M. Durosinmi is a West Africa Weekly investigative reporter covering Politics, Human Rights, Health, and Security in West Africa and the Sahel Region
820 Articles26 CommentsIn response to the recent West Africa Weekly report on the N50,000 bribe offered to journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance protests at the Lekki...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 8, 2024The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) said it has arrested 10 protesters for flying Russian flags in Gombe State and 101 others for violence-related...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 7, 2024The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final voter register for the Edo and Ondo State Governorship elections. The national commissioner...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 7, 2024Nigerians, on a critical note, have reacted to the recent distribution of over 600 wheelbarrows and shovels by the Kano State Governor Abba...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 6, 2024Nigeria’s federal government, through the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), has placed sponsors of the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests on its watchlist. NIS Comptroller-General...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 6, 2024Officers of the Lagos Police Command on Monday evening watched as hoodlums with heavy sticks attacked protesters as they closed for day 5...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 6, 2024A group of human rights activists, lawyers, and concerned citizens have appealed to #EndBadGovernance protesters, both on social media or on the streets,...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 4, 2024News Central TV says it has launched an internal investigation into FIJ’s report indicating one of its reporters was among the journalists offered...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 2, 2024Nigerians are calling for the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to resign after his infamous comment that he and others in the government would...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 2, 2024NetBlocks, a watchdog organisation that monitors cybersecurity and internet governance, has confirmed there was a disruption to the network of MTN Group Limited,...
ByMayowa DurosinmiAugust 2, 2024The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has declared his stance in support of the #EndBadGovernance protest over the increasingly high cost of...
ByMayowa DurosinmiJuly 31, 2024The President of France, Emmanuel Macron and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs have appointed Marc Fonbaustier as the new French Ambassador to...
ByMayowa DurosinmiJuly 31, 2024