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Tinubu Names Tax Reformer Taiwo Oyedele as New Finance Minister in Abuja Cabinet Shake‑Up

Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoApril 21, 2026April 21, 2026

by Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoApril 21, 2026April 21, 20260

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed tax reform technocrat Taiwo Oyedele as Nigeria’s new Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, elevating him...

Africa

Washington Authorizes Departure of Non-Essential Staff from US Embassy in Abuja as Travel Warning for Nigeria Tightens

Adaora Sylvia AnekeApril 9, 2026April 9, 2026

by Adaora Sylvia AnekeApril 9, 2026April 9, 20260

The United States has expanded its travel warning for Nigeria and authorized non‑emergency embassy staff and their families to leave Abuja, citing a deteriorating security...

Africa

Anthony Joshua Driver Faces Four Charges After Fatal Crash in Nigeria That Killed Two

Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoJanuary 3, 2026January 3, 2026

by Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoJanuary 3, 2026January 3, 20260

The driver behind the wheel when Anthony Joshua’s vehicle crashed on Nigeria’s Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, killing two of the British boxer’s close friends and colleagues, was...

News

Anthony Joshua Injured in Nigeria Car Crash That Killed Two: What We Know So Far

Adaora Sylvia AnekeDecember 29, 2025December 29, 2025

by Adaora Sylvia AnekeDecember 29, 2025December 29, 20250

Anthony Joshua is in a stable condition in a Lagos hospital after suffering minor injuries in a car accident in Nigeria that killed two other...

World

Trump Announces ‘Powerful’ US Strike on Islamic State Militants in Nigeria’s Sokoto State

Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoDecember 26, 2025December 26, 2025

by Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoDecember 26, 2025December 26, 20250

U.S. forces have carried out coordinated strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, marking a rare American kinetic operation inside Africa’s most populous country...

Africa

Soldiers, State TV and a Swift Crackdown: Inside the Foiled Coup Attempt in Benin

Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoDecember 8, 2025December 8, 2025

by Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoDecember 8, 2025December 8, 20250

A stunning coup attempt in Benin has shaken one of the few democracies left in West Africa, underscoring how a wave of military takeovers that...

Africa

Mass Kidnapping in Kebbi: 25 Schoolgirls Taken, Staff Killed in Nigeria Attack

Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoNovember 17, 2025November 17, 2025

by Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoNovember 17, 2025November 17, 20250

A disturbing new episode of violence has erupted in northwestern Nigeria where gunmen took 25 girls from a government-run high in Kebbi state early, on...

Africa

Trump Threatens Military Action Against Nigeria Over Christian Persecution Claims

Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoNovember 2, 2025November 2, 2025

by Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoNovember 2, 2025November 2, 20250

President Donald Trump has further ratcheted up relations with Nigeria by issuing a direct military threat over his allegations that the West African nation is...

Africa

US Revokes Wole Soyinka’s Visa: Nobel Laureate Responds with Defiance and Calls for Dignity

Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

by Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoOctober 30, 2025October 30, 20250

Lagos, October 30, 2025—Wole Soyinka, Africa’s most honored living author, and recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, has made an on-the-record statement that...

Africa

Tinubu Replaces Service Chiefs in Sweeping Military Shake-Up Amid Security Concerns

Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoOctober 25, 2025October 25, 2025

by Adeyemi Daniel AdedayoOctober 25, 2025October 25, 20250

Abuja, Nigeria – October 25, 2025 — In an aggressive step towards changing Nigeria’s security leadership, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced on Friday the replacement...