Nigeria: Miss World 2025 – 21-Year-Old Thai Model Makes History As Nigeria’s Joy Raimi Makes Top 20
[Premium Times] The competition kicked off on 7 May with 108 contestants, who were pruned down to 40 quarterfinalists
Nigeria: Gateway Games – Team Oyo’s Japo Toma Clinches Fourth Consecutive National Sports Festival Gold in Pole Vault
[Premium Times] Bayelsa’s Hope Aruya also retains women’s title as champions call for urgent support and grassroots participation
Nigeria: Kano TikToker, Murja Kunya Bags Six Months Jail Term for Naira Abuse
[Vanguard] The Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of social media influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Cou…
Nigeria: Guinness World Record – Remi Tinubu Gifts N25m to Autistic Teenager
[Leadership] First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has awarded a N25 million cash gift to 15-year-old autistic artist, Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, in recognition of his historic Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Rotational Presidency – How Religion, Ethnicity Fuel an Undemocratic Power Game
[Daily Trust] Nigeria’s rotational presidency, often sugarcoated as a tool for national unity, is nothing but a cynical ploy–a Trojan horse smuggled into politics by elites who exploit the twin poisons of religion and ethnicity to manipulate power.
Ghana: New Revelations From the Late Francis Bebey
[Afropop] Patrick Bebey is the youngest son of one of Africa’s most prolific and innovative musicians in modern times, Francis Bebey (1929-2001). Born in Cameroon, Francis went on to work in Paris, New York, and Accra, Ghana, where he worked as a broad…
Nigeria: Seven Doors – Sweeping Nigerian Netflix Series Masters the Art of Storytelling
[The Conversation Africa] From the opening credits of the new Netflix six-part series Seven Doors, the viewer is poised for a captivating cinematic experience. An array of sculptures dot the landscape as a montage of scenes unfolds, establishing the ba…
Nigeria: Why Criticism Is Essential – Babatunde Aderinoye
[Vanguard] Actor and filmmaker Babatunde Aderinoye has opened up about his journey in the Nigerian film industry, stressing the importance of criticism–both giving and receiving it–in personal and professional growth.
Nigeria: How Lasisi Elenu Sparked Anthon Umeh’s Rise to Stardom in Content Creation
[Vanguard] With over one million YouTube subscribers and more than 700,000 Instagram followers, Umezulike Chidiebere Anthony, widely known as Anthon Umeh, has become a defining voice in Nigeria’s digital entertainment space.
Nigeria: I Can’t Date a Virgin – Doyin David
[Vanguard] Reality TV star Doyin David made waves with her no-holds-barred appearance on Thanks For Coming, the new dating-themed talk show hosted by Grand Prince Ita. From relationship standards to personal values, Doyin didn’t shy away from controver…