Did Tinubu Sack Finance Minister Wale Edun After He Exposed a ₦210 Trillion NNPC Discrepancy and a ₦30 Trillion Revenue Shortfall?
President Bola Tinubu replaced his finance minister, Wale Edun, with Taiwo Oyedele on April 21, 2026, in a cabinet reshuffle that also saw housing minister Ahmed Dangiwa removed. The official...
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India Sends 1,000 Metric Tonnes of Rice to Burkina Faso Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
India has dispatched a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso as humanitarian assistance aimed at supporting food security for...
Tinubu Hands Another $700 Million to Convicted Money Launderer Chagoury While His Son Sits on the Board
Since President Bola Tinubu took office, one man has quietly collected more than $12.7 billion in federal contracts. His name is Gilbert Chagoury....
Nigeria Finance Minister Edun Warns Against Borrowing as Senate Approves Tinubu’s $6bn Loan in Under 3 Hours
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, issued a clear warning on Tuesday, stating that Nigeria cannot sustain...
Sahel Alliance Rejects EU Resolution, Calls It Foreign Interference
The Alliance of Sahel States has strongly rejected a recent resolution by the European Parliament, describing it as interference in the internal affairs...
Nigerians Face N100,000 Fine for Late Tax Filing but What Is the Fine for a Failed President Who Failed to Fix Electricity in Four Years as He Promised
The Tinubu government is pushing Nigerians to file their 2025 personal income tax returns before the March 31 deadline, but the process has...
Algeria and Niger Move to Revive $13bn Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline
Algeria and Niger have taken new steps toward advancing the long-delayed Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a major energy project designed to transport natural gas...
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...
French Cement Giant Lafarge Found Guilty of Financing Islamic State and Other Militant Groups in Syria
A Paris criminal court has convicted French cement giant Lafarge of financing terrorism, ruling that the multinational paid millions of euros to the...
Senator Tambuwal Claims Three Years of Budgets Not Actualised as Tinubu’s Spends millions on his ‘Relax’ Billboards in Toronto ahead of 2027 elections
The past three national budgets have not been implemented, and the funds have been diverted for vote-buying. This is the explosive allegation made...
AES States Accelerate Creation of True Confederation Economic Space
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is witnessing the early fruits of its ambitious drive toward deeper economic integration, as member nations accelerate...
NiMet Alerts Nigerians to Thunderstorms and Dangerous Winds
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a fresh weather alert warning of thunderstorms and strong winds expected across several parts of the country....
Ghana Football Association Suspends Matches After Player’s Murder
The Ghanaian football community has been thrown into mourning after a young footballer was shot and killed in an armed attack at his...
Benin Votes for New President as Main Opposition Candidate Is Barred and Voter Apathy Threatens Turnout
Voters in Benin will head to the polls on Sunday, April 12, 2026, to elect a new president in a race that has...
Tinubu’s Kenya Comparison Raises Questions as Nigerians Earn Far Less Despite Rising Fuel Costs
The backlash that greeted President Bola Tinubu’s “thank God” moment in Yenagoa on Thursday has taken a sharper turn after a fresh round...
Nigeria’s Electoral Body Under Fire as INEC Chairman Faces Allegations of Digital Footprint Linked to Pro-Tinubu Political Perception
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations circulating on social media linking its Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, to a purported...
World Bank Praise for Tinubu Reforms Collides With 63 Percent Poverty Reality in Nigeria
Nigeria’s economic direction under President Bola Tinubu is marked by worsening living conditions, rising poverty, and expanding debt exposure. The latest Nigeria Development...
How the EU Uses Traineeships to Quietly Build Networks, Access, and Long-Term Influence in Nigeria
The traineeship programme run by the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS is often portrayed as a professional opportunity for young graduates....
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...
NBC’s New Broadcast Notice Is a Dangerous Gag Order Disguised as Professionalism, Prohibiting Anchors From Expressing Personal Opinions On Air
On April 17, 2026, Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) issued a formal notice to broadcast stations nationwide, warning of stricter enforcement of the...
Tinubu Thrives on Division, Nigerian’s Say After Police Caught Fabricating Igbo Identity
The Nigeria Police Force has been hit with fresh accusations of institutionalised ethnic bias after announcing the extradition of a murder suspect to...
IMF Tells Nigerians to Suffer in Silence as War Drives Oil Prices Past 113 Dollars
The International Monetary Fund has once again proven that its loyalty lies with economic dogma, not human life. In the face of a...
Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ Delivers Nigeria’s Highest Inflation in West Africa
Nigeria currently has the highest inflation rate in West Africa, according to February 2026 data from Trading Economics. At 15.06%, the country leads...
Ghana’s Cedi Records Strongest First Quarter Performance in Years
The Ghanaian cedi has recorded its strongest first quarter performance in over five years, offering a measure of relief for Ghana as it...
Fela Kuti Makes History as First African Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti has made history as the first African artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
