Top 5 African countries to explore in 2019

As the year ends, many will hope to have more stamps on their passports in the new year resolution. We can't wait to explore these amazing destinations too! Take inspiration from our travel hotlist. These are the destinations we also can't wait to visit in 2019. 1. Namibia Namibia is an exotic paradise, mostly overlooked …

Nigeria election: Buhari battles body double rumours and economic woe by Eromo Egbejule

President seen as an agent of change in 2015, but an ineffective time in office has left him exposed to challenger. Returning to Nigeria after a long sick leave in London last year, President Muhammadu Buhari was greeted with a bizarre conspiracy theory. He had died and been replaced by “Jubril from Sudan”, a body double who …

Children among thousands ‘slaughtered’ in clashes between herders and farmers in Nigeria, warns Amnesty

‘My wife was slaughtered, they opened her stomach and brought out the baby and slaughtered it,’ witness says Children have been “slaughtered” and people burnt to death in violent clashes between Muslim cattle herders and Christian farmers in Nigeria, according to Amnesty International. At least 3,641 people have died over the last three years and …

Nigerian Immigrants charged with hijacking ship heading to Tilbury

Four iron bar-wielding immigrants have been charged with attempted hijacking. The Nigerian stowaways smeared faeces on the windows of the bridge and threatened to kill the crew as they tried to take control of the 770-foot cargo ship, a court heard. It’s said violence flared after the men burst out of a make-shift boat and …

What the VP Debate Taught Us About the Alternatives To APC/PDP, By ‘Fisayo Soyombo

The vice-presidential debate has taught us that the alternate parties are not ready. YPP, ANN and ACPN are approximately one-man shows incapable of running a government. If elected, Ezekwesili, Moghalu and Durotoye would struggle to constitute a proper cabinet… None of Ezekwesili, Durotoye or Moghalu has an able deputy; that’s a sure sign of a …