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Angola has scrapped diesel subsidies in a bid to redirect funds to critical sectors such as health and education, following advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The move is expected to free up as much as $3 billion, roughly equal to the country’s combined health and education budgets, according to Bloomberg. The decision immediately […]
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The headlines read like a victory lap: 1 billion naira in 19 days. Everybody Loves Jenifa has just become the fastest Nollywood film to hit that milestone, and Funke Akindele has done it again. But even before its December 13, 2023, premiere, anticipation was feverish. The campaign began long before the official release date, crescendoing […]
7 months ago
Is it too early to say that Jola Ayeye and Feyikemi Abudu, co-hosts of the I Said What I Said Podcast, have mastered the art of shaping and driving internet discourse? In the past few months, they have stirred controversy in their near-weekly explorations of the social currents and topics relevant to the zeitgeist. Interestingly, […]
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Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and cultural powerhouse, is used to standing at the center of global conversations. Afrobeats dominates global charts, Nollywood exports its stories to streaming platforms worldwide, and Nigerian writers continue to enrich world literature. The diaspora, too, is a vital force, filling critical roles in healthcare, law, technology, and academia across […]
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For over a decade, Tosin Adeyemi has gracefully juggled stage and screen as an actor and theatre director. With recent appearances in critically acclaimed Nollywood films like House of Ga’a (2024) and Tokunbo (2024), the actress solidified her presence in the mainstream cinema, drawing significant attention to her talent and charm. Part of her burgeoning […]
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The People’s Democratic Party has announced its decision to zone its presidential ticket for the 2027 election season to the South. The party reached this decision at her 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and could open the door for several prominent Southerners, including Oyo state governor Seyi Makinde, former Benue state governor Samuel Ortom, […]
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The Director-General of Protocol to the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Rogo, has been accused of allegedly committing money laundering by The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and is currently under investigation. Investigators from both anti-graft agencies allege that Rogo diverted and laundered N6.5 […]
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Nigeria’s Airforce on Sunday announced it had killed 35 jihadists in a series of airstrikes near the country’s northeastern border with Cameroon, in a renewed effort to thwart attacks on ground troops. The strikes targeted four locations in the Kumshe area of Borno State after intelligence revealed that Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa […]
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