The United States Department of State has announced a sweeping restructuring of how it handles visa applications across Africa, with 25 missions set to lose their routine visa processing functions from 1 August 2026. The change, which Washington insists does…
The announcement sounded generous. It was — just not for Nigeria. The story begins in South Africa, where inDrive, the ride-hailing platform that competes with Uber and Bolt across several African markets, decided to revive a bold incentive for drivers…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has formally recognised Senator Saliu Mustapha as the Peoples Democratic Party’s senatorial candidate for Kwara Central, confirming the validity of his substitution onto the PDP ticket after he abandoned the All Progressives Congress. The decision,…
It was nearly ten o’clock on a Tuesday night in Okpoko when a three-storey building under construction gave way and crashed onto the house next door. Inside that house, in their bedroom, were Happiness Ugoagu and her fourteen-year-old daughter, Chikaima.…
There are moments in Nigerian politics that cut through the noise and demand to be taken seriously. John Odigie Oyegun’s public apology to Nigerians for his role in bringing the All Progressives Congress and President Bola Tinubu to power is…
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…
For a long time, Nollywood actress Habibat Jinad said nothing publicly about what she had been putting her skin — and herself — through. Then she broke the silence, posting photos and videos that documented her skin-bleaching journey in unflinching…
A Federal University Becomes a Political Flashpoint Ahmadu Bello University has more than doubled its undergraduate registration charges for the 2026/2027 academic session, and the political fallout has been immediate. The Nigeria Democratic Congress has turned the announcement into a…
The Federal Government has announced a 30-day petrol discount at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) filling stations, with public transport operators given first priority under the scheme. Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, made the…
MTN Pays Out — But Not to Everyone MTN Nigeria has begun crediting eligible subscribers with airtime compensation following confirmed network failures across several states. Amounts vary widely, with some customers receiving as little as N20 and others collecting upwards…