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This bazaar is not so bizarre

If you’ve been following West African headlines recently, you might feel like you’re browsing a bizarre marketplace of political satire. The latest it

Christopher Musa’s second chance

General Christopher Musa’s spell-binding story must rank as the classical case of “the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner s

Benin: 12 reasons Tinubu may be courageous, but…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s swift military intervention in neighbouring Benin Republic has been hailed in some quarters as bold, decisive and states

Why Mata Media Matters: Giving Northern Women the Visibility They Deserve

By Halima Umar Saleh In my 16 years working as a journalist across major newsrooms — from Voice of Nigeria to the BBC and now TRT Afrika — one consist

Why banning mother tongue instruction misses the point

Nigeria’s decision to ban the use of indigenous languages in early education arrives at a moment when the rest of the world is moving toward decolonis