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 […]
6 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.
8 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 […]
8 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.
9 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.
9 months ago
Five years ago, young Nigerians rose in unity to demand an end to decades of state-sanctioned brutality. The EndSARS protests, which began as online outrage against the abuses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), quickly evolved into a historic social movement in Nigeria’s modern history, and at the core were five clear demands from the […]
1 day ago
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has clarified that no inmate approved for clemency under President Bola Tinubu’s recent exercise of the prerogative of mercy has yet been released from custody. The clarification comes amid mounting public criticism and confusion following the publication of a list of 175 convicts […]
4 days ago
President Bola Tinubu’s latest exercise of presidential mercy has landed like a political shockwave in a country already strained by insecurity, economic decline, and institutional decay. On Saturday, the Presidency released a list of 175 convicts and former convicts granted pardon or clemency. Among them are drug traffickers, illegal miners, white-collar offenders, kidnappers, murderers, and […]
5 days ago
Academic activities were grounded across several public universities nationwide on Monday as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began its two-week warning strike to press home its demands to the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN). The move, announced on Sunday by ASUU’s National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, follows the collapse of yet another round […]
6 days ago
The House of Representatives has firmly rejected claims from the United States Senate describing Nigeria’s security challenges as a genocide against Christians. Lawmakers in Abuja have asserted that this narrative is not just misleading but also dangerous, arguing that it misrepresents a complex crisis that affects Nigerians of all faiths. The rejection followed a statement […]
2 weeks ago
Burkina Faso’s military government has detained eight staff members of the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) on accusations of treason. The detainees, arrested on October 3, 2025, include a French national, a French-Senegalese woman, a Czech national, a Malian, and four Burkinabè staff. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana announced the arrests in a statement broadcast on […]
2 weeks ago
The United States has deported ten people to Eswatini, the second batch sent to the southern African kingdom under Washington’s controversial immigration deportation program. The move, rooted in the Trump administration’s hard-line approach to immigration enforcement, has reignited legal and political tensions in Eswatini. Rights groups there are currently fighting a court case to block […]
2 weeks ago
The resignation of Uche Nnaji, Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, has once again laid bare the rot at the heart of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Three days after a PREMIUM TIMES report exposed him for forging two certificates, Nnaji tendered his resignation, a move the Presidency has tried to dress up as […]
2 weeks ago
