Gambia Protests Turn Chaotic as Power Outages Worsen Ahead of December Elections
Thousands of Gambians took to the streets overnight in Banjul and surrounding cities, burning tyres and blocking roads to protest prolonged power blackouts that have plagued the country since June....
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US Judge Rejects Tinubu’s Bid to Delay Release of DOJ Drug Files, Sets August 21 Deadline
A United States federal judge has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s request for a 10-day extension in the legal battle over the release of...
President Tinubu Signed Electoral Act 2026 That Removes Certificate Forgery as Ground for Election Petitions, Nigerians Say Law Shields Criminals
President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law on February 18, 2026, but it is only now, as the 2027 general...
How Lagos’ Dirty Culture Followed Tinubu to Abuja
When President Bola Tinubu moved from Lagos to Abuja in 2023, many Nigerians hoped the Federal Capital Territory would remain the orderly, well-planned...
How Dangote Sells Fuel and Cement Cheaper Abroad While Nigerians Pay More
Aliko Dangote has built a business empire that dominates Nigeria’s fuel and cement markets. But a growing body of evidence suggests that Nigerians...
Tinubu Has Spent 261 Days Abroad, 52 Trips, N37.6bn—Enough to Build Roads, Hospitals and Schools Across Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja on Sunday for a three-week vacation in Europe, his 52nd foreign trip since assuming office on May 29,...
Guinea-Bissau Junta Leader Makes First Foreign Trip to Chad Amid Diplomatic Isolation
Guinea-Bissau’s transitional leader, General Horta N’Tam, travelled to Chad on Monday for his first foreign trip since seizing power more than eight months...
From False Visa Promises to Drug Controversies, Tinubu Keeps Demarketing Nigeria on the Global Stage
The credibility of President Bola Tinubu’s government has plunged into crisis, both at home and abroad, as a pattern of debunked official claims,...
Tinubu’s Actions Signal A Colonial-Era Comeback As He Scraps Key National Traditions
The Tinubu regime has cancelled the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, October 1. This...
Major Foreign Companies That Have Exited Nigeria in Recent Years
Over the past five years, Nigeria has witnessed an unprecedented exodus of multinational corporations, with more than 70 companies leaving the country between...
Uber Exits Nigeria After 12 Years, Government Sympathisers Blame ‘Evil Conspiracy’ While Nigerians Laugh
Uber has announced it will exit Nigeria after 12 years of operation, effective September 2, 2026, sparking a wave of reactions across the...
Togo Cosponsors Proposal to Review Commercial Whaling Ban, Drawing Criticism From Conservation Groups
Togo has cosponsored a proposal to review commercial whaling quotas, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from whale conservation groups and raised...
Meta to Charge Businesses ₦14 Per WhatsApp Message From October 1
Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, will begin charging businesses for every message they send to Nigerian customers through the WhatsApp Business Platform...
Niger’s Capital Returns to Calm One Day After Failed Army Mutiny
Life in Niamey returned to normal on Sunday, one day after Niger’s military regime put down a mutiny by soldiers. Intense fighting took...
Libyan State Bank Drags Burkina Faso to World Bank Tribunal Over Nationalised Bank
The Libyan Foreign Bank, a state-owned investment bank, has filed an international arbitration claim against Burkina Faso at the World Bank Group’s International...
Tinubu Files Court Motion to Block Release of US Drug Records
President Bola Tinubu has filed a motion in a United States federal court seeking to block the release of records held by the...
Ghana Bans Unrefined Gold Exports From September 1 to Boost Domestic Refining
Ghana will ban the export of unrefined artisanal gold dore from September 1, 2026, requiring all such gold to be refined locally before...
Senegalese Company Produces First Africa-Made Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease
A Senegalese pharmaceutical company has produced the first Africa-made treatment for sickle cell disease, a breakthrough that offers hope to millions of sufferers...
Tanzania’s Vice President Resigns in Unprecedented Move Less Than a Year After Taking Office
Tanzania’s Vice President Emmanuel John Nchimbi has announced his resignation, effective September 4, 2026, marking the first time in the country’s history that...
For Bolé Festival, The Future Still Tastes Like Home
There is a unique energy in Port Harcourt every August and September. The smell of smoky plantains roasting over open flames fills the...
Babatunde Apalowo’s Next Nollywood Film, Londoner, Is Personal, but Its Questions Are Collective
Babatunde Apalowo has always been drawn to stories that feel intimate. His debut, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and...
Nnamdi Kanaga’s “Water Girl” and the New Wave of Mythmaking in Nigerian Cinema
The crackle of a Montana winter seems worlds away from the humid whispers of Igbo folklore. Yet, in a Bozeman editing suite, filmmaker...
Exclusive: MI6, CIA-linked NGOs, Bill Gates Are Directly Writing Nigeria’s Security, Health, Food And Tax Laws
Foreign intelligence agencies and foreign organisations – including those tied to the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and US billionaire Bill Gates – are directly...
EXPOSED: US Embassy in Uganda Runs Clandestine Foreign Interference Program Targeting East African Journalists
The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda is actively involved in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) activities targeting audiences in East Africa....
Biyi Toluwalase Puts Story First in Every Nollywood Film He Edits
The editor behind Gangs of Lagos, Sista, and Makemation talks about invisible storytelling, creative trust, and why caring about the project is everything—often...
Why “The Fire and the Moth” Feels Like Taiwo Egunjobi’s Truest Story
Taiwo Egunjobi returns with “The Fire and the Moth,” a tense thriller we previewed after a private screening, delving into local lore and...
Hundeyin and Greenspan Win FOIA Suit as US Court Orders FBI, Other Federal Agencies To Release Unredacted Files on Tinubu’s Heroin Trafficking
West Africa Weekly’s EIC David Hundeyin and Aaron Greenspan of Plainsite have won the lawsuit [No. 23-1816 (BAH)] which they jointly instituted against...
I Can Fix Nigeria, My Anambra Record Speaks – Peter Obi Replies Datti
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election, has said his record as governor of Anambra State...
Tanzania’s First Gentleman Hafidh Ameir Hassan Dies at 76
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has died at the age of 76 while receiving treatment at a...
BudgIT Exposes N6.93 Trillion in Questionable Projects Inserted Into Nigeria’s 2026 Budget
A comprehensive analysis by BudgIT, a civic technology organisation promoting transparency in public finance, has uncovered that lawmakers inserted 11,122 unvetted projects worth...
Senegal Starts Countdown to First African Default Since 2023 as $5 Billion Bond Restructuring Looms
Senegal has begun the countdown to what could become Africa’s first sovereign default since Ethiopia reneged on its debts in 2023, after the...
Ugandans Demand Deportation of American Missionary Mac Miller Over Racist Comments, Calls to Children
A wave of outrage has swept across Uganda after an American missionary was caught on video making racist remarks, including telling a local...
FIFA Honours Oshoala’s Legendary U-20 World Cup Campaign, Calls It One of the Tournament’s Greatest
FIFA has paid tribute to Asisat Oshoala’s unforgettable performance at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada, with the world football...
