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 […]
3 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 […]
5 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.
6 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.
6 months ago
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a political platform he helped found in 1998, citing a departure from the party’s founding principles. In a letter dated July 14 and addressed to the chairman of the Jada 1 Ward, Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Atiku said his […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), once Nigeria’s “umbrella” of political dominance, now stands battered by a storm of internal sabotage, unchecked rebellion, and the haunting consequences of unwise political decisions from 2015 up to 2023. On Wednesday, Nigeria’s former vice president and one of the party’s founding fathers, Atiku Abubakar, resigned his membership from the […]
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Former President Muhammadu Buhari died at 82 in a London hospital on Sunday, closing the chapter on one of the last links to Nigeria’s military-era leadership. His long and complex public life— spanning military and civilian presidents—was marked by discipline, austerity, and contradiction. Revered by some, resented by others, Buhari’s legacy is a contested one: […]
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The University of Ibadan’s Central Students’ Disciplinary Committee has suspended two students for four semesters each over their involvement in a peaceful protest against the 2024 school fees hike, which involved raising placards to express their opposition after earlier promising not to victimize participants. The three students affected by the University of Ibadan’s recent rustication, […]
2 days ago
Former Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari died in a London hospital on July 13, 2025, leaving behind a deeply polarizing legacy as a two-time Nigerian leader; first as a military dictator in the 1980s, and then as a civilian president from 2015 to 2023. Initially ushered in by a coalition that promised change, Buhari’s time in […]
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Mali’s transitional president, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has formally entrenched himself in power, approving a controversial law that grants him a renewable five-year term, extendable “as many times as necessary” without the need for an election. The law, quietly signed by Goïta on Tuesday and leaked to the public on Thursday, effectively cements his grip on […]
1 week ago
In a move that highlights Nigeria’s deteriorating diplomatic standing under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the United States has slashed visa validity for Nigerians from five years to just three months. The decision, announced this week, is a direct response to the Nigerian government’s own restrictive visa policy toward US citizens. During the Buhari administration, the […]
1 week ago
In 2025, 48.5% of Nigerian visa applications were denied, ranking Nigeria third globally behind Afghanistan and Syria. Similarly, Nigeria’s Schengen visa rejection rate surged to 45.9% in 2024, up from 40.8% in 2023, according to the European Commission, showing that nearly half of Nigerian applicants are being denied access to Europe’s Schengen Zone. This placed […]
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