Africa’s biggest economy has been crippled by its woeful power supply. A tailor uses a generator in Lagos during one of the city's many power cuts © AFP Babatunde Fashola’s office was buzzing like so many Nigerian workplaces, humming and whirring as diesel generators and batteries clicked on when the power cut out. That he …
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The senator sat by the checkout and did nothing and he was not evidently acknowledged. Action started when he made a call and confirmed he was still waiting. The policemen both uniformed and in civics arrived; the senator’s strength was awaken. His victim merely interceded by explaining why the world had not stood still while …
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Suspected kidnappers carrying guns were arrested last week by police The pomp and ceremony of Muhammadu Buhari's inauguration will not mask the huge challenges the 76-year-old Nigerian president faces during his second term in office - in particular the booming business of kidnapping for ransom. Even one of the president's relations - a traditional ruler …
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Biodun Fatoyinbo steps aside amid allegations of historical attack on photographer A celebrity pastor in Nigeria is to take a leave of absence after a photographer accused him of rape. Nicknamed “Gucci Pastor” for his expensive taste in clothes and cars, Biodun Fatoyinbo runs the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (Coza), one of the country’s fastest-growing …
These are not the best of times for the average Nigerian citizen. At home the dire straits of the economy impose hardship hitherto unknown in our documented history. The social climate is akin to that of a season of war and anomie. Recent reports have shown evidence that Nigerians who seek greener pastures abroad are …
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