There's a particular kind of actor Nollywood produces once in a while — the type whose face alone does half the work before he utters a single line. Joseph Momodu is that kind of actor. Tall, composed, and carrying the quiet authority of…

There's a particular kind of politician Kenya produces every generation — one who combines grassroots credibility with the ability to hold a room. Paul Simba Arati is that kind of figure. Currently serving as the Governor of Kisii County…

In Nigerian television journalism, covering local politics is the default. Covering international affairs with depth, consistency, and genuine understanding of the geopolitical forces at play — that is a far rarer thing. Amarachi Ubani has…

⚠️ Editor's Correction - 25 May 2026 An earlier version of this article contained serious factual errors regarding Sen. Prof. Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC, MP. His age was incorrectly stated as 70; he is approximately 56 years old.…

When Governor Muhammadu Yahaya raised the hand of Dr. Jamilu Isyaku Gwamna at a high-profile APC meeting in Gombe State in 2026, it was not just a political gesture — it was a signal that one of northern Nigeria's steady, behind-the-scenes…

In a Nigerian social media landscape dominated overwhelmingly by southern Nigerian voices, Lagos aesthetics, Afrobeats culture, and English-language content, Abubakar Sadauki — known to his 3.9 million TikTok followers as Abis Fulani —…

In 2017, a young Nigerian doctor newly relocated to Lagos made a decision that his medical colleagues found somewhere between baffling and offensive. Instead of pursuing the traditional clinic-and-referral path to professional credibility,…

There are people whose entire public existence is a contradiction of what their society insists is possible. Azeenarh Mohammed is one of them. She is Fulani — one of the most culturally conservative ethnic groups in Nigeria and across the…

Nigerian television has produced many beloved personalities. It has produced fewer genuine institutions. Funmi Iyanda is one of the latter. Over more than two decades, she has hosted the longest-running independently produced show in NTA…

There is a particular kind of creative person who was never going to fit comfortably inside a single national identity, a single artistic discipline, or a single professional category. Uwa Iduozee is precisely that kind of person. He is…