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You Can’t Tax a Dead Economy: Nigeria Is Suffocating Under Its Own Policies
As Nigeria’s Central Bank clings to its benchmark interest rate of 27.5 per cent, the country’s economic engine is sputtering. For businesses and...
Hawker Shot at Close Range by Kenya Police During Youth-Led Protests Declared Brain Dead
A 22-year-old street vendor who was shot in the head at close range by a police officer during last week’s protests in Nairobi...
Missing ₦210tn: Nigerian Senate Rejects NNPCL’s Retreat Excuse, Gives 10-Day Ultimatum to Appear Before Probe Panel
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Thursday failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, which is probing alleged...
A Legacy of Looting: How West African Politicians Steal from the Poor to Enrich Their Children
From the crumbling schools in Nigeria to the dilapidated hospitals of Freetown and the overcrowded slums of Accra, the people of West Africa...
Two Nigerians Join Oscars Academy’s 2025 Class
Two Nigerian creatives have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2025, breaking a year-long pause in...
In Africa, Steal a Phone and Die — Steal Billions, Gain Power
In many parts of Africa today, justice wears two faces. One is swift, brutal, and unforgiving, reserved for the poor. The other is...
Vote for Me, I’ll Fix Nigerian Schools — But My Kids Will Never Use Them
In a nation where university strikes have become as routine as public holidays, and where dilapidated classrooms are the norm rather than the...
Floods and Insecurity Threaten Food Supply in Nigeria, 30 Million Risk Acute Hunger
As Nigeria enters the peak of the 2025 rainy season, new projections from the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) warn that approximately...
Nemsia Studios Unveil Supernatural Thriller “Ms Kanyin” Set to Premiere on Amazon Prime
A new supernatural thriller, Ms Kanyin, will hit Amazon Prime Video on June 27, 2025, promising suspense, mystery, and haunting secrets hidden within...
Kenyan Government Bans Live Coverage of Protests on Anti-Finance Bill Anniversary
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has directed all television and radio stations to stop live coverage of the ongoing nationwide protests taking...
Malian President Goïta Meets Putin in Moscow, Holds Discussions on Bamako–Moscow Relations
On Monday, Malian President and Head of the Transition, Army General Assimi Goïta, was officially received at the Kremlin by Russian President Vladimir...
Ugandan President Museveni To Seek Seventh Term as He Nears 81, Extending Rule Since 1986
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who will turn 81 in September, is set to seek a seventh term in office in presidential elections scheduled...