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 […]
4 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.
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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 […]
6 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.
7 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.
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A court in Equatorial Guinea has found Rulsan Obiang Nuse, son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago, guilty of illegally selling an aircraft belonging to the national carrier. The judge ruled that Obiang Nuse, a former director of Ceiba Intercontinental, must serve six years in prison unless he compensates the airline with $255,000, including paying […]
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The Japanese government has issued a statement denying claims made by the Tinubu administration, saying it has created a new visa category allowing skilled Nigerians to relocate to Japan. Clarifying the statement made by Abiodun Oladunjoye, the Director of Information at the State House, Nigeria, the Mayor of Kisarazu, Yoshikuni Watanabe, emphasised that while the […]
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On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, a passenger train plying the Abuja–Kaduna passenger route derailed near Asham, the busy corridor that connects Nigeria’s capital city to its northern gateway. The train had departed Abuja at 9:45 a.m., but at around 11:09 a.m., at least two coaches veered off the track and toppled over. Although no fatalities […]
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The High Military Court in Kinshasa has heard final arguments in the explosive trial of former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila, who is being tried in absentia for allegedly masterminding the ongoing M23 rebellion in the country’s east. On August 22, the court’s auditor general, Lieutenant General Lucien René Likulia, demanded the […]
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Angola has scrapped diesel subsidies in a bid to redirect funds to critical sectors such as health and education, following advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The move is expected to free up as much as $3 billion, roughly equal to the country’s combined health and education budgets, according to Bloomberg. The decision immediately […]
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Is it too early to say that Jola Ayeye and Feyikemi Abudu, co-hosts of the I Said What I Said Podcast, have mastered the art of shaping and driving internet discourse? In the past few months, they have stirred controversy in their near-weekly explorations of the social currents and topics relevant to the zeitgeist. Interestingly, […]
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Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and cultural powerhouse, is used to standing at the center of global conversations. Afrobeats dominates global charts, Nollywood exports its stories to streaming platforms worldwide, and Nigerian writers continue to enrich world literature. The diaspora, too, is a vital force, filling critical roles in healthcare, law, technology, and academia across […]
6 days ago
The People’s Democratic Party has announced its decision to zone its presidential ticket for the 2027 election season to the South. The party reached this decision at her 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and could open the door for several prominent Southerners, including Oyo state governor Seyi Makinde, former Benue state governor Samuel Ortom, […]
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