Category: Editor’s Pick
The #YNaijaEssay: Language preservation in Nigeria and the brick walls [Part II]
This is a piece years in the making. 15 years to be exact. There is a Hausa word for ‘bucket’ ...
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 ...
We need more men to drive the gender equality agenda | Jane Egerton-Idehen on women and equality
The clamour for increased representation of women in key roles in the public and private sector in Nigeria is as ...
Daughters of Eve | Inside the lives of Lagos sex workers
“You see that word Ashewo, I hate it!” Gift, a sex worker. It is a daredevil attempt arguing that you ...
Why Nigerian youths must sustain activism beyond social media
Social media has formed a pseudo-reality many believe is the real deal. But, if we wanted to cause progressive change ...
#IWD2021: In honour of Nawal El-Sadawy, the woman who inspired me to rethink Allah
by Asiya Hameed There are many reasons to write about the plight of women at any given time and not ...
Behind the curtains: A day in the lives of street beggars
Ma’ida (sometimes called Fatima) didn’t envisage herself ending up miles from home and roaming the streets of Nigeria’s biggest city ...
Why we must draw the line between ‘influencing’ and superiority complex
It’s becoming a daily phenomenon. Someone waltz into social media and tries to teach others what’s passe and what’s modern. ...
#HaveABiteChallenge: Foodstuff, cattle dealers in Northern Nigeria open their baskets | The #YNaijaCover
The Northern Nigeria conversation as opposed to Southern Nigeria talk is up again. This time, politics is not the driver. ...
#YNaijaXNigerianWomen: The conversation on Nigeria as a safe space for women and the way forward
Commemorative of the International Women’s Month 2021, YNaija, an online content shop Wednesday, March 3, 2021, put together a virtual ...
#YAfrica500: Meet the 500 Most Inspiring Youth on the Continent (Central Africa)
Africa has the colours of influence because it has the youth that drive conversations and cause progressive changes within and ...
#YAfrica500: Meet the 500 Most Inspiring Youth on the Continent (Southern Africa)
Africa has the colours of influence because it has the youth that drive conversations and cause progressive changes within and ...
#YAfrica500: Meet the 500 Most Inspiring Youth on the Continent (North Africa)
Africa has the colours of influence because it has the youth that drive conversations and cause progressive changes within and ...
#YAfrica500: Meet the 500 Most Inspiring Youth on the Continent (East Africa)
Africa has the colours of influence because it has the youth that drive conversations and cause progressive changes within and ...
Y! Africa presents #Africa500 | The continent’s Most Inspiring Youths and Generation of Change Makers (West Africa)
Africa has the colours of influence because it has the youth that drive conversations and cause progressive changes within and ...
Thuganic: A day in the hood with Lagos ‘street youths’ (VIDEO)
Let me take you on this pseudo-perilous long journey with Lagos street youth. I was at an #EndSARS gathering when ...
How Beauty Boy, Eni Adeoluwa is redefining masculinity
The beauty industry in Nigeria is one that has thrived with females mostly being at the centre of it all. ...
#YNaijaNewEstablishment: Anne Adams, Joseph Obanubi, Adeoluwa Enioluwa | Meet the 2021 Class of The New School
Over this past year, we have encountered a host of individuals making power moves to the next level and advancing ...
Pastor Sam Adeyemi’s depiction of a future Nigeria is great, but are we ready to take up the challenge?
Nigeria celebrated her independence Thursday, in a rather solemn mood for obvious reasons. The mood of the Independence Day anniversary ...
Myth or fact: Queen Amina’s story has inspiring leadership lessons for women
From generation to generation, women have proven themselves an integral and indispensable part of leadership both locally and globally. Nigeria ...
South Africans are planning a nationwide ‘clean up’ and the dirt is Nigeria | #23SeptemberCleanSA
If you walked into South African Twitter, what you will see is #PutSouthAfricansFirst, #NigeriansMustGo, #ForeignersVacateOurJobs – an understanding that South Africans ...
“Our vision is to end unnecessary human suffering” | Time formalist, Olu Ogunlela solves problems one human at a time
We are addicted to telling stories at RED | Africa. We do this in as many forms as you can ...
Nollywood and a post-pandemic future
At the end of the Living in Bondage sequel premiere last year, the audience erupted in an applause in a ...
They wrapped you, but you didn’t do anything | Laycon’s stirring thread about his father is a lesson for us all
The loss of a loved one brings up emotions we hoped would remain bottled for longer than we imagine. We ...
All we know about Gana, Benue’s alleged most wanted criminal now dead
News making the rounds has it that the Nigerian soldiers have killed Benue’s most wanted criminal, Terwase Akwaza also known ...
All Nigerians will have to pay a price | See all we know about the alleged P&ID scam
Nigeria is reported to have secured a landmark victory against Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) in its effort to reverse ...
Art stands a viable mental health cure but why do we still ignore this?
On an extraordinary Sunday morning in May, two dozen health workers, donned in scrubs and face masks followed the smooth ...
Slavery is still an issue and we will continue the struggle to end it
by Joanne Ike August 23 is the international day of remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition. But even ...
What does Diddy really want from Burna Boy?
”Beyoncé-endorsed Burna Boy make Afrobeat go international” declares a New York Post headline during the release fever of Burna Boy’s ...
Ultra Signature’s Arinola Okeowo is building businesses that will inspire women to shatter ceilings
Starting up a business in a country like Nigeria, where most of the policies are against your favour, is not ...