The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has dramatically cut down the land allocated to the University of Abuja from 11,000 hectares to just 4,000 hectares, accusing the institution of “land grabbing” without proper documentation. Wike made this revelation…
BY TONY ERHA A luxuriant and well-manichured greenish lawns, around the gateway to the pioneer ivory tower, beside the Ugbowo-Lagos expressway in Benin City, the Edo State capital, is a precursor, which entices passersby to the lush vegetation which…
A new sound is rising from Kenya’s dancefloors — and it’s being led by women who are rewriting the rules of the game. At the heart of this transformation is the Santuri Electronic Music Academy (SEMA) in Nairobi, a space…
CAMEROON’S long-time tourism minister, Bello Bouba Maigari, has declared his candidacy for the October 2025 presidential election, becoming the second major northern ally of President Paul Biya to enter the race, according to Reuters. Maigari, 78, accepted the nomination from…
In the face of mounting regulatory crackdowns, Guinea’s bauxite industry has just pulled off a record-breaking feat. The West African nation exported a staggering 48.6 million metric tons of bauxite in the first quarter of 2025 — a 39% jump…
The streets of Lome, Togo’s capital, turned into a battleground last week as at least seven people were reportedly killed and over 60 others arrested during three days of anti-government protests — some of the deadliest civil unrest the West…
In a chilling revelation, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has exposed a disturbing new trend in examination malpractice—fraudsters are now turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to beat the system. Speaking in Abuja,…
Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate, has officially confirmed what many of his supporters had been hoping to hear—he’s running for president again in 2027. In a bold, forward-looking statement, Obi promised to offer Nigeria a new kind…
There was tension and frustration at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Complex in Abuja on Monday morning as hundreds of civil servants took to the gates in protest, locking out operations and demanding the removal of FCT Minister, Nyesom…
In the quiet town of Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, fear has become a daily companion. For months now, families have lived in the shadows of gunmen—terrorists and kidnappers who strike in the dead of night, snatching…
