Category: Thinking Through

Isn’t Joe Biden’s tweet the sweetest thing?

It's been seven years since Joe Biden began been serving America at President Obama's side as his Vice President. As Biden prepares to leave the esteemed position, here's what he…

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Reno Omokri missed this final dot in his attempt to link Adeboye’s resignation to the APC

Former President Goodluck Jonathan's media aide, Reno Omokri took to Facebook to air this very confusing opinion about the issues surrounding Pastor Enoch Adeboye's resignation as General Overseer of the…

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Is Uganda’s Museveni fulfilling Idi Amin’s dreams?

It has been reported that Uganda's President, Museveni, has promoted his son to special adviser. This new power play by Museveni suggests that he is grooming his son to take…

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The YNaija Rankings: Every month, we will rank the top films, TV and radio stations in Nigeria

YNaija will, from Wednesday, January 11, release a monthly countdown of platforms leading and lagging in the Nigerian media space. The online matrix will rank the Top 20 TV channels,…

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YNaija Analysis: Between the FRC and Pastor Adeboye – Why so much ado about the law?

by Mark Amaza     The first time the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) entered the consciousness of Nigerians, it was in early 2014 when it accused the Central Bank of…

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Entertainment Roundup: Seyi Shay releases new single ‘Yolo Yolo’, Donald Trump calls Meryl Streep ‘overrated’ following Golden Globes speech | More stories

Here are some of the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept - and are still buzzing this morning. Donald Trump attacks Meryl Streep, calls her…

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YNaija Editorial: The Federal Government needs to act in unison

A few days before Christmas, the Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja of the Nigerian Customs Service announced the seizure of a shipment of rice, which upon testing, turned out to be…

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#YTech100: Nominations are open to choose the best and brightest in the Nigerian tech-ecosystem

It's been another year of amazing feats within the technology space in Nigeria. Without doubt, the past year has been the most important one within the technology eco-system - from…

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New Establishment: Mr. Eazi, Ire Aderinokun, Arese Ugwu, and more… Meet the class of 2017

Every year YNaija.com scouts the breadth of the country to uncover the freshest and youngest Nigerians who continue to inspire in spite of the odds that appear to be stacked…

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Still on the Matter: It’s too early to be silent about #NYSCAbuse

The problem in Nigeria is that we easily forget. Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka once accused us of being a people beguiled with some manner amnesia. It was a far different matter…

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TECHnically: Rabiu Musah wants to use the creative sector to bridge the unemployment gap

Rabiu Musah fits the part of the under-30 CEO in 2017 comfortably. He is the co-founder and CEO of the online service marketplace, Asuqu.com. Before Asuqu, he had put his software…

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Editor’s note: We will be celebrating innovation all month on YNaija.com

Today we launch the YNaija.com 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…

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Chude Jideonwo: This is why I completely love my job at RED

by Chude Jideonwo In October, I was invited to two events on the same day. The first was a gathering of Nigerian creatives convened by Tony O. Elumelu. Actors, singers,…

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Entertainment Roundup: All the winners and highlights from the 74th Golden Globes , Ed Sheeran makes comeback with two new tracks | More stories

Here are the top stories that made news over the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept through Sunday night and are still buzzing this morning. The Golden Globe…

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Edward Israel-Ayide: Dear Sen. Bukola Saraki, perhaps you can help #SouthernKaduna

by Edward Israel-Ayide Dear Distinguished Senator, I trust your past week has been great and you are getting set to begin work at the hallowed chambers of our legislature in…

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The Dummies Guide to the U.S Presidential Inauguration ceremony

One of the many highlights of the year 2016 was the race to the Oval Office between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton which the former won. Donald Trump undeniably cannot…

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Sen. Bukola Saraki, Michelle Obama, J.J Omojuwa | All our winners and losers from last week

We decided to let the usual suspects, the politicians, breath this time, so we handpicked our winners and losers from all the other people who made headlines last week. Here are…

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Eye on Ambode: Lagos to host Rasheed Gbadamosi Art Expo, 2017 Thanksgiving Service holds at Lagos House, more

Here's where we bring you a weekly recap of the activities of Lagos state's Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. This time, we take you through the governor's first set activities in the…

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From Ghana with love, Trump’s N__ger Navy, and more | See our top 10 photos from the week here

We absolutely love it when we look back at the week in photographs. This week we have had the rare privilege of 7 days filled mostly with good cheer. President…

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“Daddy G.O. remains the Spiritual Leader…” and more | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

Accusations, clarifications, rebuttals and Bobrisky's public proposal and his epic response are a few things to remember this past week by. See below, the 10 top quotes from the week:…

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Timeline: How much longer shall we wait before the remaining Chibok girls return home?

Sunday, January 8, 2017, makes it 1,000 days since 276 school girls were abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno. The kidnap led to global outrage as World leaders condemned…

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Tears, joy, anger, anxiety… | We bring you 1,000 days of the Chibok girls abduction in 15 pictures

It's day 1,000. On 14 April, 2014, heavily-armed Boko Haram terrorists attacked Government Girls' Secondary School in a Borno town called Chibok. The insurgents made away with 276 female students…

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YNaija Says: 1,000 Days after – The FG must do more to rescue abducted Chibok girls

Today makes it 1,000 days since 276 girls preparing to write their final exam were abducted from the Government Girls’ Secondary School in Chibok town of Borno State by the…

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Opinion: Stop putting pressure on your children

by Blessing Iyamadiken   When it comes to raising children, stereotypical pressure abounds in every nook and cranny of the world, but they are most common here in Nigeria among…

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Album review: Aramide’s Suitcase is packed full of goodies

by Wilfred Okiche Gifted vocalist, Aramide has been around for a spell now, since her runner-up finish at the 2006 edition of talent hunt show, Star Quest. She’s had a…

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Feminists

The Thread: No, your cunning mother was not a feminist

Many hide behind the cloak of feminism to push wrong agendas. @Chude has something for those who force people into a closet. He insists that people should be allowed to…

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How is Omojuwa creating magic out of thin air for small businesses

Japheth Omojuwa has gradually made himself into a household name through his 'social media crusade for change". He's the right amount of annoying and he sure is funny. Just take…

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Movie review: Femi Adisa’s King Invincible is a fine outing

by Wilfred Okiche After the banner year that 2016 was for Nollywood, it is only fair that industry watchers and insiders begin to fret about the New Year. 2016 was…

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Where is Patricia Etteh?

We have a President who gave us very high hopes of making a difference and then we have been sort of let down for the most part but somehow we…

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N200m box office earnings, N5000 stipend | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N4.7 million - Anti-graft agency, ICPC recovers this sum of money extorted from students by authorities of FUNAAB. 952 students were refunded in the process. $153 million - A Federal…

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