailing — a police van had decided to announce its importance by blaring its siren at full volume. The van was snaking its way through the thick traffic, harassing motorists out of the way — as usual. I... Read More

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Buhari, frc, NEMA, nigeria, Operation scorpion sting, Signs of underdevelopment, simon kolawole, Southern Kaduna

January 15, 2017

The Thread: When Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, swooped in to save the day

Chicken wings of Nigeria, popularly known as Arik Air, grounded their passengers again for over 48 hours. The Chief of staff to the President was passing through the airport, saw the plight of the stranded passengers and decided to do something about it… Because in Nigeria, the powerful only listen to the more powerful. One... Read More

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Abba Kyari, arik air, aviation authorities, MD of Arik, nigeria

January 14, 2017

Insiders: “Gov. Ajimobi demonstrated his lack of understanding of his position”

Perhaps it is nothing but blackmail when a sitting governor accuses students protesting the closure of their school for eight months of disrespecting him and telling them to do whatever they want to do. The governor said: “If you want to make trouble, we will wait for you. Whatever will happen, let it happen. You... Read More

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Governor Ajimobi, Insiders, LAUTECH, nigeria, Oyo, Politics, protest, Video

January 14, 2017

Eye on Ambode: Lagos governor promises to transform Yaba into Nigeria’s Silicon Valley, more

It’s another weekend and we bring you a recap of the activities of Lagos state’s Governor Akinwunmi Ambode through the week. We’ll begin from Wednesday when the governor received His Royal Highness, the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi at the Lagos House, Alausa. The Ooni’s visit was mainly to identify with the developmental... Read More

Featured, The Alausa Blog, Thinking Through

Andela, Britain, cchub, food sceurity, Germany, Governor Ambode, lagos state, Ooni of Ife, technology hub

January 14, 2017

So who are the musicians that will perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration?

The last time we talked about American President-elect, Donald Trump’s inauguration, we had only confirmed the 16-year-old, Jackie Evancho who will be singing the National Anthem at the 20th of January ceremonies. Musical performances at the American inauguration ceremonies have always been a big deal with A-listers falling over themselves to perform. History attests to... Read More

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America, inauguration, Make America Great Again, trump

January 14, 2017

This looks harmless because it’s Pretty Mike but the Lagos govt. just did something dangerous

The Lagos State Government made a move on Thursday that initially came across as the lawful thing to do. The state’s Police Command ordered the arrest of the now popular Pretty Mike who goes about town with two masked ladies on a dog lead. Now, the state’s Police Commissioner has gone ahead to announce that... Read More

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abuse, club owner, crime, Girls, lagos state, leash, Police Command, Pretty Mike

January 14, 2017

Thank you. Now listen up | BBOG responds to Lai Mohammed’s letter

by Isime Esene Former Minister of Education and Convener of the Bring Back Our Girls group, Oby Ezekwesili has demanded an apology from the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai for endorsing “slanderous attacks” against the movement. This demand was contained in a statement released by the group, and signed by Ezekwesili, in response to... Read More

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COAS, nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili, Tukur Buratai

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