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Maurizio Bongioanni24 May 2026

After being trafficked from Nigeria to Italy under false promises of work, Princess Inyang Okokon survived exploitation, testified against her traffickers, and went on to establish an organization that rescues women trapped in the same system she once endured.

Ezra Olaoya24 May 2026

From missionary classrooms in Ibadan to music stages in Dublin, the story of Nigerians in Ireland stretches further back and runs deeper than many realize.

Olayinka Ajala9 November 2025
Since 2021, France has witnessed a decline in economic growth. A key question is whether France’s ailing economy has any connection to the recent spate of coups and subsequent loss of key long-term allies in Francophone Africa.
Ayomide Johnson2 November 2025
The United Nations’ celebration of its 80th anniversary provides an opportunity to investigate the institution’s involvement in Africa and analyze an age-old academic question that has made its way into mainstream consciousness: Does the UN prioritize locally defined African needs or external northe

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The Bombing That Changed Abuja Forever
LOTANNA OGBUEFIMARCH 22, 2026

The Bombing That Changed Abuja Forever

In 2011, a Boko Haram bombing at the United Nations House in Abuja claimed the lives of 26 people. The incident changed Nigeria’s capital city and the lives of its residents forever.

The Last Days of Abuja’s City of Metal
TERNA IWAR AND S. A. ANSELMMARCH 22, 2026

The Last Days of Abuja’s City of Metal

For decades, Apo Mechanic Village has kept Abuja’s cars running. Now, as demolition looms again, the mechanics and traders who built the Abuja’s informal engine confront another uncertain future.

‘Port Harcourt No Be Abuja’
YUSUF OMOTAYOMARCH 4, 2024

‘Port Harcourt No Be Abuja’

Nyesom Wike’s appointment as minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu could be Wike’s biggest political task yet. As minister, he will have to govern a people who are majorly religiously and ethnically different from him while trying to retain power over his previous domain, Rivers State.

Kidnapped From the House of God
PELUMI SALAKOMARCH 22, 2026

Kidnapped From the House of God

What began as a Tuesday evening service at Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State, turned into a live-streamed kidnapping that dragged 38 worshippers into the forest and left three people dead. Nearly 40 days after the bandit attack, Pelumi Salako visits Eruku to speak with survivors.

How Nigerian Universities Became Centres of Islamic Radicalism
WARDAH ABBASMARCH 22, 2026

How Nigerian Universities Became Centres of Islamic Radicalism

The religious extremism that fuels insecurity in Nigeria today did not begin only in terrorist camps; it also developed, quietly, within Nigerian universities.

Osaze Amadasun’s ‘Ladi Kwali’
TOMI OLUGBEMIMARCH 22, 2026

Osaze Amadasun’s ‘Ladi Kwali’

Visual artist and graphic designer, Osaze Amadasun, reimagines Ladi Kwali, reclaiming the full legacy of a cultural icon beyond her portrait on the 20 naira note.

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