Umahi Orders Arrest of Hartland MD Over N14bn Road Project, Nigerians Allege 60% Kickback
Minister of Works David Umahi has ordered the arrest of the Managing Director of Hartland Nigeria Limited over the company’s failure to complete an 11-kilometre section of the Benin-Onitsha Expressway...
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US Judge Rejects Tinubu’s Bid to Delay Release of DOJ Drug Files, Sets August 21 Deadline
A United States federal judge has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s request for a 10-day extension in the legal battle over the release of...
President Tinubu Signed Electoral Act 2026 That Removes Certificate Forgery as Ground for Election Petitions, Nigerians Say Law Shields Criminals
President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law on February 18, 2026, but it is only now, as the 2027 general...
A Killer Mosquito Is Spreading Across Africa, and It Is Creating a Billion-Dollar Boom for Drugmakers
In 2012, Djibouti had effectively eliminated malaria within its borders, with just 27 cases recorded for the entire year. Then came Anopheles stephensi,...
How Lagos’ Dirty Culture Followed Tinubu to Abuja
When President Bola Tinubu moved from Lagos to Abuja in 2023, many Nigerians hoped the Federal Capital Territory would remain the orderly, well-planned...
ECOWAS Knew Nigeria’s 2023 Election Was Deeply Flawed, Yet Still Made Tinubu Chairman
Just days after Nigeria’s disputed February 2023 presidential election, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a detailed preliminary statement cataloguing...
How Dangote Sells Fuel and Cement Cheaper Abroad While Nigerians Pay More
Aliko Dangote has built a business empire that dominates Nigeria’s fuel and cement markets. But a growing body of evidence suggests that Nigerians...
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...
Ghana and Russia Sign First Visa Waiver Agreement Since Bilateral Relations Began in 1958
Ghana and Russia have signed their first-ever visa waiver agreement, covering holders of diplomatic and service passports, a development that marks a significant...
Niger Signs $1.9 Billion Deal for West Africa’s Third-Largest Refinery
Niger has signed a $1.9 billion agreement to build a 100,000-barrel-per-day refinery and petrochemical complex in the southwestern city of Dosso, a project...
How Lagos’ Dirty Culture Followed Tinubu to Abuja
When President Bola Tinubu moved from Lagos to Abuja in 2023, many Nigerians hoped the Federal Capital Territory would remain the orderly, well-planned...
Chad to Grant Visa-Free Entry to All African Citizens From January 1, 2027
Chad has announced that it will abolish entry visa requirements for all African nationals starting January 1, 2027, a move that positions the...
Cameroon Knock Out Nigeria as Algeria, Morocco and Malawi Secure Women’s World Cup Berths
Cameroon, Algeria, Morocco and Malawi have all booked their places at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil after reaching the semi-finals of...
A Killer Mosquito Is Spreading Across Africa, and It Is Creating a Billion-Dollar Boom for Drugmakers
In 2012, Djibouti had effectively eliminated malaria within its borders, with just 27 cases recorded for the entire year. Then came Anopheles stephensi,...
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
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state at 93, has reshuffled senior military staff after spending 58 days out of...
Zimbabwe Overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s Best-Performing Stock Market
Zimbabwe ended July 2026 as Africa’s best-performing equity market, overtaking Nigeria after months of sustained gains driven by easing inflation, a more stable...
ECOWAS Knew Nigeria’s 2023 Election Was Deeply Flawed, Yet Still Made Tinubu Chairman
Just days after Nigeria’s disputed February 2023 presidential election, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a detailed preliminary statement cataloguing...
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...
Gunfire Erupts in Niger’s Capital as Insurgents Attempt to Storm Presidential Palace
Heavy gunfire rocked Niger’s capital, Niamey, overnight as insurgents from within the armed forces attempted to storm the presidential palace, according to a...
D’Tigers Suffer Second Straight Loss as World Cup Hopes Fade
Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, suffered their second consecutive defeat in the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 African...
Tinubu Files Court Motion to Block Release of US Drug Records
President Bola Tinubu has filed a motion in a United States federal court seeking to block the release of records held by the...
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...
Ghana Bans Unrefined Gold Exports From September 1 to Boost Domestic Refining
Ghana will ban the export of unrefined artisanal gold dore from September 1, 2026, requiring all such gold to be refined locally before...
Tinubu Promises Cheaper Transport From October 1 But Nigerians Have Heard These Promises Before
President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigerians will begin to enjoy cheaper public transport fares from October 1, 2026, following an agreement reached...
