''YNaija'' is a Nigerian online content publishing platform, founded by

Chude Jideonwo Chude Jideonwo (born 16 March 1985) is a Nigerian lawyer, journalist and media entrepreneur. He is the founder of Joy, Inc., an American benefit corporation with a Nigerian subsidiary, which aims to make people happier. He has worked for seve ...

and

Adebola Williams Adebola Williams (born 1986) is a Nigerian media entrepreneur, journalist, political consultant, and motivational speaker. He is the Group CEO of RED , For Africa. He co-founded and runs Red Africa, Africa's largest portfolio of youth media b ...

RED Africa RED , For Africa (written RED) is an African media company based in Nigeria and Ghana. RED , For Africa is a content, consulting and data company. Its headquarters is in Lagos, Nigeria. RED , For Africa owns the brands ''YNaija,'' '' Red Med ...

media group. ''YNaija'' launched in May 2010 with columnists and various news sources. It offers news, original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy and healthy living. In July 2012, ''YNaija'' was ranked #5 top blog in the country, by CPAfrica."Top Nigerian Bloggers 2012"
CP Africa.

Y!

The Y! brand also includes a television show, a radio show and a print magazine. The magazine, ''Y!'', is a 100–150-page monthly publication that initially began as a quarterly. It has organised events including the #Hashtag Party in July 2011, the ''YNaija'' Black Ball, and others.

Contributors

In addition to the Y! Frontpage columns by

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu Chukwuebuka Obi-Uchendu (born 14 July 1982) is a Nigerian lawyer and media personality from Okija in Anambra State, Nigeria. He is known for hosting the reality show ''Big Brother Naija'', the long running ''Rubbin' Minds'' talk show on Chann ...

Tolu Ogunlesi Tolu Ogunlesi (born 3 March 1982) is a Nigerian journalist, poet, photographer, fiction writer, and blogger. Ogunlesi was appointed to the role of special assistant on digital/new media by President Muhammadu Buhari on 18 February 2016.

, Kathleen Ndongmo, Japheth J. Omojuwa, Ayo Sogunro and Akintunde Oyebode, there are several other contributors to the Y! Politico, SuperBlogger and 30 Days, 30 Voices series and more on the newspaper, including

Abang Mercy Mercy Banku Abang is a Nigerian journalist. She is known for her self-funded journalism focused on vulnerable populations. She is described as one of Nigeria's most syndicated freelance journalists and Nigeria's most syndicated storyteller. Me ...

, Subomi Plumptre and Ifeanyi Dike Jr.

Awards

In 2012, ''YNaija'' co-founders

and

were included by BusinessDay, in a 40 under 40 list. In February 2013, Jideonwo and Williams were named in ''

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30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs. Nigerian technology and lifestyle blog, CPAfrica named ''YNaija'' the #5 Nigerian blog of the year, in 2012.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:YNaija Nigerian news websites Internet properties established in 2010 Mass media in Lagos Nigerian companies established in 2010 Mass media companies established in 2010 Online magazines published in Nigeria Companies based in Lagos