Tinubu Submits 2027 Nomination Papers With No Primary or Secondary School Records, Same Blank Form He Used in 2023 as INEC Accepts Incomplete Filing Despite Flawed Election
President Bola Tinubu has submitted nomination papers to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 presidential election that list no primary or secondary school qualifications, leaving the spaces for...
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Sierra Leone Leader Says Whole World Idolises Peter Obi, Nigeria Doesn’t Appreciate Honesty
A senior Sierra Leonean government official has declared that the “whole sane world” holds Peter Obi in high esteem, contrasting the Nigerian opposition...
Three Nigerian Students Win Gold Medals at 2026 International STEM Olympiad in Rome
Three young Nigerians have made their country proud by winning gold medals at the 2026 International STEM Olympiad held in Rome, Italy, competing...
Burkina Faso Takes Full State Control of $68 Million Gold Mine, Marks Shift Away from Foreign Miners
Burkina Faso’s military-led government has granted an industrial mining permit to its state-owned mining company, SOPAMIB, for the development of the Bouboulou gold...
What Nigeria’s World Cup Failure Reveals About African Football’s Real Divide
Somewhere in a hotel in Rabat last November, Alex Iwobi filmed the view from his window and posted it without a caption strong...
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon Form Alliance to End Raw Cocoa Exports
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon have signed the Abuja Declaration, forming an alliance that aims to end the exports of raw cocoa...
Celestia Labs and Kled AI Use Nigeria for Global Visibility, Then Block Its Users
Celestia Labs, a cryptocurrency infrastructure company, has temporarily blocked Nigerian residents from accessing its $5 test token giveaway, citing mass withdrawals instead of...
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...
Algeria Beat Senegal 2-0 in WAFCON Opener After Controversial Penalty and Late Goalkeeper Error
Algeria began their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a convincing 2-0 victory over Senegal in Sunday’s Group A opener at...
FIFA Says Nigeria’s World Cup Return Hinges on Stability, Not Talent
FIFA has sent a clear message to Nigeria ahead of the 2030 World Cup qualifiers, acknowledging the country’s vast footballing talent but warning...
Over 23 Million Fans Sign Petition Calling for Argentina to Be Banned From World Cup
An online petition calling for Argentina’s national team to be permanently barred from participating in the FIFA World Cup has gathered more than...
Burkina Faso Leader Vows Sharia Law Will Never Be Implemented in the Country
Burkina Faso’s transitional President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has declared that Sharia law will never be allowed in the country, reaffirming the nation’s secular...
US Lobbying Firm Submits Tinubu Drug Forfeiture Records to Trump Administration, Congress
A Washington-based lobbying firm retained by former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has begun circulating more than 60 pages of United States Department...
Burkina Faso Leader Vows to Crush Rivals as Power Struggle Rumours Swirl
Ibrahim Traore, the head of Burkina Faso, has issued a stark warning to anyone seeking to challenge his authority, declaring that he will...
ECOWAS Reaffirms Commitment to Launch Eco Single Currency in 2027
West African leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to launching the long-awaited Eco single currency in 2027, following the 69th Ordinary Session of the...
Spain Beat Argentina in Extra Time to Win Second World Cup Title
Spain won the 2026 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Argentina in a tense final at the New York New Jersey Stadium,...
Senegal’s President Faye Elected New ECOWAS Chairman
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. He...
Ghana’s Revised Mining Law Promises Reform, But Questions Linger Over Enforcement
Ghana’s cabinet has approved amendments to its mining law for submission to parliament, a move the government says will increase oversight of the...
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...
Nigeria’s Hungry Population More Than Doubles to 34.7 Million Under Tinubu’s Watch
The number of hungry people in Nigeria has risen from 18.6 million to 34.7 million in just three years, an increase of 16.1...
Tinubu Blames Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger for Nigeria’s Insecurity, Shifts Blame as Citizens Die
President Bola Tinubu has attributed the surge in insecurity across Nigeria to instability in neighbouring Sahel countries, claiming that problems in Burkina Faso,...
Ghana Backs Extending Presidential Term to Five Years, Lowering Age Limit to 35
Ghana’s government has accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term from four to five years and lower the minimum age for presidential...
Burkina Faso Fines French Broadcaster Canal+ 200 Million CFA Francs Over Free Access to State TV
Burkina Faso’s media regulator has slapped French broadcaster Canal+ with a second, much larger fine, accusing it of failing to provide free access...
Senegal President Faye Launches New Party, Formalising Split from Sonko and Pastef
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has officially launched a new political party, formalising his break from former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and the...
Royal Caribbean Delayed Medication for African Family, Then Forced Them Off the Ship
A Nigerian family of five saw their dream vacation become a traumatic ordeal when Royal Caribbean forced them off the ship in Greece,...
