
Senator Ireti Kingibe has claimed that the National Assembly has already passed a tax law requiring Nigerians to pay 25 percent of their earnings as tax, and that the law...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 19, 2026TikTok users across several northern Nigerian states, including Kaduna, Kano and Sokoto, have been unable to access the platform normally since Monday, forcing...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 21, 2026A letter written by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, in February 2026, demanding clarification over...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 21, 2026Nigeria and Uganda signed health agreements with the United States in December 2025 that give Washington access to sensitive health data, pathogen specimens...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 29, 2026President Bola Tinubu’s administration has awarded two major Ogun State deep seaport contracts worth more than $7 billion to DP World MEA FZE,...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 25, 2026Niger’s representative at the United Nations General Assembly has accused France and Ukraine of leading a proxy war against his country, saying armed...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 28, 2026Senegal’s state refiner, the Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR), has signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkish company Yamata to build a second...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 25, 2026The credibility of President Bola Tinubu’s government has plunged into crisis, both at home and abroad, as a pattern of debunked official claims,...
ByWest Africa WeeklySeptember 28, 2025The Tinubu regime has cancelled the Independence Anniversary parade, previously scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary of Independence on Wednesday, October 1. This...
ByKangmwa GofwenSeptember 30, 2025Cameroon has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Nigeria, pledging to deepen cooperation in trade, security and regional integration. The commitment...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 8, 2026Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has vowed to intervene directly in the country’s football federation despite the risk of sanctions from...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 8, 2026Ghana’s cabinet has approved a decision to formally apply to join BRICS, the geopolitical and economic bloc of emerging economies, Foreign Minister Samuel...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 7, 2026The leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia have issued a joint declaration asserting that the governance of the Red Sea is the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2026The Gambia has taken delivery of two new power generators with a combined capacity of 21 megawatts, as the West African nation scrambles...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 6, 2026Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have launched a joint television channel called Tafouk TV, a new regional broadcaster intended to promote the three...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 5, 2026Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has said God is angry with Black people because they have refused to use their brains,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 5, 2026Senegal’s energy minister says the power cuts that hit the country hard in September have made one thing clear: the country cannot keep...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 2, 2026Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic relations as renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of a wider regional conflict. On Thursday, Ethiopia...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 2, 2026The narrative surrounding Nigeria’s Fourth Republic is undergoing a profound historical revision as declassified diplomatic cables and intelligence agency disclosures reframe the legacy...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 2, 2026There is a unique energy in Port Harcourt every August and September. The smell of smoky plantains roasting over open flames fills the...
ByIkenna ChurchillSeptember 18, 2025Babatunde Apalowo has always been drawn to stories that feel intimate. His debut, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and...
ByIkenna ChurchillSeptember 10, 2025The crackle of a Montana winter seems worlds away from the humid whispers of Igbo folklore. Yet, in a Bozeman editing suite, filmmaker...
ByIkenna ChurchillJuly 17, 2025Foreign intelligence agencies and foreign organisations – including those tied to the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and US billionaire Bill Gates – are directly...
ByMayowa DurosinmiJuly 11, 2025The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda is actively involved in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) activities targeting audiences in East Africa....
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 26, 2025The editor behind Gangs of Lagos, Sista, and Makemation talks about invisible storytelling, creative trust, and why caring about the project is everything—often...
ByIkenna ChurchillMay 16, 2025Taiwo Egunjobi returns with “The Fire and the Moth,” a tense thriller we previewed after a private screening, delving into local lore and...
ByIkenna ChurchillMay 7, 2025West Africa Weekly’s EIC David Hundeyin and Aaron Greenspan of Plainsite have won the lawsuit [No. 23-1816 (BAH)] which they jointly instituted against...
ByMayowa DurosinmiApril 13, 2025Senate President Godswill Akpabio has insisted that Nigerians who survive suicide attempts should be sent to prison, even as the same government under...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 14, 2026Mubarak Abdullahi, a Criminology student in the Department of Sociology at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has been remanded in prison custody after being...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 14, 2026The Nigerian Police Force has deployed tear gas to stop civilians from searching the bush to flush out terrorists and kidnappers, according to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 14, 2026Afrobeats singer Davido has submitted multiple entries for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards, including his sixth studio album Oriade and his hit...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 14, 2026Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are developing a joint visa arrangement to facilitate cross-border travel for football fans during the 2027 Africa Cup of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 14, 2026Rwanda has signed a 10-year agreement with Formula 1 to host the African Grand Prix from the early 2030s, bringing the sport back...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 14, 2026