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Pan-Africanism
24-Year-Old Nigerien Builds First Electric Scooter
Pan-Africanism / October 7, 2024 In a tweet, @cecild84, who identifies as the "Sahel Revolutionary Soldier," celebrated 24-year-old Abdoul Majid, the creator of Niger's first electric scooter. The Sahel Revolutionary Soldier praises Majid as theREAD MORE →0 Comments
Wizkid’s Bold Boycott: The Day Afrobeat Demanded Its Dignity
Pan-Africanism / October 7, 2024 The rise of Afrobeat as a globally celebrated genre is rooted in the sacrifices and determination of its pioneers, particularly Wizkid. Between 2011 and 2017, the BET Awards notoriously awarded
Niger Lays Foundation for Affordable Housing Project in Sorey
Pan-Africanism / October 7, 2024 Niger's government has launched the construction of 1,000 affordable social housing units in Sorey, near Niamey, under the “City of Refoundation” initiative. The project aims to initially build 200 units
Burkina Faso to Revoke Gold Mining Permits of Foreign Companies
Pan-Africanism / October 6, 2024 Burkina Faso has announced plans to cancel mining permits granted to certain foreign companies. President Ibrahim Traore made this declaration on Saturday, expressing dissatisfaction with the country's reliance on multinational corporations for gold extraction.
Opinions and Commentaries
Why Nigeria deserves UN security council permanent seat
Opinions and Commentaries / October 8, 2024 BY TUNDE RAHMAN Nigeria has significantly contributed troops and police officers to the United Nations peacekeeping operations worldwide since 1960. That year, the Nigeria Police deployed the first-ever contingent of
Who will rescue Nigerians from Tinubu in 2027?
Opinions and Commentaries / October 8, 2024 BY ILIYASU GADU During the military regimes of Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha, the struggle to return Nigeria to civilian democratic rule was led largely by political personalities and
Yahaya Bello And A Complicit Judiciary By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Opinions and Commentaries / October 6, 2024 Josiah Majebi is the fifth Chief Judge of Kogi State (in north-central Nigeria) in four years and the fourth to exist almost entirely in the pocket of the state governor.
Storytelling and Prose
Visual Arts
Spirit of the African Man
Visual Arts / October 7, 2024
Bound by chains, yet his spirit sails across oceans. The
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Spirit of the African Woman
Visual Arts / October 7, 2024
Even in the heart of the storm, the African woman
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African Art and the Essence of Blackism
Visual Arts / October 6, 2024
African art has always been a profound expression of culture,
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Is it All Worth It?
October 8, 2024 0 CommentsMaya scrolled through Instagram, mesmerized by the lives of people who seemed to have it…
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Why Nigeria deserves UN security council permanent seat
October 8, 2024 0 CommentsBY TUNDE RAHMAN Nigeria has significantly contributed troops and police officers to the United Nations…
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From Boko Haram to Hezbollah: Lessons for Nigeria in the wake of Israeli attacks
October 8, 2024 0 CommentsBY CHETA NWANZE As news of Israeli attacks on Hezbollah reaches our shores, it would…
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Poetry
October First (Another Birthday Song For Nigeria)
Poetry / October 8, 2024 Another first day Of the tenth monthOf another yearAnd its caravan of memories Seasons comeSeasons goBut the sky looms above our dreams An umbrella with a thousand holes How I wish I could shout “Happy
Eviction By Explosion
Poetry / October 7, 2024 Step right up, folks! Watch the magic unfold— See how a bomb "accidentally" finds a school. Oops! My bad, says the general, sipping tea, But don’t worry, they were "militants," probably. Here in Gaza, we
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