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.
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
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 […]
13 hours ago
Across the globe, governments facing economic turmoil are turning to a familiar scapegoat: immigrants. From the UK to the USA, and across African nations, leaders are quick to deploy anti-immigration rhetoric and policies as a tool to deflect blame, stoke nationalism, and maintain public support – often at the expense of truth, equity, and basic […]
4 days ago
Nigeria’s absence may reflect mounting U.S. frustrations over issues such as endemic corruption, slow economic reforms, and recent political instability.
6 days ago
There’s something hollow about celebrating achievements that required emigration while ignoring the conditions that forced that choice in the first place.
7 days 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.
1 week ago
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.
1 week ago
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 […]
1 week ago
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 […]
1 week ago
