An update of How to Rig an Election is a guide to new strategies used by authoritarian leaders to stay in power
Nigeria’s borders crossings with Benin and Niger remain sealed despite a warning that the shutdown is harming prosperity
Many returnees suffer long-term mental and physical health problems as well as social stigma on returning to Nigeria
Evading gatekeepers helped the author write the African stories she wanted to read
Pamela Adie’s LGBTQIA+ documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’, celebrates resilience and the pursuit of happiness and delivers its message as a love letter
As social media use rises in Nigeria, so does abuse of these platforms
In the recent Nigerian election WhatsApp was used to mislead voters. But it also strengthened democracy in other areas
Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested 19 suspected members of a Nigerian mob
They may have crashed out because of Bafana, but Egypt still managed to put on a good show
This game was always going to end badly if we failed to grab the initiative
Baxter first surfaced in South African football when he took the national team job in 2004
"Bafna Bafna" put on a stunning display against Egypt. It’s got us believing that we may just have a football team on our hands again
Many in Nigeria believe that familial and even societal honor depends on women’s complicity, purity, and silence
As we continue using the same blueprint, we will continue mourning the high illiteracy rates and low returns in the book market
103 of Africa’s most prominent thinkers ask to visit their incarcerated colleagues in Eritrea
Buhari came to power in 2015 on a promise to tackle endemic corruption, but critics have accused him of a political witch-hunt
MTN, which began operation in Nigeria in 2001, is the country’s largest operator with 53 million subscribers
Despite fighting other billion-dollar tax battles in court, the company is officially on the bourse
After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria should expect a warm welcome on their return home
To dislodge a winner like the ANC you have to do better than point out its weaknesses.
After escaping from the clutches of armed groups, abducted children in northern Nigeria don’t get a warm homecoming
The company may have more than four million customers, but it has not yet made a profit
Kafofin sada zumunta sun taka muhimmiyar rawa a zaben Nijeriya da ya gabata.
Social media and fake news played a big role in Nigeria’s general election.These online entrepreneurs make a living from it
Muzzled by stringent laws and diligent implementation in the West, the tobacco industry has turned its sights to sub-Saharan Africa
A Nigerian minister has courted ridicule after saying citizens are having pizzas delivered from London with the help of British Airways
Abubakar, the candidate for the opposition PDP has now followed through with his promise to challenge the results
The dilapidated building in the densely populated Lagos Island area of the city came down without warning on Wednesday morning
Nigerian news station reports a primary school was located on the top floor of the building, "with pupils feared killed and others trapped"
Local elections are fiercely contested in Nigeria, as governors generally have more impact on ordinary people’s day-to-day lives
Forget the presidency. Whoever controls Lagos controls Africa’s most important city
Voter turnout was the lowest in the country’s history