YOUR LIGHTS MIGHT GO OUT

Electricity workers have 21 days to get what they’re owed before the grid gets worse Electricity workers put the federal government on a countdown this week. Twenty-one days to meet their demands on wages, pensions, and conditions of service. After that, they...

THE FABRICATED CASE

US lawmakers want to sanction a Nigerian politician using data the BBC proved was invented Two Republican congressmen introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026 on Tuesday. It targets Rabiu Kwankwaso, who left the Kano governorship in 2019...

64 PERCENT HAVEN’T BEEN CONVICTED

Nearly two-thirds of Nigeria’s prison population is still waiting for a judge to hear their case Walk into any Nigerian prison. Two out of every three people inside have not been found guilty of anything. The Nigerian Correctional Service confirmed the figure to...

THE BOX OFFICE FIGHT

Nollywood’s competition for the number one slot has become serious, contested, and worth watching While the National Assembly spent the week negotiating loopholes, Nollywood filmmakers were competing for opening weekend numbers, streaming deals, and the claim to...

THE RETURN

El-Rufai announced he’s coming back to Nigeria. He didn’t say why. That’s the point. Nasir El-Rufai said this week he’s returning to Nigeria. The former Kaduna governor spent most of the period after the 2023 elections abroad, largely absent...