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 […]
5 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.
6 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 […]
7 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.
8 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.
8 months ago
More than 7.2 million registered voters will be voting for a president, 229 members of parliament, and 509 local councillors on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, in what is shaping up to be Malawi’s most keenly contested elections. The presidential race, however, carries the most weight, not just for domestic governance but also for investor confidence […]
13 hours ago
Nigeria’s deepening security crisis is no longer an abstract debate or a statistic to be brushed aside; it is a daily reality of terrorism, insurgency, kidnappings, ethno-religious conflict, resource-driven clashes, and violent crimes that cut across every state of the federation. The Nigeria Police Force, tasked with keeping the peace, has struggled under the weight […]
1 day ago
South Sudan’s first Vice President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in attacks by an ethnic militia against federal forces in March, the country’s justice minister announced on Thursday. Hours after the announcement, President Salva Kiir suspended Machar from his post, in a decree read […]
3 days ago
Ghana has become the first ECOWAS country to formally receive undocumented West African migrants deported from the United States under a bilateral arrangement, raising urgent questions about sovereignty, regional responsibility, and migrant protection. The announcement came on September 10, when President Mahama confirmed that the first group of 14 deportees including several Nigerians and one […]
3 days ago
Islamic State affiliated militants have intensified their assault on civilians in western Niger, resulting in at least 127 deaths across five separate attacks since March, The international rights organization, Human Rights Watch, has criticized the Nigerien government for failing to adequately protect vulnerable populations in the Tillabéri region, which borders Burkina Faso and Mali. According […]
3 days ago
Ethiopia has officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, marking the culmination of more than a century of ambition, decades of political battles, and 14 years of construction. The $5 billion megastructure, standing at 170 meters high and stretching nearly two kilometers across the Blue Nile in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, […]
5 days ago
The Federal Government has stated that there are no immediate plans to implement the five per cent fuel surcharge provision recently highlighted in the 2025 Nigerian Tax Administration Act. In June 2025, Nigeria introduced a 5% fuel surcharge under the Tax Administration Act, requiring petrol and diesel buyers to pay extra at the pump, with […]
5 days ago
A Johannesburg high court has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison each for trafficking and exploiting 91 undocumented Malawian migrants, including 37 children, at an illegal textile factory in Village Deep. The convicted traffickers, Shu-Uei Tsao (42), Biao Ma (50), Hui Chen (50), Quin Li (56), Zhou Jiaquing (46), Junying Dai (58), […]
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