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Nigeria: A Nation Unto Itself?

Nigeria, May 3 -- One reason many Nigerians voted for the All Progressives Congress (APC) was its manifesto commitment to laying the foundation for a Nordic-Scandinavian and German-style social market... Read More


Tinubu Visits Anambra Next Week, To Commission Major Projects

Nigeria, May 3 -- President Bola Tinubu is set to visit Anambra State next Thursday to inaugurate a series of key infrastructure projects, the state government announced on Friday. The high-profile v... Read More


I Helped Wizkid Blow Up and Pushed Afrobeats to the World -Akon

Nigeria, May 3 -- Senegalese-American singer Akon has claimed he played a major role in making Afrobeats and artists like Wizkid global stars. In a recent episode of theBagfuel Brigadepodcast, Akon s... Read More


Meta May Shut Down Facebook, Instagram in Nigeria Over $290 million Fine

Nigeria, May 3 -- Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has warned it may block access to both platforms in Nigeria after being hit with fines totaling over $290 million from Nigerian regul... Read More


Mele Kyari's Data Boys and Dan Kunle

Nigeria, May 3 -- For our every-last-Saturday-of-the-month "Diaspora Dialogues" podcast on April 26 on the topic "Kyari Out, Ojulari In: Politics and Corruption in NNPC," my colleagues-Dr. Osmund Agbo... Read More


GTBank Must Tread Softly in Its Case Against VeryDarkMan As It Is Tantamount To Killing Tsetse Fly On The Scrotum

Nigeria, May 3 -- In African oral tradition, proverbs are not just witty expressions, they are repositories of ancestral wisdom. One of the most evocative proverbs warns: *"When a tsetse fly perches o... Read More


Genesis of Plateau Crisis: Let Truth Be Told

Nigeria, May 3 -- You cannot plant evil and run away from reaping its fruits, neither can you threaten a peace and dream to enjoy peace. As a life-long subscriber to the ancient philosophy of the Stoi... Read More


#FreeVDM Trends as Nigerians Call for GTBank Boycott Over Activist's Detention

Nigeria, May 3 -- Martins Vincent Otse, the popular Nigerian social media activist widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under con... Read More


What Will Failed Nigerian Leaders Tell God They Did With Their Talents?

Nigeria, May 2 -- There is no denying the fact that when the curtain of life falls, Nigeria's political elite must stand before the ultimate Judge, where only one question will ring loud and clear. Th... Read More


Fantasy and Exploitation: The US-Ukraine Minerals Deal

Nigeria, May 2 -- The agreement between Washington and Kyiv to create an investment fund to search for rare earth minerals has been seen as something of a turn by the Trump administration. From hector... Read More