Nigeria at 65: From Africa’s Hope to a Stumbling Giant
On October 1, 1960, as the Union Jack fell in Lagos, Nigeria didn’t just gain independence it seized a spotlight. Africa’s most populous nation, flush with oil, fertile lands, and…
On October 1, 1960, as the Union Jack fell in Lagos, Nigeria didn’t just gain independence it seized a spotlight. Africa’s most populous nation, flush with oil, fertile lands, and…
In 2020, as the world sat in the shadows of a pandemic, a husky yet ethereal voice cut through the silence. It came from Lagos, carried on a track titled…
In the sprawling digital bazaar, where algorithms hum like distant generators and hashtags flicker like fireflies, one voice cuts through the static with quiet authority: he is DonAza. His bio…
In the heart of Nigeria’s Niger Delta, where the Warri River meets the Atlantic’s restless churn, a young king sits upon a throne forged from centuries of royal bloodlines. Ogiame…
In Nigeria’s complex mosaic of faith and tradition, one man looms large: Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III of Sokoto. As Nigeria’s Amirul Mu’minin (“Commander of the Faithful”) and head of…
Burdened by a history of slavery and colonialism, and now grappling with new forms of neo-imperialism, Africa finds itself in a critical struggle to define and defend its future. By…
Immigration is a flash-point issue, sparking fierce debates that often drown out reason with emotion. But strip away the noise, and the data tells a clear story – Western economies…
On September 15, 2025, as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie celebrates her 48th birthday, she remains a towering figure in global literature, a Nigerian author whose work has redefined perceptions of Africa,…
When Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid, first stepped into the studio as a wide-eyed teenager in Surulere, Lagos, he could hardly have imagined that his voice would one…
For centuries, the Benin Kingdom in what is now Edo State, Nigeria was one of the most important states of the forest region of West Africa. Founded in the 13th…