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power of prayer

TB Joshua’s legacy: Can his wife Evelyn unite a divided church?

It has been more than three months since the death of Nigeria's controversial and beloved Pastor TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations ... (SCOAN). However, the church is still reeling from the impact of his death, mainly as a result of the lack of a succession plan, a rebellion and an alleged attempt to steal from the church.

more harm than good

Nigeria: Has Biafra’s lockdown spun out of control?

A series of lockdowns in Nigeria's southeast caused by the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IBOB) sit-at-home directives are causing unprecedented ... hardship and losses never seen since the time of the civil war. There is even a bigger challenge: the situation seems to be out of control, for both the IPOB and governors across the five states in the region.

Zoning In on Funding

Nigeria: Lagos Free Zone plans new bond sale early in 2022, CFO says

Lagos Free Zone Company plans to seek new financing early next year after raising 10.5bn naira ($25m) in a bond sale this month, CFO Ashish Khemka ... tells The Africa Report.

Former Nigerian minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode

allegiance issues

Nigeria 2023 elections: Why fierce Buhari critic Femi Fani-Kayode joined presidential camp

Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, a former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who was President Muhammadu Buhari’s fiercest ... critic, has joined the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). While the move has divided the APC, it appears to be an attempt by Buhari to counter powerful presidential aspirant Bola Tinubu in the south west.

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Former Vice-President and People's Democratic Party candidate in upcoming presidential election Atiku Abubakar attends the party's emergency meeting in Abuja

danger zone

Nigeria 2023: Northern hopes rise as Atiku’s ex-campaign manager emerges PDP chair

defender of the north

Nigeria: What is Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai planning for 2023?

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hello cash cow

Nigeria: MTN and Airtel furious at being locked out of mobile money market

Former Vice-President and People's Democratic Party candidate in upcoming presidential election Atiku Abubakar attends the party's emergency meeting in Abuja

danger zone

Nigeria 2023: Northern hopes rise as Atiku’s ex-campaign manager emerges PDP chair

defender of the north

Nigeria: What is Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai planning for 2023?

A woman walks past an advertising poster for MTN telecommunication company along a street in Lagos

hello cash cow

Nigeria: MTN and Airtel furious at being locked out of mobile money market

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Trans-Atlantic

Nollywood goes state-side as The Africa Channel, Canal+ target diaspora

The Africa Channel plans to make Nigerian films available in the US, Canada and the Caribbean in early 2022, Brendan Gabriel, the channel’s ... vice president of production and creative director, tells The Africa Report.

jihadist rule

The Sahel: How Jihadists govern in different ways

In the Sahel region, jihadists insurgents with varying ways of governing can be found, and it is important to understand these differences. ...

state individuality

Nigeria’s VAT storm, and the ‘Overmighty Subjects’

Nigeria's Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is an example of Nigerian states asserting their authority against the central power based ... in Abuja...but it's not certain if he will succeed.

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home turf

2023: Can South-East Nigeria dream of the presidency?

The Igbo ethnic group, which is based in South-East Nigeria, is one of the three largest tribes in the country but has been unable to lead the ... country in the last 55 years. Will this jinx be broken come 2023?

saving face?

Nigeria: Buhari’s mini cabinet reshuffle raises eyebrows ahead of 2023 polls

For the first time in his six years in office, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari sacked two of his ministers in a cabinet reshuffle in the ... first week of September. Though the president claimed it was done based on a performance review, some believe Buhari carried out the mini reshuffle “to save face” amid growing criticisms over the worsening state of affairs on all fronts.

Rage Against the Vaccine

Nigeria: Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy grows with inoculation drive

Two states in Nigeria – Edo and Ondo – recently announced compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations for adults. Even after a court restrained the ... Edo State government from going ahead, it insists the order stands. Abiodun Odusote weighs in on the legality of these orders.

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