Dive into the Nigerian news and politics stories that you should be paying attention
The 17th edition of The Headies was held on Sunday night and it came complete with the standard fare of problems. The production was characteristically abysmal. The broadcast feed could as well have been from the 1980s. Tardiness was a problem, as usual. It’s almost like the entire concept of time was lost on the […]
2 months ago
Fela remains the loudest figure against government oppression and corruption in our music history, but a lot of others have lent a voice to the struggles of Nigerians through the years. Daddy Showkey, an indigene of the backward Lagos slum of Ajegunle, pioneered Galala music, which often took aim at the government in power and detailed the poverty in his hometown.
4 months ago
Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie grew up in an environment that was surrounded by lawyers and other politically inclined people, which formed the basis of her interest in politics and Nigerian history. Even as a child, her parents—a Benin father and a Yoruba mother— often sought her opinions about current affairs, cultivating in her a curious mindset that […]
4 months ago
Nigerian Christian Leaders Reflect a New Era of Faith at Trump’s Inauguration, having evolved from a colonial import to a global force.
5 months ago
Ultimately, Ms. Badenoch’s relationship with Nigeria is purely transactional—a narrative to differentiate herself in British politics. She’s the outsider who rose through determination, from a McDonald’s worker to Conservative Party member at 25, to party leader. Unlike her predecessors, she can claim firsthand experience of national decline, a narrative she deploys like a political catchphrase.
5 months ago
The decision to launch an international scholarship programme for Caribbean students is ill-timed and poorly considered, particularly given the scale of the domestic education crisis.
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If the ISP sector collapses, Nigeria will lose far more than access, it will lose capacity, speed, and the chance to build a truly connected future.
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has officially confirmed his intention to contest the 2026 presidential election, potentially extending his rule well beyond four decades. The 80-year-old made the announcement late Saturday, June 28, declaring his interest in standing again as the presidential flag bearer of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the party he has led since […]
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on the 30th of June, set September 22, 2025, for the commencement of trial in a cybercrime suit against the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Udauaghan. The trial commenced following her arraignment on six counts bordering on alleged cybercrime before Justice Mohammed Umar, to which she […]
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Sworn in as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in August 2023, former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has had a rather colorful term thus far, with his focus scattered in several directions and a clear plan difficult to ascertain. Tasked with administering the FCT, including planning, development, and security, Wike’s responsibilities also include […]
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The long-anticipated opposition coalition aiming to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections has officially unveiled the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its unifying political platform. Former Senate President, David Mark, was named national chairman, while Rauf Aregbesola, former governor of Osun State, was appointed national […]
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Shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the bank’s next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, with the ambitious goal of making the bank a $250 billion financial institution and restoring confidence in the bank. Elombi, a long-serving executive within the institution, will become the fourth person […]
3 days ago
Violent clashes erupted on Thursday, June 26, across several neighborhoods of Lomé as demonstrators took to the streets in defiance of a controversial constitutional amendment that entrenches President Faure Gnassingbé’s grip on power. Protesters, led largely by youth and backed by the “Hands Off My Constitution” coalition, confronted heavily armed security forces in a tense […]
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