Dive into the Nigerian news and politics stories that you should be paying attention
Senegalese voters on March 24, 2024, went to the polls to elect a new president to succeed President Macky Sall, who has served the constitutional two terms in office. The elections were scheduled for Feb. 25 but were postponed three weeks earlier by Sall in a controversial decision that cited irregularities with the court’s approved […]
8 months ago
In many cultures within our country, especially among those from poor backgrounds, there is a deeply ingrained practice: when someone escapes poverty, they are often expected to provide financial assistance to siblings, parents, or relatives. While helping family members is a universal value—reflected in the African philosophy of Ubuntu—the concept of “black tax,” or generational […]
2 days ago
Chidimma Adetshina has made history as the first African woman since Agbani Darego (who was among the top 10 contestants at Miss Universe and later won Miss World in 2001) to achieve remarkable success at a global pageant. Her journey is a powerful narrative of resilience and triumph in adversity. In August 2024, Adetshina withdrew […]
4 days ago
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has announced the emergence of “a new terror group” linked to jihadists from the Sahel, a region that accounts for the African portion of global terrorism. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, explained that the terrorists had exploited gaps in cooperation between Nigeria and its neighbors, taking advantage of […]
6 days ago
It’s 1990 and there’s an uprising in the streets. Three hundred thousand Lagosians have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Maroko community by the Nigerian military government without provision for alternative housing. Helpless and suddenly homeless, many move to find temporary shelter with relatives while others become friends with the shadows of Lagos, sleeping […]
1 week ago
Nigerians across the federation have trooped out en masse to protest against the escalating cost of living and economic hardship in the country. The protest which started three days earlier in Niger State saw Nigerians made their frustrations by carrying placards that highlighted their discontent with the state of the country. The Federal Government ahead […]
4 months ago
Onyeka Onwenu is easily remembered for her music and activism. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s when she began singing commercially with her rich, innocuous vocals, exploring a melange of heartwarming themes across different genres—soul, disco, highlife, gospel, etc., she won the hearts of people at home and abroad, rose to the status of superstardom and […]
4 months ago
By Lucas Ledwaba It’s early December, yet the farms’ landscape in Onverwacht, near Polokwane in Limpopo, northeast South Africa, is a dull brown and dry. Red dust rises into the sky as a hot wind sweeps in the late morning. Usually, the land looks green at this time of the year, but the rains […]
4 months ago
President Paul Kagame has secured 99% of the votes cast in the provisional results announced by Rwanda’s National Electoral Commission in Monday’s presidential election. This outcome was highly anticipated as Kagame, the country’s longest-serving ruler, sought to extend his three-decade tenure in power. Ahead of the elections, major opposition figures were disqualified from running, leaving […]
4 months ago
In response to the increased criminalization of free speech, on July 10th, a group of civic space defenders and Nigerian journalists have begun a campaign with the slogan #DontPoliceMySpeech in Abuja. The campaign is a demand for the abuse of power and the misuse of the Cybercrimes Act by Nigerian authorities to come to an […]
4 months ago
The rise in online journalism in Nigeria can be directly linked to the increase in internet access. Since the telecommunications sector was deregulated in 2001, internet usage in Nigeria has grown significantly. As of 2021, internet penetration in Nigeria was at 55.4%, and as of August 2023, mobile internet subscriptions had reached 220.7 million, according […]
4 months ago
On Sunday, June 30th, 2024, students of the College of Medicine University of Lagos flooded Twitter with alarming accounts of sexual assault pervasive within the College of Medicine, using the hashtag #EndSACultureInCMUL. The online outcry revealed the shocking prevalence of these incidents, sparking urgent calls for action and reform of the school sexual assault policy […]
5 months ago
What Is Happening In Kenya? Over 200 people have been injured and at least five people have died after the Kenyan police opened fire on a group demonstrators who stormed the parliament building on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, breaking through police lines and lighting a portion of it on fire. In one of Kenya’s biggest […]
5 months ago
