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.
5 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.
5 months ago
Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) has approved the rollout of open banking, a groundbreaking initiative that will require banks to share customer data, which has been historically guarded for decades, with other regulated financial institutions, to go into effect starting August 1, 2025. This move stems from years of advocacy. Since 2017, the Open Banking Initiative, […]
4 weeks ago
The Take It Back Movement (TIB) has announced plans for a nationwide protest on June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy Day, citing escalating insecurity, shrinking civic freedoms, and severe economic hardship across the country. In a strongly worded statement released Monday, TIB National Coordinator Juwon Sanyaolu condemned the persistent violence plaguing the Middle Belt and northern regions. […]
4 weeks ago
Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta a wanted fugitive, marking a dramatic reversal of his status just months after being removed from a wanted list. The OSP announced the decision Monday via its X page, stating an arrest warrant has been issued. The warrant follows ongoing investigations […]
4 weeks ago
At least 200 people have died after deadly floods hit the central Niger town of Mokwa on Thursday. Thousands have also been displaced and officials place the missing count at 500. Musa Kimboku told the BBC that rescue efforts have ceased because authorities doubt that anyone can be found alive given the extent of the […]
4 weeks ago
Twenty-two athletes and officials have tragically perished in a road accident on May 31, 2025, while returning from the National Sports Festival in Ogun State. In response, the Kano State government announced a 1 million naira compensation for each of the 31 affected families, including those mourning the dead and those whose loved ones are […]
4 weeks ago
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has elected Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah as its next president following a three-round vote held Thursday afternoon during the Bank’s annual meetings in Abidjan. Four men and one woman contested the election. Tah, the former head of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea), secured a decisive […]
1 month ago
Irrepressible force in Kenya and Africa’s literary community, Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died at 87. His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country – Kenya – from a colonial subject to a democracy. From his debut novel, Weep Not, Child (published May 1964) to his final works, Ngugi maintained a […]
1 month ago
Shareholders of the African Development Bank (AfDB) will convene at its Abidjan headquarters in Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, May 29, to elect a new president, marking the conclusion of a high-stakes race to succeed Akinwumi Adesina, whose second term ends in August 2025. The election will determine who steers the continent’s premier financial institution amid […]
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