There is something deeply unsettling about a society in which the men sent to provide security cannot themselves be kept safe. That uncomfortable reality landed with full force on the evening of Thursday, 8 October 2026, when gunmen ambushed and…
A Fee Increase Long in the Making Ahmadu Bello University has officially raised its undergraduate registration charges, effective from the 2026/2027 academic session. The Governing Council approved the new schedule at its 218th Special meeting on Tuesday, 29 September 2026…
A court has confirmed what should have been obvious from the start: the South African state failed a mentally disabled 17-year-old at every turn, locking him in an adult prison for nearly three months and leaving him exposed to assault…
Ice King Ochacho, the son of Nigerian billionaire Ochacho, has announced that his debut single “No Competition” surpassed one million streams on Spotify on Friday, 2 October. It is a genuine milestone for any emerging artist, and he marked it…
Of the 55 countries worldwide whose nationals are eligible to apply for the United States E-1 Treaty Trader nonimmigrant visa, only three are African — Ethiopia, Liberia, and Togo — leaving the vast majority of the continent’s 1.4 billion people…
Nigerian music did not merely show up at the 2026 African Muzik Magazine Awards — it took over. Held on 12 September in Dallas, Texas, the annual AFRIMMA ceremony spread its 41 categories across the African continent and diaspora, and…
The Dangote Refinery’s planned initial public offering is more than a capital market event — it is a direct challenge to one of Nigeria’s most entrenched financial habits. That, at least, is the argument put forward by Bismarck Rewane, Chief…
Nigerian dancer Poco Lee has apparently been released from custody in the United Kingdom — but the criminal case against him has not gone away. Social media activist Verydarkman (VDM) posted what he described as “proof of life” on Instagram…
A fabricated quote. A viral flyer. And a political firestorm that never needed to happen. On Thursday, 11 September 2026, a flyer bearing the image of Peter Obi — the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for 2027 — began…
An Aerospace Engineering student at Lagos State University has graduated with a near-perfect CGPA of 4.97, claimed the title of overall best graduating student across all faculties, and walked away with a N10 million cash prize — all in a…