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July 21, 2026

ECOWAS Approves New Leadership Team as West Africa Bloc Seeks Fresh Momentum

West African leaders have approved a new leadership team for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), appointing commissioners, judges and heads of key regional institutions as the bloc prepares for a new five-year administrative cycle amid growing security and economic challenges. The appointments, endorsed during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority... Read More
Africa News, Featured
July 12, 2026

The PFIPC Scandal and the Urgent Reforms Required

By Tunde Rahman When Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja with a forged letter and emerged with an office, signage, and a semblance of government legitimacy, he did not act alone. That is the uncomfortable truth of the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” saga. Adeyemi has... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, community, Crime, Education, Featured, Finance, Governance, Hot, Justice, Legal, Life, Life Style, Nigeria Capital, Nigeria News, Politics
June 25, 2026

NIGERIA SECURITY SITUATION: Is the Media Causing More Harm?

By Festus Fifen   In the heart of Abuja and most cities in northern Nigeria, as the sun dips below the horizon, the city’s pulse is no longer measured just by the movement of its people, but by the relentless pinging of smartphones. Across the country, from the jittery suburbs of Kaduna and Katsina to... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, community, Crime, Defence, Education, Featured, Governance, Nigeria Capital, Nigeria News, Police, Politics, Technology
June 20, 2026

NATIONAL SECURITY: Why Nigeria Must Regulate the Proliferation of Private Security Establishments Before the Shadows Overrun the State

By Festus Fifen   In the contemporary Nigerian landscape, the sound of sirens and the sight of khaki-clad men wielding batons—or increasingly, assault rifles—have become as ubiquitous as the traffic in Lagos or the kulikuli seller in Kano. From the gated communities of Lekki, Maitama, Guzape , Osubi, Effurun to the remote farming outposts of... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, community, Crime, Defence, Featured, Governance, Justice, Legal, Nigeria Capital, Nigeria News, Police, Politics
June 8, 2026

BOLD REFORMS: Assessing Three Years of Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’, Why the Gains Outweigh the Growing Pains

By Festus Fifen When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stood on the podium at Eagle Square on May 29, 2023, the air was thick with a mixture of desperate hope and profound uncertainty. At the time, it won’t be out of place to say Nigeria was a country at a fiscal crossroads, staggering on the edge... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, community, Featured, Governance, Nigeria Capital, Nigeria News, Politics
June 1, 2026

WHO Warns Africa Against Tobacco Industry Tactics

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged African countries to unite against what it described as the “deceptive tactics” of the tobacco and nicotine industry, warning that aggressive marketing and industry interference threaten decades of public health progress across the continent. The call was made by WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohammed Janabi, in... Read More
Africa News, Featured
May 29, 2026

FACT-CHECK ANALYSIS: Breaking down Tinubu’s key claims after three years in office

President Bola Tinubu used his third anniversary address to argue that painful economic reforms introduced since 2023 are beginning to deliver results. But how do the administration’s claims compare with publicly available data and the realities facing Nigerians? Claim 1: Fuel subsidy removal prevented economic collapse Tinubu’s claim: Nigeria was spending up to ₦18.4 billion... Read More
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May 28, 2026

Trump Directive Triggered Anti-ISIS Operations in Nigeria

The United States Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, has revealed that President Donald Trump personally directed the Pentagon to prioritise the protection of Christians in Nigeria targeted by Islamic State-linked militants, leading to expanded counterterrorism operations in the Lake Chad region. Speaking during a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday, Hegseth said Trump... Read More
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May 27, 2026

US Report: 30,000 Armed Fulani Militants Driving Nigeria’s Insecurity Crisis

A new report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has alleged that an estimated 30,000 armed Fulani militants are operating across Nigeria, fuelling deadly attacks, mass displacement and worsening insecurity across several regions of the country. The report, released in May 2026 and titled “Nonstate Violators of Religious Freedom in Nigeria:... Read More
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