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YNaija

Nigerian online magazine

Summary

Nigerian online magazine

Field	Value
name	YNaija
logo	Ynaija's_new_logo.jpeg
parent	Generation Y!
foundation	Jan 2010
founder	{{Plainlist
location_city	Lagos
location_country	Nigeria
key_people	*Abiola Olaore (Chief Executive Officer)
Isime Esene (Co-Owner) Seun Oluyemi (Shareholder)
num_employees	10+
website_type	News, entertainment, and political weblog
language	English
launch_date	January 1, 2010
current_status	Active
url

Chude Jideonwo
Adebola Williams Isime Esene (Co-Owner) Seun Oluyemi (Shareholder)

YNaija is a Nigerian online content publishing platform, founded by Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams of RED Africa 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.

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, Tolu Ogunlesi, 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, Subomi Plumptre and Ifeanyi Dike Jr.

Awards

In 2012, YNaija co-founders Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams were included by BusinessDay, in a 40 under 40 list.

In February 2013, Jideonwo and Williams were named in ''Forbes''' 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

[http://www.cp-africa.com/2012/02/22/top-nigerian-bloggers-2012/ "Top Nigerian Bloggers 2012"], CP Africa.
(2016-03-14). "Y!TV LAUNCHES EXCITING NEW SHOW, 'EXPLORING' ON ONTV!". YNaija.com.
(12 July 2011). "The first ever Ynaija Hashtag party…. Pause, Tweet, Play..". Olorisupergal.com.
(2011-07-30). "YNaija + Choc City = #Hashtag – Photos from debut #Hashtag event". Bella Naija.
(2011-07-19). "YNaija & Chocolate City presents #Hashtag "Pause. Tweet. Play" – Hosted by Denrele, Oreka Godis & Andre Blaze". Bella Naija.
"YNaija #Hashtag Party! See photos of the Very Stylish Fashion & Entertainment Crowd - OnoBello.com: Latest in Fashion, Beauty, News, Features and Events". OnoBello.com.
(19 April 2019). "Subomi plumtre (Ynaila)". Ynaija.
(September 28, 2012). "40 UNDER 40: Chude Jideonwu, 27, and Adebola Williams, 26". [[BusinessDay]].
(2012-04-18). "30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs". Forbes.
Folusho. (January 11, 2013). "Latest: Top Nigerian Bloggers 2013". Flameville.com.

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