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...
Governance
Fourteen parties agreed to field one candidate. They didn’t agree on what they’re offering. On Saturday, fourteen Nigerian opposition parties sat in the Oyo State Government House banquet hall and signed a declaration. They called it the Ibadan...
Governance
Nigeria is among the world’s ten worst hunger countries. The lean season starts in June. Two days before the Ibadan Declaration, the UN released the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises. Nigeria is on the list. Top ten. Alongside Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan, and...
Governance
Sowore was invited to Ibadan. He declined publicly. What he said about the room is the most clarifying thing said about the weekend. Omoyele Sowore was invited to the Ibadan summit. He posted his refusal on X on Sunday. “There is no need to pretend that the...
Diaspora
In the same weekend, Nigerians were accused of destroying Ghana and told to close their shops in South Africa. One government flew a minister in. The other sent an advisory. On Saturday morning in Accra, a group called the Concerned Youth Alliance held a protest at...