Africa

LIFE CHALLENGES, No. 5: TRAUMA

July 9, 2026

By Toyin Falola Trauma is not always recognizable dragging bloodied baggage behind it. Sometimes it creeps in disguised as a quiet voice reminding you of the thing

Osinbajo emerges NCF BOT President, vows stronger climate action

July 8, 2026

Former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has pledged to strengthen environmental conservation and climate action following his emergence as President of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Nigerian

El-Rufai demands ICPC retraction over alleged court order breach

July 8, 2026

Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has rejected allegations by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that he abused medical privileges and violated a

Tinubu orders ICPC to probe ‘Presidential foreign intervention promotion council’

July 8, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign

Tinubu tasks Afreximbank to mobilise resources for Africa’s industrialisation

July 8, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday tasked the leadership of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to intensify efforts to mobilise and deploy the continent’s vast human, financial and natural

Tinubu meets UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

July 8, 2026

Tinubu inaugurates presidential working group on national policing bill

July 8, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to prepare the legal framework for the implementation of state police across

Alia briefs journalists at State House, Abuja

July 8, 2026

Why I Dedicated My Book on Elebuibon to Toyin Adepoju

July 8, 2026

By Toyin Falola This month, I released a book on the Ifa guru, Araba Elebuibon, titled Ifa Priestcraft: Ifayemi Elebuibon and Yoruba Ancestral Knowledge. I dedicate this book

NiMet forecasts three-day cloudiness, thunderstorms

July 6, 2026

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday across the country. ‎NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja envisages sunny skies with patches of

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