Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- I read the news early in the morning of 11 February. The activist for African intellectual freedom, Biodun Jeyifo, had passed away at the age of 80. I had just seen him one month e... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- In many parts of northern Nigeria, childbirth is still a test of survival. For thousands of women, it ends not with celebration, but with silence, shame, and abandonment. This sile... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- If you grew up anywhere near an oil-producing community in Nigeria, gas flaring is not an abstraction. It is constant light without electricity, heat without benefit, and pollution... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- On 18 February, President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Bill 2026 into law. This has been a bruising few weeks: sustained protests outside the National Assembly, a disputed voi... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Once upon a time, we were witnesses to unending intellectual combats in Nigerian universities - contests between different schools of thought across multiple disciplines, particula... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced the death of its former chairman, Israel Ogbue. Mr Ogbue, 99, died on Thursday, the bank said in a statement. "He joined the UBA Bo... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Organisers of the 2026 Winter Olympics have replenished condom supplies in the Athletes' Village following reports of an early shortage that drew global attention and triggered wid... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- US President Donald Trump has expressed his admiration for American rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj. Speaking at a Black History Month event in Wash... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has imposed heavy sanctions on Kwara United following crowd violence that marred their Matchday 22 rearranged fixture against Rivers Unit... Read More
Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Since the 2015 'migration crisis', Europe has pressured African countries into tightening their border security and accepting returned migrants, irrespective of whether these polic... Read More