Tag: Funmi Iyanda
“I pop headache pills when I return from my farm due to security tension” – Mr Rotimi Williams on Public Eye
On Sunday, March 15th, 2021, Funmi Iyanda talked about the need for economic diversification in Nigeria and the opportunities and ...
“I never wanted a job, I wanted to create jobs” – Jerry Mallo on Public Eye
Funmi Iyanda kicked off the first Sunday of March by discussing education in Nigeria with Jerry Mallo, the CEO of ...
“Boko Haram is a creation of the Nigerian State.” – Prof. Umara Ibrahim Gudumbali on Public Eye
Funmi Iyanda rounded off the month of February by discussing Boko Haram with the Executive Director of the Initiative For ...
“The colonial masters knew that to control us, they had to take away the one thing that united us – our religion” – Wunmi Olaiya on Public Eye
On Sunday, February 21st, 2021, Funmi Iyanda explored the changing narrative about traditional religion with Omenani practitioner and African indigenous ...
Public Eye: Funmi Iyanda discusses the all too important issue of Mental Health in Nigeria
“No one can defend you because the people who should protect you are the ones abusing you. What do Nigerians ...
“The youngest person in Lagos to die of COVID-19 was just 27” – Dr Sani Aliyu on Public Eye
On Sunday, January 31th, 2021, Funmi Iyanda discussed the second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria with Nigeria’s Leading Virologist, Professor ...
“Allow sportspeople to run sports and see what we can do to change sports” – Chief Falilat Ogunkoya on Public Eye
On Sunday, January 10th, 2021, Funmi discussed sports with a 12-time Paralympic Gold Medalist, Ahmed Koleosho, and Olympians and members ...
“Distribution companies came with a mindset to siphon money” – Adetayo Adegbemie on Public Eye
On Sunday, January 3rd, 2021, Funmi discussed consumer rights in electricity with Power Up Nigeria founder, Adetayo Adegbemie, the Community ...
Public Eye: “It’s worse for girls accused of being witches…”- David Etim tells Funmi Iyanda
On Sunday, December 20th, 2020, Funmi discussed the long-standing issue of child witches with the Principal Council, Basic Rights Counsel ...
Public Eye: “Society needs to wake up to the fact that it is dangerous to let Almajiri children remain on the streets” – Yakubu Lamal
On Sunday, December 6th, 2020, Funmi discussed the plight of Almajiri children with the founder of the Almajiri Child Rights ...
“Children are dying and being molested. People need to spend their lives in jail, and you’ll see, this culture will disappear.” – Mr James Ibor on Public Eye
On Sunday, November 29, 2020, Funmi Iyanda had a conversation about sex slavery in the Keyi community of Cross River ...
Father Anselm Adodo on Public Eye: “Confusion about traditional medicine comes from religion; Christianity in particular…” | WATCH
On Sunday, November 22, 2020, Funmi Iyanda had conversations about what should comprise primary healthcare in Nigeria, and the implications ...
SP Bala Elkana on Public Eye: “There’s no point having a Family Support Unit but asking survivors to fund investigations” | WATCH
On Sunday, November 15, 2020, Funmi Iyanda sat with the CEO of the Stand to End Rape Initiative (S.T.E.R), Ms. ...
Confidence Staveley: “If Nigeria is the ‘cyber-crime capital’ of the world, it could also be the cyber-security capital of the world…”
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, the CEO of the award-winning technology-solutions provider, InfoGraphics Nigeria, Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, a forensic investigator with ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: In conversation with Stephen Tayo
As a multidisciplinary artist working out of Nigeria, it has taken three short years for visual artist, Stephen Tayo to ...
Funmi Iyanda, Mc Oluomo & 2Face have a sit down this week on Public Eye
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a man as misunderstood as Mr. Musuliu Akinsanya, known to ...
Funmi Iyanda returns to take her crown as the queen of talk
We are in truly uncertain times and looking for the familiar and the comforting to help us make sense of ...
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 ...
Funmi Iyanda, Olumide Makanjuola, Kunle Afolayan, Tope Oshin, Michelle Dede, others, step out for ’Walking with Shadows’ premiere at AFRIFF
Funmi Iyanda, Kunle Afolayan, Tope Oshin, Michelle Dede and Zainab Balogun were among the personalities that attended the premiere of ...
Funmi Iyanda’s ’Walking with Shadows’ is set to premiere at AFRIFF 2019
‘Walking with Shadows’, the debut movie of veteran talk show host, Funmi Iyanda’s production company, OYA Media is set to ...
Funmi Iyanda’s debut movie, ‘Walking with Shadows’ premieres tonight at the BFI London Film Festival
‘Walking with Shadows,’ a movie produced by veteran talk show host, Funmi Iyanda’s production company, OYA Media in collaboration with ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: UNILAG has set up a panel encouraging more students to speak out on #SexForGrades
Following the allegations of sex-for-grades against two of its lecturers, the management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has set ...
We need to talk about the lack of bisexual characters in Nollywood LGBTQ movies
It’s Bisexuality Awareness Week, a push for advocacy and acceptance of bisexuals which will culminate into the celebration of Bisexual ...
”Walking With Shadows” is proof that Funmi Iyanda is still invested in telling human interest stories
It is a long way from Lagos to London, but when the 63rd London Film Festival unveiled its programme for this year’s ...
Funmi Iyanda is bringing stories of acceptance to the 2019 BFI London Film Festival
This year’s BFI London Film Festival starts in October, and already the line up will parade movies from Martin Scorsese ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: Funmi Iyanda’s ”Walking With Shadows” is the queer Nollywood movie we need right now
Queer cinema isn’t exactly dead in Nollywood, but we can admit that it’s nowhere near Hollywood’s churning content on LGBTQ ...
Omotola cheekily correcting Rukky Sanda’s grammar was one of the best things on Instagram yesterday
Nigerian celebrity social media can be an immersive world, replete with banter, jokes, and anecdotes. From Funmi Iyanda tweeting about ...
Chimamanda Adichie, Banky W, Toke Ibru, others make YNaija inaugural #Woke100 List
In 2017, YNaija committed a big part of its time and resources towards carefully documenting the big stories happening in ...
Today’s Noisemakers: Dr Joe Abah, Fani-Kayode, Funmi Iyanda and others
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...
[The Music Blog]: Still on Asa’s rare Interview with Funmi Iyanda and that bit about her virginity
Through the 25 minute runtime of the webclip, Asa and Funmi Iyanda talked about an array of topics. From Asa’s ...