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I don't want to return to Nigeria - Chimamanda Adichie
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (420+ words) Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she no longer feels the same way about Nigeria following the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu. Adichie, in an interview with The New York Times sighted by PUNCH Online on Sunday, said…...
NiDCOM defends response as Nigerians demand release of India detainees
20+ hour, 36+ min ago (545+ words) The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has defended its handling of cases involving Nigerians detained in a deportation camp in New Delhi, India, saying the country’s authorities had earlier granted an amnesty that some of the detainees failed to take advantage…...
Tanzania president loses husband
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (378+ words) Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lost her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, who died on Monday while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. The death of Tanzania’s First Gentleman was officially announced by Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi, according to the…...
Reporter’s diary: South Africa through the eyes of MIP 5 fellows
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1636+ words) After a 2pm meeting with MTN Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola and the 2026 MTN Media Innovation Programme fellows at its head office in Ikoyi on Friday, 28 August 2026, we had another meeting with South Africa’s Acting High Commissioner and Consul-General in Lagos, Professor…...
Xenophobia: Abia processes more S’Africa returnees
1+ week, 6+ day ago (385+ words) Abia State Government says it is currently processing an additional batch of returnees from South Africa, adding that the state recorded eight cases of sexual and gender-based violence involving survivors aged between four and 25. Addressing journalists on Monday on the…...
Tinubu departs for three-week vacation in Europe
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (190+ words) File: President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Europe to begin a three-week annual leave, with London, United Kingdom, as his first port of call. This is according to a statement issued by the Special…...
Soludo’s wife urges stronger empowerment, equality for women
2+ week, 4+ day ago (291+ words) The wife of the Anambra State governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has called for stronger empowerment and equality for women across the country, pointing out that when women are empowered, families are stronger, communities are healthier, and societies move forward. Soludo…...
Peterside seeks stronger institutions for effective governance
2+ week, 6+ day ago (332+ words) The former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has stated that Nigeria’s development challenges stem not from a lack of policies or reform initiatives, but from the failure of institutions to effectively translate leadership,…...
Edo assembly impeaches suspended speaker
2+ week, 6+ day ago (280+ words) Former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday formally impeached the suspended Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku. Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency 1, had, on Monday, August 17, 2026, resigned his position as…...
Tinubu leads fresh push for Africa mineral wealth
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (729+ words) President Bola Tinubu is set to lead a fresh continental push to stop Africa’s mineral wealth from leaving the continent largely as raw materials, as he chairs a high-level summit on critical minerals in New York next month. The meeting,…...