Ayra Starr Set to Make History as First Afrobeats Act to Headline NFL London Halftime Show
Award-winning Nigerian singer Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, is set to make history as the first Afrobeats artist to headline an NFL halftime show. The National Football League...
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Sierra Leone Leader Says Whole World Idolises Peter Obi, Nigeria Doesn’t Appreciate Honesty
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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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President Tinubu Signed Electoral Act 2026 That Removes Certificate Forgery as Ground for Election Petitions, Nigerians Say Law Shields Criminals
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A Killer Mosquito Is Spreading Across Africa, and It Is Creating a Billion-Dollar Boom for Drugmakers
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Zimbabwean Businessman Lands US$4.6 Billion Construction, Mining Deal in Burkina Faso
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How Lagos’ Dirty Culture Followed Tinubu to Abuja
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From False Visa Promises to Drug Controversies, Tinubu Keeps Demarketing Nigeria on the Global Stage
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Tinubu’s Actions Signal A Colonial-Era Comeback As He Scraps Key National Traditions
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Cameroon Knock Out Nigeria as Algeria, Morocco and Malawi Secure Women’s World Cup Berths
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Nigeria and Canada Sign Direct Flight Agreement Amid Infrastructure, Safety Concerns
Nigeria and Canada have signed an expanded air transport agreement that will, for the first time, allow direct scheduled flights between both countries....
Cameroon’s Biya, Unseen for 58 Days, Reshuffles Military Leadership Amid Succession Fears
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Zimbabwe Overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s Best-Performing Stock Market
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ECOWAS Knew Nigeria’s 2023 Election Was Deeply Flawed, Yet Still Made Tinubu Chairman
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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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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
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Exclusive: MI6, CIA-linked NGOs, Bill Gates Are Directly Writing Nigeria’s Security, Health, Food And Tax Laws
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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....
Biyi Toluwalase Puts Story First in Every Nollywood Film He Edits
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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
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Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy Lead 2026 Headies Nominations
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Tanzania’s Vice President Resigns in Unprecedented Move Less Than a Year After Taking Office
Tanzania’s Vice President Emmanuel John Nchimbi has announced his resignation, effective September 4, 2026, marking the first time in the country’s history that...
Zambia Shuts Down All Courts to Block Opposition Election Challenge
Zambian authorities closed the country’s top courts on Monday, blocking access to judicial premises on the last day the opposition could file a...
Oyo Govt Accuses FG of Politicising Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road Flag-off, Excluding Makinde
The Oyo State Government has accused the Federal Government of deliberately excluding Governor Seyi Makinde from the flag-off ceremony for the reconstruction and...
Russia Builds Air Shadow Fleet Across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger as US and Europe Raise Alarm
Russia is expanding its military reach across Africa’s Sahel through an air shadow fleet of state and private aircraft supplying operations in Mali,...
Niger Grants Major Uranium Mining Permits to National Companies, Two Years After Taking Control From Foreign Operators
Niger has granted two major uranium mining permits to national companies, marking a significant milestone in the military-led government’s broader restructuring of the...
