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September 27, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Ego Boyo’s ”The Ghost and The House of Truth” wins at the Urbanworld Film Festival 2019

It’s always a good thing when Nollywood films are recognised at international film festivals, and the latest movie to bag an award through this medium is Ego Boyo’s crime thriller The Ghost andTthe House of Truth, which premiered at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York. Boyo has been involved in a number of projects... Read More
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September 26, 2019

The YNaija Ministers’ Ranking for September: The early risers and sleeping beauties

The YNaija August Ministers’ ranking projected what we expected from them, given that they needed some considerable time to settle into their offices. September is grinding to a halt and the evaluation is in – while some ministries under their new leaderships have shown an encouraging picture, others are still revolving around inertia. Here’s the... Read More
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September 26, 2019

The YNaija top 10 Influencers for September

The influencer economy in Nigeria is expanding – more people are realising that they can leverage on their internet following and fill in the space between brands and consumers. Twitter and Instagram are arguably hold a promising talent pool of influencers rejigging the rules internet marketing and the ones cultivating influencer-worthy platforms. This month, here’s... Read More
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September 26, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Official statement from Bolt says the ride-hailing service wasn’t hacked

Yesterday, Bolt had Nigerians severely complaining about multiple debit alerts received for trips they took in the past, which spun a theory that the ride-hailing company had been hacked. Apparently, only customers whose bank cards were linked to the app were affected, instigating an uproar online. The statement from the Bolt Twitter account, though, dispelled... Read More
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September 25, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: After 34 days in detention, journalist Agba Jalingo to be arraigned

The Nigerian Police will arraign journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo, on Wednesday, September 25th at the Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River state after 34 days in detention. If you recall, Jalingo is being charged with conspiracy to overthrow the Cross River State Government, treasonable felony and terrorism; charges which pressure groups have... Read More
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September 24, 2019

YNaija Governors’ Ranking for September: The good, the bad and terrible

If anything, the month of September has been a political compass in showing where respective state governance might possibly be headed. The governors have since settled into offices, and learning anything from last month’s ranking, it is that some elected governors are eager to fulfill their campaign promises and bring desired progress to their constituents.... Read More
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September 24, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Omoyele Sowore to be arraigned at the Federal High Court today

According to activist Deji Adeyanju, Omoyele Sowore, the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, will reportedly be arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja today Tuesday September 24th. Adeyanju made this known on Twitter yesterday evening. If you remember, the Federal government last Friday filed treasonable charges against Sowore and  also accused him of cyberbullying President... Read More
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September 23, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: COZA’s official statement says Pastor Fatoyinbo never raped Busola Dakolo

The rape allegation Busola Dakolo made against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth Zion Assembly (COZA) has taken several interesting turns since she gave a tell-all interview back in June. In the latest development, the leadership of COZA in an official statement published in the Tribune on Saturday reveals that Fayotinbo never raped Busola, and... Read More
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September 22, 2019

Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are the ones that caught our attention: The Beauty and Burden of Being a Nigerian Bride – Yemisi Aribisola ”You wonder about the solitary figures in... Read More
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September 20, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Something doesn’t add up about the arrest of the alleged serial killer in Port Harcourt

The Nigerian Police in a series of tweets yesterday revealed they have arrested the notorious serial killer in Port Harcourt, a 26-year-old Gracious David West. According to the police, West is from Buguma LGA of Rivers state, who is said to be a member of the Degbam cult group and arrested along East-West Road enroute Uyo... Read More
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September 19, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Three suspects linked to the serial killings in Port Harcourt have been arrested

The city of Port Harcourt has been gripped by a spate of killing targeting women in hotels, perpetuated by a serial killer on the loose. And although it seemed the police have been nonchalant about the carrying out an elaborate investigation, attributing these murders to prostitution, three suspects linked to the case have arrested by... Read More
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September 18, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: 26-year-old Joana Nnazu Kolo has been nominated as commissioner in Kwara

In Nigeria, youth representation in governance and politics is still a mirage. That said, we’ve seen Seun Fakorede (27) and Debo Ogundoyin (31) emerge as commissioner for Youth and Sports in Oyo and speaker of the Oyo House of Assembly respectively. Now, in Kwara, the state governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq has nominated 26-year-old Joana Nnazua Kolo... Read More
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September 17, 2019

Here are the terrible tweets from men about the serial killer on the loose in Port Harcourt

Although the activities of a Port Harcourt serial killer murdering women in hotels has trapped the state in a haze of fear for months, social media is only just coming to terms with these murders when yet another woman turned up dead recently. #ProtectPHGirls and #PHSerialKiller became buzzy hashtags pushed towards drawing attention to this... Read More
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September 17, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Is ‘Kasanova’ the best romantic comedy since ‘Isoken’?

Frankly, I’m yet to see Oluseyi Asurf’s Kasanova, which is out in cinemas. And although the film’s marketing was quite anaemic, it has trickled in some positive, glowing reviews nonetheless. One of them is Daniel Okechukwu’s review for Culture Custodian – it’s a pretty insightful take that plumps the complexity of the film, which stars... Read More
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September 16, 2019

Here are the funny tweets we saw from Nigerians on the internet today

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: Are people from Mali automatically Marlians??? — valking♔ (@_valkiing) September 16, 2019... Read More
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September 16, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Beyoncé is releasing a behind-the-scenes documentary on ”The Lion King: The Gift”

The release of Disney’s 2019 remake of The Lion King, and Beyoncé curating a soundtrack for the project, were two big cultural events this year has witnessed. And although the singer recently lost in all her categories in the Emmys, she’s still making black-centered art which we love her. Now, she has collaborated with U.S.... Read More
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September 15, 2019

Postpartum depression, African tech, patriarchy – Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week

Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are the ones that caught our attention: How to Survive a Heat Wave – Chika Unigwe ”What happened next, happened quickly. She remembers the phone... Read More
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September 13, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: The PDP has advised FG to reverse its decision on VAT increase from 5% to 7.2%

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Federal Government to reverse its decision to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 per cent to 7.2 per cent. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan on Thursday in Abuja said that the PDP rejected the decision. Ologbondiyan... Read More
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September 12, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Here’s what you need to know about Asa’s upcoming album ”Lucid”

It’s been five years since Asa released her last album Bed of Stones, and while we have been waiting for her to release another project, she’s been magnanimous enough to release singles off her upcoming album, which she announced yesterday on her Instagram page. Titled Lucid, which is her fourth body of work, we’ve been... Read More
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