News From Nigeria

by Pepe Escobar for RT The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, backed by the UN, essentially ruled that there is no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to vast sections of the South China Sea included in the ...

So the much advertised NATO summit in Warsaw finally took place.  It was a total success, at least if the criterion is that the outcome matched the expectations: Poroshenko and Nadezhda Savchenko were invited and treated like a respected guest ...

How much of the Old Oyo Empire did you know? How many Alaafin did you know? How much do you know about Ijebu land, Egba land, Ijesa land, Ekiti Parapo? How much of Ondo, Owo, Akure, Ikale, and Akoko history ...

Thomas Otuyemi, a director of account working with the Lagos state government, was abducted along with his son by gunmen in Lagos, on Saturday, July 9, in Epe, Lagos, by some gunmen who came from the creeks in the area.

Last week Friday, the driver, who is still on the run, allegedly made away with the money with other members of his syndicate, after a commercial bank hired the bullion van to convey the money from its Aba to Port ...

An aunt asked me yesterday why I write things about my personal life and I was about to get defensive and end the conversation but I thought about it carefully.  This life is your only chance at reality and an ...

Understanding one’s culture is the beginning of wisdom.

If you tell Oduduwa that his descendants are now mingling with other nationalities, he would say; I didn’t risk descending from heaven to achieve that If you tell Oranmiyan that Oyo is now a mere state and has no autonomy ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, will next Thursday meet with outgoing United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, over the sexual misconduct allegation against three legislators. . Entwistle, is to present the video evidence. ...