Ghana Mineworkers Demand Release of $34.5 Million in Savings Frozen Since 2017 Bank Clean-Up
Ghana’s mineworkers have petitioned the central bank to release more than 380 million cedis ($34.55 million) in savings and severance packages that have been frozen since a sweeping financial sector...
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Sierra Leone Leader Says Whole World Idolises Peter Obi, Nigeria Doesn’t Appreciate Honesty
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Burkina Faso Leader Vows Sharia Law Will Never Be Implemented in the Country
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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...
A Killer Mosquito Is Spreading Across Africa, and It Is Creating a Billion-Dollar Boom for Drugmakers
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US Judge Rejects Tinubu’s Bid to Delay Release of DOJ Drug Files, Sets August 21 Deadline
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Over 23 Million Fans Sign Petition Calling for Argentina to Be Banned From World Cup
An online petition calling for Argentina’s national team to be permanently barred from participating in the FIFA World Cup has gathered more than...
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
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AI Companies Reportedly Destroying Antique Books After Scanning Them for Training Data
A troubling report has emerged claiming that artificial intelligence companies are purchasing antique books in bulk, scanning them for training data, and then...
Sierra Leone Leader Says Whole World Idolises Peter Obi, Nigeria Doesn’t Appreciate Honesty
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CAF Confirms Key Dates for 2027 AFCON Qualifiers
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Nigeria’s Hungry Population More Than Doubles to 34.7 Million Under Tinubu’s Watch
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Tinubu Blames Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger for Nigeria’s Insecurity, Shifts Blame as Citizens Die
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Ghana Backs Extending Presidential Term to Five Years, Lowering Age Limit to 35
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Senegal President Faye Launches New Party, Formalising Split from Sonko and Pastef
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Royal Caribbean Delayed Medication for African Family, Then Forced Them Off the Ship
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Russia’s FSB Charges Telegram Founder Durov with Facilitating Terrorism, Issues International Arrest Warrant
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has charged Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international warrant for his arrest,...
Super Falcons Begin WAFCON 2026 Campaign With Victory Target Against Debutants Malawi
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For Bolé Festival, The Future Still Tastes Like Home
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Babatunde Apalowo’s Next Nollywood Film, Londoner, Is Personal, but Its Questions Are Collective
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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...
Ghana and Russia Sign First Visa Waiver Agreement Since Bilateral Relations Began in 1958
Ghana and Russia have signed their first-ever visa waiver agreement, covering holders of diplomatic and service passports, a development that marks a significant...
Floodwaters Submerge Abuja as Nigerian’s Blame Wike’s Reckless Land Allocations and Neglect of Green Areas
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Nigeria’s Budget Deficit Doubles to N31 Trillion in 2026, Violating Its Own Fiscal Rules, BudgIT Warns
Nigeria’s projected budget deficit has more than doubled from N13.08 trillion in 2025 to over N31 trillion in 2026, a breach of the...
Okpebholo’s Own Roads Are Collapsing While He Calls Adeleke a Dancing Governor
Governor Monday Okpebholo is facing mounting criticism as residents and motorists call him out over the deplorable condition of Upper Siluko Road in...
Tinubu Spends Trillions on Coastal Highway While Ayetoro Sinks Into the Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is swallowing Ayetoro, a fishing community of about 10,000 people in Ondo State, at an average rate of 15 metres...
Mahama Orders Payment for Ghana’s Crude Oil in Cedis to Ease Pressure on Local Currency
Ghana’s President John Mahama has ordered a review of the dollar payment system for crude oil sales, directing that local refineries should pay...
