Super Eagles Land in Pot A for AFCON 2027 Draw
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been placed in Pot A for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw, setting them up as one of the top seeds for Tuesday’s ceremony...
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World Bank and IMF face accusations of hypocrisy over opposition to Dangote’s East African refinery plan
A fierce debate is brewing across African energy and economic circles after claims emerged that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund...
For First Time in 15 Years Nigeria’s Budget Office Fails to Publish Three Consecutive Quarterly Reports Under Tinubu
The Nigerian government has chosen to violate the Fiscal Responsibility Act rather than publish statutory budget implementation reports for three consecutive quarters, an...
Woman Receives Threats After Sharing Passage from Ayengbe JB. E. Nursery School Textbook Containing Violent Content
A woman has come forward after facing threats over a nursery school passage she shared online, which highlights a textbook authored by Ayengbe...
AES and African Union Move Toward Rapprochement as Ndayishimiye Hails Burkina Faso’s Ground Realities
The sitting chairperson of the African Union, Évariste Ndayishimiye, has praised the ground realities in Burkina Faso following a high level visit to...
CAS Hands Morocco a May 7 Deadline In Dispute Over Senegal AFCON Final
The legal battle over the controversial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final has entered a decisive new phase, with the Court of Arbitration...
Tinubu’s Financial Strategy for 2027 Elections, Borrow $516m, Hide ₦17bn in Wards, and Keep ₦135bn for the Lawyers
President Bola Tinubu has formally written to the Senate seeking approval to borrow a fresh $516,333,070 external loan. The request arrives just as...
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
The Tinubu regime has cancelled the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, October 1. This...
For First Time in 15 Years Nigeria’s Budget Office Fails to Publish Three Consecutive Quarterly Reports Under Tinubu
The Nigerian government has chosen to violate the Fiscal Responsibility Act rather than publish statutory budget implementation reports for three consecutive quarters, an...
Six APC Governors Abandon State Houses for Senate as Nigerian’s Future Slips Further to Ruin
A major political realignment is underway as at least six state governors have firmly set their sights on the Senate in the 2027...
Nigerian Army Hunts Its Own Soldiers Instead of Terrorists After Yobe Attack
The Nigerian Army has launched an internal probe panel to track down soldiers suspected of leaking details of a deadly Boko Haram attack...
Under Tinubu, JAMB’s New Policy Pushes Nigeria’s Education System Toward Disaster
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has set off a firestorm of criticism following its announcement of new admission benchmarks for the 2026/27...
Ghana Now Second Largest Economy in West Africa as It Climbs Continental Ranking
Ghana has achieved a significant milestone in its economic trajectory. The country has officially overtaken both Côte d’Ivoire and Ethiopia to become the...
Reform UK Candidate Who Said Nigerians Should Be Melted Down to Fill Pot Holes Wins Council Seat
A Reform UK candidate who once suggested that Nigerians should be melted down to fill potholes has won a council seat in England,...
Fury in Nigeria as Secret EU Deal to Rehabilitate Boko Haram Fighters Is Exposed
A wave of fury is sweeping across Nigeria following the revelation that its government quietly signed a partnership with the European Union that...
Mali Receives New Ambassadors and Reaffirms Firm Stance Against Terrorism
Mali’s President Assimi Goïta received the credentials of four new ambassadors accredited to the Republic of Mali on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at...
Ghana Rejects US Health Deal Over Data Privacy Concerns
Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the United States worth around 300 million dollars, citing serious concerns about data privacy and...
Togo Replaces Old Traffic Fines with Fixed Penalty System to Curb Corruption
Togo has introduced a new system of fixed penalties for common traffic offences, replacing the old practice of discretionary fines that often led...
For Bolé Festival, The Future Still Tastes Like Home
There is a unique energy in Port Harcourt every August and September. The smell of smoky plantains roasting over open flames fills the...
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...
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...
NERC Moves To Raise Electricity Tariffs as Consumers Decry Paying For Darkness Instead Of Light
Nigerians are bracing for yet another round of electricity tariff increases, even as the nation continues to struggle with persistent blackouts, crumbling infrastructure,...
ADC Chieftain Alleges N800 Billion FAAC Diversion By Tinubu Administration, Citing World Bank Report
The African Democratic Congress has raised serious allegations against the administration of President Bola Tinubu, claiming that a staggering N800 billion from the...
After Eight-Year Hiatus Genevieve Nnaji Returns to Screen in BBC Studios Thriller ‘Wahala’
Nollywood icon Genevieve Nnaji is set to grace the screen once more, ending an eight year acting hiatus with a role in “Wahala,”...
Ivory Coast Rushes to Calm Cocoa Farmer Protests as Unpaid Beans Rot and Crisis Spirals
The world’s top cocoa producer is rushing to defuse an escalating crisis in its rural heartland, where unpaid farmers blocked roads and clashed...
Ghana World Cup Dreams Dashed as US Embassy Denies Over 400 Visa Applications
A cloud of disappointment has settled over Ghanaian football as the United States Embassy in Accra has rejected visa applications for an estimated...
Tinubu wants to borrow Nigeria into more debt as citizens storm World Bank comments to block fresh loan
The World Bank’s social media pages have become an unlikely battleground this week, overwhelmed by a torrent of angry Nigerian voices demanding the...
