At the just concluded WAES, Benin President Patrice Talon said the ECOWAS is in trouble, citing stalled infrastructure projects and weak trade links as reasons for reform. I covered the summit for AFP and you can read more below: lnkd.in/eFfTNbQq.

Last week, I looked into the struggles of motorists in Nigerian cities and how they spend hours, or even days, queuing for natural gas to power their cars --- after the government promoted its use as an alternative fuel. Read via: barrons.com/news/shortages…

The fact that most of all the African YouTube creators are going to Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 producing a documentary to tell the world about Traoré and how much he is loved, tells me all I need to know. I am a media fixer, I’d know.

Tayo, you know what you are doing. We know it too and we won't help you interprete what you want or get what you expected. I will wait to see citizens of the same country telling their own stories.

😁😁💞 Congratulations my brother

What do you all Lekki celebrities smoke? Which kind story be this?😃

Receiving the Michael Elliot Award for Excellence in African Storytelling was a truly life-changing experience! This honor came after an incredible two-week internship at The Economist in London. I'm excited to continue telling impactful African stories that inspire change.

OPINION BY SIMON KOLAWOLE: The unending mission to rescue Nigeria | TheCable thecable.ng/the-unending-m… Cc: Atiku Abubakar, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Aminu W. Tambuwal, Peter Obi Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck E. Jonathan

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There was some rumbling in our house in the summer of 2005. Nearly every student had exited the campus after the end of session exams, but I hadn’t. My dad wanted to know why. “I am awaiting a letter of internship placement to TheGuardian.” My dad didn’t know what to make of

However, by the end of his eight-year tenure, that goodwill toward him had faded into discontent. More Nigerians had died as a result of growing insecurity while corruption spread across the government. Buhari, twice former leader of Nigeria, dies aged 82 apnews.com/article/nigeri…

I thought there is an airport in Daura under construction as of 2023?

For months, The Mill has been investigating the University of Greater Manchester, and our revelations culminated in police raids on seven properties. In this latest, we dig further into a deal struck by the university to bring across 128 students from Ebonyi State manchestermill.co.uk/a-dead-end-in-…

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 21 people were killed on Sunday in an attack on church premises in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, according to a civil society leader. The attack was carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force. apnews.com/article/congo-…

While Nigerians are urged to endure economic hardship "like labor pains," some governors are splurging billions on new government houses, The Africa Report reveals » bit.ly/3H5jxh9 BudgIT Nigeria warns that "instead of funding schools, clinics, or agriculture, leaders

I spent a few Sundays in June & July attending a church of the deaf in Lagos to tell the story of how it helps them find faith & community. “God understands us all,” they told me. Isaiah 29:18: And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book… apnews.com/article/nigeri…

🇳🇬 Ethnic animosity between the Yoruba and Igbo in Nigeria has escalated online since the 2023 elections. A false claim that three children seen on X fell ill after eating a Yoruba meal was slammed as "tribalistic" by their mother👇 factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.68…

I think I love this new AI on slack that helps summarise chats😁

This is madness! We can’t sustain this country with this way of ruling. I hate this!