Diaspora
Nigerian business owners in South Africa were told to close on Monday and Tuesday. Most of them did. Some didn’t have a choice. The xenophobic violence that has been building in South Africa since April 22 hit its planned peak over Freedom Day weekend....
Governance
The opposition is consulting. The consultations are not yet producing anything the opposition doesn’t already have. On Monday evening, Peter Obi led a delegation of South-East leaders to the Maitama home of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting lasted...
Arts
He made over 100 films. Nollywood ran on his generation. He died in his sleep on Sunday, and the industry has not yet figured out what it owes them. Solomon Akiyesi’s wife tried to wake him at 4am on Sunday. He didn’t respond. He had complained of chest...
Governance
1.9 million UTME results are out. The score is the easy part. JAMB has released results for 1,897,692 of the 2,243,761 candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The exam ended on April 25. Results are being released in batches. If you...
Uncategorized
Four stories about the cost of systems that work exactly as designed. Today’s through-line arrived quietly. Nobody planned it. The four stories in today’s Room are about different rooms, different people, different formations. But underneath all of them is...