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Trump’s Nigeria designation is now reshaping visas, military ties, and diaspora safety. In October, Trump redesignated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern for religious freedom violations. Then came a Christmas Day airstrike in Sokoto. Then a formal...
Governance
Three aircraft incidents in 90 days. Experts say political interference is why. December 14: a Hawker 800XP crash-landed at Kano airport. December 16: a Cessna 172 crashed approaching Owerri. February 11: an Arik Air Boeing 737 carrying passengers from Lagos to Port...
Culture
Wizkid’s 14-year-old son just released his debut EP. Afrobeats is now generational. Boluwatife Balogun dropped his first EP this week. He is fourteen. His father has been publicly supportive. Afrobeats has been Nigeria’s most consistent global export for a...
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Kayode Kasum’s Valentine’s film opens today and Nollywood is watching. Diaspora too Love & New Notes opens in cinemas today. Valentine’s Day weekend. A Lagos romance directed by Kayode Kasum, starring Timini Egbuson, set in the city most...
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China fires back at US Congress over illegal mining and militia funding claims in Nigeria Five US lawmakers introduced a bill this week linking Chinese illegal mining operations in Nigeria to terrorism financing and religious violence. The Chinese embassy in Abuja...