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EXCLUSIVE: Wike Hides $2 Million Florida Mansion Under Wife and Childrens’ Names, With Documents Exposing His Nigerian Judge Wife as a U.S. Democrat Member
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EXCLUSIVE: Wike Hides $2 Million Florida Mansion Under Wife and Childrens’ Names, Documents Expose Wife As Registered U.S. Democrat

Damning US public records obtained by West Africa Weekly have revealed that Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, secretly acquired a...

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Is the West Hiding Behind the UAE to Grab Africa’s Land and Resources?

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has positioned itself as a major investor in Africa, investing billions of dollars across agriculture, renewable energy, and...

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Niger Imposes Visa Restrictions On 5 European Nations In Retaliation For Travel Difficulties

Niger has announced new restrictions on where citizens of five European countries can obtain visas to enter the country, in what authorities describe...

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Burkina Faso To Launch Direct Flights To Russia

Burkina Faso and Russia are considering establishing direct air links as part of their growing bilateral cooperation, officials confirmed. Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to...

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Nigerian-Born Beauty Mogul Sharon Chuter Dies Mysteriously At 38 During Legal Battle With Major Corporation

Sharon Chuter, the founder of Uoma Beauty and architect of initiatives like Pull Up for Change, died at 38 on August 14, 2025,...

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Niger’s Tchiani Defies EU, Welcomes Sanctioned Pan-African Activist Nathalie Yamb In Niamey

In a bold display of Pan-African solidarity, Niger’s President, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, on Monday hosted prominent Pan-African activist Nathalie Yamb in Niamey, just...

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SOS: Nigerians Are Selling GM TELA Maize On Jiji for ₦4,000 Without Proper Labeling

Unlabeled genetically modified (GM) TELA Maize is being sold openly on the Nigerian online marketplace Jiji for as low as ₦4,000 ($2.62), highlighting...

EXCLUSIVE: Wike Hides $2 Million Florida Mansion Under Wife and Childrens’ Names, With Documents Exposing His Nigerian Judge Wife as a U.S. Democrat Member
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EXCLUSIVE: Wike Hides $2 Million Florida Mansion Under Wife and Childrens’ Names, Documents Expose Wife As Registered U.S. Democrat

Damning US public records obtained by West Africa Weekly have revealed that Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, secretly acquired a...

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France’s RFI Seeks Direct Access to Northern Nigeria’s Minds Through Sports ‘Partnership

Radio France Internationale (RFI), a French state-funded radio news network, has embarked on an unprecedented “partnership” with Kano Pillars, a prominent football club...

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U.S. Deports Eight Prisoners to South Sudan as Pressure Mounts on West African Nations

The United States has deported a group of convicted foreign nationals to South Sudan while mounting pressure on African countries to accept deportees...

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Intra-African Flights Remain Among the Most Expensive Globally, Frustrating Travellers and Hindering Trade

Travellers across Africa continue to face soaring ticket prices when flying between neighbouring countries, making the continent one of the most expensive regions...

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UAE Imposes Stricter Visa Rules on Nigerians Hours After U.S. New Visa Entry Limits

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced new visa restrictions just hours after the United States unveiled tougher non-immigrant visa rules for Nigerian...

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African Leaders Push Back at 2025 Luanda Summit, Forcing U.S. to Rethink ‘Aid Over Trade’ Approach as Demands for Investment and Equal Partnership Grow

The United States has signalled a partial shift in its foreign policy toward Africa following a tense and unusually confrontational 17th U.S.-Africa Business...

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EU Begins Talks with Niger to Mend Strained Relations

Niger and the European Union appear to be entering a new phase in their diplomatic relationship after months of tension. On Tuesday, June...

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Malian President Goïta Meets Putin in Moscow, Holds Discussions on Bamako–Moscow Relations

On Monday, Malian President and Head of the Transition, Army General Assimi Goïta, was officially received at the Kremlin by Russian President Vladimir...

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Two CSU ‘Classmates’: Tinubu and Zingman’s Troubling Criminal Footprint in Africa

A growing controversy has yet again engulfed Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and Belarusian businessman, Alexander Zingman, after he introduced Zingman as his former...

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Iran Fires Missiles at US Air Base in Qatar in Retaliation for Air Strikes on Nuclear Sites

Iran has fired missiles at the United States’ Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on its nuclear sites...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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Why “The Fire and the Moth” Feels Like Taiwo Egunjobi’s Truest Story

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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...

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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...

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President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has reshuffled his cabinet, appointing Ousmane Sonko as Prime Minister to lead a new government made up of 25...

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