U.S. Embassy Warns Citizens to Avoid Military Sites, Govt. Venues in Abuja
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a security alert, warning American citizens to avoid non-essential visits to military and government facilities in Abuja. This is due to unspecified...
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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....
How Aniebiet Antia Allegedly Scams Investors out of Millions in Akwa Ibom
Facebook Connection Turns into Costly Deception For retired arbitrator, Mrs. Ntefon, it began with a simple Facebook friend request from a man named...
NAFDAC Warns Against Dove Hand Soap, Deodorants Due to Risks to Reproductive Health and Unborn Children
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert warning Nigerians against using certain Dove-branded cosmetic...
19-Year-Old Ethiopian Student Hasset Dereje Becomes Miss World Africa 2025
Hasset Dereje, a 19-year-old chemical engineering student from Ethiopia, has been named Miss World Africa and first runner-up at the 72nd Miss World...
Burkina Faso Flags Off $11.5m Cashew Factory to Eliminate $111m Cheap Unprocessed Annual Cashew Export
Burkina Faso is intensifying efforts to end the export of raw agricultural products by investing heavily in local processing industries. The latest move...
“No Light, No Fuel, No Hope”: Tinubu’s Two Years Leaves Nigerians in Crisis
Two years into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, many Nigerians say their daily reality has become unbearable. Instead of the “Renewed Hope” campaign...
Congressman Discloses that U.S. Aid Funds Boko Haram, Taliban, and Other Terrorist Groups
Representative Scott Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, has revealed that billions of dollars in U.S. aid have been used to fund terrorist groups,...
Burkina Faso Flags Off $11.5m Cashew Factory to Eliminate $111m Cheap Unprocessed Annual Cashew Export
Burkina Faso is intensifying efforts to end the export of raw agricultural products by investing heavily in local processing industries. The latest move...
Niger and Libya Deepen Security and Strategic Ties in Benghazi Meeting
A high-level Nigerien delegation, led by the Minister of State for the Interior, Public Security, and Territorial Administration, is on an official visit...
FAMA Neutralises Terrorist Group in River Ambush in Central Mali
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) have carried out a large-scale military operation against a terrorist group in the Sofara sector of central Mali...
Niger Unveils Locally-Made Military Vehicle, the Tamgak Wangari
The Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) have officially unveiled the Tamgak Wangari, a military all-terrain vehicle designed and assembled entirely in Niger. The vehicle,...
CSS and ECOWAS Begin Negotiations Months After Withdrawal from the Regional Blocs
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Confédération des États du Sahel (CSS) have launched formal consultations in Bamako following...
“Trump-Ramaphosa Meeting Delegation Embarrassed South Africa,” EFF Leader Malema Condemns ‘White Genocide’ Claims
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has condemned US President Donald Trump for using misleading video clips to push discredited claims...
Floods Kill Over 100 People in Eastern DR Congo After Kasaba River Overflows
More than 100 people have been confirmed dead after severe floods hit the village of Kasaba in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic...
Five Facts About Pope Leo XIV, The First From The U.S
An American-born cardinal has been elected pope for the first time in history. Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old dual United States and Peruvian...
President Macron’s 2017 Speech Mocking Former Burkina Faso President Kabore Negates AFP’s Claims on Traore’s Growing Support
A short clip from a University of Ouagadougou event on November 28, 2017 that speaks to the posture of France toward its former...
Opinion: The Sahel’s Diplomatic Confusion – AES, Russia, and Algeria in a Tangled Web
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, has shown strong military and diplomatic cohesion since their respective military...
Denmark Reaffirms Support for Burkina Faso, Strengthens Bilateral Ties
Denmark has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Burkina Faso. Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo received Nygaard Markussen, Denmark’s Special Representative for the...
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...
Rising Costs Hit Abia, Lagos, Ogun, Rivers Residents Hard As Citizens Struggle To Make Ends Meet
Nigerians across the country are grappling with skyrocketing living costs, driven by a hike in fuel prices that has triggered sharp increases in...
Tinubu Faces Lawsuit For ‘Unlawful’ Appointment Of NiMet DG
A lawsuit has been filed against Nigeria’s controversial President, Bola Tinubu, for assenting to the appointment of Charles Anosike, the Director-General of Nigerian...
“Obenesu Crescent”: An Excerpt From ‘Breaking Point’ by David Hundeyin
It was March 2021 and I was back in Accra, fresh from my Ivorian adventure. Ndi and Ralph had fallen out over something...
Raphael Adebayo: If Six-Year-Old Kids Can Defend Their Families in Mexico, Why Can’t Nigerians?
A few days ago, I declared that it was time for Nigeria to legalize and democratize access to firearms and ammunition so that...
Nigerian Sprinter, Favour Ofili to Switch Allegiance to Turkey After Repeated Nigerian Athletics Federation Failures
Nigerian sprint star Favour Ofili is seeking to transfer her sporting allegiance to Turkey, citing years of negligence and mismanagement by the Athletics...
How Many More Nigerians Must Die Before Tinubu’s Government Is Held to Account?
Nigeria’s death toll this week reads like a horror script: two students gunned down and two more abducted near the Federal Polytechnic in...
Obi, Atiku Condemn Tinubu’s Inaction as Bloodshed Spreads Across Nigeria
As Nigeria reels from a fresh wave of violent attacks across multiple states, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former presidential candidate Peter...
Nigeria: Tinubu’s Failure as Commander-in-Chief Forces States and Communities to Negotiate with Bandits Amid Escalating Security Crisis
As insecurity deepens across Nigeria, the federal government under President Bola Tinubu has once again exposed its inability to effectively tackle the persistent...
Nigeria: Gunmen Assassinate Former PDP Chairman and Forest Security Commander in Benue
Gunmen killed Aondoakaa Yaiyol, the former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the LGA, who was also serving as the Commander...
Nigeria: Armed ‘Herders’ Attack Tiv Farming Community in Taraba, Burn 62 Houses, Injure One
Chaos gripped residents of the Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State following a violent attack on Tiv farming communities by armed herders,...
