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It was a story that spread through the Nigerian digital landscape with the speed of a wildfire fanned by a Harmattan wind. Headlines blared, social media posts multiplied, and talk show hosts dissected the latest “security alert”: the British government, in an official advisory to its citizens, had declared 12 states in Nigeria unsafe for …
Image caption, Nyesom Wike is widely regarded as one of Nigeria's most powerful government ministers A young Nigerian soldier has been widely praised on social media after footage of him standing his ground against a powerful government minister went viral. The soldier, identified as Lt AM Yerima, was part of a unit that prevented Federal Capital …
Every now and then, a new wave of hysteria washes across Nigeria’s political landscape — often imported, poorly digested, and then regurgitated by individuals who think WhatsApp broadcasts count as PhD-level research. The latest flavour of nonsense borrows from the American “Trump-style” threat politics: exaggerated claims of religious warfare, persecution fantasies, and fear-mongering designed to …
Emperor Wike In the grand theatre of Nigerian politics, Nyesom Wike never misses his cue. His latest press conference, staged with all the theatrical pomp of a Roman emperor granting audience to trembling subjects, was no exception. Perched loftily above the journalists—who gazed up as if awaiting crumbs of imperial wisdom—Wike radiated Abuja-Emperor energy. If …
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Protesters have disrupted a preview event at a major new museum in the Nigerian city of Benin that has become embroiled in a row over the restitution of artefacts looted by British colonial forces. The demonstrators asserted that the opening of the Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) is a violation of Benin City’s cultural heritage, which …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 