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Eyo Festival: Lagos’ Timeless Celebration of Ancestry, Culture, History

As dawn breaks over Lagos Island on an Eyo Festival day, the city transforms. Streets that usually hum with traffic fall silent, replaced by the rhythm of drums, chants, and ceremonial footsteps. From Idumota Market to the Iga Idunganran Palace, Lagosians gather

November 16, 2025

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Dilemma of Verification in Age of Fake News: The Purported Obiano’s Death

In the Obiano case, I erred on the side of restraint and caution. Verification requires scrutiny, patience, and, at times, the restraint to withhold a story until certainty can be established.

November 15, 2025

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Ford Foundation at 65: How a Quiet Revolution Shaped West Africa’s Fight for Justice, Inclusion

When the Ford Foundation opened its West Africa office in Lagos in 1960, the region was at the dawn of self-rule. Universities were emerging, civil services were taking shape, and newly independent nations needed skilled personnel to run their governments. Few could

November 9, 2025

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The Water Spirit Brought Us Home: Gullah Geechee Descendant and U.S. Commissioner Returns to Nigeria’s Igbo Heartland, Forging a New Chapter of Kinship

By Miracle Chika Nsukka, Nigeria—Two hundred and twenty-two years after a group of enslaved Igbo people chose death by water over bondage at a remote creek in Georgia, their descendant, United States Federal Commissioner Griffin Lotson, returned to their ancestral homeland in

November 8, 2025

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When Truth Knocks – Pat Utomi

The dignity of the human person is what makes us civilized. No society that does not place a premium on human life deserves to be treated with respect.

November 8, 2025

Events·FEATURES·Nigeria

Igue Festival: Spiritual Heartbeat of The Benin Kingdom

From the ancient walls of Benin City comes a timeless proclamation “Isẹlogbe!” a greeting that marks not only the dawn of a new year but also one of the most sacred celebrations in Edo tradition: the Igue Festival. Rooted deeply in the

November 2, 2025

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Igwe Kenneth Orizu III At 100: Nnewi Monarch Mark a Century Of Legacy, Reform, Six Decades Of Unbroken Reign

The historic town of Nnewi in Anambra State was enveloped in jubilation on Thursday, October 30, as thousands of residents, dignitaries, cultural leaders, and well-wishers from across Nigeria and beyond gathered to celebrate His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr. Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III,

October 31, 2025

Events·FEATURES

Onitsha Ofala Festival: A Celebration of Tradition, Renewal, Unity

When the royal cannons thunder over the River Niger and Onitsha’s skyline comes alive with the colours of regal procession, it can only mean one thing: the Ofala Festival has begun. Far more than a royal pageant, it is a sacred moment

October 26, 2025

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INNOVATION SERIES: How Optiva Capital Partners Unlocks Global Opportunities in Africa’s Investment Immigration Revolution – Franklin Nechi

Leadership in investment immigration goes beyond market share or brand visibility. To me, it means setting the standard — ethically, professionally, and impactfully — for how African families can build global access and financial freedom through legitimate, compliant channels.

October 22, 2025

Africa·FEATURES

Raila Odinga: The Man Who Carried a Nation’s Hope

On Sunday, October 19, 2025, thousands gathered in Bondo, western Kenya, to bid farewell to Raila Amolo Odinga the man whose name became synonymous with resistance, reform, and relentless belief in the possibility of a just Kenya. The former Prime Minister, who

October 22, 2025

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Five Years After EndSARS: Trust, Memory, Nigeria’s Unfinished Struggle for Justice

The currency of democracy is trust, trust that those elected will govern in good faith and uphold the welfare and security of all citizens. For years, that trust has been stretched thin in Nigeria. And on October 20, 2020, when armed security

October 20, 2025

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Eyo Festival: Lagos’ Timeless Celebration of Ancestry, Culture, History

Dilemma of Verification in Age of Fake News: The Purported Obiano’s Death

Ford Foundation at 65: How a Quiet Revolution Shaped West Africa’s Fight for Justice, Inclusion

The Water Spirit Brought Us Home: Gullah Geechee Descendant and U.S. Commissioner Returns to Nigeria’s Igbo Heartland, Forging a New Chapter of Kinship

When Truth Knocks – Pat Utomi

Igue Festival: Spiritual Heartbeat of The Benin Kingdom

Igwe Kenneth Orizu III At 100: Nnewi Monarch Mark a Century Of Legacy, Reform, Six Decades Of Unbroken Reign

Onitsha Ofala Festival: A Celebration of Tradition, Renewal, Unity

INNOVATION SERIES: How Optiva Capital Partners Unlocks Global Opportunities in Africa’s Investment Immigration Revolution – Franklin Nechi

Raila Odinga: The Man Who Carried a Nation’s Hope

Five Years After EndSARS: Trust, Memory, Nigeria’s Unfinished Struggle for Justice

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