Centre for Nigeria Progress

There are two documented biographies of Bola Ahmed Tinubu: one carefully constructed in Nigerian political mythology, and another recorded in the sterile, unforgiving files of U.S. federal law enforcement. For decades, the public narrative has emphasized his career as a corporate professional and political strategist—the “brilliant accountant” who rose from the private sector to national …

Continue reading "One Drug Ring. Two Endings: Edwards Died in Federal Prison. Tinubu Became Nigeria’s President by @iOccupyNigeria"

If irony were a renewable resource, global politics would have solved the world’s energy crisis decades ago. The international stage today resembles a Shakespearean farce, where every world leader plays both the hero and villain — depending entirely on the lighting, the audience, and whether the cameras are rolling. Diplomacy by Double Standard In the …

Continue reading "The Global Hypocrisy Olympics: Where Double Standards Win Gold by Lawson Akhigbe"

Nigerian women make up the majority of African human trafficking victims in Europe, with most forced into prostitution. Numerous secret societies run the smuggling — and authorities say they're increasingly violent. One of Germany's largest red-light districts is Vulkan Street in Duisburg, a northwest German city and former industrial stronghold. A growing number of Nigerian women are …

Continue reading "How the ‘Nigerian mafia’ exploits African women"

It's midnight in a medieval palace in the oldest city in West Africa: Kano, Nigeria. A thousand years ago, this was one of the richest cities in the world, the terminus of the cross-Saharan trade that brought salt to exchange for slaves, gold and ivory. The palace has 5-foot thick walls, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, stone pathways …

Continue reading "Black China: Africa’s First Superpower Is Coming Sooner Than You Think By Sam Hill"