Victims of a ‘place of Islamic teachings’ in Nigeria share tales of terror
When Jibril had tried to escape as a boy from an institution in Nigeria that called itself a place of Islamic teachings, he said he was hung up by his…
In New York, world leaders celebrate Buhari’s anti-corruption credentials
Wednesday was a helluva day. Filled to the brim. We didn’t call it a day till 9 p.m (2 a.m Nigerian time), and it was with all pleasure that I…
Media leaders recommend review of journalism curriculum to fit digital economy
Media leaders and stakeholders have called on tertiary institutions offering journalism and mass communication courses to review their curriculum to meet the demands of the digital era. This was part…
Nigeria becomes Africa’s staging ground for the illegal pangolin trade with Asia
In a rubble-strewn storage lot in the sprawling Nigerian port city of Lagos, customs agents crack open a shipping container crammed with scales from pangolins, a shy mammal prized in…
Nigeria’s diesel-dependent economy braces for clean fuel rules
Nigeria’s frenetic commercial capital, Lagos, is plunged into darkness several times a day. Then its generators roar, and the lights flood back on. Nigeria is one of the world’s largest…
Islamic State fills the void in Nigeria as soldiers retreat to ‘super camps’
Nigerian troops on duty in Borno When Islamic State gunmen stormed the northeast Nigerian town of Magumeri on the night of August 21, they had free rein. Nigerian soldiers…
Just say no? Sierra Leone tries new ways to cut teen pregnancy
A bill board by Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in Sierra Leone Umu Bangura was 16 when she got pregnant by a man who gave her money and told her he…
Land fraud: Tricked by relations, widows in rural Kenya lose lands
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya Two years ago, Alice Ciamati was living comfortably in a house on a plot of land she had recently inherited from her husband. Now,…
Nigeria’s insecurity problems could lead to instability in other African countries if it is not addressed – U.N. rapporteur warns
Nigeria’s multiple security problems have created a crisis that requires urgent attention and could lead to instability in other African countries if it is not addressed, a United Nations rapporteur…
$9bn arbitration case: Nigerian risks state asset seizures worldwide
A British judge has said he will grant a firm called Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) the right to attempt to seize some $9 billion in assets from the…